Gadkari pitches for converting all govt vehicles into EVs
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday pledged to convert all vehicles in his ministry to EVs and urged other departments to follow suit in a bid to cut India’s oil import dependence. The minister has also suggested providing subsidy to buy electric cooking appliances rather than giving support to buy […]
Fuel prices hiked for 11th consecutive day
New Delhi: Petrol price on Friday crossed the Rs 90-per-litre mark in the national capital, and diesel soared to Rs 80.60 after rates were increased for the 11th consecutive day in a row. Petrol price on Friday was hiked by 31 paise per litre and diesel by 33 paise, according to a price notification of […]
Govt to appeal against Cairn tax award; no mention of appeal in talks between FinMin & Co CEO
New Delhi: The government is likely to file an appeal against the USD 1.4 billion international arbitration award won by Cairn Energy in a tax dispute, even as the issue did not figure during two-days of talks the Finance Secretary held with the company officials to look for a resolution, sources with knowledge of the […]
FIL Industries bags CII cold chain award
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir-based FIL industries has been conferred a national award by the CII in the category of backward integration at the 5th CII Cold Chain Awards, the company said on Thursday. FIL group is a diversified business organisation with interests in agriculture, food and beverages, tourism, hospitality and mountain infrastructure development. The 5th […]
Mehta launches e-Kuber payments system in J&K
RBI's payment system to replace existing government payment systems
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Finance, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, formally rolled out e-Kuber payments system of Reserve Bank of India for Jammu and Kashmir here today. General Manager RBI Jammu, Sandeep Mittal and Director General Accounts and Treasuries, Finance Department, Mahesh Dass were present on the occasion. The new payment system of RBI will replace the […]
Commercial markets across India to remain shut on Feb 26: Traders’ body CAIT
New Delhi: Traders’ body CAIT on Thursday said all commercial markets across the country will remain closed on February 26 in view of its ‘Bharat Bandh’ call demanding a review of the provisions of the goods and services tax (GST) regime. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said dharnas (protests) will be held nationwide […]
After Rajasthan, petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi: After Rajasthan, petrol price on Thursday crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Madhya Pradesh after fuel rates were increased for the tenth day in a row. Petrol price was hiked by 34 paise per litre and diesel by 32 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. While branded […]
NHAI transitions to 100% cashless tolling
New Delhi: The NHAI on Thursday said it has transitioned to 100 per cent cashless tolling at national highways with the government making FASTags mandatory. “Following the guidelines for mandatory payment of user fee through FASTag at the toll plazas from the midnight of 15/16 February 2021, NHAI has successfully transitioned to 100 per cent […]
Petrol at Rs 100: PM Modi says reducing import dependence
New Delhi: On a day when petrol crossed the Rs 100 mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the middle-class would not have been burdened if the previous governments had focussed on reducing India’s energy import dependence. Without referring to the relentless increase in retail fuel prices, which are linked to international rates, he […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Rajasthan, Rs 99.90 in MP as rates up for 9th straight day
New Delhi: For the first time ever, the price of petrol crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan on Wednesday after fuel rates were hiked for the ninth day in a row. Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. […]
