New Delhi: Given the changing global energy mix, Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest coal miner, plans to set up 20,000 megawatts (MW) of solar projects over the next 10 years, a top executive said.

It is estimated that at a per-MW cost of around Rs4.5 crore, Coal India will require an investment of around Rs 90,000 crore to set up this capacity.

Mumbai: Oil and gas companies are boosting production of coal bed methane (CBM) gas that they are free to sell at market prices.

Natural gas price is capped at $2.89 per mmBtu by the government, while CBM gas fetches $5.7-$10.64 per mmBtu.

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. (IRCTC), the largest consumer internet firm by revenue, is set to launch its own payment gateway as the online ticketing platform eyes additional revenues and looks to reduce dependency on third-party payment services providers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Giving a fresh impetus to his vision of achieving Intelligent Cloud and Edge, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has realigned duties of his core senior team, announcing that Terry Myerson, Head of Windows and Devices Group (WDG), was leaving the company. Myerson and the WDG team transformed Windows to create a secure, always up-to-date, modern operating system (OS).

Independent power producers (IPPs) have asked the power ministry to clarify if fuel sourced from Coal India linkage or captive mines can be used to export power to neighbouring countries. In a letter, seen by FE, addressed to power secretary AK Bhalla, the association of power producers said since coal supply agreements and captive mines can only be used to supply to electricity distribution companies (discoms) under the existing policy framework, supplying power to Bangladesh using this coal would be “hampering domestic consumer interest”.

ICICI Bank chairman MK Sharma on Thursday read out a statement largely reiterating the line taken by the bank’s board on Wednesday, adding that managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar had made all necessary disclosures while sitting on the credit committee that sanctioned loans to the Videocon group in 2012.

Hyundai Motor Company has begun the global sales of its Nexo fuel cell electric vehicle, starting from South Korea. Prior to retail sales commencing, the Hyundai Nexo had been met with considerable public interest, with a total of 1,061 vehicles being ordered throughout the pre-order period between March 19-26, 2018. “We are witnessing a historic day as fuel cell technology is being commercialised in large quantities.

After having issued a set of proposed revisions to motor third-party insurance premiums early this month, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irdai) notified general insurers of the rates applicable from April 1 onward.

Irdai has kept the premium rate unchanged from that stated in its draft for private cars and two-wheelers. Business Standard had reported on the proposed changes to motor third-party premiums for vehicles of a certain capacity; those proposed changes have now been notified.

President Donald Trump renewed his long-running assault on Amazon.com Inc. with an early morning tweet Thursday. But what measures can he actually take against the online retail giant?

He could push for probes of consumer protection, privacy and antitrust issues. He could also step up his support for allowing states to collect sales tax on third-party purchases from Amazon, or seek to have the Postal Service charge more to deliver packages.

HMD Global, the Finnish company behind Nokia-branded phones, on March 26 launched the Nokia 1 in India at Rs 5,499, along with an introductory offer from Reliance Jio. The telecommunication provider, in partnership with Nokia, is offering a cashback of up to Rs 2,200 bundled with the Android Oreo (Go edition)-based smartphone.

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