(HT) Condemning the Pahalgam terrorist attack as a “barbaric and cowardly act,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday asserted that the steps taken by the Union government would mark the “final nail in the coffin of terrorism”. The chief minister was in Kanpur to meet the bereaved family of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 civilians killed in the April 22 attack at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam. Speaking to the media after paying respects at Dwivedi’s Hathipur residence, Adityanath offered condolences and vowed stringent action. “Terrorism is breathing its last. This government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership,…
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(BS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the industry to come together to build a “resilient, revolutionary and steel-strong India”. Speaking at the India Steel 2025 event, the Prime Minister (PM) also said that the country needs to strengthen its global partnerships for securing raw materials and called on the industry to start extracting iron ore from unused greenfield mines to increase steel production. Terming steel as a “sunrise sector”, Modi underlined the need to up production of the commodity which is the “backbone” of development, adopt newer processes, undertake innovation, exchange best practices within and also look at…
(The Pioneer) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has recommended release of an improved variety of fodder crop Birsa Lathyrus- 1, developed by the scientists of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Fodder Crops. The average green fodder yield (GFY) of this variety, released for Country’s north east zone and central zone, is 190 quintals per hectare which is 6.3 per cent more than that obtained from national check variety Mahateora. Per day per hectare GFY is also higher which is 2.65 quintal per hactare than the national check. The variety moderately…
(PIB) The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar today on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day. The Prime Minister appealed to everyone at the event to observe silence and pray for the departed souls in the Pahalgam attacks on 22 April 2025. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day, the entire nation is connected with Mithila and Bihar. He remarked that projects worth thousands of crores of rupees, aimed at…
(HT) India’s top consumer goods makers Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Nestle India reported weaker fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, with HUL cutting its margin forecast amid high input costs and sluggish urban demand. A surge in the cost of living and slow wage raises in India have eroded urban consumers’ purchasing power, forcing them to cut back on buying packaged goods and pressuring earnings of consumer goods makers already reeling from high input costs. Both companies reported shrinking profit margins. Maggi instant noodles-maker Nestle India’s margin dropped to 16% from 18% in the previous year, according to a back-of-the-envelope calculation by Reuters,…
(HT) India Inc’s revenue growth will remain flat at about 5-6% in the March quarter, but profitability will widen, a domestic rating agency said on Thursday. Crisil Ratings said the operating profit margins are seen at 8%, a widening of up to 0.60%, when compared with the year-ago performance. The agency analysed over 400 companies accounting for over 50% of NSE’s market capitalisation to arrive at its estimates. Some companies, especially in the information technology sector have already announced their earnings. Improved showing by the consumer-driven sectors excluding staples will be a key contributor for the topline growth, while the…
(HT) India’s National Bank for Financing Infrastructure & Development, or NaBFID, is planning to enter the overseas credit market for the first time, and aims to raise as much as $2 billion through loans and bonds this financial year, according to people familiar with the matter. Initially, the state-owned infrastructure lender plans to raise at least $250 million through an external commercial borrowing loan with a tenor of three-to-five years, said the people, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The agency is engaging with rating companies to obtain a rating, they said. NaBFID didn’t respond to…
(HT) Days ahead of the Char Dham Yatra, the state health department has launched an extensive medical infrastructure and health initiatives along the Char Dham Yatra route this season, officials familiar with the matter said. Acting on the directives from chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and health minister Dhan Singh Rawat, health secretary Dr R Rajesh Kumar chaired a review meeting on Wednesday evening with chief medical officers (CMOs) from across the yatra region at the Secretariat. “To provide pilgrims with clear and easily accessible health information, a multilingual health advisory is being prepared in 13 languages. These advisories will…
(BS) Indian miner NMDC is exploring coking coal assets, key ingredient used for making iron ore and steel, in Indonesia and Australia, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said on Thursday. India, the world’s second-largest producer of crude steel, meets 85 per cent of its coking coal requirements through imports. Australia accounts for more than half of the country’s coking coal imports. The company is looking at this as a business opportunity, Mukherjee said. “They (explorations) are in different stages of negotiations.” He did not disclose the details of these talks due to confidentiality. State-owned NMDC is India’s largest iron ore miner with…