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India Modernises Maritime Laws with Merchant Shipping and Sea Cargo Bills Passed by Parliament

India Modernises Maritime Laws with Merchant Shipping and Sea Cargo Bills Passed by Parliament

The approval of two bills advances the country’s legislative intent to align its shipping laws with global standards. India’s shipping sector received a major legislative boost on Wednesday as Parliament passed two landmark bills introduced by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 and the Carriage of Goods by Sea...

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Offshore Energy Gets Boost as India Reforms Licensing Policy: Puri Tells Rajya Sabha

Offshore Energy Gets Boost as India Reforms Licensing Policy: Puri Tells Rajya Sabha

The Andaman Basin emerges as a key frontier in India’s energy exploration, with drilling operations by ONGC and OIL targeting depths of up to 5,000 metres in ultra-deepwater regions. India is witnessing a renewed surge in oil and gas exploration, particularly offshore, revealing vast untapped hydrocarbon potential. In a written reply to a starred question...

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Way Cleared for Major Reforms in Metals &Minerals Sector

Way Cleared for Major Reforms in Metals &Minerals Sector

The passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021, by Parliament’s upper house, Rajya Sabha, is expected to clear the way for long-pending structural reforms in the mining sector to ensure the “mineral security” of the nation. This amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Bill was...

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Port of Opportunities!

Port of Opportunities!

With an outlay of Rs 1,773 for the year 2017û18, the government has set the ball rolling for the port sector. To promote port-led development in India, Rs 600 crore has already been allocated for the Sagarmala Programme.

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Centre releases details on nuclear energy generation

Centre releases details on nuclear energy generation

The electricity generation from nuclear power in the last two years, i.e., 2014-15 and 2015-16, was 37,835 million units (MU) and 37,456 MU respectively. The generation in 2014-15 was 35,592 MU of commercial generation and 2,243 MU of infirm (non commercial) generation, while the entire generation in 2015-16 was commercial.

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What GST holds

What GST holds

All states will implement GST by July 2017. The Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax has been approved by the President of India post its approval in Parliament (Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016 and Lok Sabha on 8 August 2016) and ratification by more than 50 per cent of state legislatures.

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Strategic Petroleum Reserves created at 3 locations

Strategic Petroleum Reserves created at 3 locations

Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that under the Strategic Petroleum Reserve project Phase-I, underground rock caverns for storage of 5.33 MMT of crude oil at three locations, viz. Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), Mangalore (1.50 MMT) and Padur (2.5 MMT) have been created.

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Mandaviya takes over as MOS

Mandaviya takes over as MOS

Mansukh Lal Mandaviya has assumed the charge of Minister of State, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping from July 11, 2016. He is a BJP MP (Rajya Sabha) from Gujarat.

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