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Cash bleeding SOEs face loss of Rs429 bn in two years — II Top Story March 10, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The line ministry for all SOEs in the oil and gas sector is M/o Energy. The Petroleum Division of M/o Energy deals with oil and gas sector while the power sector companies are under the purview of Power Division. These include oil and gas (8), exploration & development (3), marketing & distribution (3), refineries (2). Overall, the oil and gas companies remain the backbone of the GoP SOE portfolio and have consistently remained on the forefront of new exploration initiatives, even in the frontie...

Photo for representation only.   | Photo Credit: PTI Most of these projects are proposed to be constructed in the Tawangchu and Nyamjangchu river basins, the nesting sites of the endangered black-necked crane. In a statement issued on February 22, the monks-led Save Mon Region Federation (SMRF) said the proposed projects would not only affect the nesting grounds of the endangered black-necked crane but also threaten several holy Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the region. Most of these projects are proposed in the Tawangchu and Nyamjangchu river basins, a haunt of the black-necked crane conside...

Is the Uttarakhand Tragedy Tied to Rawat Govt's Move to Reduce Water Flow from Hydro Projects? In 2018, the Centre had fixed environmental flow of the Himalayan Ganga at 20-30%. However, the Rawat government asked this limit to be further reduced to avoid monetary losses. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel carry out search and rescue operation near the damaged Tapovan hydel project tunnel, after the glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, February 11, 2021. Photo: PTI. Government19/Feb/2021 The massive flash floods ...

India steps on the gas for infrastructure projects in northeast About 1,819 km of road projects was completed in India's northeast over the last two years. (File Photo: Mint)Premium 3 min read Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: With an eye on China, India has been speeding up infrastructure project construction in the strategic northeastern region of the country, which include 1,819 km of roads completed over the last two years. The other important projects completed over the last two years in the region include, Pakyong Airport in Sikkim, Rupsi Airport in Assam, 300 MW Kameng and 110 MW Pa...

BRO officials are confident that Manali-Leh highway will open soon SHIMLA: Opposing the construction of hydropower projects in HP, green activists said the dam building agenda is being implemented with impunity in the Himalayas to generate 1,18,000 MW of electricity through hundreds of large, medium and small hydropower projects. In Himachal, projects worth 10,000 MW have been set up at the cost of forests and farms. They have also caused landslides, soil erosion and impacted riverine ecosystems, they said. According to the activists, the Avay Shukla Committee report presented to the Himacha...