Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday at select petrol pumps in 11 states and union territories as part of a programme to increase use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports. At present, 10 per cent ethanol is blended in petrol (10 per cent ethanol, 90 per cent petrol) and the government is looking to double this quantity by 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the higher 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol two months ahead of the planned rollout in April, at the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 in Bengaluru.
The Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese calendar, began on Sunday, January 22.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Move over Sydney Opera House, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mumbai has a new entertainment venue that will rival many a global address.
India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey says Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh have shown their ability to perform under pressure.
No immediate reaction was available from the Aam Aadmi Party on the BJP's allegation.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh (7th and 19th minute; both PCs), Karthi Selvam (17th and 38th), Raj Kumar Pal (31st), Sukhjeet Singh (50th) and Jugraj Singh (53rd) scored for India.
Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday.
Perhaps the finance ministry or NITI Aayog could take a detailed look at what governments actually deliver and at what cost; how their services can be improved and expanded where necessary; how much money can be saved through doing things differently; and how many things the government does which it can safely leave to the private sector, argues T N Ninan.
Presiding over the third Atal Bihari Vajpayee memorial lecture that was delivered by former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan in New Delhi, Jaishankar also hailed Vajpayee's stint as an external affairs minister, and his role in strengthening India's ties with the United States and Russia.
India started brightly and pushed hard in the first five minutes of the match but their attacks fizzled once out inside the opposition D.
Messi's image is everywhere, adorning the sides of buildings.
The Indians attacked the Wales citadel continuously from the word go but they failed to find the finishing touches.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Celeb-inspired ways to wear tie-dye. Which one is your favourite?
Celeb style moments that made this week unforgettable.
Australia scored the first goal of the game in the first quarter, having started the final on a dominating note.
The actor turned heads as she walked the ramp at Times Fashion Week.
Naresh Kumar, who famously mentored a young Leander Paes as India's Davis Cup captain, has passed away.
To play Spain in crossover for QF berth
It was heartbreak for India's women's hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, on Friday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Political power has now been outsourced fully to the Modi government. Even if the RSS is still, in principle, his guru, nobody would dare to whisper a word of advice to Modi, forget some whiff of criticism. When the shishya grows into such a popular and domineering leader, the guru has to applaud from the sidelines, points out Shekhar Gupta.
'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'
Looking for some style tips this Navratri? Namrata Thakker points you to Bollywood's fashionable lot.
While India were on the offensive, England were content on defending deep.
Nothing spells summer like a big, generous platter of aamras puri.
Dhawan struck a mature unbeaten 88 to help Punjab Kings beat CSK
Barcelona wasted a golden opportunity to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga as they were shocked 1-0 at lowly Almeria on Sunday thanks to a first-half strike by El Bilal Toure.
The game incidentally was an old Sicilian where Shirov tried an unconventional ninth move.
Delight family you might visiting abroad with a gift of homemade theplas.
A summary of Friday's action in the UEFA Nations League.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
Federer may have set the benchmark on how to do tennis retirements. He didn't go out in a blaze of lonely glory but in the warmth of friendships formed over the years, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Amruta Subhash's journey towards recognising her worth in a judiciously earned moment of victory is reason enough not to miss Saas Bahu Achaar PVT LTD, applauds Sukanya Verma.
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
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