Chennai, July 6 (IANS) Authorities will continue the operation on Monday to safely remove residual ammonia from the St. Peter and Paul Pvt. Ltd. seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair in Tiruvallur district, more than two weeks after a toxic gas leak at the facility claimed 18 lives and left several workers hospitalised. District Collector S. Kavitha said the operation would continue until all traces of ammonia were completely evacuated from the plant. She assured that the same stringent safety…
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Chennai, July 4 (IANS) A massive operation to safely remove nearly two tonnes of ammonia from a private seafood processing and export unit where a deadly gas leak claimed 18 lives is underway in Tiruvallur district. Authorities are evacuating residents within a 500-metre radius and deploying Army personnel, firefighters and medical teams to prevent any further risk.The operation is being carried out at the Punitha Peter Paul seafood processing and export unit in Kannigaipair village, where an am…
Dalian (China), June 24 (IANS) AI-powered technologies and collective action can accelerate sustainable development and transform critical infrastructure in India, industry leaders said on Wednesday.Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions — known as Summer Davos — Jorgen Sandstrom, Head of the Transforming Industrial Ecosystem Programme, said India possesses significant opportunities in renewable energy and sustainable industrial developm…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects, launched with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore, marks a major step towards achieving the national target of gasifying 100 million tonnes (MT) of coal by 2030, to strengthen India’s energy security and reduce dependence on imports of key commodities such as LNG, urea, ammonia, and methanol, the government said on Wednesday.The Coal Ministry is gearing up to organise a roadshow on Thursday t…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a scheme for the promotion of surface coal/lignite gasification projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore.The scheme is projected to create around 50,000 (direct and indirect) jobs across 25 projects in coal-bearing regions, according to an official statement.In a significant accompanying reform, the government has also extended coal linkage tenure up to 30 years under the “Prod…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security remains strong and stable with the government having scaled up domestic production and imports to ensure availability consistently exceeds requirements of farmers across all major categories amid the Middle East crisis, a top official of the Department of Fertilisers said on Monday.The country currently holds a comfortable stock of 199.65 LMT, covering more than 51 per cent of the seasonal demand, which is a sharp increase from the usual buffe…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Centre is likely to approve a fresh package of financial incentives this month to boost coal gasification projects with an estimated outlay of over Rs 35,000 crore, according to reliable sources.The Cabinet proposal drawn up by the Ministry of Coal will scale up the earlier Rs 8,500 crore incentive programme approved in January 2024, which laid the foundation for coal gasification in India.The proposed scheme, to be taken up by the Union Cabinet, is aimed at accelerat…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal for approving the construction of a ₹797.17 crore dedicated jetty at Paradip Port to handle green hydrogen, ammonia and other liquid cargo.Taking to his X handle, CM Majhi said the project will position Odisha as a future-ready maritime economy and strengthen its role in the emerging green energy sector.“With a cap…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Confederation of India Industry (CII) on Wednesday urged the government to introduce Green Hydrogen mandates to spur demand and enable a vibrant green hydrogen economy.Greening mandates backed by incentives should be used to overcome the substantial cost gap between green hydrogen and grey hydrogen, the industry body said.”The proposed Green Hydrogen Blending could be introduced for sectors like refining, fertiliser and natural gas with cost-offset mechanisms.The sec…