June 11, 2013
As scarcity of coal continued to haunt electricity generation, India witnessed a peak power shortage of over 9,000 mw in April this year. Peak power deficit, or shortage in electricity supply when the demand is at its highest, stood at 6.9 per cent or 9,020 mw in the month of April, according to latest data by the Central Electricity Autority (CEA).
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Power |
June 11, 2013
Owing to shortage of fuel like coal and natural gas, the country faced a peak power shortage of over 9,000 mw in April 2013. Latest data by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows peak power deficit, or shortage in electricity supply when the demand is at its highest, stood at 6.9 per cent or 9,020 mw in April 2013. Of the peak power demand of 130,676 mw in April 2013, 121,656 mw was met. According to CEA, as man
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June 03, 2013
As part of India’s ‘Look East’ policy to boost connectivity to the region and trade with South East Asia, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun preliminary work to upgrade airports in Imphal and Agartala as international airports, officials said.
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Aviation |
May 23, 2013
The Government of India has granted 'in principle' approval for setting up of 15 greenfield airports across the country out of which, physical work at 6 airports namely, Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga in Karnataka, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim and Shirdi in Maharashtra, has already commenced, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, KC Venugopal told the Lok Sabha last week. Construction at various airports in the country including Aranmula airport project has not stopped, he added.
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May 21, 2013
The Union government does not directly provide solar streetlights to the states. However, the Union government is providing a subsidy of 30 per cent of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs 81 per watt peak for installation of solar streetlights in the General Category States in the country, said the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah in Lok Sabha recently.
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Renewable Energy |
May 15, 2013
As part of his efforts to expedite infrastructure projects in different states, Finance Minister P Chidambaram held discussion with promoters of delayed projects and officials of state-run banks in Karnataka. During the discussion, the minister reviewed 21 infrastructure projects, which are delayed, in the state acros
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Infrastructure |
May 14, 2013
The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, KC Venugopal informed Lok Sabha that construction at various airports including Aranmula airport project has not stopped. The central government granted 'in principle' approval for setting up of 15 Greenfield airports across the country out of which, physical work at 6 airports namely, Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga in Karnataka, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim and Shirdi in Maharashtra, has
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Government Policies/Announcements/News |
May 13, 2013
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted in-principle approval for setting up 15 greenfield airports across India. Out of the approvals given to the 15 airports, physical work at six airports—Gulbarga, Hassan, Shimoga in Karnataka, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim, and Shirdi in Maharashtra, has already commenced, an official release stated.
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Aviation |
May 13, 2013
The airport development programme in Northeast India will hit by the cut in the Airport Authority of India's (AAI) budgetary support, stated a Parliamentary panel of Rajya Sabha. The department related parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture has in its recently submitted report stated that budgetary support in the form of grants-in-aid provided to AAI in annual plan 2013-14 is Rs 42 crore.
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Airport |
May 07, 2013
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture pointed out that the sharp decline in the budgetary allocation to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) may affect its ongoing projects. The committee, in its report submitted in the Parliament, pointed out that the budgetary support given to the authority is reduced to Rs 42 crore in 2013-14 from
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Aviation |
May 04, 2013
Gati Infrastructure has commissioned 110 mw Hydro Electric Power Project in Sikkim. Gati Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Amrit Jal Ventures promoted by Mahendra Agarwal, founder and Chief Executive Officer of logistics company 'Gati Limited.'
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Renewable Energy |
May 03, 2013
Gati Infrastructure, which invested about Rs 1,150 crore on its first 110 mw hydro electric power plant project in Sikkim, is learnt to have commissioned the unit recently. The firm commissioned the Chuzachen hydro project on Rangpo and Rongli rivers and has begun to sell power.
This plant is part of the three hydel power plants that the firm agreed to set up on build, operate, own and trans
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