The government's subsidy bill on food, fertiliser and petroleum, among others, will fall by about Rs 18,000 crore (Rs 180 billion) at Rs 1,11,275 crore (Rs 1112.75 billion) this fiscal, mainly due to sharp reduction in the urea dole outs.
The GoM recommended that activities of all religious organisations should not be allowed till May 15 as a precautionary measure to check spread of coronavirus infection, the sources added.
A third of FMCG sales and half of motorcycle sales come from the hinterlands
'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'
The GoM was told that six states -- Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal -- account for 86 per cent of the deaths caused by COVID-19 and 32 districts account for 80 per cent of such fatalities, the Union health ministry said.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
The high-pitched election speeches skipped corporate issues, unlike during the assembly polls about four months ago.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on the issue of citizenship of child born in the country out of surrogacy in which biological parents are foreign nationals but birth mother is Indian.
As per reports, the ATO raised the tax bill after Pankaj Oswal transferred his shares in Burrup Fertiliser, a company started by him, to his wife in 2007.
Too much exercise and eating disorders are some of the underlying factors that may affect fertility in women, says gynaecologist Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj,
'With the largest number of malnourished people on the planet, India is poised to be a nation that significantly under-performs as an economy.'
Coal and steel were only two sectors that saw some growth.
India invited fresh bids on Tuesday for a stake of 51 per cent in state-run Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.
The list mostly contains PSUs which were up for sale in the last fiscal.
Cumulatively, the eight core sectors grew by 4.2 per cent in 2017-18, lowest in the last three financial years.
India's plan to double gas prices from April threatens to hit government efforts to cut its fiscal deficit.
These items will remain under essential commodities segment till June-end, a move aimed at ensuring availability at reasonable prices and cracking down on hoarders/black marketeers.
With monsoon rainfall 16% below the long-period average, total sowing area is down by 7% at 56.7 million hectares so far this season.
The PM alleged that a 'PC' (percentage commission) culture has become the state government's identity.
Speaking at the RSS's annual Vijayadashami rally in Nagpur which was broadcast online and attended 50 swayamsevaks (volunteers) due to the COVID-19 guidelines, Bhagwat said when the Sangh says Hindustan is 'Hindu Rashtra', it does not have any political or power-centered concept in its mind.
Anil Ambani met Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar, Expenditure Secretary Sanjiv Misra and Fertiliser Secretary J Sreedhara Sarma to drum support against RIL's proposed pricing formula for natural gas from KG-D6 block off the east coast.
Never skip your meals during a climatic transition, warns Dr Siddhant Bhargava.
Several families were evacuated from Champakkara area near Kochi after leakage of ammonia gas from a barge on Friday night, district authorities said
The greater land-use in organic farming leads indirectly to higher carbon dioxide emissions, thanks to deforestation.
The OilMin is likely to announce the price for next six months soon.
With crude oil prices nearing $100 a barrel, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed concern over mounting subsidies in petroleum as also food and fertiliser sectors, with discounts exceeding Rs 1,00,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion) this year. The prime minister asked his Cabinet colleagues and the Planning Commission to "reflect what these mean for our development options and what development options these subsidies are shutting out".
ONGC and RIL bill their consumers like fertiliser plants and power stations in US dollar.
'Our party cadre does not want her in the party.'
Last week, RIL and urea companies failed to settle the key terms of gas supply from April 1 upon expiry of the five-year contracts that priced gas from the eastern offshore KG-D6 fields at $4.205 per million British thermal units.
Analysts and the central bank remain concerned about widening oil subsidies.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
Much of the rural recovery story is based on the premise of agriculture doing well. Even if it clocks a growth of 2.5-3 per cent this year, it is still just around 15 per cent of the overall GDP. The non-farm sector, which constitutes a bigger portion of the overall rural economy, is now hampered by disruptions and lockdowns.
The formula for success of farm economy is very simple -- farmers should be able to produce more from the same piece of land at reduced cost while minimising risk and be connected to market to get higher realisation for their produce, points out Siraj Chaudhry.
Addressing an election rally at Government Polytechnic Ground at Khurja town in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, he also raked up the demonetisation issue, saying all sections of people of the society suffered losses due to the Centre's move.
With the price of gas from its fields in the Krishna-Godavari basin expected to be higher than rivals, Reliance Industries is targeting automobiles and domestic users because power and fertiliser plants may not be able to afford it.
Launching the auction of mines for commercial mining, that is expected to garner Rs 33,000 crore of capital investment in the country over next five to seven years, Modi said it not only marks the beginning of unlocking of the country's coal sector from the "lockdown of decades", but aims at making India the largest exporter of coal.
A good agricultural harvest and a timely arrival of monsoon, besides a slew of government schemes, have also come as a bounty.
He said that Stalin has come a long way from organising youth under the party in his younger days to moulding himself as a future leader of the DMK.
These stocks have rallied up to 25% on the BSE in the past month, against the Sensex's 1% gain.
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