(FE) Petrol prices have been left untouched for more than a month now (33 days) by oil marketing companies (OMC). Prices have been steady since April 6 after OMCs hiked prices by Rs 10 per litre through 14 price hikes across major cities that started on March 22. Petrol in the National Capital of Delhi is currently priced at Rs 105.41 per litre, after the last hike of 80 paise nearly a month ago. Diesel in the city is priced at Rs 96.67. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol and diesel cost Rs 120.51 and Rs 104.77, respectively. Public sector OMCs…
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(NDTV) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will tour Assam on Monday and Tuesday during which he will visit the India-Bangladesh border, inaugurate the National Forensic Sciences University and attend the first-anniversary celebration of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government. Mr Shah will begin his tour by visiting a Border Out Post (BOP) at Mankachar on Monday and interact with the BSF personnel deployed along the international border, officials said. After that, the home minister will inaugurate the BSF’s central store and workshop and launch Khadi and Village Industries products at Tamulpur. In the evening, he will inaugurate the census office and an SSB building…
(PTI) Reliance Industries Ltd expects prices of natural gas in India torise again in October as its gas exploration business reaps the rewards of a global surge in energy prices that have already pushed the rates to a record high. The conglomerate, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, expects the price cap for its KG-D6 gas sales to rise over the current USD 9.92 per million British thermal units, Sanjay Roy, senior vice-president for exploration and production, said in an investor call following the announcement of its quarterly earnings. The government sets gas prices every six months based on international rates.The price…
(PTI) The government is likely to invite financial bids for Shipping Corporation of India by September, after the process of demerger of non-core assets is completed, an official said. As part of the strategic-sale process, the government is hiving off Shipping House and the training institute and some other non-core assets of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). “The process of demerger is time consuming. We would be ready to invite financial bids in 3-4 months,” the official said. The board of Shipping Corp met last week and approved an updated demerger scheme for hiving off the non-core assets of SCI to Shipping…
(PTI) Shashi Shanker, former chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has been appointed as an independent director on the board of Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL), the company said in a regulatory filing. Shanker, who superannuated as the head of India’s largest oil and gas producer on March 31, 2021, was appointed to the board of ATGL on May 4. “This is to inform that, on the recommendation of Nomination & Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the company have appointed Shashi Shanker, as an Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent) of the company,” the filing said. He…
(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of concerned officials for reviewing various aspects of wheat supply, stock and exports. Prime Minister Modi asked concern officials to ensure quality norms for exports of foodgrains and other agricultural products from the country. “In the light of increasing demand for agricultural products of India, the Prime Minister directed that all steps be taken to ensure quality norms and standards so that India evolves into an assured source of food grain and other agricultural products,” an official statement said. Prime minister was briefed regarding the impact of high temperatures in March-April, 2022 which had adversely…
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari chaired the meeting to review the proposal of NHLML (National Highways Logistics Management Limited) to revamp logistics and allied activities in Delhi region along with Lt.Governor, Delhi Shri Anil Baijal , MoS Gen.V.K.Singh , Shri Gautam Gambhir , Shri Manoj Kumar Tiwari , Shri Ramesh Bidhuri , Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Shri Hans Raj Hans . NHLML, a SPV of NHAI, presented a plan to develop a future ready Delhi by building efficient logistics systems, creating integrated freight villages at strategic locations with hub and spoke model in…
(PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday arrived in West Bengal on a two-day visit, his first since the 2021 assembly polls, with his itinerary including organisational meetings and a public rally, besides travel to forward areas along the India-Bangladesh border. Shah, who arrived at the Kolkata airport, was received by senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik. The home minister will on Thursday inaugurate BSF’s floating border outposts at Hingalganj and lay the foundation stone of the Maitri’ museum at Haridaspur, official sources said. He will address a public meeting in Siliguri…
(PTI) The adverse effects of the unprecedented high global food prices due to the ongoing geopolitical situation is reflecting in the domestic market as well, and going forward inflationary pressures are likely to continue, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. In an off-cycle Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting during May 2-4, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced a hike in the key repo rate — at which it lends short term money to banks — by 0.40 per cent to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect. However, the central bank has not tinkered with its inflation projection announced in April this year.…
(DJ) केंद्रीय उद्योग और वाणिज्य मंत्री पीयूष गोयल ने कहा कि सांसद रमेश पोखरियाल निशंक के प्रस्ताव पर हरिद्वार जिले में जल्द टूरिस्ट विलेज बनाया जाएगा। इससे स्थानीय हैंडलूम-हैंडीक्राफ्ट को प्रोत्साहन के साथ ही पर्यटकों को एक ही जगह ऐसे उत्पाद उपलब्ध हो सकेंगे। इसके लिए राज्य सरकार से जल्द प्रस्ताव प्राप्तकर अग्रिम कार्रवाई की जाएगी। मध्य हरिद्वार के एक होटल में बुधवार शाम पत्रकारों से बातचीत में केंद्रीय मंत्री गोयल ने कहा कि हरिद्वार जल्द आकांक्षी जिले से बाहर निकलकर विकसित जिले की ओर अग्रसर होगा। पिछले चार साल में हरिद्वार जिले में परिवर्तन की बयार बही है। शिक्षा,…