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August 7, 2014 2:26 PM

Wind energy has largest installed capacity among renewables: Govt

The government today said wind energy has the largest installed capacity amongst renewable energy sources in the country. As on June 2014, with an installed capacity of 21,609.33 MW, wind energy contributes around 66.84 per cent of the total renewable energy installed capacity in the country. This i...

August 7, 2014 1:45 PM

Old thermal plants to be replaced with new tech: Power Min

The government has decided to replace all Thermal Power Plants which are 25 year old with new technology and they will be converted into super critical power stations with more production capacity.Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal today informed in the Lok Sabha that gas-based power plants ar...

August 7, 2014 1:32 PM

Slew of farmer schemes to make TN pioneering state: Jaya

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Ms.Jayalalithaa says, she aims to make the state as a pioneer in the country by introducing a slew of innovative schemes for the benefit of the farmers living in the State.In a suo moto statement at the Assembly today,Ms.Jayalalithaa told that women living in the villages wo...

August 7, 2014 1:30 PM

Old thermal power plants to be replaced with new tech: Power Min

The government has decided to replace all Thermal Power Plants which are 25 year old with new technology and they will be converted into super critical power stations with more production capacity.Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal today informed in the Lok Sabha that gas-based power plants ar...

August 7, 2014 12:43 PM

Pol parties object to FDI hike in Defence, Railways

Political parties have objected to the government's decision to hike FDI in railways and Defence. Trinamool Congress demanded a discussion on the issue in the House. Party MP Derek O'Brien said, Parliament is in session and government is subverting democracy by allowing FDI in thes...

August 7, 2014 12:30 PM

Over 25-year old Thermal plants to be replaced: Power Min

The government has decided to replace all Thermal Power Plants which are 25 year old with new technology and they will be converted into super critical power stations with more production capacity.Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal today informed in the Lok Sabha that gas-based power plants ar...

August 7, 2014 12:26 PM

Over 25-year old Thermal Power plants to be replaced: Power Min

The government has decided to replace all Thermal Power Plants which are 25 year old with new technology and they will be converted into super critical power stations with more production capacity.Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal today informed in the Lok Sabha that gas-based power plants ar...

August 7, 2014 9:35 AM

China joins list of countries evacuating workers from Libya

China has evacuated almost 900 of its workers caught up in fighting in Libya, leaving only a few dozen in Tripoli. The Chinese are the latest in long list of overseas workers to leave Libya, including Americans, Britons, Egyptians, Filipinos and Pakistanis. Libya has been gripped by violence involvi...

August 7, 2014 9:31 AM

In tit-for-tat Russia bans agri imports from West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned or curbed agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. In a decree, he ordered the measures, which also apply to food imports, to be introduced for one year. Meanwhile, renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine has...

August 7, 2014 9:21 AM

Govt nod for 14 FDI proposals worth over Rs 1500cr

The Government has approved 14 FDI proposals of 1528.38 crore rupees. An official release issued in New Delhi on Wednesday said these proposals were recommended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, FIPB on the 4th of last month. Proposals included Rs 600 crores in Laurus Labs Private Limited f...

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