Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and two other public sector oil firms will install 22,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations over the next 3-5 years to support the nation's target to reduce its carbon intensity and reach net zero emissions by 2070. IOC, the country's largest state-controlled refiner by capacity, will set up EV charging facilities at 10,000 fuel outlets over the next three years, chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will set up 7,000 stations over the next five years while Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has plans for 5,000 stations.
PM to launch outreach campaign with a rally in UP on May 26, ministers to visit 200 cities in 2 weeks.
"Lives of another 60 'sickest' patients at risk. Major crisis likely," he said.
'It is a gradual process of saying we want to have all the decisions across business sectors available in India as well.'
'The TMC forgets that if people don't stand by you, your party will never win.'
'Nature doesn't bother even if the Supreme Court says it is legal!' 'If something is in the wrong place, it will be damaged or destroyed by nature.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top French business leaders with an aim of bringing French investment and technologies to India.
While the Rafale deal seems to be the main order of business during French President Francois Hollande's visit, other aspects could help sweeten the deal, says Claude Arpi.
The pint-sized i-Road has two front wheels that move up and down independently of each other.
Budget fails to cheer realty players.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The film didn't offer the unfettered entertainment which everyone sought -- it was out-and-out a docu-drama, not a masala movie, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Experts will give their inputs for Budget.
'The whole state is very proud of me.' 'I have been home twice after the release of the movie and I could feel the pride in the people's eyes.'
The state-owned airport authority is conducting a techno-feasibility study.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
'If they are not ready for a 10 to 20 year journey, they should not become entrepreneurs.'
"Nobody can forget June 25-26 in the history of India. 40 years ago, the country was bound with chains of Emergency and turned into a jail for the lust for power," he said.
The Singapore Minister applauded Prime Minister Modi's effort to make India the manufacturing hub of the world.
Chambers said Internet will facilitate 3-5 times the economic impact at a much faster pace
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Solskjaer said player injuries in the final weeks of the season cost United a top four spot.
West Bengal signed an MoU with the Centre for jointly implementing Ayushman Bharat but so far officials have received no word about how it will be done and the deadline is almost here.
Around 40% of India Inc feels that Modi govt's biggest weakness in the last 6 months has been its slow pace of economic reforms.
The three companies - Ola, Hyundai and Kia - will co-create solutions to operate and manage fleet vehicles.
Money to come only after Delhi improves biz environment & fast-tracks work.
Tigmanshu Dhulia's earthy touches, perverse humour, and queasy depiction of the upscale and underbelly revels in pulpy and devious twists, notes Sukanya Verma.
Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.
There is a lot to be done at Rashtrapati Bhavan, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday as he ushered in his fourth year in office dispelling notions that life in the President's Estate was in a "realm of boredom".
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in India tomorrow, but Cyrus Mistry will no longer head the Indo-UK CEO forum.
The President said Indian economy grew at 5.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2014-15.
David Warner wants to see 'at least 25 per cent crowds' inside the stadiums when Australia host Virat Kohli's India later this year.
Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial struck late goals as Manchester United claimed a scrappy 2-0 victory over Everton at a bitterly cold Goodison Park,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes a letter to the nation on Tuesday listing his government's achievement as he completes on here in office.
Known for making controversial remarks, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan outdid himself when he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Lahore at the residence of his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif last December. Sharat Pradhan/ Rediff.com reports from Lucknow.
Step on the gas and the power that propels the compact four-seater will take you by surprise as it hurtles towards the 80 kmph like a racing thoroughbred, never compromising any stability thanks to its rigid chassis and solid 1,600-kg kerb weight that gives it a well-planted feel along straights, corners and tricky lanes and roads, says Pavan Lall.
Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from startups for income tax exemption had been approved as of February 2019, according to an answer to a Parliament question. As India's startup space bubbles with activity - new, young players are tapping into opportunities opening up - there are local anti-portfolio stories circulating about investors missing opportunities in 'unicorns', or companies that have reached valuation of $ 1 billion, says Vandana Gombar.
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