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Food seller shop vendors cook using coal-fired ovens amid a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders linked to disruptions in global energy supplies (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Aiming to calm frayed nerves and ease pressure on cooking gas cylinders, govt on Thursday announced the supply of limited quantities for eateries and decided to temporarily reintroduce kerosene…
Margao: South Western Railway’s (SWR) robust freight performance in the current fiscal year — with Goa’s iron ore, steel and coal emerging as key contributors — brought renewed attention to the ongoing controversy over coal handling at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA), even as state govt has maintained that operations at the port remain within permissible…
Bill Gates is building an ‘artificial sun’ that could replace coal in the US The old coal plant is gone. Something very different is planned in its place. The twin smokestacks of the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, Tennessee, were demolished after more than six decades. That coal plant used fossil fuels to generate…
Piyush Goyal (File photo) New Delhi: India wants to diversify its sources of crude oil and coking coal and would “love” to source high-quality coking coal from the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also said that the US can provide certain goods that India needs desperately for its economic…
Goyal said India can produce goods in areas where US manufacturers may not be competitive. India is looking to diversify its sources of crude oil, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal’s comments assume significance in light of the India-US trade deal joint statement which lowers tariffs on Indian exports to 18%. The Donald Trump…
Meghalaya coal mine blast (ANI photo) SHILLONG: In a major man-made disaster, at least 16 labourers were killed in a dynamite explosion in an “illegal” coal mine in the remote Thangsku area of East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday. Many more are feared “trapped” inside the pit.Three of the deceased identified so far are Faruk…
NEW DELHI: One person was injured while several labourers were trapped and feared dead after an explosion rocked a suspected illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, police said.The blast occurred in the Thangsku area, Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar said. “Our team has confirmed that the incident took place this…
The government has notified coking coal as a critical and strategic mineral, a step aimed at reducing India’s heavy dependence on imports and strengthening the domestic steel supply chain, according to an official statement.The move is expected to facilitate faster approvals, improve ease of doing business and accelerate exploration and mining activities, including the development…
Representative image (AI-generated) Shares of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Monday, nearly doubling from their issue price after the company’s Rs 1,071 crore initial public offering drew overwhelming investor demand.The stock listed at Rs 45 on the NSE, a premium of 95.6% over the issue price…
Money plants are common household ornaments that represent prosperity as well as good luck. They tend to lose their bright greenness, sporting yellowing or dropping leaves, thus indicating a deficit of nutrients as well as a possible fungal issue. While using fertilizer could be a common practice, resorting to natural alternatives can be a kinder,…
