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NEW DELHI: India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC is seeking global technology partners to cut gas flaring and achieve zero methane emission by 2030 as part of its ambitious decarbonisation plan, its chairman Arun Kumar Singh said on Monday. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has substantially cut gas flaring — burning of methane […]

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NEW DELHI: The share of the private sector in new investment projects rose amid a slowing pace of government investments in the December quarter. But the value of new investment projects declined sharply by 78% on year to Rupees 2.1 trillion. The Centre front-loaded its budget capex in the early part of the current financial […]

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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP of conspiring to destroy the sanctity of democracy and said the saffron party has to be removed “at any cost” in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the gathering at the SP state headquarters here on New Year’s Day, the SP chief wished that 2024 […]

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Coal India Ltd (CIL) has lined up massive plans to ramp up its mining capacity, while also roping in the private players in a big way as mine development operators (MDOs). The state-run miner, which reported elevated capex consistently over the last several years, will keep the pace in the coming years as well, with […]

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Disbursements by power-focused infrastructure companies are expected to surpass Rs 2.9 trillion in 2023-24 (April-March), aided by substantial capital expenditure in the power sector and improving balance sheets, CareEdge Ratings said in a report. Disbursements were at Rs 2 trillion in 2022-23. This growth in disbursements is likely to enable such infrastructure finance companies to […]

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NEW DELHI: The country’s power consumption dipped 2.3 per cent to 119.07 Billion Units (BU) in December, marking its first monthly decline in eight months due to lower demand for heating equipment, especially in the north, on account of mild winter, according to government data. Earlier in April 2023, power consumption had dipped nearly 1.5 […]

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By Kalyani Shankar The grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya is all dressed up for the inauguration on January 22 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is fulfilling a longstanding dream of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. A Hindu mob destroyed the Babri Masjid in 1992, claiming it was built on an ancient Hindu temple […]

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By Arun Srivastava Like all his other jumlas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to ensure the women of their basic rights and protect them from oppression and torture has proved to be yet another empty promise. Had he really been concerned and committed to protect the honour and prestige of women, by now the message […]

The post Indian Women Continue To Remain Unsafe, Unfree Under Modi-Yogi Raj first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Ahead of the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi appealed to the young Muslim community and told them to protect mosques before they are “snatched away”. Owaisi asked the youths to be on the lookout for the activities carried out by the BJP-led Centre and said that mosques in […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee The world is finally recognizing India’s economic strength and its fast-growing market size. Going by the overall development trend, the economy is capable of growing close to 10 percent annually over the next several years. In 2023-24, the economy may reach a growth rate of seven percent. Both domestic and foreign investors […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Congress is running against time on seat-sharing arrangement with India alliance partners, which is likely to be delayed further. A crucial meeting has been scheduled by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on January 4, in which presidents of its state units and the leaders of its legislative members will be sharing their […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Famous as the first ‘Showman’ of Indian cinema, had Raj Kapoor been alive today, he would have celebrated in grand style his turning 100 this month. Facing the movie cameras after putting on the grease-paint and an attire which was a take on that of the inimitable Charlie Chaplin, he essayed the […]

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To “exact revenge on the AAP,” which controls the nation’s capital and the border state, the BJP-led federal government rejected the tableaux of Delhi and Punjab for the Republic Day parade alleged Delhi Art, Culture, and Languages Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said the Centre has rejected Delhi’s tableaux for […]

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NEW DELHI: Retail inflation for industrial workers increased marginally to 4.98 per cent in November compared to 4.45 per cent in October this year, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. Food inflation stood at 7.95 per cent against 6.27 per cent in the previous month (October 2023) and 4.30 per cent during […]

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By Anjan Roy Economic forecasting is always hazardous. It is more so in the current scenario. There are always any number of uncertainties about the future. But currently these are multifarious. No one really knows, including the dramatis personae, what will happen in the next week, let alone in course of the coming year. Take […]

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NEW DELHI: The eight core sector industries, which include coal, steel and electricity, posted a growth of 7.8 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, official data released on Friday showed. India’s core sector output growth hit a six-month low of 7.8% in November, easing from 12% in the previous month, […]

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By K Raveendran It is election year for the Indian economy and the footnote to the robust economic performance would pinpoint the risks of freebies and subsidy politics impacting growth. The pressures are expected to pinch hard from mid-year onwards as the drivers of growth would shift gears down by at least a couple of […]

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MUMBAI: Biotechnology company Indian Immunologicals (IIL), under the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on Thursday announced the start of the construction of its new vaccine manufacturing plant at Genome Valley, Hyderabad. The company is investing around Rs 700 crore in this facility. Equipped with a BSL3 (biosafety level) facility for drug substance production and a […]

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Backed by government spending on infrastructure, building, and construction, domestic steel demand is expected to remain strong in 2024. Realisations in the domestic market are expected to remain strong, even though imports could remain elevated. Eports will remain stretched across key markets, beyond Europe, in view of the global slowdown in demand. Market sources peg […]

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