(DC) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the first country to invest in Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) which will boost strategic relationship of both countries. He also said that the first cargo of crude oil from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), destined for the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) has sailed.
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(LiveMint) India’s highest advisory body on drugs will discuss a mechanism to end the menace of fake medicines at a meeting on 16 May. According to the proposal to be discussed at the Drug Technical Advisory Board meeting, consumers will be able to check whether the medicines that they have purchased are genuine by texting a unique code to be printed on the medicine’s package to a number, said two people aware of the matter, both of whom requested anonymity. The government plans to initially build a data bank of 300 medicine brands and their consumption pattern in various parts of…
(AU) उत्तर से लेकर दक्षिण भारत तक रविवार को आई तेज आंधी, बारिश और बिजली गिरने से 50 लोगों की मौत हो गई। दिल्ली-एनसीआर में 109 किमी प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से धूल भरी आंधी चली। हल्की बारिश भी हुई। इसके चलते राजधानी दिन में ही अंधेरे में डूब गई। इसमें बड़ी संख्या में उड़ानें प्रभावित हुईं। रेल, मेट्रो और सड़क यातायात पर भी असर पड़ा। दिल्ली में शाम साढ़े 4 बजे आई आंधी में 250 से ज्यादा जगह पेड़ और 75 बिजली के खंभे गिर गए, जबकि 60 जगह दीवारें-छत गिरने की घटनाएं हुईं। राजधानी में अलग-अलग घटनाओं में…
(FE) World Economic Forum’s Global Manufacturing Index 2017-18 ranked India at the 30th position—the country’s manufacturing sector has grown by over 7% per annum in the past three decades. But the same report listed human capital and sustainable resources as the two key challenges, because the country needs to raise the capabilities of its relatively young and fast-growing labour force. This makes one wonder if the youth of our nation are geared for the opportunities that await them. Is our education ecosystem making them world-ready? Or should we prioritise becoming a knowledge power—a centre of innovation and creative ideas—over everything…
(ET) Railway commuters in Chennai and Tamil Nadu who use the R-wallet to book mobile-tickets would soon get Rs 5 extra when they recharge the R-wallet for Rs 100. The directive has come from the Railway Board (RB) on May 3 to promote unreserved ticket booking through mobile phones. The scheme will be trialled for a period of three months after which it will be reviewed, the order stated. Sources said that this was after Southern Railway, covering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, wrote to RB with some ideas buoyed by the tremendous response to m-ticketing in the zone. From April 14,…
(FE) Dust storm hits Delhi-NCR on Sunday evening. The movement of 10 flights has been put on hold at Delhi’s IGI airport. As per IMD, several regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds today. While parts of Rajasthan is expected to witness dust storm. Thunderstorm over these hilly areas and its subsequent effect on plains in north India are due to a new western disturbance. The thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds are also likely to take place in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. Several parts of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today prayed at Nepal’s iconic Muktinath temple that is regarded sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists, becoming the first world leader to offer prayers there. Modi wore a Buddhist traditional red dress and carried out rituals both according to the Hindu and Buddhist tradition. After praying, he also greeted and interacted with people waiting at the temple premises. Modi will be the first foreign guest to pay homage at the main sanctum of Muktinath Prime Minister Narendra Modi today prayed at Nepal’s iconic Muktinath temple that is regarded sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists, becoming the…
(AU) उन्नाव में किशोरी से दुष्कर्म के आरोपी भाजपा विधायक कुलदीप सिंह सेंगर पर सीबीआई का शिकंजा कसता जा रहा है। पॉक्सो एक्ट के तहत गिरफ्तार सेंगर की वाई श्रेणी की सुरक्षा वापस होने के बाद प्रशासन ने उनके शस्त्र लाइसेंस निरस्त करने की प्रक्रिया शुरू कर दी है। विधायक के रिवाल्वर, रायफल और बंदूक का लाइसेंस निरस्त करने के लिए पुलिस ने रिपोर्ट तैयार कर संस्तुति के लिए फाइल शुक्रवार को कलक्ट्रेट भेजी। हालांकि प्रभारी अधिकारी आयुध ने पुलिस की रिपोर्ट में कुछ कमियां पाए जाने पर वापस करते हुए सुधार के बाद सोमवार को दोबारा फाइल मांगी है। सूत्रों के…
(PTI) After Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will pick up stake in the planned USD 44-billion refinery-cum-petrochemical project in Maharashtra. An initial agreement for ADNOC taking stake is slated to be signed in UAE tomorrow, official sources said. Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, had last month signed an agreement to take up 50 per cent stake in the Ratnagiri refinery project. Aramco had, at the agreement signing event, stated that it will at a later date dilute some of its 50 per cent equity stake in the 60 million tonne-a-year refinery project in favour of another strategic…
(LiveMint) India’s retail sector is set to further consolidate with the Kishore Biyani-led Future Group seeking to cement its pole position through collaborations and partnerships. The options open to India’s largest listed retailer, with listed retail companies such as Future Retail Ltd, Future Consumer Ltd and Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd, include pursuing acquisition of an e-commerce platform, potential partnerships and even equity investments for forming a joint venture, said Kishore Biyani, group chief executive officer, Future Group, in a meeting with Mint on Friday. Possible partners include some of the biggest retailers, technology companies and strategic investors, including Amazon.com Inc., the Walmart-Flipkart combine,…