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• Adani Power, Druk Green inks deal for 570 MW hydro power in Bhutan

  09 Sep 2025

  Adani Power and Druk Green Power, a Bhutan’s state-owned generation utility, has signed the Shareholders Agreement (SHA) for setting up a 570 megawatts (MW) Wangchhu hydroelectric project in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan with an investment of Rs 6,000 crore, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• CFR indexing by PRAs crucial for risk management strategy

  09 Sep 2025

  A country like India, which imports a significant portion of its coking coal, the Cost and Freight (CFR) index is a critical component of this risk management strategy, . ...Read More

• ‘Indian coking coal buyers need to evolve on pricing’

  09 Sep 2025

  Indian coking coal buyers have to evolve from being price takers and become price makers going forward, said Puneet Jagatramka, Executive Vice President of Raw Materials and Opex, JSW Steel. . ...Read More

• Ministry of Power releases State Energy Efficiency Index 2024

  30 Aug 2025

  Ministry of Power and Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) have released the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024 in association with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Tripura among top performers, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• India's IIP records 5% growth in July

  30 Aug 2025

  The Quick Estimate of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for the month of July 2025 is 3.5 percent as against 1.5 percent in June 2025, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Adani Power receives LoA for 2,400 MW greenfield thermal project

  30 Aug 2025

  Adani Power has received a Letter of Award (LoA) for 25 years long term procurement of electricity from Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL), which it will supply from a 2,400 megawatts (MW) (800 MW X 3) greenfield ultra-super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• India, Japan strengthen energy cooperation via ministerial dialogue

  27 Aug 2025

  India and Japan have been deepening their partnership in the energy sector under the Japan-India Clean Energy Partnership, with a focus on energy security, clean energy transition, and addressing climate change, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• India utilised 98% of fly ash generated in FY25

  27 Aug 2025

  India generated 340.11 million tons (mt) of fly ash generated during 2024-25 (FY25), of around 97.6 percent (332.63 mt) were successfully utilized, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Railways, NTPC focus on fly ash managment, brings stakeholders together

  27 Aug 2025

  The Ministry of Railways and NTPC convened a National Conference on fly ash utilisation and transportation on August 25, 2025 at the Power Management Institute in Noida, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Centre to set up mineral trading exchange: Reddy

  27 Aug 2025

  Centre would set up a mineral trading exchange which would be established as per the norms of SEBI, according to Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy. . ...Read More

• ShippingMin to explore satellite technology for maritime sector

  26 Aug 2025

  Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal said the Ministry will explore the possibility of launching a dedicated satellite or acquiring a transponder to strengthen India’s maritime governance and port management infrastructure, according to official release. . ...Read More

• Adani Port invests Rs 600 cr for logistics park in Kochi

  26 Aug 2025

  Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) has announced an Rs 600 crore investment for a 70-acre Logistics Park in Kalamassery, Kochi, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• Rajesh Gopalakrishnan appointed as Director (Technical), Cochin Shipyard

  26 Aug 2025

  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Rajesh Gopalakrishnan as Director (Technical) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), according to an official order. . ...Read More

• Centre appoints Vijay Kumar as secretary, shipping ministry

  26 Aug 2025

  Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has appointed Vijay Kumar (IAS) officer of AGMUT cadre as the new secretary, according to an official notification. . ...Read More

• Buxar Thermal Plant's Unit 1 commences power generation

  25 Aug 2025

  SJVN has informed that the first unit of 660 megawatts (MW) of 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project has been successfully synchronized with the National Grid, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More