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Transport Ministry mulling to procure aircraft for monitoring road construction
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A couple of dornier should suffice
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I wonder which is cheaper, tracking via satellite or buying aircrafts?
Planes justified only if they also want to use them for transportation purposes.
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Good info, thanks...
Now I am wondering whether sending a dedicated cartosat is even cheaper, I remember a isro cartosat with 1m spatial resolution being launched around 2005.
ISRO already has a satellite service for urban land management and historical monuments management, maybe they can come up with service for monitoring roads construction...
Anyways I am sure Gadkari will take the right call..
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/roads-power-investments-rise/article7648825.ece?homepage=true
Roads, power investments rise
New projects worth Rs. 1.2 lakh crore were announced in the first quarter of financial year 2015-16, up 48 per cent from the same period the previous year, analysis by The Hindu shows.
Projects worth Rs. 1.5 lakh crore were completed in the first quarter of this year, up by 31 per cent over last year.
Over the last week, the government has gone to great lengths to convey its success in getting stalled projects moving and also in boosting new investments, notably in the road sector.
The road transport sector has indeed seen a sharp growth in investment since the Modi government has come to power. The first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year shows a 73 per cent increase in the value of new project announcements in the road transport sector compared to the same period the previous year.
The sector has performed well in this regard even looking at a larger time-frame. While the total value of new projects announced in 2014-15 — the first year of the Modi government — was up 77 per cent over the previous year, this figure was up 185 per cent for road transport and allied services.
Electricity generation, another sector that is critical for the Prime Minister’s Make in India programme, has seen a similar boost in investment.
New projects announced in the first quarter of this financial year were up nearly 500 per cent in value over the first quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the entire year, the electricity generation sector saw a whopping 500 per cent increase in the value of new projects announced in 2014-15 compared to the previous year.
While this can in part be explained by a low base effect (investment in the sector in the first quarter of 2013-14 was at a multi-year low), the value in 2014-15 was also 173 per cent higher than that two years ago.
The sector has not only seen an increase in new projects being announced but also in the projects being completed.
The total value of revived projects in 2014-15, at around Rs. 1.9 lakh crore, is almost the same as that achieved in the previous three years combined
Roads, power investments rise
New projects worth Rs. 1.2 lakh crore were announced in the first quarter of financial year 2015-16, up 48 per cent from the same period the previous year, analysis by The Hindu shows.
Projects worth Rs. 1.5 lakh crore were completed in the first quarter of this year, up by 31 per cent over last year.
Over the last week, the government has gone to great lengths to convey its success in getting stalled projects moving and also in boosting new investments, notably in the road sector.
The road transport sector has indeed seen a sharp growth in investment since the Modi government has come to power. The first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year shows a 73 per cent increase in the value of new project announcements in the road transport sector compared to the same period the previous year.
The sector has performed well in this regard even looking at a larger time-frame. While the total value of new projects announced in 2014-15 — the first year of the Modi government — was up 77 per cent over the previous year, this figure was up 185 per cent for road transport and allied services.
Electricity generation, another sector that is critical for the Prime Minister’s Make in India programme, has seen a similar boost in investment.
New projects announced in the first quarter of this financial year were up nearly 500 per cent in value over the first quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the entire year, the electricity generation sector saw a whopping 500 per cent increase in the value of new projects announced in 2014-15 compared to the previous year.
While this can in part be explained by a low base effect (investment in the sector in the first quarter of 2013-14 was at a multi-year low), the value in 2014-15 was also 173 per cent higher than that two years ago.
The sector has not only seen an increase in new projects being announced but also in the projects being completed.
The total value of revived projects in 2014-15, at around Rs. 1.9 lakh crore, is almost the same as that achieved in the previous three years combined
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How government's LED bulb push is helping save Rs 2.71 crore every day
MUMBAI: In recent months, cottage industries in Puducherry that make incense sticks, mats and perfumed candles have been staying open late into the night with their electricity costs intact. Nearly 600 km away in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, farmers living in mud houses along the Krishna River no longer fret about shooting power bills while switching on lights at dusk.
This is all thanks to a government-sponsored LED distribution programme, which outlines the replacement of incandescent bulbs and CFLs with energy-efficient LED lamps.
"Today, almost 90% of all households in AP and Puducherry have replaced incandescent bulbs with LED lamps and the electricity bills of a household have reduced by up to Rs 200 every month."
The LED push, under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme, was launched full swing across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh in January. Nearly two crore LED bulbs have been distributed in these states and the project's ambition to reduce power consumption, increase domestic savings and trim carbon emission is already seeing results.
