Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the government is intensifying investments in the power sector to transform the state into an energy-surplus state, while strengthening transmission and distribution infrastructure to ensure reliable electricity supply.In a post on the social media platform X, CM Sarma highlighted progress made in Assam’s power sector and outlined several ongoing projects aimed at enhancing the state’s electricity network.“We are …
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s ethanol blending programme has achieved significant scale, with E20 operationalised nationwide, a report said on Saturday, as the biofuel landscape enters its next phase of growth beyond the 20 per cent ethanol blending milestone.The report by KPMG in India examines the evolving ethanol landscape as the sector transitions beyond E20, highlighting key opportunities and challenges across feedstock availability, supply chain efficiency, infrastructure readiness a…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India needs to significantly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and raise the share of non-fossil sources to more than 80 per cent of its energy basket to achieve its net-zero target, a senior NITI Aayog official has said.Speaking recently at the India Bio Energy Conference (IBEC) 2026 — that was organised by the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) here — Rajnath Ram, Advisor (Energy) at NITI Aayog, said more than 80 per cent of India’s primary energy consumpti…
Nairobi, June 12 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Kenya and Governor of Uasin Gishu County on Friday discussed opportunities for cooperation during the former’s visit to Eldoret “High Commissioner called on the Hon’ble Governor of Uasin Gishu County, Jonathan Bii Chelilim, during his visit to Eldoret,” the High Commission of India in Nairobi wrote on X.“Discussions pertained to opportunities for cooperation between India and Uasin Gishu county within the larger framework of India-Kenya…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) A tripartite agreement to facilitate exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons and other mineral resources along the Assam-Nagaland border was signed on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. The agreement, signed under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is aimed at unlocking the energy potential o…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India’s “Make in India” initiative has significantly transformed the country’s defence sector, enabling it to achieve self-sufficiency in several key areas while creating new opportunities for international partnerships, Slovakia’s Ambassador to India Robert Maxian has said.Speaking ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, Maxian highlighted the evolution of India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem and expressed confidence that bilateral cooperation between India a…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal arrived in New Delhi on Friday, kicking off a three-day visit to India, his first after assuming office earlier this year. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that Khanal’s visit to India will help further strengthen ties between the two neighbouring nations.”Warm welcome to Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal of Nepal for his first official visit to India. Continuing with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges, the visit will…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez will travel to India for a working visit from June 3-7 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal recalled Rodriguez’s previous visits to India in her capacity as Venezuela’s Foreign Minister and Vice President.”Delcy Rodriguez, Acting President of…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Monday said he met 17 of India’s most compelling startup founders, most of them building at the frontiers of deep tech.“It was inspiring, but more than that, it was a reminder. The next India will not be built in silos. It will be built at the intersection of founders, infrastructure, capital, energy, logistics, AI, space and talent,” said the billionaire industrialist.“Founders build companies. Ecosystems build natio…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Billionaire Gautam Adani has said that matters related to the Adani Group’s legal proceedings in the United States were now “behind us” and the conglomerate was focusing on accelerating investments across energy, transport, logistics and digital infrastructure as part of the next phase of growth.Gautam Adani said that the group’s biggest challenge was no longer access to capital but executing projects fast enough to meet India’s infrastructure and energy needs, particula…