The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.7per cent (provisional) in February 2024 as compared to the Index of February 2023. The production of Coal,Natural Gas,Cement, Steel, Crude Oil,ElectricityandRefinery Productsrecorded positive growth in February 2024. The details of annual and monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I andAnnex II respectively. … Read more
The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has finalized its borrowing programme for the first half (H1) of FY 2024-25. Out of Gross Market borrowing of ₹14.13 lakh crore projected for FY 2024-25 in the Union budget, ₹7.50 lakh crore (53.08%) is planned to be borrowed in the first half (H1) through dated … Read more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by top aides this week was meant to show Hamas that Israel would not bend to growing international pressure to halt the war in Gaza. “It was a message first and foremost to Hamas: ‘Don’t bet on this pressure, … Read more
The Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar today stressed that “empowering women is an investment in the present and future of our world”. While addressing members of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) at the culmination of 40 years of FLO in Bharat Mandapam today Shri Dhankhar indicated that “by promoting equal opportunities, breaking down barriers and amplifying the voices and … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal will spend at least another night in jail after the Delhi High Court refused a petition Wednesday, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam. The court has issued a notice asking the ED to respond to Mr Kejriwal’s petition, and given the probe agency time till April … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Belgian PM Alexander De Croo and congratulated him for the successful hosting of the First Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. The two leaders also reviewed relations between the two nations and discussed strengthening ties and advancing India-EU Partnership under the Belgian Presidency. “Spoke to Belgium PM … Read more
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh on March 25, 2024. This 298-km road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil – Leh Highway. The road is now the third axis apart from Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh which connects Ladakh to the hinterland. The Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road derives its strategic … Read more
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved 100% acquisition of Lanco Amarkantak Power Limited by Adani Power Limited. The Adani Power Limited (Acquirer), a part of the Adani Group, is a company incorporated under the laws of India. The Acquirer is engaged in the business of thermal power generation in India. The Acquirer operates its … Read more
Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist who finished his 21-day hunger strike on Tuesday to demand independence for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, stated that “the pain of broken promises cannot be presented as anti-national”. Wangchuk further stated that he was “not at all” against the Central government but would … Read more
Spider rope climbers, caterpillar balance beams, beehive spiral tunnels are among a series of interactive structures themed around insects that will feature in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s latest children theme park that is coming up in Rohini. A senior municipal corporation official said the bids for setting up the insect theme park have been … Read more
The ‘Adani Green Energy Gallery’ was inaugurated at the Science Museum in London today. ‘Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery’ explores how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably. The gallery shows how the past, present and future are shaped by human imagination and innovation and explores how we all have a … Read more
Mumbai now has more billionaires than Beijing as it became Asia’s billionaire capital for the first time. Mumbai hosts 92 billionaires against 91 in Beijing, Hurun Research’s 2024 Global Rich List showed while China has 814 billionaires overall compared to India’s 271. Globally, Mumbai now ranks third in terms of billionaires after New York, which … Read more
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) on Sunday elected its first Dalit president from the Left-backed groups after nearly three decades. The United Left panel on Sunday effected a clean sweep in the JNUSU election, defeating its nearest rival the RSS-affiliated ABVP. In the polls that happened after a hiatus of four years, Dhananjay … Read more
A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha to jail till April 9. Ms Kavitha – arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 15 in the alleged liquor policy scam that has roiled the city’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party – was earlier in the agency’s custody; that was extended once last … Read more