Spending has begun rising in infrastructure, construction and Indian firms have started to benefit.
The International Centre for Automotive Technology at Haryana will authorise usage of labels for each vehicle model and its variant.
A shortfall in LPG supply from Aramco has led to huge booking backlog across states. To meet the backlog, India has asked Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for two additional cargos of LPG, but that may take another 10 days to reach.
Emission norms for automobile industry should be tightened.
King Salman and Narendra Modi will find common ground to intensify cooperation against jihadi terrorism, says Tarun Vijay, MP.
Moody's expects the new government to increase the retail selling prices of controlled fuel products -- kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas -- to help control its subsidy burden.
The govt must fix regulatory hurdles to ensure growth.
The Centre will soon write to the states to bring uniformity in the Value Added Tax on oil products so that benefits of price cuts filter down to the masses.
India has a history of jugaad, and retrofitting vehicles is one such manifestation of the legendary Indian skill. Not so long ago autorickshaws and small Marutis used to strap on subsidised LPG cylinders and power themselves to a cheap ride. There were the odd explosions, lives were lost, but the jugaad continued. Then compressed natural gas (CNG) was introduced in Delhi following a court order. Initially, customised CNG kits were fitted to conventional (internal combustion engine or ICE) autos cheaply, enabling commuting at less than half of what you would cough up for diesel. The industry is better organised now with Suzuki and Hyundai designing CNG-fired vehicles, and Mahindra and TVS manufacturing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered three wheelers.
The immediate denial of any issues with approvals by the Queensland government raises questions as to what Adani is trying to accomplish
The FinMin will pay Rs 5,324 crore (Rs 53.24 billion) for Jan-March.
The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan.
The Centre has accorded top priority for cost-effective, pollution-free transportation modes, such as waterways, which reduce logistic costs and increase road safety. Union minister of roads, highways, ports and shipping Nitin Gadkari speaks to Sanjay Jog about the government's strategy.
Bajaj Auto Ltd is close to introducing two-wheelers that will use green fuels such as compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.
Buses that run on battery, trucks that purr on LNG, and more from the stables of Tata Motors, Mahindras and Ashok Leyland. The Auto Expo 2018 had these and more.
The Indian basket represents the price of Oman and Dubai sour grade crude.
The price of petrol breached a three-year high on Monday at Rs 74.50 a litre, while the price of diesel was at its highest at Rs 65.75 a litre
Modi said India and Russia have been friends for a long time and thanked Putin for inviting him for the first-ever informal meeting at Sochi.
The biggest problem is that those with Aadhaar numbers aren't coming forward for seeding these with bank accounts.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
Three oil PSUs have moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its earlier order that Aadhaar card is not mandatory and no person should suffer for want of it in getting benefits of government schemes.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that the plea of the Centre would be taken up for hearing on October 8.
"This will be the first dinner for a foreign dignitary at the White House under this administration. So, we think that's very significant," a senior administration official told reporters at the White House on the eve of Modi's arrival.
Projects in other developed countries, such as Canada, and even in developing nations like Mozambique and Indonesia are also in limbo
Inclusive of the July hike of 25 paise, a monthly increase of similar amount would result in a saving of Rs 2.25 a litre for the current financial year alone.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
Modi had last month launched the 'Give-it-Up' campaign.
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Climate change and US-India collaborations in renewable energy resources will be up for discussion at the US-India energy summit coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, DC, later this month, reports Aziz Haniffa.
Tampering with electrical fittings of a car, subjecting it to improper maintenance or making unwarranted changes to it are the primary reasons behind the spurt in cases of vehicle fires, which have claimed several lives in the recent past.
Indian basket at 6-month low of $49.11 a bbl
Here's why Rajeev Srinivasan believes there will be nothing particularly positive about the prime minister's US visit.
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'This is the first time that the Americans have agreed to refer to "cross-border terrorist attacks" in a joint statement.' 'No wonder Pakistan has called the joint statement "singularly unhelpful" and has blasted it, and its all-weather friend China has applauded Pakistan's frontline role in combating terrorism,' points out former foreign secretary Ambassador Kanwal Sibal.
Finance minister attempts a clean-up job, keeps projected expenditure growth low.
There are both positive and negative impacts of the tax, but the net result for India's infrastructure sector is advantageous, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
The report, 'Road Ahead Clears Up for Oil PSUs', says the decline in underrecoveries, or losses oil-marketing companies incur on selling petroleum products below market price, will have a significant positive impact on both upstream and downstream public-sector oil companies.
In Maharashtra, the oil industry had tenancy protection till 1999.
A government official said out that with hardly any economic activity, an immediate duty hike will not be productive and could be announced once the lockdown eases and demand revives.
'It is vital we should form an international coalition against ISIS, because their brutality and the use of the Internet for jihadist activities is a reminder that the entire world community has to be in this together,' US Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com in an exclusive interview ahead of Prime Minister Modi's visit.
Since taking office in 2014, the prime minister has been working tirelessly, a query through RTI reveals.
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