The “Strategy paper on Coal Import Substitution” has been prepared as a report of the IMC (Inter-Ministerial Committee). The paper focusses on the present energy mix of the country, domestic coal production,
Pakistan and India are to begin technical talks for installing the joint electricity transmission system between Amritsar and Dina Nath, Lahore. A delegation from New Delhi will be visiting Islamabad and
Washington announced yesterday that it has initiated consultations with New Delhi at the WTO over India's prohibition on imports of US poultry, chicken eggs, and other agricultural products - the first
The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) for automobiles in Delhi has been raised by 5% and oil marketing firms plans to raise petrol rates in a few days as the completion of assembly elections has removed
New Delhi Investors setting up greenfield urea production plants will be given subsidy to cover the cost of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to $17-18 per million metric British thermal unit (mmBtu), a generous concession that will also take care of freight charges and marketing margins charged by the suppliers. Currently, LNG is available in global spot markets at about $14-15 per unit excluding such incidental costs, a price that was previously considered by the Pranab Mukherjee-led group of ministers as part of a new policy to promote investments in the sector.
New Delhi India’s largest Iranian oil buyer plans almost to halve daily imports, industry sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Asian refiner to cut supplies from Iran as Western sanctions make trade with Opec’s second-largest producer difficult. India, China and Japan buy almost half of Iran’s estimated 2.6 million barrels per day of oil exports, but a raft of US and European sanctions aimed at choking off funding for Iran’s nuclear programme are squeezing its oil supply lines.
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) today lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on Indian diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported
Pakistan has started importing 70MW electricity from Iran which is being supplied to Makran Division of Balochistan province. A spokesman of the Ministry of Water and Power said on Wednesday that after
Interview with Satyen Gangaram Pitroda on technology mission on immunization.
The commerce department has opposed power ministry's attempt to protect existing ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) from the proposed duty hike on imported power equipment. It has said the higher duties
A bid by the Philippines to extend special treatment on rice imports at the WTO is being blocked by the US over health and safety standards for frozen meat, the Filipino agriculture minister claimed last
