On April 21, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (HPCL) first integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra in Rajasthan’s Balotra district. Developed by Hindustan Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, the ₹79,459 crore project is anticipated to play a crucial role in ensuring India’s energy […]
Swedish and Indian officials met in New Delhi for their eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), during which they reaffirmed their resolve to further their collaboration in all areas of politics, economics, and strategy. Dag Hartelius, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Sibi George, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, co-chaired the […]
The Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) complex in India has taken a giant leap forward in its dredging and desilting capabilities with the debut of a Long Reach Excavator combined with a dredge pump by BEML Limited. The PSU partnered with Dragflow S.r.l. to launch an excavator equipped with a dredge pump, making it the pioneering […]
In a continuing attempt to strengthen regional collaboration, high-ranking Indian and ASEAN officials met in Manila to assess the status of bilateral projects and to move the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership forward. Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs, and Leo M. Herrera-Lim, Undersecretary for Policy at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs, […]
8B, a Central Asian fintech infrastructure company, and PayU, India’s leading diversified fintech platform, have signed a strategic partnership to bring UPI, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital payment systems, and other Indian payment offerings to Central Asia. The integration of PayU’s APIs into 8B’s merchant network across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the broader region […]
Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced it is providing connected services, advanced digital performance monitoring, and operator training to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Nigeria — the world’s largest single-train petroleum refinery. This collaboration will see Honeywell Performance+ Services, a key component of Honeywell’s Connected Solutions, deployed across core processing units. Building on the technological […]
As world tensions in West Asia continue to cast a shadow over electricity generation, the Indian government has reassured the public that there is more than enough coal to meet the country’s demands. The government has ordered producers to maintain constant supply levels, and there is now enough coal at the mines, according to Sanjeev […]
According to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who cited the most recent data from the International Renewable Energy Agency, India has surpassed Brazil to become the world’s third-largest installer of renewable energy. India ranked third in the world for installed renewable energy capacity in December 2025, behind only the US and China, but ahead of Brazil […]
The 1,720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh, with a completion timeframe of 96 months, has received approval for an investment of ₹26,069.5 crore from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Government officials from Arunachal Pradesh and the National Hydropower Project Company (NHPC) will work […]
In an effort to keep domestic prices from rising in response to increasing fuel costs, the government has temporarily lowered landing and parking fees for airlines by 25% for a period of three months. Airline expenses will be reduced by approximately ₹400 crore at main airports, according to Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. This […]
