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Government May Shelve Rs 2-Trillion Freight Corridor Plan
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to abandon the plan to set up three more dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) – East Coast, East-West and North-South – at an estimated combined cost of Rs 2 trillion. The Centre may instead opt for a few commodity-specific rail networks, a senior railway...
Average Salary Hike In India Likely To Be 8-11% This Year: Randstad India
As most workplaces are in the midst of the appraisal season, a talent company has told Business Standard that the average corporate salary increment in India was expected to be somewhere in the range of eight to 11 per cent across levels this year. According to Randstad India, junior...
India’s Diesel Exports To Asia Down 63% In March
India’s diesel exports to Asia slumped 63% month-on-month in March as increased competition from Chinese and South Korean suppliers eroded margins. Indian refiners exported 61,000 barrels per day (bpd) of diesel in March to customers in Asia, down from 163,000 bpd in February, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa....
Monthly Natural Gas Trades Down 80% In March: Indian Gas Exchange
NEW DELHI: An increasing trend in gas prices and an extended winter, which reduced gas-based power demand, led to over 80 per cent fall in monthly natural gas volumes traded on the Indian Gas Exchange Limited (IGX) to 1.13 metric million British thermal units (mmBtu) in March, the company...
India’s Hydropower Capacity To Increase From Current 42GW To 67GW By 2031-32
Hydroelectric power projects with an aggregate capacity of 15 GW are under construction in the country, which will increase the hydro capacity by more than 50 per cent from 42 GW to 67 GW by 2031-32, the Ministry of Power said on Friday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has...
Israel Bets Big On India To Enhance Defence Procurement
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has enhanced its defence collaboration with India, focusing on joint development and support for the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) system, alongside the establishment of a dedicated local subsidiary for maintenance and upgrades. IAI has strengthened its defence partnership with India by focusing on MRSAM which...
Russia-Made Warships Set To Join India’s Navy, Despite Sanctions
MOSCOW: One ship is likely to be handed to the Indians in September, with another being delivered early next year. The delivery of the ships are two years behind schedule due to the war in Ukraine, the officials said, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity around...
NATO Turns 75, Set To Expand And Becoming More Aggressive Than Before
By Satyaki Chakraborty North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) turned 75 on April 4 this year marking a journey with many twists and turns in both cold war and post-Soviet period. When NATO was formed in 1949, its Cold War apologists claimed that its mission would be to repel “Soviet...
NCERT’s Changes In Class 11-12 Political Science Textbooks Are Biased
By Dr. Gyan Pathak We in India teach contemporary politics to our Class 11-12 students, who are considered grown enough to begin understanding what is happening in the political arena of the country. India gives voting rights at the age of 18, and hence certain level of understanding of...
Narendra Modi Campaigns In Style, Rahul Gandhi Does It With Substance
By Sushil Kutty Age has made a difference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He stands “surer” at the podium than on the eve of the 2019 campaign. But, 10 years on the trot, and age hasn’t taken the edge off Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaigning style. The Prime Minister’s...
