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India ranks 87th on Energy Architecture Performance Index: WEF
India ranked 87th among the surveyed 127 countries on a Global Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI) released as part of report of Geneva- based World Economic Forum (WEF). EAPI is a composite index developed by WEF in collaboration with Accenture ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India, Vietnam sign Civil Nuclear deal, three other agreements
India and Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement. With this, Vietnam became 14th country with which India has signed the civil nuclear deal. The MoU in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy was signed by Sekhar Basu, Secretary of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate PETROTECH 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12th edition of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2016” in New Delhi on 5 December 2016. The 2016 theme is “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges”. 6000 delegates ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India, Venezuela sign deals to increase oil production
India and Venezuela have signed an oil production deals worth about 1.45 billion US dollar to increase oil production. The agreement was signed between Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Venezeulas Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), and Venezuela’s consortium Delta ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
NHPC commissions 50 mw Wind project in Rajasthan
India’s largest hydropower generation company National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has commissioned its 50 MW wind power project (WPP) in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The project has achieved synchronization with the national grid in October, 2016. NHPC has signed a power purchase ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
PM Narendra Modi launches Urja Ganga in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Urja Ganga, the highly ambitious gas pipeline project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The gas pipeline project aims to provide piped cooking (PNG) gas to residents of the eastern region of ..