June 13, 2013
India ranks 5th in terms of installed capacity from wind energy projects globally which has reached to 18,522 mw as on January 31, 2013, says Press Information Bureau of the Union government. Wind energy is the fastest growing renewable energy technology for generating grid connected power among various renewable energy sources.
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Renewable Energy |
May 22, 2013
To boost connectivity to remote areas in the country, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to scrap most airport charges at tier II and tier III cities for scheduled airlines. Airlines will be exempted from landing charges, parking charges and navigation charges. The government has also decided to do away with the passenger service fee, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said.
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Aviation |
May 06, 2013
On account of non-availability of state policies to promote wind power development, transportation problems and gusty nature of winds, as per information available with ministry, there is no proposal for installation of wind power projects in Lakshadweep. This information was given by Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah in the Rajya Sabha recently
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Renewable Energy |
April 15, 2013
According to a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) signed by Union Territory of Lakshadweep (UTL) with Cochin Shipyard (CSL) the latter would repair the vessels of the former on a regular basis. LDCL will submit a tentative schedule for repairs of all their ships by November every year to CSL indicating the approximate schedule and repair duration of ships in the ensui
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Shipping |
March 21, 2013
The boat building industry in Lakshadweep Islands is not dormant owing to shortage of funds. As reported by Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration (UTLA), boat building has been taken over by the people in Lakshadweep Islands and the quantum of work in the government boat building yard is less. However, UTLA provides financial assistance for boat building. For multi day fishing vessels, 50 percent of the cons
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Shipping |
March 18, 2013
The arrival of the first foreign container vessel at Beypore port bolstered the confidence of cargo dealers and stakeholders, said Abraham V Kuriakose, port officer. A container vessel, MV Karuthal of Trans Asia, with 1,600 metric tonne capacity arrived at the port recently on its way to Kochi from Jebel
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Ports |
January 17, 2013
A Pandian, who is the State-level Coordinator, Oil Industry, Kerala and Lakshadweep informed that by the end of the year, authorities would issue Letters of Intent for setting up rural LPG outlets. In order to promote penetration of LPG cover into “low potential or rural areas, government introduced the rural LPG outlet scheme, known as the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaratk (RGGLV) in
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Oil & Gas |
January 16, 2013
The proposed wharf project at at Mangalore Old Port is estimated to cost around Rs 44.5 crore, Lakshadweep MP Muhammad Hamdullah Sayeed informed reporters. The Lakshadweep government proposed to construct the wharf at the port and expects to begin work on it once the Karnataka government clears the proposal
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Ports |
January 11, 2013
The Lakshadweep union territory government has sent a draft proposal to the Karnataka government to set up a 300-metre-long dedicated wharf at Old Mangalore Port for the benefit of the Lakshadweep administration. Hamdulla Sayeed, Member of Parliament from Lakshadweep informed this when he visited the Old Mang
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January 11, 2013
Gujarat-based Kandla Port witnessed a marginal decline in its staff strength during 2001-2009, a study by the apex industry body Assocham found. The employee strength has reduced marginally by about 1 percent or so at Kandla, where the number of empl
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Ports |
November 07, 2012
Media reports suggest that Finance Minister P Chidambaram would meet public sector bank chiefs on November 15 and may urge them to lower interest rates.
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Banking & Finance |
March 07, 2012
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) recently said it has commissioned 13-mw of solar power plants in various parts of the country during the current financial year.
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Renewable Energy |