MERIT app launched by power ministry
In News Indian electricity distribution companies (discoms) struggling with huge debts can together expect to save up to Rs 20,000 crore per annum with better scheduling of power, through an…
POSOCO-IMD Weather Portal for Power Sector & Web Portal ‘MERIT’
Union Ministry for Power, Coal , New & Renewable Energy and Mines launched Weather Portal for Power Sector in association with POSOCO and IMD at the meeting of the Forum…
Cabinet approves new coal allocation policy for power sector
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), approved a new transparent coal allocation policy for the power sector called Shakti or Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating ‘Koyala’ (Coal) Transparently in…
Cabinet nod for 10 indigenous nuclear reactors
Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to construct 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors (PHWR)with a total capacity of 7,000 MWe. The 10 PHWR project will result in a significant augmentation…
Indo-Bangla bridge connectivity
Tripura government has commenced the land acquisition process for the construction of India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge. About the Project India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge constructed over river Feni that demarcates boundaries between the…
Underwater tunnels to connect Howrah with Kolkata
The construction of the first underwater metro tunnel in the country cutting deep inside the bed of the Hooghly river. By the end of July, two tunnels running parallel will connect…
World Bank loan for National Waterway-1 on Ganga
The World Bank has approved a loan of $375 million for capacity augmentation of National Waterway-1 (NW-1) on the river Ganga under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). Key Facts…
Common duct policy
The with a new policy under which a common duct will be laid across a city and service providers such as telcos and digital TV players can lease these ducts…