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Expansion of gas pipelines in 6 states authorised
New Delhi: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorised the development of around 1,800 km of new Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pipelines across six states.
The projects involves an estimated investment of Rs 70…
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Met Dept forecasts widespread rainfall
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across several parts of the country as monsoon activity remains strong over central, eastern and northeastern…
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Indian stock markets closed lower on trading weekend
Mumbai: Indian stock markets closed the week lower as elevated crude oil prices and rising global bond yields kept investors cautious amid renewed inflation concerns.
The Nifty 50 rose 0.08 per cent to 24,252, while the BSE Sensex closed…
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Govt allows duty-free imports of sugar in view of sharp price rise
New Delhi: With the sugar prices rising sharply due to low availability, the government has decided to allow duty-free imports of up to 1 million metric tonnes of raw sugar.
According to the Commerce Ministry, the import quota will be…
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Govt notifies Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme
New Delhi: The 5-year-old Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), aimed at expanding mobile phone manufacturing and strengthening Indian brands, was notified by the government today.
The programme, to be implemented from the current…
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Domestic air passenger traffic declined by 4.8% year-on-year in July
New Delhi: The domestic air passenger traffic in India declined by 4.8 per cent year-on-year in July 2026, according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Scheduled domestic airlines carried around 1.20…
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Rules eased for Rupee-based export transactions
New Delhi: In a significant decision, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has eased rules governing Rupee-based export transactions, allowing Indian exporters greater flexibility in invoicing overseas sales and receiving…
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Rupee settles at 95.70 against US Dollar
New Delhi: The Indian Rupee today settled at 95.70 per US Dollar after gaining 3 paise.
The currency opened at Rs 95.57 in the morning and moved in a narrow range of Rs 95.56-95.72 during the session.
The rupee had closed at Rs 95.73…
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Core sector growth in India dropped to 5.4% in July
New Delhi: India’s core sector growth slowed to 5.4 per cent year-on-year in July from 6 per cent in June despite several mining and infrastructure-linked sectors continuing to register healthy expansion during the month.
Iron ore…
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SEBI plans trading overhaul to make domestic markets more accessible
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to roll out a broad trading overhaul aimed at making domestic markets more accessible to global investors.
The regulator plans changes over nine months, with measures…
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