Mumbai, 4/4: Amid the burning issue of air pollution in Mumbai, a group of concerned citizens led by actor and environmentalist Diya Mirza met officials of the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stressing the need for a 10-year action plan apart from short-term measures to curb severe health risks caused by Mumbai’s high levels of air…
New Delhi, 4/4: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is stepping up Rs 57,525 crore investment over the next three-four years to reverse years of decline in oil and gas production, company’s director for production Pankaj Kumar said. Up to 24 field development, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and improved oil recovery (IOR) projects are…
New Delhi, 4/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need for an integrated response to disasters, saying disaster in one region can have a big impact on a completely different region in a closely connected world. In his video address at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2023, he noted…
New Delhi, 4/4: India cut its windfall tax on crude oil to zero from Rs 3,500 ($42.56) a tonne and halved the tax on diesel to 0.5 rupee per litre, a government notification said on Tuesday. India in July imposed a windfall tax on crude oil producers and on exports of gasoline, diesel…
New Delhi,4/4: In what could be termed as one of the biggest achievements of the Delhi Police, Deepak Boxer, a wanted gangster who had fled abroad in January, was arrested in Mexico by the Special Cell with the help of FBI. This is the first time when the Delhi Police went abroad to…
BHUBANESWAR, 4/4: The Chief Minister of Odisha, SRI Naveen Patnaik, has arrived in Japan with a high-level delegation to promote investment opportunities in Odisha. The delegation includes the Minister of Industries, MSME, and Energy, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Odisha, Principal Secretary, Industries Department, Principal Secretary, E&IT Department, Secretary to Hon’ble CM, Secretary,…
Patna, 3/4: The BJP on Monday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for communal violence in the state, saying he seems to have lost his will to govern and should “stop dreaming about becoming prime minister and instead take care of the state”. While former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned Kumar’s willingness to handle…
New Delhi, 3/4: Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doublespeak, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday said the TMC chairperson greets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the morning and attacks him in the evening. Patra was addressing a press meeting at the new state BJP office in Salt Lake. Asked about…
Washington DC, 3/4:Former US President Donald Trump is set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment related to hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, as security tightens in Manhattan. Trump, the first former US president to face criminal charges, is…
Bhubaneswar, 3/4: In a continuing effort to be the country’s leading investment destination, a high- level delegation led by Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, will be visiting Japan from 4th April 2023 to promote investment opportunities in Odisha. The delegation includes the Minister of Industries, MSME, and Energy Sh Pratap Keshari…
