The Delhi administration warned on Thursday of a possible setback in delivering uninterrupted energy to essential institutions in the capital, including Metro trains and hospitals, amid a worsening coal shortage. Satyendar Jain, the Power Minister, convened an emergency meeting to examine the situation and wrote to the Centre, urging that additional coal be made available […]
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According to sources, at least 150 passengers and staff members on board a Thai Airways flight were unharmed after a tyre blew before landing at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL). The problem occurred on Tuesday night, and a technical crew from the airline arrived with a spare wheel on Wednesday evening. According to airport sources, […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers today to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country, which has seen an increase in daily infections over the previous two weeks, with Delhi and the National Capital Region serving as the epicenter (NCR). According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the virtual meeting […]
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According to a poll, the Reserve Bank of India will raise its repo rate in June, and at a faster rate than forecast just a few weeks ago, as rising inflation puts pressure on the central bank to move sooner. Retail inflation increased to nearly 7% in March, exceeding the central bank’s goal range of […]
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On Monday, the price of 10 grammes of 24-carat gold fell by Rs 10 to Rs 53,440, while the price of 1 kilogramme of silver rose by Rs 100 to Rs 66,700. The price of 10 grammes of 24-carat gold in Delhi and Mumbai is the same as it is in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, […]
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Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister, stated on Friday that the state’s government has chosen to purchase coal from outside the nation to help alleviate the state’s current load shedding situation. He further stated that efforts were being made to get one coal mine in Chhattisgarh awarded to Maharashtra’s power department. Pawar told reporters that […]
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FMCG major Nestle India Ltd on Thursday reported a 1.25 percent decline in its net profit to Rs 594.71 crore for the first quarter ended March 2022. The company, which follows January-December financial year, had posted a profit of Rs 602.25 crore in the same period a year ago, Nestle said in a BSE filing. However, […]
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Shares of Coal India (CIL) hit an over two-year high of Rs 205.55, up 4 percent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade, surging as much as 10 percent in the past three trading days on the expectation of strong earnings. The stock of state-owned mining company traded at its highest level since January 2020. […]
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With a fresh hike of Rs 2.5 in CNG prices, the members of the auto, taxi, and cab drivers’ associations on Thursday warned authorities that they will go on a strike from April 18 to press for their demand for subsidy on gas prices. On April 11, hundreds of auto, taxi, and cab drivers staged […]
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Citing the additional burden on the budget put by the last-ditch energy subsidies by the outgoing Imran Khan government, the World Bank on Wednesday reduced Pakistan’s economic growth rate forecast for the current fiscal year by almost one percent, reported local media. “The financing of the price cuts or subsidies can create an additional burden on […]
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