A staggering 68 lakh kilowatts of energy is saved every day. This includes a cut in 645 megawatts of power during peak hours, a 5,520-tonne drop in daily carbon emission and domestic savings of Rs 2.71 crore every day.
"The purpose of this project is to replace 77 crore regular bulbs and 40 crore CFLs (bought by Indians every year) with more energyefficient LED lamps," said Kumar, adding that the poor are able to make significant savings.
According to EESL, an incandescent bulb requires 60 watts of power to emit 350-400 lumen of light (unit of light) while CFLs with its hazardous mercury coat exing emit 450-550 lumen of light on 14-16 watts. In sharp contrast, LEDs cast 600-700 lumen, consuming just 6 watts of power and saving 90% more energy than regular bulbs. LED bulbs also have a life of 15,000-20,000 hours.
The LED project is financed by consumers themselves through two plans. The first one is an 'onbill EMI' model under which consumers have to pay Rs 105 for an LED bulb across 10 months, which is added to the monthly power bill. The second plan allows the consumer to buy bulbs in one go — every consumer is entitled to four LED bulbs — by paying Rs 100 apiece. (The bulbs come with a three-year replacement warranty.)
LED bulbs actually cost Rs 300-350 apiece in the market — the government offers cheaper bulbs because it procures in bulk, around 7.5 crore bulbs so far. The government effort has already halved market prices from Rs 650-700 apiece a year ago.
For the project, LED lamps are procured at Rs 78 apiece. The additional Rs 27 that consumers must pay are due to the interest charges on financing, database maintenance and distribution cost.
Deepak Gupta, an analyst at Shakti Foundation, a think-tank specialising in sustainable energy, said aggregate savings are significant in this project. "The numbers reflect the scale the project is achieving; in terms of cost, we may see more economies of scale once the project area is widened."
"The project has expanded our volumes for sure," said Sandeep Singh, CMO of NTL Lemnis, a LED maker that has supplied over 6 million pieces to the government. "From a marketing point of view, the project has disrupted our pricing strategy. We'll never be able to sell LEDs at Rs 105 considering the long distribution line we've to cover."
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MUMBAI: In recent months, cottage industries in Puducherry that make incense sticks, mats and perfumed candles have been staying open late into the night with their electricity costs intact. Nearly 600 km away in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, farmers living in mud houses along the Krishna River no longer fret about shooting power bills while switching on lights at dusk.
This is all thanks to a government-sponsored LED distribution programme, which outlines the replacement of incandescent bulbs and CFLs with energy-efficient LED lamps.
"Today, almost 90% of all households in AP and Puducherry have replaced incandescent bulbs with LED lamps and the electricity bills of a household have reduced by up to Rs 200 every month."
The LED push, under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme, was launched full swing across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh in January. Nearly two crore LED bulbs have been distributed in these states and the project's ambition to reduce power consumption, increase domestic savings and trim carbon emission is already seeing results.
A staggering 68 lakh kilowatts of energy is saved every day. This includes a cut in 645 megawatts of power during peak hours, a 5,520-tonne drop in daily carbon emission and domestic savings of Rs 2.71 crore every day.
"The purpose of this project is to replace 77 crore regular bulbs and 40 crore CFLs (bought by Indians every year) with more energyefficient LED lamps," said Kumar, adding that the poor are able to make significant savings.
According to EESL, an incandescent bulb requires 60 watts of power to emit 350-400 lumen of light (unit of light) while CFLs with its hazardous mercury coat exing emit 450-550 lumen of light on 14-16 watts. In sharp contrast, LEDs cast 600-700 lumen, consuming just 6 watts of power and saving 90% more energy than regular bulbs. LED bulbs also have a life of 15,000-20,000 hours.
The LED project is financed by consumers themselves through two plans. The first one is an 'onbill EMI' model under which consumers have to pay Rs 105 for an LED bulb across 10 months, which is added to the monthly power bill. The second plan allows the consumer to buy bulbs in one go — every consumer is entitled to four LED bulbs — by paying Rs 100 apiece. (The bulbs come with a three-year replacement warranty.)
LED bulbs actually cost Rs 300-350 apiece in the market — the government offers cheaper bulbs because it procures in bulk, around 7.5 crore bulbs so far. The government effort has already halved market prices from Rs 650-700 apiece a year ago.
For the project, LED lamps are procured at Rs 78 apiece. The additional Rs 27 that consumers must pay are due to the interest charges on financing, database maintenance and distribution cost.
Deepak Gupta, an analyst at Shakti Foundation, a think-tank specialising in sustainable energy, said aggregate savings are significant in this project. "The numbers reflect the scale the project is achieving; in terms of cost, we may see more economies of scale once the project area is widened."
