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Think-tanks call for states to adopt Clean Energy Standards
Think-tanks call for states to adopt Clean Energy Standards 10th july 2018 US states could set far more ambitious decarbonisation targets by replacing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) with Clean Energy Standards (CES) encompassing all clean energy sources including nuclear, according to a new joint report by the Breakthrough Institute and Third Way think-tanks. Twenty-seven US […]
India will get 75 per cent electricity from renewable energy in 2050: BNEF
India will get 75 per cent electricity from renewable energy in 2050: BNEF 10th july 2018 India will generate 75 per cent of its overall electricity from renewable energy, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Of this, 34 per cent would come from solar energy and 32 per cent from wind energy. Wind and […]
China to boost rail freight by 30% by 2020
China to boost rail freight by 30% by 2020 10th july 2018 China will boost its rail freight capacity by 2020 and raise the volume of goods delivered by trains by as much as 30 percent, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, as the country grapples with rising vehicle pollution. Ding Yan, vice-director of […]
Southern Railway records 48 % increase in freight loading
Southern Railway records 48 % increase in freight loading 10th july 2018 Southern Railway has recorded a 16 per cent increase in ‘originating freight’ above the targeted value of 8 million tonnes during the first quarter of the financial year ending June this year. It is a 48 per cent increase compared to the corresponding […]
Truckers of Odisha’s mine areas demand freight rate hike
Truckers of Odisha’s mine areas demand freight rate hike 10th july 2018 Truck owners transporting minerals from Joda mining area of Keonjhar district have sought the intervention of the State Government for upward revision of transportation costs. Truck and tipper owners have been demanding a rise in freight rates for vehicles engaged in transportation of […]
Indian government to relax curbs on Indian firms chartering foreign ships
Indian government to relax curbs on Indian firms chartering foreign ships 10th july 2018 The Ministry of Shipping is clearly in reform mode. On the heels of the recent relaxation of the cabotage law, which allows foreign flag vessels to operate in Indian waters, it is now set to allow Indian players to charter foreign […]
Vessel carrying U.S. coal to China switches destination to Singapore: Eikon data
Vessel carrying U.S. coal to China switches destination to Singapore: Eikon data 10th july 2018 A vessel carrying a shipment of coal from the United States switched its destination to Singapore on Wednesday afternoon from China, according to ship tracking data, amid an escalating trade row between the world’s top two economies. The cargo was […]
Saudi cement sector expected to record revenue decline in 2Q18
Saudi cement sector expected to record revenue decline in 2Q18 10th july 2018 Saudi Arabia’s cement sector is expected to record a fall in revenue in the 2Q18, according to Al Rajhi Capital. The companies monitored by Al Rajhi are expected to announce a revenue decline of around six per cent YoY for the period, […]
Argentine domestic dispatches down 4% YoY in June
Argentine domestic dispatches down 4% YoY in June 10th july 2018 Argentina’s cement market contracted by 3.5 per cent to 970,978t in June 2018 from 1.007Mt in June 2017, according to the latest data from AFCP, the country’s cement association. Output from the country’s cement plants slipped 2.8 per cent to 973,743t from 1.002Mt in […]