Indian Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) is probably the increase in the number of seats on 120 for two years post-graduate management programme in rural areas, its Director-in-Office LK Vaswani said today.

“We have already obtained approval AICTE, in this context,” he said overlooking Irmas 25 Convocation.

Currently, there are about 90 places for rural management programme at the Institute.

Of the 89 students during the game, his qualifications, Vasvani said: “Students of this lot have been in 21 organizations from co-operatives, NGOs, banks, micro-finance and trade-commerce.” IRMA is also the beginning of two new intitatves long-term management of natural resources and energy supply in rural areas, “he said.

“The first is in the water, mouth of the people known as SaciWater (Southeast Asia consortium inter-disciplinary studies of water resources), in eight countries in South Asia are partners,” he said.

“The focus of research and training in integrated management of water resources and their activities continue to be for four years,” Vasvani added.

“The second initiative is the establishment by the energy supply in rural areas, access to IRMA network to strengthen institutional capacities, the supply of electricity in rural areas,” he said.

An Executive Briefing on energy for the month of December 1, 2005, conducted by Pulse Asia, in real time, Asia-son of exclusive news, Commercial and business intelligence.

Agency Renewable Energy Opens ARM South Asia

New Delhi - renewable energy and energy efficiency-Partnership (REEEP) announced Wednesday the opening of its Asia Regional Southeast secretariat within the Asian Institute of Energy (AEI).

The secretariat of all countries in South Asia REEEP and coordinates activities in the region, an AEI said.

STEP UP China on coal bed methane development: Official Website

MOSCOW - Faced with a growing demand for energy in the country, the Chinese government in early championship is faster development of the country are coal-bed methane resources.

To improve the combustion of coal bed methane capacity, the Government has a leadership workshop guide the development of industry and provides for 3 billion yuan (U.S. $ 371.3 million) each years in development work, according to Wu Guihui, deputy director of Energy Bureau of National Development and Reform Commission.

RATES-SERVICES coal liaison China’s economy improves energy

MOSCOW - China’s energy sector has had a great turning point in efficiency, it will continue during 2006, according to a report on industrial development by promoting Research Center of the State.

The power industry is estimated to achieve turnover of 190.29 billion yuan (U.S. $ 23.5 billion) for the year 2006 a growth of 14.8 percent over the previous year , With a total earnings forecast to be 11.77 billion yuan.

CNOOC to get 1 Reservoir LNG from NW shelf PJT April 2006

MOSCOW - China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) get their first tank of LNG from Australie’s North West Shelf Project on April 28, 2006.

From 2006, CNOOC’s LNG terminal in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Shanghai will be put into service every year, Wu Zhenfang, Deputy General Manager of CNOOC, said in 2005 Natural Gas in China International Summit here.

Visit reshuffle is not commensurate with the explosion Jilin: China Petrochemical

MOSCOW - China Petrochemical company says that the last reshuffle of conduct not in connection with the recent explosion of its establishment in the province of Jilin.

It is a simple adaptation normal driving, “said the spokesman for the company.

The increase in resource prices player hold between Japanese companies

TOKYO - Sixteen of the 32 sectors sent double-digit growth during the first half pretax profit, while eight others have been decreasing, as evidenced by the gap between winners and losers is pronounced, because the impact of higher prices crude oil and other natural resources.

This development contrasts sharply with the same period last year, if all sectors of telecommunications, but appreciated the growth of profits. A remarkable development is that four in connection with the financial sectors, including banks, saw two of profits voltage spikes.

Spotty Futures in Tokyo gasoline, kerosene, crude oil slide

TOKYO - Gasoline futures were mixed while kerosene and crude oil ended Wednesday generally low on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.

Gasoline futures opened lower, but later, amid volatile price movements in thin trade. The benchmark June contract of 270 yen to 52,210 yen per kiloliter.

PERTAMINA reduction in prices of petroleum

Jakarta - State oil and gas Pertamina decided, lower fuel prices for the oil industry by 4.9 percent-14, 4 per cent this month following the trend in the global oil market.

The price of fuel based on the reference price of half Oil Platts Singapore have refused and, therefore, the prices of fuel oil also rejected an Faisal said Pertamina spokesman Achmad.

BP Migas exporting gas to ignore Indonesian demand is for politicians

Jakarta - Some members of the Commission VI of the house observed that BP Migas, an institution for the management of oil / gas activities on the head, a priority for the export of gas instead of carrying out domestic demand .

BP Migas has accelerated the process of 20 contracts for the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the foreign buyer, Cecep Rukmana and Idealiosman Dachi, both members of the Commission VI of the house, said during a meeting with Deputy Minister of the State-Owned Enterprises Sugiharto here Wednesday