(PTI) Lack of infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir for decades post Independence was one of the reasons behind the rise of terrorism in the union territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday after unveiling 75 new projects including bridges, roads and helipads in border areas. Singh dedicated the projects costing Rs 2180 crore and spread across border six states and two Union territories at a function held at eastern Ladakh’s strategic Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DS-DBO) road that provides connectivity to the India’s northernmost outpost of Daulat Beg Oldi. The highlight of the event was the onsite unveiling of…
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(ET) Bharat Petroleum Corp has spent two-thirds of its capital expenditure target for the ongoing fiscal year in the first half itself. While the refiner-retailer was the fastest to spend the planned capex among state-run oil companies, Oil & Natural Gas Corp and its overseas arm were among the slowest. State-run oil companies together spent ₹48,400 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal year, or 43% of their combined annual capex target of ₹111,354 crore, according to official data.
(ET) Reliance Industries Limited will commission its deep water MJ gas condensate field in Bay of Bengal block KG-D6 by year end, boosting natural gas output to 30 per cent of India’s total. “With respect to the MJ gas condensate field project being pretty much on track, for the first gas production by the end of the year,” said Sanjay Roy, senior vice-president for exploration and production, Reliance Industries Ltd, at an investor call post announcement of the company’s second quarter earnings. MJ is the third and last of a set of discoveries that Reliance and its partner bp are…
(FE) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday expressed confidence that the country will achieve the export target for goods and services to USD 2 trillion by 2030. The minister was speaking at the Exporters Conclave held at Chennai. Goyal emphasised on sustaining the export momentum and said that he is confident that Indian exports will be able to wither the global headwinds and will surpass growth in exports by a “big” margin.
(ET) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts with an objective to promote financial inclusion. The ceremony was attended by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das via virtual mode, reported. The setting up of 75 DBUs in 75 districts of the country was done to commemorate the 75 years of independence of the country. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), DBUs will be brick-and-mortar outlets which will provide a variety of digital banking facilities to people such as the opening of savings accounts, balance-check, printing passbooks,…
(Hindustan) रोजाना की तरह सरकारी तेल कंपनियों ने आज सोमवर सुबह 6 बजे पेट्रोल और डीजल के नए रेट जारी कर दिए हैं। फेस्टिव सीजन में भी पेट्रोल डीजल पर राहत बरकार है। आज लगातार 149वें दिन भी पेट्रोल-डीजल (Petrol Diesel Price) की कीमतों में कोई बदलाव देखने को नहीं मिला है। देश में सबसे महंगा पेट्रोल राजस्थान और सबसे सस्ता पोर्ट ब्लेयर में है। वहीं कच्चा तेल 92 और 93 डॉलर प्रति बैरल के बीच है। ब्रेंट क्रूड 92.39 डॉलर प्रति बैरल तो डब्ल्यूटीआई 86.30 डॉलर प्रति बैरल पर ट्रेड कर रहा था। देश में सबसे महंगा ईंधन राजस्थान…
(PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that India is not only open to business but also focused on working with Egypt to see what the two countries can make through their cooperation in the region and at the global level. Jaishankar, who is here on his maiden official visit at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, made the remarks while addressing a meeting of the India-Egypt Business Forum in Cairo. “My message to you today is not just that India is open to business, but that India is specifically focused on working with Egypt to…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday attend an event to distribute Ayushman cards to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Ma Amrutam (PMJAY-MA) scheme in Gujarat, officials said. Modi will join the programme organised in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel via video conference and will also interact with three beneficiaries, an official release said on Sunday. The Ayushman PVC cards (made of polyvinyl chloride material which can be carried easily) are to be distributed to more than 50 lakh beneficiaries under the PMJAY-MA scheme in Gujarat, the release said.
(ET) There is a huge potential for India-US collaboration in the energy sector, petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said, underlining that the Indian government has handled the current energy crisis efficiently and has not allowed energy shortages to affect any part of the country. The Russia-Ukraine war has had far-reaching impacts on the global energy system, disrupting supply and demand patterns and fracturing long-standing trading relationships. It has pushed up energy prices for many consumers and businesses around the world, hurting households, industries and entire economies of several nations. “Today, when we talk about energy it…
(ET) The Indian Railways is looking to bid out 16 railway stations under the public private partnership (PPP) route for redevelopment purposes. According to senior officials, familiar with the development, the target is to bid out these stations within the current year itself. Anand Vihar, Thane, Tambram, Dadar, Kalyan, and Andheri stations are in the list. Railway stations of Pune, Coimbatore, Bangalore City, Baroda, Bhopal, Chennai Central, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin, Avadi, and Vijayawada are likely to part of this redevelopment. “These railway stations will be upgraded to ensure improved basic facilities and accessibility for passengers. Various monetisation models are being examined…