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India's crude oil production falls by 4.15 pc in 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): India produced 34,203 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) of crude oil during 2018-19 (April to March) which is 4.15 per cent below the output in the previous financial year and 7.59 per cent lower than the target, the government said on Thursday.
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Shift from coal to gas may stabilise climate change
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 23 (ANI): A transition from coal-based energy to cleaner burning gas would benefit the climate, a study has claimed.
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Adani becomes first Indian port operator to record 200 MMT cargo movement
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said on Wednesday that it has recorded cargo movement of more than 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along the east and west coasts, becoming the first Indian port operator to achieve the mil
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Microwave ovens, washing machines to have energy efficiency metrics
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Ministry of Power on Friday said that microwave ovens and washing machines will now be assigned star ratings based on their energy efficiency metrics.
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US, China start Washington meeting with soybean deal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): The meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's Vice Premier Liu He is underway in Washington, with China committing to buy an additional 10 million metric tons of US soybeans during the Oval office meet.
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Oil sector reports negative growth for December 2018
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Crude oil production during December 2018 dropped 10.13 per cent below the target at 2,862.35 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) and 4.3 per cent lower in the year-on period, the government said on Thursday.
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Rs 2,o43 cr paid to state farmers for grains this year: Adityanath
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Dec 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the state government has paid around Rs 2,o43 crore to the state farmers for 11,86,000 metric tonne of grains.
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Delhi airport registers 1 million metric ton cargo handling in a year
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) on Wednesday announced that it has registered 'one million metric tons' cargo in a year (between November 2017 to October 2018) and also handled highest ever monthly air cargo tonnage of 1,00,091 MT in a si
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E-waste is the world's fastest growing waste stream
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (NewsVoir): With more than 2 million metric tonnes of e-waste generated every year, India is the fourth largest e-waste producer in the world.
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China's CNG, India's SUN Gold to invest in Russia
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 21 (Sputnik/ANI): Chinese company China National Gold will invest about $460 million in the development of the Klyuchevskoye gold deposit in Russia, while another $65 million will be invested by India's SUN Gold. The annual production volume is expected at about 6.5
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Kerala floods: Odisha CM announces additional financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Odisha (Bhubaneshwar) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced an additional financial assistance of Rs. 5 crores for the massive flooding in Kerala from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF). This is in addition to the 5 crores, sanctioned earlier
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Urea scam convicts sentenced to rigorous imprisonment
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday sentenced two former senior officials of the National Fertilizer Limited (NFL) to three years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with Rs. 133 crore urea scam that dates back to 1995.
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