(PTI) In a bid to boost volumes for the struggling electric vehicles segment, State Bank of India Monday launched a discounted loan for buyers of such vehicles pricing 20 basis points lower than its existing auto loans. Of the 3.6 million (FY19) car industry, EVs constitute around 1,000 units per annum, according to industry data, and together with two-wheelers the industry notches up over 54,000 units annually despite the many policy pushes to promote this segment of transport. But the two-wheeler segment in a 20 million business annually now. Many in the industry blame the lack of policy clarity for…
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(PTI) A day after a “tragic” bus accident near Mainpuri on Agra-Lucknow Expressway that killed seven passengers and injured 34 others, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Sunday accused the Adityanath government of ignoring its duty of ensuring safety and security to commuters despite collecting the road toll. “Visited survivors of the tragic bus accident today (in Etawah). Despite collecting tolls this government is neglecting its responsibilities like monitoring expressways, providing adequate policing, maintaining equipment and systems that protect commuters,” Akhilesh said in a tweet. Talking to reporters in Etawah after visiting the injured, Akhilesh alleged that the BJPgovernment was suffering from a “kaam…
(BS) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that violence is increasing day-by-day in the state. Pradhan today met Election Commission officials and demanded an investigation on an alleged attack on Jagannath Pradhan, BJP MLA candidate from Bhubaneswar Central. “Violence in Odisha is increasing day-by-day. BJP MLA candidate from Bhubaneswar Central, Jagannath Pradhan was attacked for the third time. A bomb was hurled at his car. We met EC officials and demanded that an investigation should be ordered,” Pradhan. Polls for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha have been scheduled to be held in four phases.
(AU) पीडीपी की अध्यक्ष महबूबा मुफफ्ती ने कहा कि कांग्रेस और भाजपा हमेशा एक ही हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि चाहे वह 2008 में अमरनाथ श्राइन बोर्ड में गुलाम नबी आजाद का वन भूमि हस्तांतरण हो या 2013 में अफजल गुरु की फांसी का मामला। भाजपा के अनुच्छेद 370 को खत्म करने का चुनावी मुद्दे को दोनों दलों ने राष्ट्रहित को सर्वोपरि माना। महबूबा ने कहा कि पीडीपी जैसी क्षेत्रीय पार्टी ही रियासत के हितों की चिंता करती है। पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री ने रविवार को कहा कि किसी भी धर्म को आतंकी वारदातों के लिए दोषी नहीं ठहराया जाना चाहिए।
(PTI) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) hasn’t recognised ONGC as its promoter three months after a government directive and a subsequent reiteration to do so. HPCL management’s argument that it needed more regulatory clarity is being widely perceived by petroleum and natural gas ministry officials and ONGC executives as a delaying tactic, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. In its latest regulatory filing, on April 18, HPCL retainedgovernment as its promoter and classified ONGC as a public shareholder. The government owns no share in HPCL since it sold its entire 51.11% stake in the company to ONGC…
(ET) Indian explorer ONGC Videsh has sold a third Russian Sokol crude cargo for June loading via a tender, two trade sources said on Wednesday. ONGC sold the 700,000-barrel cargo loading on June 20-26 to Shell at a premium of about $4.30 a barrel to Dubai quotes, the highest premium in four months, they said, up from earlier deals at premiums of $3.50-$3.70 a barrel. A jump in Brent’s premium to Dubai quotes and robust demand in Asia are supporting spot differentials for Middle East and Russian crude.
(DJ) Lok Sabha Election 2019 में दूसरे चरण के लिए सुबह 7 बजे से मतदान शुरू हो गया। इस चरण में एक केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों सहित कुल 12 राज्यों की 95 लोकसभा सीटों पर मतदान हो रहा है। इसके पहले, दूसरे चरण में लोकसभा की 97 सीटों पर चुनाव होने थे, लेकिन तमिलनाडु की वेल्लोर सीट पर बड़े पैमाने पर नकदी जब्त होने के बाद यहां का चुनाव रद कर दिया गया। इसी तरह से कानून-व्यवस्था की खराब स्थिति को देखते हुए त्रिपुरा पूर्व सीट का चुनाव स्थगित कर दिया गया है। अब इस सीट पर चुनाव तीसरे चरण में…
(AU) कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी गुरुवार को आंवला लोकसभा क्षेत्र से कांग्रेस प्रत्याशी कुंवर सर्वराज सिंह के समर्थन में म्याऊं में एक जनसभा को संबोधित करेंगे, जबकि कांग्रेस के पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश के प्रभारी ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया बदायूं लोकसभा क्षेत्र के प्रत्याशी सलीम शेरवानी के समर्थन में बिल्सी में जनसभा करेंगे। पार्टी के प्रदेश महासचिव ओमकार सिंह ने बताया कि राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी की जनसभा म्याऊं-दातागंज रोड स्थित मैदान में पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे तथा सिंधिया की जनसभा मुजरिया रोड पर दोपहर एक बजे होगी।
(HT) The Centre may consider a higher subsidy for families refilling cooking gas cylinders under its welfare scheme Ujjwala, which offers free cooking gas connections to poor households.Enhancing the subsidy is one of the options before the central government, which has received feedback to the effect that in many states the refill rate of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders is less than optimal, senior government officials said on Tuesday on condition of anonymity. A final decision will be taken only after a new government takes charge following the Lok Sabha elections that are under way. The model code of conduct…
(ET) Carbon emissions from refineries will now be used to boost crude oil production from aging oilfields in the country. Indian Oil has signed a preliminary agreement to capture carbon dioxide emitted from its refineries and pipe it to ONGC and Oil India for injecting in their depleting oilfields to boost output, a move that would address climate change concerns as well as India’s falling oil production, SSV Ramakumar, director (research & development) at Indian Oil Corp, told ET. Indian Oil’s refinery in Gujarat will supply CO2 to ONGC fields in the state while its refineries in Northeast will cater to…