"The project has expanded our volumes for sure," said Sandeep Singh, CMO of NTL Lemnis, a LED maker that has supplied over 6 million pieces to the government. "From a marketing point of view, the project has disrupted our pricing strategy. We'll never be able to sell LEDs at Rs 105 considering the long distribution line we've to cover."
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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Katra solar project: Biggest rooftop solar plant built in Jammu and Kashmir
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...t-in-jammu-and-kashmir/slideshow/49654866.cms
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India unveils rescue package for power sector
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/05/india-power-rescue-idINKCN0SU22E20151105
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/05/india-power-rescue-idINKCN0SU22E20151105
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates stage-II of Baglihar Hydel Power Project in J&K
http://indianexpress.com/article/in...age-ii-of-baglihar-hydel-power-project-in-jk/
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18,000 villages will get electricity in next 1,000 days: PM Narendra Modi
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ays-pm-narendra-modi/articleshow/49703311.cms
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100% FDI allowed in DTH, cable networks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...n-DTH-cable-networks/articleshow/49743323.cms
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday announced an increase in FDI in the broadcast sector. While the investment cap for news and current affairs channels and FM radio services has been increased to 49% from 26%, the ceiling on broadcast carriage services like teleport, cable services and head-end-in-the-sky (HITS) has been enhanced to 100%.
Broadcast regulator Trai had recommended the enhanced sectoral caps after extensive discussions with the government and industry in 2013.
According to Tuesday's decision, uplinking of news and current affairs channels has been increased to 49% from 26% with the prior approval of government. Uplinking and downlinking of general entertainment channels is already at 100% through automatic route.
Regarding FM radio services, the government has increased the cap from 26% to 49%. This comes at a time when the sector is pitched towards large-scale expansion. The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry recently completed auction of 135 channels in 69 cities earning Rs 1,157 crore. Another set of auctions for smaller cities and towns near border areas is expected under Phase III.
In the case of broadcast carriage services, teleports, direct to home, cable networks (multi-system operators operating at state, national or district level and undertaking upgradation of networks towards digitization and addressability), mobile TV and HITS, the government has decided to enhance the cap from 74% to 100%. Earlier the investment limit was 49% through automatic route and beyond 49% after approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
One of the reasons for the government's move in increasing foreign investment in broadcast infrastructure is the decision to move towards a digital addressable system. While metro cities have already been digitized, the process is at its last phase of implementation.
A Trai 2010 report said there are a large number of multi-system operators and cable operators suffer from sub-optimal funding and poor services. Smaller cable operators do not have the resources to provide set-top boxes and enjoy economies of scale. The higher FDI permission could mean higher investments to ensure digitization.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...n-DTH-cable-networks/articleshow/49743323.cms
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday announced an increase in FDI in the broadcast sector. While the investment cap for news and current affairs channels and FM radio services has been increased to 49% from 26%, the ceiling on broadcast carriage services like teleport, cable services and head-end-in-the-sky (HITS) has been enhanced to 100%.
Broadcast regulator Trai had recommended the enhanced sectoral caps after extensive discussions with the government and industry in 2013.
According to Tuesday's decision, uplinking of news and current affairs channels has been increased to 49% from 26% with the prior approval of government. Uplinking and downlinking of general entertainment channels is already at 100% through automatic route.
Regarding FM radio services, the government has increased the cap from 26% to 49%. This comes at a time when the sector is pitched towards large-scale expansion. The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry recently completed auction of 135 channels in 69 cities earning Rs 1,157 crore. Another set of auctions for smaller cities and towns near border areas is expected under Phase III.
In the case of broadcast carriage services, teleports, direct to home, cable networks (multi-system operators operating at state, national or district level and undertaking upgradation of networks towards digitization and addressability), mobile TV and HITS, the government has decided to enhance the cap from 74% to 100%. Earlier the investment limit was 49% through automatic route and beyond 49% after approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
One of the reasons for the government's move in increasing foreign investment in broadcast infrastructure is the decision to move towards a digital addressable system. While metro cities have already been digitized, the process is at its last phase of implementation.
A Trai 2010 report said there are a large number of multi-system operators and cable operators suffer from sub-optimal funding and poor services. Smaller cable operators do not have the resources to provide set-top boxes and enjoy economies of scale. The higher FDI permission could mean higher investments to ensure digitization.
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IOC draws Rs 1.75 lakh crore capex for expansion projects over 7 years
http://www.firstpost.com/business/i...-expansion-projects-over-7-years-2544142.html
New Delhi: IOC, India's largest oil firm, will invest Rs 1.75 lakh crore over the next seven years on expanding refinery capacity, building petrochemical plants and laying pipelines, a company official said.
