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Government banks continue to fund coal projects in India: Report	19.6.2018	Sify Finance
A majority of government-owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in India in 2017, an analysis of energy project lending said on Tuesday.
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India needs Rs 10 lakh cr to meet 300 MT steel ouput target, says Steel Minister Singh	16.6.2018	DNA: Opinion
India will need to invest around Rs 10 lakh crore to meet the steel production target of 300 million tonne by 2030, Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said on Saturday. He said this at the inauguration of four major facilities at JSPL's 6 million tonne per tonne annum (MTPA) steel plant here, which included a Rs 10,000 crore coal gasification unit and a blast furnace. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated one of the four facilities. "We have set a target of raising steel production in the country to 300 mtpa by 2030 and an investment of Rs 10 lakh crore would have to be made to achieve the goal," Singh said. The facilities opened by the two Union ministers are: 3 mtpa basic oxygen furnace (BOF); 2 mtpa DRI plant; a blast furnace -- billed as India's largest; and Rs 10,000 crore coal gasification plant for making steel based on indigenous coal. While the coal gasification plant was inaugurated by Pradhan, the other three facilities were inaugurated by Singh. Describing Odisha as a fast ...
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Shri Piyush Goyal dedicates NLCIL's Three 100 MW Solar Power Projects to the Nation	14.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Union Minister for Railways, Coal, Finance & Company Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal today inaugurated Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL)’s three 100 MW Solar Power Projects for commercial operation and dedicated these projects to the Nation . The Solar Power projects situated at Thoppalaakkarai and Sethupuram in Virudhunagar District and Sellaiya Sezhiyanallur in Tirunelveli District, with an installed capacity of 100 MW each, were erected at a cost of Rs.1300 Crores, which includes Operation & Maintenance cost for 15 Years.
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Quick estimates of index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the month of April, 2018 (Base 2011-12=100)	12.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 for the month of April 2018 have been released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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India's Rajasthan state saving over Rs. 17 K crore in mining costs	11.6.2018	Sify Finance
[India], June 11 (ANI): Even as power producers across the nation continue to complain about inadequate coal supplies, Rajasthan has been taking significant steps in ensuring fuel security to
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CIL ensures better coal quality, output: Goyal	11.6.2018	Sify Finance
The government has worked to ensure superior coal quality for consumers along with a focus on lowering costs of electricity, Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
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Four Years’ Achievements & Initiatives of the Ministry of Coal	11.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
Increased coal production will help in realising Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of 24x7 Affordable ‘Power for All’, which is a part of the New India vision by 2022 105 MT increase in coal production in 4 years (2014-18) took almost 7 years to achieve before 2013-14 Specific coal consumption (amount of coal required per unit of electricity) has reduced by 8% in the last 4 years The reforms in the country’s coal sector have contributed to enhancing energy capacity, efficiency, and security showcasing Government’s philosophy of Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas 89 Coal Mines have been transparently auctioned and allotted with 100% revenues to coal bearing States, which will help these States to ensure economic development especially for the socio-economically backward and aspirational districts Under SHAKTI - 16 Fuel Supply Agreements have been signed.
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Sensex up 184 pts, Nifty tops 10,800 amid positive global cues	11.6.2018	DNA: Urban Tales
The BSE Sensex rebounded by 184 points while the Nifty recaptured the 10,800-mark in early trade today on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive global cues. Asian markets were trading in the green as investors were looking ahead to US President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The 30-share Sensex rose by 184 points, or 0.52 %, to 35, 628.57.37 at 10.25 AM. The gauge had shed 19.41 points in the previous session on Friday. All the sectoral indices, led by healthcare, realty, and power, were trading in the green with gains of up to 0.86%. The broad-based NSE Nifty went up by 57 points to 10825.30 at 10.25 AM. Major gainers that supported the recovery were Adani Ports, RIL, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, SBI, Yes Bank, Coal India, Dr Reddy's, Asian Paints, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel and Bajaj Auto, rising up to 1.81%. Brokers said buying by domestic institutional investors amid a firm trend at other Asian bourses led the markets higher. Domestic ...
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Indian economy well supported by robust growth outlook, says Moody's	7.6.2018	Sify Finance
[Singapore], June 7 (ANI): Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Thursday predicted that a robust growth outlook of the Indian economy will support the credit quality of the country's
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Indian Science & Technology takes strides towards leadership position during the last four years	7.6.2018	Govt of india: PIB
The government, during the last four years, has been working on building an end-to-end, holistic scientific ecosystem. This includes enhancing the quality and quantity of impactful basic research to translation research to technology development, to technology transfer, to innovation and startups to enabling commercialization of indigenous technology.
