Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal is keen to revive the energy sector.
E-auction or e-tendering moves the process of bidding for government contracts completely online, removing most manual procedures and, therefore, creating an accountability trail.
The ministry has also noted the controversial proposal of opening up the coal sector and restructuring of CIL.
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Though the party's pre-poll promises include increasing the focus on technology, this isn't a new idea.
Two key depts in ministry cold to rationale for one; postal dept says it's more eligible than IDFC or Bandhan, feels 'strong lobby' scuttling its plans.
With faster broadband, you are going to see a new wave of entrepreneurship in India says Karim Temsamani.
The government appointed panel will look at the difficulties consumers faced in receiving the subsidy after buying gas cylinders at market rates.
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India's hydroelectric power generation grew 17.5 per cent to 7.5 billion units in January this year from 6.4 billion units in the same month of 2012.
Rates to go up as Delhi power regulator works out plan to liquidate past dues.
The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks held by 68 firms over the past two days.
Digitisation and automation key challenges to business model
Only Rs 3,000 cr has been disbursed. Over 80% of these transfers were for cooking gas subsidy.
M Veerappa Moily's takeover of the environment & forests ministry last month, it appears, is turning out to be a blessing for Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's largest coal producer.
The mine is likely to yield 37 million tonnes of kimberlite, containing about 27.4 million carats of diamonds and has a life of 25 years.
Lt Governor says discoms must cooperate or face cancellation of licences. Ficci cries interference.
The shift to gross calorific value-based grading of coal aligned domestic prices with international benchmarks.
The rules, the first ever for software applications in the country, were recently issued by the patent office and mandate each new software to be 'machine-specific' and packaged with 'new hardware' to qualify for a licence.
E-vyapar.com to help small businesses manage inventory & accounts online.
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Delayed clearances for coal blocks, as well as companies' own failure in developing mines, appear to have had a financial implication of Rs 1.46 lakh crore (Rs 1.46 trillion) for the country.
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