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Reuters
The plan includes spending Rs 34,555 crore in the 15 million tons a year towards Paradip oil refinery in Odisha that has recently started producing fuel.
Besides, the refinery expansion projects planned include raising Panipat refinery capacity to 20.2 million tons from 15 million tons currently at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore as well as raising capacity at Koyali, Mathura and Barauni units by 2020, the official said.
Paradip has started producing fuel and helped Indian Oil Corp regain the top refinery slot in the country, the official said.
Prior to Paradip, its eight refineries had a cumulative capacity of 54.2 million tons of crude oil. Paradip helped IOC overtake Reliance Industries, which has twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat with a capacity of 62 million tons.
Essar Oil is the only other private refiner having a 20 million tons a year unit at Vadinar in Gujarat.
The official said IOC is looking at raising capacity of its 13.7 million tons a year Koyali refinery in Gujarat by 4.3 million tons as well as hiking capacity of Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh by three million tons to 11 million tons in two stages - first to 9.2 million tons and than to 11 million tons.
A small capacity addition of 0.5 million tons is also planned at 7.5 million tons Haldia refinery in West Bengal.
Also Barauni refinery in Bihar will be expanded from 6 million tons to 7 million tons in first phase and than to 9 million tons in second, he said.
"We are also setting up a 700,000 tonnes per annum polypropylene (PP) plant at a cost of Rs 3,150 crore at Paradip. The plant is to be built by 2017-18," the official said.
IOC will use propylene from cracked LPG and ethylene from refinery offgas to produce plastic that is used in making furniture, disposable cups and trays, printed packaging material, plain and transparent films, currency notes, food packets and pressure-sensitive tapes.
The official said the company is also looking at setting up a 5 million tons a year LNG import terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu.
New pipelines planned include Paradip-Raipur-Ranchi product pipeline, debottlenecking of Salaya-Mathura crude oil pipeline, augmentation of Paradip-Haldia-Barauni crude oil pipeline, Paradip-Hyderabad pipeline and Jaipur-Panipat naphtha pipeline.
The new expansion planned will cater to fuel needs of north and western India, he added.
http://www.firstpost.com/business/i...-expansion-projects-over-7-years-2544142.html
New Delhi: IOC, India's largest oil firm, will invest Rs 1.75 lakh crore over the next seven years on expanding refinery capacity, building petrochemical plants and laying pipelines, a company official said.
<img class="wp-image-2544164 size-full" src="http://s2.firstpost.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/oil-reuters1.jpg" alt="Reuters" width="380" height="285" />Reuters
The plan includes spending Rs 34,555 crore in the 15 million tons a year towards Paradip oil refinery in Odisha that has recently started producing fuel.
Besides, the refinery expansion projects planned include raising Panipat refinery capacity to 20.2 million tons from 15 million tons currently at a cost of Rs 15,000 crore as well as raising capacity at Koyali, Mathura and Barauni units by 2020, the official said.
Paradip has started producing fuel and helped Indian Oil Corp regain the top refinery slot in the country, the official said.
Prior to Paradip, its eight refineries had a cumulative capacity of 54.2 million tons of crude oil. Paradip helped IOC overtake Reliance Industries, which has twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat with a capacity of 62 million tons.
Essar Oil is the only other private refiner having a 20 million tons a year unit at Vadinar in Gujarat.
The official said IOC is looking at raising capacity of its 13.7 million tons a year Koyali refinery in Gujarat by 4.3 million tons as well as hiking capacity of Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh by three million tons to 11 million tons in two stages - first to 9.2 million tons and than to 11 million tons.
A small capacity addition of 0.5 million tons is also planned at 7.5 million tons Haldia refinery in West Bengal.
Also Barauni refinery in Bihar will be expanded from 6 million tons to 7 million tons in first phase and than to 9 million tons in second, he said.
"We are also setting up a 700,000 tonnes per annum polypropylene (PP) plant at a cost of Rs 3,150 crore at Paradip. The plant is to be built by 2017-18," the official said.
IOC will use propylene from cracked LPG and ethylene from refinery offgas to produce plastic that is used in making furniture, disposable cups and trays, printed packaging material, plain and transparent films, currency notes, food packets and pressure-sensitive tapes.
The official said the company is also looking at setting up a 5 million tons a year LNG import terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu.
New pipelines planned include Paradip-Raipur-Ranchi product pipeline, debottlenecking of Salaya-Mathura crude oil pipeline, augmentation of Paradip-Haldia-Barauni crude oil pipeline, Paradip-Hyderabad pipeline and Jaipur-Panipat naphtha pipeline.
The new expansion planned will cater to fuel needs of north and western India, he added.
