Why in news? Tata Power plans to forego thermal power capacity expansion in favour of renewable sources. The company’s plan till 2025 is for 70% of capacity expansion to come from renewable... Read more

Why in news? Citing procedures and antecedents, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has insisted that the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) should first obtain consent o... Read more

Why in news? It is the sole prerogative of the government to frame schemes, courts should stay out of governance, the Supreme Court has said in a judgment. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Sapre... Read more

Why in news? Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur’s department of mining engineering is set to launch a new M Tech programme in ‘Safety, Health and Environment’ which will address safet... Read more

Why in news? The Tata-Singapore joint venture airline Vistara has been granted permission to fly overseas. The airline had applied for regulatory approvals early last year, but a nod from th... Read more

Why in news? The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $926 Million Loan Agreement to operationalize two lines for the Mumbai Metro Rail System that will ease the... Read more

Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approval for development of New Greenfield Airport at Hirasar, Rajkot, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs.1405 crore. The existing airp... Read more