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New Delhi: State-owned CIL is looking at green mining options by leveraging a slew of eco-friendly technologies in both underground and opencast mines, a move that would help in augmenting the production and reduce the adverse impact on environment. With land turning out to be a major pain point for expansion of coal mining operations, these technologies bypass land acquisition and avoid its degradation. "Coal India Ltd (CIL) is taking a close look on green mining options in a bid to minimize adverse environmental impact by leveraging a slew of eco-friendly technologies in its underground and opencast mines," the maharatna firm said.

Petrol, Diesel price today, May 21: If you are a consumer of petrol in Delhi, you will be paying Rs 105.41 per litre, while consumers of diesel in the national capital will be paying Rs 96.67 per litre.

"Consolidated PAT before Exceptional Items up by 76 per cent YoY (year-on-year) at Rs 775 Crore in March quarter vs Rs 440 Crore in Q4 FY21 (March quarter), " the company said in the statement.

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A 2012 tax law gave New Delhi the power to claim back taxes from enterprises that had acquired assets of local companies in past deals.

The two firms will first set up a substantial charging infrastructure at BPCL's existing petrol pumps and may subsequently broaden the collaboration to develop more synergies within the EV ecosystem and adjacent business verticals.

"It is being done on case-to-case basis keeping in mind the relatively higher prices of electric vehicles as compared to conventional vehicles," said a senior Delhi Government officer.

On average, a person spends about 90 minutes inside a shopping mall on each visit and that time can easily be utilised for quick charging of an electric vehicle.

While the London-based parent will continue to be the holding company of the diversified mining group, Vedanta Ltd and the three businesses will operate parallelly as independent, listed companies.

Meeting in-person for the first time after two years, the GST Council on Friday reduced or waived cess on a large number of critical-use medicines but decided that this wasn’t the right time to bring petrol and diesel under GST. The Council also agreed that collection compensation cess, which is over and above GST, will continue to be collected on alcohol, tobacco products, large vehicles, coal and aerated water till March 2026 “for the specific purpose of repayment of loans taken’’ to pay states, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a media briefing in Lucknow. “There has been a lot of media speculation on whether petroleum products will be brought under ambit of GST. I make it absolutely clear that this came on today’s agenda purely because of the Kerala High Court order.

Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the Central government is sensitive to fuel price rise while also hinting that the public might get relief (in terms of fuel price) in the upcoming month. "Central Government is very sensitive to this issue (fuel price rise) but it is also very sensitive to see the other responsibilities that we have," Puri said while addressing a press conference. Further, saying that the issue needed to be seen in a larger context, he said, "The central tax on fuel has remained the same at Rs 32, but since the VAT by states is set in percentage, their tax increase as the price of petrol increases internationally."

At the 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial in New Delhi, oil ministers and top executives from major companies across the globe have come together to debate the way forward for the energy sector. The focus shall be on how global shifts, transition policies and new technologies influence market stability and future investment in the energy sector.