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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry issues awards under ₹8,500 crore coal gasification scheme

The Ministry of Coal issued Letters of Award to selected applicants under Categories I and III of the ₹8,500 crore Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme on 12 December 2024.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Delhi Important

Vice President opens India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024 at Yashobhoomi

On 11 December 2024, at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the inaugural session of the two-day India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024, organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India's RE installed capacity reaches 213.70 GW, up 14.2% year-on-year

On 11 December 2024, in India, MNRE reported that India's total renewable energy installed capacity reached 213.70 GW as of November 2024, a 14.2% year-on-year rise, with solar growing 30.2%.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

MNRE amends ALMM Order: solar cells must come from List-II from 1 June 2026

On 10 December 2024, in India, MNRE announced an amendment to the ALMM Order, 2019, introducing List-II for solar PV cells and requiring solar projects to use cells from it from 1 June 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

First validation flight lands at Noida International Airport, Jewar

On 9 December 2024, at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, the first validation flight, operated by IndiGo, landed at Noida International Airport in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Kamarajar Port marks silver jubilee; Rs 545 crore projects launched

On 7 December 2024, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the silver jubilee of Kamarajar Port and laid the foundation for Rs 545 crore capital dredging and an Integrated Command and Control Centre.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

President lays foundation stones for rail lines and Dandbose Airport at Rairangpur

On 7 December 2024, at Rairangpur, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu laid foundation stones for three rail lines, Dandbose Airport, a Tribal Research and Development Centre and a new sub-divisional hospital building.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Jitendra Singh inaugurates road projects in Kathua

On 7 December 2024, in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a public durbar and inaugurated road projects, including a 14.2 km PMGSY road.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Manohar Lal reviews power, housing and urban schemes of Andhra Pradesh

On 7 December 2024, at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Union Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal reviewed the state's power, housing and urban development schemes.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

RGNAU, Amethi marks International Civil Aviation Day and holds first convocation

On 7 December 2024, at Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University celebrated International Civil Aviation Day and held its first convocation in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

Cabinet approves Rithala-Narela-Kundli corridor of Delhi Metro Phase-IV

On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the 26.463 km Rithala-Narela-Nathupur (Kundli) corridor of Delhi Metro Phase-IV at a cost of Rs 6,230 crore.

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💹 Economy 📍 Delhi Important

11th round of commercial coal mine auctions launched with 27 blocks

On 5 December 2024, in New Delhi, Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions with 27 coal blocks on offer.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi

SECI wins 3rd PSU Transformation Award for FDRE supply model

On 5 December 2024, in New Delhi, Solar Energy Corporation of India received the 3rd PSU Transformation Award in the 'Innovative Product Development' category.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 Delhi

Rajya Sabha passes amendments to the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948

On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Rajya Sabha passed amendments to the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948, which the Prime Minister said would boost energy security.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry announces selected applicants under coal gasification incentive scheme

On 2 December 2024, in India, the Ministry of Coal announced the selected applicants under Categories I and III of the Financial Incentive Scheme for coal and lignite gasification.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India's coal production reaches 90.62 million tonnes in November 2024

On 1 December 2024, in India, the Ministry of Coal reported that overall coal production in November 2024 reached 90.62 million tonnes (provisional), up 7.20% year on year.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

CEA recognises Surface Hydrokinetic Turbine technology under the Hydro category

On 26 November 2024, the Power Ministry said the Central Electricity Authority had recognised indigenously developed Surface Hydrokinetic Turbine (SHKT) technology under the Hydro category.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

CCEA approves three railway multitracking projects worth ₹7,927 crore in Maharashtra, MP and UP

On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing about ₹7,927 crore across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Important

CCEA approves Tato-I (186 MW) and Heo (240 MW) hydro projects in Arunachal's Shi Yomi district

On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the CCEA approved investments of ₹1,750 crore for the 186 MW Tato-I and ₹1,939 crore for the 240 MW Heo hydroelectric projects in Shi Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

PM highlights Lothal's National Maritime Heritage Complex in Mann Ki Baat; Phase 1A 57% complete

On 24 November 2024, in the 116th Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Lothal in Gujarat — known as the site of the world's first dockyard — where the National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Ladakh Important

Manohar Lal flags off NTPC's green hydrogen buses at Leh — world's highest-altitude green hydrogen mobility project

On 23 November 2024 at Leh, Ladakh, Power Minister Manohar Lal flagged off NTPC's green hydrogen buses under a project with a 1.7 MW solar plant, an 80 kg/day hydrogen station and 5 buses at 3,650 m.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Ladakh

Manohar Lal visits NHPC's 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo Power Station on the Indus in Leh

On 22 November 2024 in Leh district, Ladakh, Power Minister Manohar Lal visited NHPC's 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo Power Station, which harnesses the Indus River.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Coal Ministry signs agreements for 3 coal blocks; 104 blocks auctioned since commercial mining began

On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Coal executed agreements with the successful bidders of 3 coal blocks, taking commercial coal block auctions to 104 till date.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

BRO renovates 1956-built twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in J&K; to open to public in December 2024

On 21 November 2024, the Border Roads Organisation said it had renovated the 1956-built, 2.5 km twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel through the Pir Panjal range in Jammu & Kashmir, to open for the public in December 2024.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

SECI signs MoU with H2Global Stiftung to promote green hydrogen

On 19 November 2024, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) signed an MoU with H2Global Stiftung to set up a collaborative framework for green hydrogen initiatives.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

DPIIT marks eight years of four industrial corridors approved in 2016

On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, DPIIT celebrated the 8th anniversary of four industrial corridors — AKIC, CBIC, ECEC and BMIC — approved on 20 November 2016.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

Sagarmanthan, South Asia's largest maritime thought-leadership summit, begins in New Delhi

On 18 November 2024 in New Delhi, the maiden 'Sagarmanthan – The Great Oceans Dialogue', organised by the Ports Ministry with the Observer Research Foundation, began.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Assam Important

PIB explainer: Tata's Morigaon (Assam) semiconductor unit to make up to 48 million chips a day

On 17 November 2024, PIB described the ₹27,000-crore semiconductor unit of Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd at Morigaon, Assam, which is expected to make up to 48 million chips a day.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Domestic air passengers cross 5 lakh in a single day for the first time

On 17 November 2024, 5,05,412 domestic passengers flew in India in a single day, the first time the number crossed 5 lakh.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

First trilateral power transaction: Nepal starts exporting power to Bangladesh through the Indian grid

On 15 November 2024, India, Nepal and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated, in a virtual event, the first trilateral power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid.

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