NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased slightly to a 12-month low in May with prices of some food items moderating marginally, while the index of industrial production (IIP) growth held steady at 5% level in April.Data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday showed retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI),…
NEW DELHI: India will become the main driver of global oil demand growth in the second half of the decade on the back of expanding transportation of fuel consumption, driven by rapid economic growth and growing population, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.The agency’s Oil 2024 report and forecast till 2030 saw India’s…
Nearly two years after its licence was cancelled, Neolacta, a Bengaluru-based company, continues to process and sell human milk despite this being not permitted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It is able to do so because of an interim stay granted in Sept 2022 by the Karnataka high court on the cancellation…
Nearly two years after its licence was cancelled, Neolacta, a Bengaluru-based company, continues to process and sell human milk despite this being not permitted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It is able to do so because of an interim stay granted in Sept 2022 by the Karnataka high court on the cancellation…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Modi govt intends to move on the reforms path to boost macroeconomic stability and growth, amid indications that the Union Budget will be presented around the third week of July, with consultations set to kick off over the next few days.After taking charge as finance minister for…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar held discussions with Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, his Kuwaiti counterpart, in the wake of the devastating fire that claimed the lives of over 40 Indian nationals in Kuwait. During the conversation, Jaishankar emphasised the need for the swift return of the mortal remains of those who perished in the…
<p>Sharad Pawar</p><p><br></p> PUNE: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar sought on Wednesday four to six months to effect a change in the Maharashtra govt, reports Anurag Bende. The veteran leader is on a three-day tour of Baramati to review the drought situation in the tehsil.He was visiting a village on Wednesday where he told people that…
<p>Sharad Pawar</p><p><br></p> PUNE: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar sought on Wednesday four to six months to effect a change in the Maharashtra govt, reports Anurag Bende. The veteran leader is on a three-day tour of Baramati to review the drought situation in the tehsil.He was visiting a village on Wednesday where he told people that…
NEW DELHI: Soon you may not have to wait in queues at toll gates due to technical glitches in reading FASTags strapped on vehicles, which often force toll booth operators to use handheld devices to read the smart tag.The NHAI has ordered a major change in deployment of IT system and hardware at toll plazas…
SPIKE ALERT: As per Union consumer affairs ministry data, average retail prices of chana increased from Rs 74.7 per kg a year back to Rs 85.8 on June 13 and on Wednesday it stood at Rs 87.. (Lexica generated AI image) NEW DELHI: As rise in price of pulses and fall in production of chana…
