The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday emphasised that the government’s target of achieving 15 per cent share of natural gas in India’s primary energy mix by 2030 is “not unrealistic” “We took a decision some time ago that natural gas in our energy mix would go up from 6 […]

After much back and forth, there is finally an official Bihar team that will play the 2024-25 season of the Ranji Trophy. The 20-member squad will travel to Rohtak for Bihar’s opening game against Haryana starting October 11, but it was selected only after a lot of drama of the legal kind. On August 5 […]

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will take a call on summoning SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch by the Public Account Committee (PAC), a Parliamentary Committee. The Committee, chaired by Congress MP K C Venugopal, is scheduled to meet on October 24. The Lok Sabha Bulletin showed two items listed for the meeting. The first was […]

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will take a call on summoning SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch by the Public Account Committee (PAC), a Parliamentary Committee. The Committee, chaired by Congress MP K C Venugopal, is scheduled to meet on October 24. The Lok Sabha Bulletin showed two items listed for the meeting. The first was […]

Torrent Power Ltd has received a letter of award from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for long-term supply of 2,000 Megawatt (MW) energy storage capacity from InSTS Connected Pumped Hydro Storage Plant, the company said in a release on Tuesday. This 2,000 MW capacity is inclusive of 1,500 MW capacity for which the […]

The world went through its second-warmest September this year with the warmest being September 2023, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has said.  “September 2024 was 1.54°C above the pre-industrial level and was the 14th month in a 15-month period for which the global-average surface air temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,” said C3S, implemented […]

Yashasvi Jaiswal has got what it takes to succeed in Australia. If his nascent Test career hadn’t already suggested so, the 22-year-old has now received a glowing endorsement from former West Indies captain Brian Lara. Lara reckons Jaiswal can “play in any conditions” and only needs a few mental adjustments to come good in the […]

In the last two months, ship leasing services in GIFT City have picked up steam with the number of ships leased from this enclave in Gujarat having doubled during the July-August 2024 period, said officials.  Ship leasing began in GIFT City in June 2023, after MV Ripley Pride, a bulk carrier, became the first ship […]

Nyati Group, a leading player in Pune’s real estate sector, has made a significant leap by adopting Qubit’s next-generation 3D visualization and analytics tool, Navigo. This strategic collaboration has enhanced Nyati Group’s real estate sales across its portfolio of premium properties, particularly in high-end projects. The move aligns with the Group’s vision of utilizing cutting-edge […]

Big picture: India’s attacking template Despite two debutants and plenty of fresh faces in the side, India steamrolled Bangladesh in the first T20I in Gwalior, chasing down 128 inside 12 overs. Yes, India were always the favourites but this also showed how far Bangladesh are behind the curve in T20I cricket. The way India played […]