With the Bimstec leaders gathered in the national capital for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s swearing in ceremony on Thursday, the member-nations could benefit from India’s rapid renewable energy capacity increase, say experts. The New Delhi-based organisation CarbonCopy said the annual electricity trade potential between South Asian and Southeast Asian countries could be from 65,000 MW […]
Japan drags India to WTO over import duties on certain electronic goods
Japan has dragged India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the import duties imposed on certain electronic goods, according to the global trade body. Japan has accused India of “continuously and systematically” raise import duties on these goods after announcement of ‘Make in India’ campaign in September 2014, according to a communication released by […]
Ministries, PSUs, power firms gear up to charge India’s electric vehicles
Significant investment is being mobilised by public and private sectors to manufacture and install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) infrastructure across India At least half-a-dozen public sector firms, the railways and various ministries are in the process of creating infrastructure and manufacturing components for electric vehicles (EVs). By one estimate, the size of the EV […]
Anti-dumping duty on Ethylene Vinyl Acetate sheet for Solar Module
NOTIFICATION No. 15/2019-Customs (ADD): Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) sheet for Solar Module’, originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 15/2019-Customs (ADD) New Delhi: G.S.R…. (E). – Whereas, in the matter of import […]
REC Limited pays Rs.1,143.34 crore as Interim Dividend for FY 2018-19 to the Ministry of Power, Government of India
Shri Ajeet Kumar Agarwal, CMD & Director (Finance) of REC Limited, a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power (MoP), presented RTGS credit advice towards payment of Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2018-19, amounting to Rs.1,143.34 crore on the shareholding of Government of India in REC to Shri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble Minister of […]
Energy supply and consumption patterns are changing to tackle climate change: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that patterns of energy supply and consumption are changing globally and countries are coming together to tackle climate change. There are signs of convergence between cheaper renewable energy, technologies and digital applications, he said while addressing the inaugural session of 13th international oil and gas conference Petrotech 2019. […]
Piyush Goyal gets Carnot Prize for power reforms, donates the prize money to International Solar Alliance
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been awarded the Carnot Prize for his contribution towards sustainable energy solutions by the University of Pennsylvania here on Wednesday. Goyal, who was facilitated by the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, has donated the prize money to International Solar Alliance. The Carnot Prize is given to the […]
Haryana govt to give 44K tube well, 50K solar connections
The Haryana government Thursday said about 44,000 tube well connections pending since January 1, 2014, will be issued to farmers of the state in the next six months. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the government will issue demand notices for the pending tube well connections by March 31, 2019. The move is seen as […]