PM Modi says Africa a top priority, pitches for Asia-Africa growth corridor
Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Africa was a top priority for his government’s foreign and economic policy and...
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In 10 years, half of India’s energy capacity will be from non-fossil fuel sources
Non-fossil fuels — renewables, nuclear and large hydroelectric power plants — will account for more than half (56.5 per cent) of India’s installed power capacity...
India, Bangladesh sign 22 agreements
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 agreements in the fields of defence cooperation, civil nuclear energy, space and cyber security...
Malaysian PM on 5-day India visit, business, defence, infra projects on talks table
Kuala Lumpur/New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The five-day state visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, his third to India as Prime Minister,...
Rashtrpati Bhavan to get Solar power project on Friday
New Delhi, Feb 10 President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first phase of a solar power project in the President’s Estate on Friday, an official...
Nuclear power will expand in Asia, says expert
New Delhi, Dec 13 Days after Vietnam stalled its plans to build nuclear power plants citing safety concerns, a nuclear expert in India says overall...
India discussing natural gas swap with Russia, involving China
New Delhi, Dec 8 India is in talks with Russia to swap natural gas with China and Myanmar as an alternative to building a proposed...
Text of PM’s address at the Inaugural Session of PETROTECH
Text of PM’s address at the Inaugural Session of PETROTECH on December 5, 2016 Theme: “Hydrocarbons to Fuel the Future – Choices & Challenges” My...
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“North East India can be hub for ASEAN and South Asia”
North East India forms a major geographical and strategic part of India’s ‘Act East Policy’. North East shares border with five major neighbouring countries and...
IndianOil & USTDA sign agreement to promote cleaner fuels in India
New Delhi, Sep 26 The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and India’s largest commercial organisation, IndianOil will jointly work to explore cleaner fuels. The...
Transparent policies now to boost investment in energy : Indian Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Singapore, Sep 9 (IANS) With a view to supply energy at affordable prices to Indian consumers, the government has introduced transparent policies to encourage investment...
India to route petroleum products through Bangladesh
Dhaka, Aug 19 Bangladesh on Thursday inked a short-term route permit agreement to allow India transport petroleum products from the northeastern state of Assam to...
6,900 km gas pipelines to connect Bangladesh, Myanmar, India
Agartala, Aug 14 (IANS) The government has ambitious plan to lay 6,900 km of gas pipelines linking Bangladesh, Myanmar, most north-eastern states, and West Bengal,...
PM Modi interacts with African ‘Solar Mamas’
Dar-es-Salaam, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted here with a group of 30 ‘ ‘, women from Tanzania and a few...
India, Tanzania to boost food, energy security cooperation
Dar-es-Salaam, July 10 (IANS) India and Tanzania on Sunday agreed to deepen their partnership in agriculture and food security and work together in the development and...
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Africa visit aimed at enhancing ties : PM Modi
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in a series of posts on Twitter and Facebook, said that his five-day four-nation...