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LIVE! Ramdev's Patanjali to shift food park from UP, blames Yogi govt	6.6.2018	Rediff: Top Stories (India)

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Markets extend losses as RBI decision looms	5.6.2018	Rediff: Business
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
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After crude, coal imports set to strain forex kitty	4.6.2018	DNA: Wide Angle
The government may have to increasingly resort to coal imports for generating electricity and use its steadily declining foreign exchange reserves for the same if the current domestic coal crunch continues. Coal supplies to private and public sector enterprises have worsened to some extent as demand for power has remained strong, thus pushing up short-term purchase costs for power plants which are increasingly resorting to expensive coal imports. “In the event of rising demand and lack of domestic coal availability, imported coal usage could increase. This is likely to determine the marginal cost of electricity production,” said rating firm India Ratings. With an ambitious plan to produce 1 billion tonne of coal by 2020 with Coal India (CIL) maintaining a satisfactory growth in output, the government had announced plans in April last year to cut down coal imports to zero by the end of FY18. To achieve this, the state-run NTPC was supposed to take the lead in this initiative. However, things have not ...
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World saw largest rise in renewable energy capacity in 2017: Report	4.6.2018	Sify Finance
Renewable power accounted for 70 per cent of net additions to global power generating capacity in 2017, the largest such increase in modern history, a report said on Monday.
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Rajasthan to get extra 2640 MW power shortly	3.6.2018	DNA: Opinion
By the time the current financial year 2018-19 ends, Rajasthan will have more power production capacity installed in its various power plants and solar plants. Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited ( RVUNL) is expecting that commissioning of all supercritical units at Suratgarh and Chhabra will be attained by the end of this financial year which will facilitate additional 2640 MW electricity to the state. The current installed capacity of RVUNL plants is 5957.35MW. Currently, expenditure of Rs 2647 crore for construction work of two supercritical units of capacity 660 MW each at Suratgarh and two supercritical units of capacity 660 MW each at Chhabra have been installed. Moreover, these are the good times for the state-run electricity production company. It has also been revealed that RVUNL earned a profit of Rs 505 crore in 2017-18 which is more than what it achieved in 2016-17. While work is underway to produce power through thermal plants, the work is going on at a good speed at the solar plants in ...
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Delhi’s peak power demand touches 6,651 MW mark	2.6.2018	DNA: Mumbai
The power demand in Delhi broke all records on Friday and reached 6,651 MW in the afternoon, highest ever this season. Last year, the highest peak power demand was recorded at 6,526 MW on June 6. The power department and distribution companies of the Delhi government expect the peak demand to breach 7,000 MW mark in June, this year. Power Minister Satyendar Jain had earlier predicted 7,000 MW power demand saying enough electricity was available to meet the rising demand. Announcing the action plan for electricity supply arrangements in the summer months, Jain had, in March, said,"We have enough backhand arrangements to meet the power demand that is expected to soar up to a historic 7,000 MW level in June this year." BSES discoms will get up to 665 MW of power through banking arrangements. Additionally, around 150 MW of renewable energy from Himachal Pradesh and around 20 MW from Rajasthan will further boost the power arrangements. "Arrangements have been firmed up by BRPL and BYPL to source adequate ...
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Dy CM Joykumar underscores solar energy's growing relevance	1.6.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
Dy CM Joykumar underscores solar energy's growing relevance
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Higher coal, cement production boost factory output	1.6.2018	Sify Finance
Favourable base effect, along with higher production of coal and cement, gave a boost to India's eight major industries' output in April 2018, official data showed on Thursday.
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Awareness on the importance of solar energy should be initiated: Dy. CM	1.6.2018	Manipur: E-Pao
Awareness on the importance of solar energy should be initiated: Dy. CM
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Power Finance Corp looks beyond power sector	31.5.2018	DNA: Top News
At a time when power sector is under stress, state-run Power Finance Corp Ltd (PFC) plans to start lending to projects such as sewage treatment plants, smart cities, railway electrification, mining, electric vehicle charging stations, mini-grids, among others. PFC chairman and managing director Rajeev Sharma on Thursday said that the company is exploring options to diversify its loan portfolio instead of limiting it to only thermal, hydro and renewable power projects across the country. In the mining space, PFC is eyeing projects pertaining to gas, liquefied natural gas and coal mining. "There is railway electrification, smart cities infrastructure, electric vehicle manufacturing units including charging stations, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, battery manufacturing units for solar projects, mini and micro-grids, energy-efficiency systems like co-generation or tri-generation or combination of heat as well as power and waste heat recovery systems we are looking at as part of our diversification ...
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