(PTI) India’s gold imports, which has a bearing on the country’s current account deficit (CAD), more than doubled to USD 38 billion during April-December this fiscal on account of higher demand, according to data of the commerce ministry. The imports stood at USD 16.78 billion in April-December 2020. In December 2021, imports of the precious metal rose to USD 4.8 billion from USD 4.5 billion in the year-ago period. The surge in gold imports during the nine months contributed to the widening of the trade deficit to USD 142.44 billion against USD 61.38 billion in April-December 2020. Similarly, silver imports…
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(T.E.T) Indian Oil Corp has bagged city gas licenses for 9 out of the 15 high-potential geographical areas (GAs) in the latest bidding round and plans to invest Rs 7,000 crore in developing infrastructure in these areas, the company said in a statement. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) had sought bids for 65 GAs in the XIth bidding round. It received more than 430 bids, including Indian Oil’s 53 bids, the highest by any party. Adani NSE 0.29 %, Think Gas, and HPCL NSE 1.05 % were other big bidders. PNGRB hasn’t yet put up the names of the…
(T.E.T) Sales of petrol and diesel in the first half of January dipped by 3% and 5%, respectively, from a year ago, as Omicron brought back work-from-home and several travel restrictions. Compared with the first fortnight of January 2020, petrol sales, which had recovered quickly from the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, were still 6% higher, as per the sales data from state-run oil companies that control about 90% of petrol pumps in the country. Diesel sales, however, were 8% lower than in January 2020. Jet fuel consumption grew by 7% from a year earlier though it was 38% lower compared with the…
(A.U) सरकारी तेल कंपनियों की ओर से आज पेट्रोल-डीजल के दामों में कोई बदलाव नहीं किया है। आज 48 दिन के बाद भी दाम स्थिर हैं। पिछले कई महीनों से देश कई राज्यों में अभी भी पेट्रोल के दाम 100 रुपये से ऊपर चल रहे हैं। देश में तेल के दाम अभी आम आदमी की जेब पर असर डाल रहे हैं। दिल्ली में पेट्रोल का दाम 95.41 रुपये जबकि डीजल का दाम 86.67 रुपये प्रति लीटर है। मुंबई में पेट्रोल की कीमत 109.98 रुपये व डीजल की कीमत 94.14 रुपये प्रति लीटर है। कोलकाता में पेट्रोल का दाम 104.67 रुपये जबकि डीजल का दाम 89.79 रुपये लीटर है। वहीं चेन्नई में भी पेट्रोल 101.40 रुपये लीटर है…
(ET) The year 2020, when India leapfrogged to BSVI, was a landmark for the Indian automotive industry. Similarly, 2022 is set to be a significant year for the industry as the Government is set to announce a policy for Flex fuel technology adoption. A policy on Flex fuel will be announced in a few months, and its introduction will take at least a year, a source who works with a government agency said. Last year it was notified that the E20 fuel (petrol blended with 20% ethanol) programme will come into force from April 1, 2025. Though not a major technological jump like the shift from…
(D.J) उत्तर प्रदेश में 18वीं विधानसभा के गठन की तारीख घोषित होने के बाद सभी राजनीतिक दल अपने प्रत्याशियों की सूची जारी कर रहे हैं। कांग्रेस के सपा-रालोद गठबंधन और फिर बसपा की सूची आने के बाद सभी की निगाह उत्तर प्रदेश की सत्ता पर काबिज भारतीय जनता पार्टी के प्रत्याशियों की सूची पर लगी थी। भाजपा ने पहले चरण के 58 में से 57 तथा दूसरे चरण की 55 में से 48 सीट पर प्रत्याशी घोषित किया है। भाजपा ने अभी तक कुल 107 सीटों पर प्रत्याशी पर नाम घोषित किया है। भाजपा ने 105 टिकट में 63 विधायकों…
(T.E.T) Releasing the first list of 107 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP on Saturday fielded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban seat and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu in Prayagraj as it expressed confidence of retaining power with a big majority. Except for Adityanath and Maurya, all the names are for 105 of the 113 seats which will go to the polls in the first two phases on February 10 and 14, with 44 of them hailing from Other Backward Classes and 19 Scheduled Castes, accounting for 60 per cent of the total.…
(PTI) India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to the viral disease has risen to 4,85,752. The case fatality rate was 1.32 per cent. A total of 6,041 Omicron cases has been detected so far, an increase of 5.01 per cent since Friday, the data updated at 8 am showed. The daily positivity rate was 16.66 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 12.84 per cent.…
(D.J) वैश्विक महामारी कोरोना वायरस का कहर एक बार फिर भारत में बरस रहा है। कोविड-19 का नया वैरिएंट ओमिक्रोन तेजी से पूरे देश में फैल रहा है। लगातार वायरस के नए मामलों में बढ़ोतरी हो रही है। दैनिक मामले नए आंकड़ों के साथ दिन-ब-दिन बढ़ रहे हैं। केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी किए गए आंकड़ों के अनुसार, भारत ने शनिवार को पिछले 24 घंटों में 268,833 ताजा कोविड -19 मामले सामने आए हैं। वहीं 402 मौतों की सूचना दी गई है, अबतक कुल मिलाकर सक्रिय केसलोएड 14,17,820 हो गया है, जबकि ओमिक्रोन वैरिएंट के कुल 6,041 पुष्ट मामले दर्ज…
(ABP) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with over 150 startups as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a week-long event “Celebrating Innovative Ecosystem.” The interaction will take place via video conferencing at 10:30 am today. The event is being hosted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry from January 10 to 16, as per the official press release by the Prime Minister’s Office. The event would mark the 6th anniversary of the Startup India initiative. The interaction would be aimed to understand the ways in which startups could contribute…