New Delhi, March 27 India has adequate fertiliser reserves and farmers need not worry despite concerns over supply disruptions linked to the war in West Asia, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister J P Nadda has told parliament.Responding to questions in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Nadda said the government had taken steps to ensure fertilisers remain […]
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New Delhi, March 27 The government has slashed excise duty on petrol to Rs 3 a litre and exempted diesel from the duty as it seeks to shield consumers from the impact of rising global crude prices amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Global crude prices have risen by almost 50 per cent […]
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New Delhi, March 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday hold a video conference with chief ministers of all states, except those heading into elections, to review preparedness in light of the escalating West Asia conflict, sources said. The meeting will be the first such interaction between the prime minister and state leaders since […]
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Washington, March 26 US President Donald Trump has asked Iran to “get serious” about negotiations to end the war, saying Tehran should act before it is “too late”. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump stopped short of issuing a direct threat but said Iranian leaders needed to engage quickly in talks. “Before […]
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New Delhi, March 26 The Supreme Court has voiced concern over growing “menace” of litigants and lawyers citing non-existent judgements generated by artificial intelligence. A bench comprising justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi said the practice is becoming increasingly rampant across courts in India and throughout the world. The observations were made by the top […]
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New Delhi, March 26 A parliamentary panel has recommended priority funding for India’s atomic minerals exploration agency to accelerate uranium and rare metal prospecting, warning that underinvestment could create long-term risks for the country’s nuclear energy plans. In a report tabled in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science […]
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New Delhi, March 26 India has about 60 days of fuel stock cover, the government said on Thursday, adding that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or LPG as it dismissed reports of shortages as a “deliberate misinformation campaign” aimed at triggering panic buying. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said all petrol […]
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Tehran/New Delhi, March 26 Iran has said it is allowing India and four other countries to continue commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, even as restrictions remain in place for what Tehran described as its adversaries and their allies. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said India, China, Russia, Iraq and Pakistan had been […]
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Chandigarh, March 26 In a major administrative reshuffle, the Haryana government has issued transfer and posting orders of 21 IAS and 42 HCS officers with immediate effect. Among the IAS who have been transferred include Geeta Bharti, Secretary to the Haryana government, Home-I and Home-II Department and Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes, Finance and Development […]
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Rahul Chawla Dharmshala, March 26 A woman from Himachal Pradesh has built a successful livelihood through mushroom cultivation, turning a small idea into a source of income and employment for other rural women. Anju Bala, from Kandrehad village near Chaitdu, began mushroom farming in 2017 after being encouraged by a friend of her husband to […]
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