Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to effectively halve food rations to the poor ahead of state polls next year and a general election in 2024 is fiscally sound, but politically much depends on whether the charismatic leader can sell…
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Eknath Shinde asked Mumbai civic authorities to depute 5,000 “Swatchhta Doots” (cleanliness ambassadors) and undertake beautification of the city. Ahead of a G20 Council meeting in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asked the local civic body to launch…
Entry to the fair will be restricted to business visitors from November 14 to 18. It will be opened for general public from November 19 to 27. The Delhi Police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory ahead of the India…
Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report…
The State Bank of India (SBI) has reshuffled its senior management and subsidiaries to improve efficiency, according to a media report published on Thursday. The portfolios of all four MDs have been reshuffled, according to the Indian Express story. SBI’s…
Following the war between Ukraine and Russia, India is looking to reach new markets for the import of edible oils, according to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. According to her, the country’s ability to acquire edible oils has been hampered…
The central government said the greatest all-India power demand met on Tuesday was 201.066 GW, despite complaints of coal shortages at power facilities across the country. The demand exceeded last year’s maximum demand of 200.539 GW, which occurred on July…
Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, has purchased a total of 4 million barrels of crude via tenders for May and June loading, traders said on Wednesday. The refiner bought 2 million barrels of Murban crude and another 2 million of West…
IndiGo’s Chief Commercial Officer Willy Boulter said he will resign after July, just a day after Chief Financial Officer Jiten Chopra quit the biggest budget airline in Asia by market value. The top management churn at IndiGo, operated by InterGlobe…
The first direct flight between Gorakhpur and Varanasi was flagged-off on Sunday. SpiceJet was awarded the route under the RCS-UDAN 4.1, as per a press release by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The airline will be operating daily flights and will deploy its Q400, 78-seater turboprop…