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No Free Power Obligation On Pumped Storage Projects: Centre To States
NEW DELHI: The Power Ministry has asked the State governments not to levy any free power requirement on pumped storage projects (PSPs). This is in contrast to the practice of allocating a percentage of the generated electricity to the home State free of cost, a senior government official said...
Steel Sector To Grow At 8%; Capacity To Rise By 20 MT By FY27: Report
The annual capacity of India’s steel industry will increase by 20 million tonne between the financial year (FY) 2025 to 2027, says Acuite Ratings and Research in its recent report. The report gives a positive outlook for the Indian steel industry in the medium to long term. Driven by...
DRDO Plans To Expand Pinaka Rocket System With Three Extended Range Variants Of 120 Km, 150 Km, And 200 Km
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is advancing its Pinaka Rocket System by developing three new extended-range variants: 120 km, 150 km, and 200 km. This development marks a significant enhancement in India’s artillery capabilities, aiming to provide the Indian Army with more versatile and precise long-range strike...
1,000 Days Later, Where Is Russia-Ukraine War Heading?
By Nitya Chakraborty The Ukraine war entered its 1000th day on Tuesday, November 19 and on the same afternoon, President Zelensky used for the first time high tech AATCMS missiles for striking inside Russia after getting green signal from the outgoing President Joe Biden only two days before. Soon...
G20 Made Declaration Is Positive But Contains Limited Concrete Steps
By Dr. Gyan Pathak G20 Presidency has called the Rio de Janeiro Declaration “historical” as the leaders committed to taxing billionaires, tackling inequalities, and support for climate action with focus on sustainable growth and fight against poverty, but it has taken limited concrete steps and focus was on long...
Need For Judiciary To Resist Social Media Pressures To Protect Integrity And Independence
By K Raveendran Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, who recently concluded his tenure as the Chief Justice of India, has brought to light a significant issue confronting the judicial system: the growing influence of social media and lobbyists who target individual judges. His observations highlight a new challenge that the judges...
Conflicting Forces Shaped Voting In Maharashtra Assembly Polls
By Sushil Kutty Cash, Caste, Crop. Add to that Crypto! Right from 7am in the morning on November 20, when voters stepped out in twos and threes and fours and fives to cast their votes, election aficionados have been placing their bets on the three ‘C’ as the moving...
New Guidelines Mooted To Ease Corporate Liquidation
NEW DELHI: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has recommended several changes in the liquidation process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), in order to enhance overall efficiency, increase stakeholder confidence, and improve financial outcome for all parties involved. One key change is to allow the...
TRAI To Release Spectrum Recommendations For Satellite Broadband By December
NEW DELHI: The Telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) is likely to come out with its recommendation for spectrum assignment to satellite broadband players and the related pricing of those airwaves by December, its chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said. “After the open house discussion, we analyse all the comments,...
India, UK To Relaunch FTA Talks In 2025, ‘Address Remaining Issues’
NEW DELHI: India and the United Kingdom (UK) will ‘relaunch in the new year’ talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), following months of pause due to general elections in both countries, according to a statement from the UK government. “A new trade deal with India will support jobs...
SEBI Proposes Higher Lot Size, Longer Promoter Lock-In For SME IPOs
MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday proposed a slew of changes in the guidelines for listing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including an increase in the lot size to Rs 2 lakh or Rs 4 lakh, higher promoter lock-in of five years and...
No Commitment To Lowering Fiscal Deficit, Says Montek Singh Ahluwalia
NEW DELHI: Former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said there is no commitment at present in reducing the fiscal deficit which stood at around 7 per cent at combined level of the Centre and states. “Earlier, there was at least a clear focus on reducing...
India’s GDP Growth Likely To Slip At 6.5 Per Cent, Maintains 7 Per Cent Estimate For FY25: Icra
MUMBAI: Domestic rating agency Icra on Wednesday said India’s real GDP growth for the September quarter is likely to decline to 6.5 per cent due to heavy rains and weaker corporate performance. The agency, however, maintained its FY25 growth estimate at 7 per cent on expectations of a pick...
FICCI Reduces GST on EV Batteries, Charging Services To Boost Affordability
NEW DELHI: In order to keep EVs competitive there is a need to reduce GST on batteries and charging services, FICCI Electric Vehicle Committee Chair Sulajja Firodia Motwani said on Tuesday. Speaking at the sidelines of FICCI National Conference on EVs here, she also exhorted the need to enhance...
Government Addresses Steel Import Issues Amid Rising Concerns
NEW DELHI: The government is working to address the issues related to steel imports, Union Steel Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. The industry has apprised the ministry and it is aware of the issue, Kumaraswamy told PTI on the sidelines FICCI’s Conference on ‘Electric Vehicles – Accelerating...
CCPA To Bring Regulatory Framework For Diamond Industry To Protect Consumers Interest
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will soon release guidelines on diamond sector to ensure explicit labelling and certification of all diamonds and prohibit the use of misleading terms in trade. The CCPA has organised a stakeholder consultation on consumer protection in the diamond sector to deliberate...
China Trying To Improve Ties With India To Ease Off Us Pressure From Trump: Business Leader
WASHINGTON: China is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday. During his presidential election campaign, Trump proposed a 60 per cent tariff on goods...
Modern Rice Technology Inventor Philippines Is Now The World’s Top Rice Importer
By Nantoo Banerjee from Manila It may be seen as an irony of fate that the Philippines, a pioneer of the modern rice production technology helping some of the world’s major rice producers, including India, to become self-sufficient in paddy production, has itself become the world’s biggest rice importer....
