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Andhra Cracks Down On Illegal Mining In Quartz And Iron Ore

Andhra Pradesh Mines and Geology Minister Kollu Ravindra told the Assembly that the State government has initiated strong measures to curb illegal mining, particularly at the Rustum and Bharat quarries in Podalakur mandal, Sarvepalli constituency.He said irregularities were detected in the Rustum Mining Company lease and that those supplying explosives to the mines had been arrested. Ravindra noted that a sudden surge in quartz demand from April 2023 had triggered large-scale illegal mining with alleged official collusion. In December 2023, local TDP leader and MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy..

Delhi Opens Waste-To-Biogas Plant At Ghogha Dairy

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has inaugurated a municipal solid waste-to-compressed biogas (CBG) plant and integrated CBG-CNG fuel station at Ghogha Dairy, marking a major step in the capital’s clean energy efforts.The plant, set up under an MoU signed in January 2022 between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), will process 100 tonnes of garbage each day to generate 4 tonnes of gas.Speaking at the launch, the Chief Minister said a new chapter was being written in the villages of rural Delhi. She added that the project would help realise the vision ..

India Expands LPG, Gas And Refining Capacity: Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that India’s petroleum and gas sector has undergone a transformation over the last 11 years, with LPG connections rising from 140 million before 2014 to over 330 million today, the gas pipeline network expanding from 14,000 km to more than 22,500 km, and India emerging as one of the fastest-growing refining hubs in the world. He was speaking at the inauguration of Indraprastha Gas Limited’s (IGL) new office at the World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi.The Minister also inaugurated IGL’s Smart Gas Meter Manufactur..