Fuel price rise continues unabated, petrol over Rs 115/ltr in Mumbai

Fuel price rise continues unabated, petrol over Rs 115/ltr in Mumbai

🕔11:06, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices increased again on Monday, the sixth consecutive day of increase, as global oil prices failed to relent and continued to remain firm. Accordingly, the pump price of petrol in Delhi increased by

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UNEP, European Commission launch observatory to spur action against methane emissions

UNEP, European Commission launch observatory to spur action against methane emissions

🕔06:16, 1.Nov 2021

Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission have launched an observatory to reduce emission of methane gas into the atmosphere. UNEP said in a statement issued on the eve of the 26th UN Climate Change

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G20 agree to accept each others’ WHO certified vaccines

G20 agree to accept each others’ WHO certified vaccines

🕔06:09, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) The Rome Declaration at the conclusion of the G20 Leaders’ Summit on Sunday has agreed to mutually accept Covid-19 vaccines that are deemed safe and efficacious by the WHO, a development that will be useful for

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India pushes for climate equity at G20 Summit’s Rome Declaration: Goyal

India pushes for climate equity at G20 Summit’s Rome Declaration: Goyal

🕔06:05, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) A day ahead of the high-level segment at the COP26, India claimed that it pushed for introduction of “what actions need to be taken, including by developed countries” to achieve the climate and energy goals in

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Modi meets Spanish counterpart on the side lines of G20

Modi meets Spanish counterpart on the side lines of G20

🕔06:02, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at Rome, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation in new areas like e-mobility, clean tech,

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PM Modi meets Indonesia President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of G20 Summit

PM Modi meets Indonesia President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of G20 Summit

🕔06:00, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the Indonesia President, Joko Widodo on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Rome, Italy and committed to strengthen bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. Modi congratulated Indonesia

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Modi meets German Chancellor Merkel on G20 sidelines

Modi meets German Chancellor Merkel on G20 sidelines

🕔05:58, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome and agreed to expand the scope of the India-Germany strategic partnership to new areas, including

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TAPI pipeline project to resume in Afghanistan

TAPI pipeline project to resume in Afghanistan

🕔05:57, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, at a press conference with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, said the Turkmen delegation and the Islamic Emirate held good talks on economic and political issues including restarting the

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‘State of the Global Climate 2021’ paints a scary picture

‘State of the Global Climate 2021’ paints a scary picture

🕔05:55, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Glasgow (UK), Nov 01 (IANS) Greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations have reached new highs, the increase has continued in 2021 too, the past seven years are on track to be the seven warmest on record, and the global sea level rise

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‘Zydus Cadila agreed to cut vaccine price to Rs 265 per dose’

‘Zydus Cadila agreed to cut vaccine price to Rs 265 per dose’

🕔05:53, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) Covid vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila has agreed to reduce its vaccine price to Rs 265 per dose, a source said. However, the final negotiations are still underway and the government has not reached any decision yet,

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Modi’s mantra at supply chain summit: Trusted Source, Transparency & Time frame

Modi’s mantra at supply chain summit: Trusted Source, Transparency & Time frame

🕔05:52, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi/Rome, Nov 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined three critical aspects ‘3Ts — Trusted Source, Transparency and Time frame for improving global supply chains at the Summit on Global Supply Chain Resilience’ on the sidelines of the G20 Summit

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Co-op movement to play huge role in achieving $5 tn economy: Amit Shah

Co-op movement to play huge role in achieving $5 tn economy: Amit Shah

🕔05:51, 1.Nov 2021

Gandhinagar, Nov 01 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the cooperative movement will play a huge role in achieving the $5 trillion economy envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his address at an event

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4.3 magnitude quake recorded in Maha’s Gadchiroli

4.3 magnitude quake recorded in Maha’s Gadchiroli

🕔05:49, 1.Nov 2021

Nagpur, Nov 01 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale shook Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Sunday evening. The quake, at a depth of 20 km, was felt at 6.48 p.m., the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. “Gadchiroli

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Indian-origin kid wins top prize in US science contest for middle schoolers

Indian-origin kid wins top prize in US science contest for middle schoolers

🕔05:48, 1.Nov 2021

New York, Nov 01 (IANS) Indian-origin Akilan Sankaran has won the top prize in the nation’s leading science competition with a computer programme using “antiprime numbers” that can accelerate everyday processes. While the 14-year-old won the $25,000 prize in the Broadcom

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MDL delivers first ‘Project 15B Class Destroyer’ ship to Indian Navy

MDL delivers first ‘Project 15B Class Destroyer’ ship to Indian Navy

🕔05:47, 1.Nov 2021

Mumbai, Nov 01 (IANS) The Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) has delivered the first ship of the ‘Project 15B Class Destroyer’, or Yard 12704 (Visakhapatnam) to the Indian Navy, an official said here on Sunday. The acceptance documents were signed by

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Will the High Level segment make difference to COP26’s outcome?

Will the High Level segment make difference to COP26’s outcome?

🕔05:46, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Monday, join 120 heads of states/governments from around the world, including US President Joe Biden, at the high-level segment of the COP26, the crucial negotiation platform for countries to work

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As Restructuring 2.0 window closes, less than 1% of eligible companies opt

As Restructuring 2.0 window closes, less than 1% of eligible companies opt

🕔05:44, 1.Nov 2021

Mumbai, Nov 01 (IANS) With the window for restructuring under the Resolution Framework 2.0 of the Reserve Bank of India closing on September 30, there was minimal utilisation of it as anticipated. Less than 1 per cent of the eligible companies

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Power Secy reviews status of biomass utilisation in thermal plants

Power Secy reviews status of biomass utilisation in thermal plants

🕔05:43, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) Union Power Secretary Alok Kumar has reviewed the status of bio-mass co-firing in the thermal power plants, with senior officials of the Miinistry, the Central Electricity Authority, the NTPC chief, representatives of Punjab, Haryana, and UP,

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Railways restructuring plan may integrate eight manufacturing facilities into one

Railways restructuring plan may integrate eight manufacturing facilities into one

🕔05:42, 1.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 01 (IANS) The government’s plans for a major reorganisation of companies functioning under the Ministry of Railways may see creation of one public sector undertaking for rolling stock and manufacturing of locomotives. At present, the Indian Railways has

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ODOP products doing good business on e-commerce platforms

ODOP products doing good business on e-commerce platforms

🕔05:40, 1.Nov 2021

Lucknow, Nov 01 (IANS) Nearly 2 crore ‘One District-One Product’ (ODOP) items, worth around Rs 1,000 crore, have been sold on e-commerce platform Flipkart, benefitting lakhs of small artisans and crafts persons in Uttar Pradesh. Even as marketplaces remained largely closed

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