Indian Aluminium producers draw costly power from national grid

The Aluminium Association of India said that aluminium producers in India are drawing expensive power from the national grid. This is putting an extra pressure on pressure on utilities with low coal stocks.

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• Aluminium producers are drawing po...

India-UK to launch joint plan for smart power and renewable energy

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• India-UK agree to launch a joint program for renewable energy and smart power
• This initiative will promote wind generation and solar energy storage

The third UK-India Energy for Growth Dialogue was concluded on Friday...

Coal India is planning to increase the supplies in order to address fuel shortage

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• Coal India to ramp up supplies to address a coal shortage
• Over 70% of India's power demand is met by coal

Coal India on Monday said, that they are planning to ramp up the supplies to utilities in order to address the coal ...

Airtel investing US$673 million on building data centre economy across India

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• Bharati Airtel to invest 50 billion rupees for expanding business
• The company is planning to triple its installed capacity

Bharti Airtel, the Indian telecom group said, it will be investing 50 billion rupees in expanding i...

AAI shocked over CIL's decision to halt coal supply

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• AAI urges CIL to reconsider its decision of halting coal supply
• Coal accounts for 40% of Aluminium production cost

The AAI has urged Coal India to reconsider its decision of stopping the coal supply to non-power sectors.&n...

Biden meets leaders from Australia, India and Japan, discussed the need for free Indo-Pacific region

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• President Biden met leaders of Australia, India and Japan at the White House
• The Quad discussed various issues like climate, coronavirus vaccines, chip shortage, etc

Leaders of Australia, India and Japan along with Preside...

India attends UN summit, vows to double non-fossil fuel targets

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• India attends first energy meeting under the UN General Assembly
• India announced the beginning of a Production Linked Incentive Scheme by 2025

India attended the first meeting in 40 years on energy under the UN Genera...

Ford India to announce settlement package for employees, still in process

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• Ford India to shut two of its manufacturing facilities in the country
• The company has invested about USD 2.5 billion in two plants in India

Earlier this month, Ford India had announced its decision to shut two of its manuf...

Amazon initiating probe against some of it's legal representatives in India

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•        Amazon has not yet confirmed or denied the allegations

•        The CAIT has demanded that names of officials involved

 Amazon is probing bribery...

Rajiv Aggarwal appointed as the Head of Public Policy by Facebook India

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•  Rajiv Aggarwal, has been appointed as the Director of Public Policy

•  Aggarwal comes in with 26 years of experience as an    Administrative Officer

Facebook has appointed Rajiv Aggarwal as the ne...

Ford employees are protesting against the company, demand government intervention

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• Employees of Ford India are protesting against the company
• The management’s decision to shut the manufacturing unit is affecting the livelihood of the nearly 2,700 employees

Employees at the manufacturing facility of...

CoWIN KYC-VS to help in knowing the vaccination status of individuals

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• Indian government introduces new API for knowing the vaccination status of individuals
• This is a simple OTP based process, that maintains privacy and is consent based

The Indian government has introduced a new Application ...

India to hold 2+2 ministerial dialogue in New Delhi

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• India is holding its first ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia
• The ministers will discuss issues regarding economy, climate, cyber and supply chains

Australian Foreign Minister and Defence Minister will be meeting...

Zypp Electric and Sun Mobility to deploy 10,000 electric vehicles for last mile deliver across India

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•           Sun Mobility and Zypp Electric announce their partnership

•        Both companies will deploy 10,000 vehicles across 10 cities in India

Hydrogen Fuel-Powered and Electric vehicle manufacturers to receive incentives worth $3.5 Billion

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• Indian government is planning to give $3.5 billion in order to boost clean technology vehicles
• Tata Motors is the largest company selling electric cars in Indi

Under a revised scheme the Indian government is planning to gi...

Kuwait will resume direct international flights with India

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• Kuwait will resume its direct international flights with India from Tuesday
• All passengers are supposed to be fully vaccinated and must have a negative PCR report

Kuwait will resume direct commercial flights with India fro...

CIL launches Spectral Enhancement software, for better coal assessment

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• CIL launched the software for better assessment of resources
• This software promotes the Made in India initiative

State owned CIL launched a software on Saturday, as this will help in identifying thin coal seams under the E...

1.8 lakh vehicles recalled by Maruti Suzuki over a possible defect in them

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• Recall of 1.8 lakh vehicle by Maruti Suzuki
• Inspection is going on for a possible defect

Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced to recall almost 1.8 lakh Maruti Suzuki vehicles for a possible defect in them. All of these ar...

Indian government wants to encourage the use of green hydrogen

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• India wants to promote use of hydrogen as fuel
• India will promote use of green hydrogen in fertilizers

R K Singh, the power minister told John Kerry, the US special Presidential Envoy for Climate that, the country ...

India immunizes 1 crore people in 24 hours, a milestone for the country

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• India crosses 1 crore mark within a day
• Testing rate has also increase in the country, and positivity rate has decreased

India has achieved a landmark of immunizing one crore people in a single day. On Friday more than one...