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Centre aims to make India self-reliant in minerals sector: G Kishan Reddy

Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said the union government's top priorities are to make the country benefit from the mineral wealth and increase employment generation

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 1:55 PM IST

India's Behind-the-Meter storage market to cross 39 GWh by 2033: IESA

These BTMs are like rooftop solar panels, battery storage, as well as batteries for backup applications installed with UPSA, inverters, and telecom towers

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 1:47 PM IST

India's data centre market size to double to $22 billion by 2030: Report

India's data centre market is projected to grow sharply on rising AI workloads, cloud adoption and digital consumption, with strong investment flows and capacity expansion across key markets

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 1:41 PM IST

High streets outpace malls as 7 cities log 4.3 mn sq ft leasing: Report

India's retail real estate market is shifting towards experience-led formats, with high streets outperforming malls in H2 2025 as leasing demand stays strong across top seven cities

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 12:38 PM IST

Cement firms to post strong Q4 volumes, but costs may weigh on margins

Cement companies are likely to report healthy volume growth in Q4 FY26 on strong demand and capex push, but rising fuel and packaging costs may weigh on profitability and margins

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 12:02 PM IST

NCLAT adjourns hearing on Vedanta plea against selection of Adani's JAL bid

The insolvency appellate tribunal adjourned the hearing on account of a change in the composition of the bench, which was hearing the two appeals filed by Vedanta Ltd

Updated On: 13 Apr 2026 | 11:48 AM IST

MCA's AI model to score, sift company name approvals in less than a day

MCA plans AI-based green channel for company name approvals with confidence ratings, aiming to reduce processing time to under a day and improve transparency

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 11:47 PM IST

West Asia war: OMCs face renewed pressure as US-Iran peace talks collapse

Indian vessel carrying nearly 20,400 tonnes of LPG crossed Hormuz on April 11

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 11:04 PM IST

₹5 trillion power transmission projects under bidding and execution

Projects worth ₹5 lakh crore are underway to strengthen transmission capacity as India targets 500 GW non-fossil capacity, amid challenges such as right-of-way and supply constraints

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 10:55 PM IST

Ambani law school denies hybrid class claim as INALP seeks BCI probe

Dhirubhai Ambani University law school denies hybrid teaching allegations, says LL.M programme is campus-based as INALP plans to approach BCI over compliance concerns

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 7:56 PM IST

Press bodies, advocacy groups urge rollback of proposed IT Rules changes

Media and policy groups warn draft amendments could expand censorship powers, threaten free speech, and bring independent creators under tighter government control

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 7:50 PM IST

West Asia crisis: Ludhiana handtool export units face labour, gas shortages

The other difficulties they are facing include high interest rates, container availability, increase in shipping and air freights and high insurance cost

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 6:09 PM IST

NCLAT backs project-specific insolvency proceedings against realty firms

The appellate tribunal highlighted that putting all other projects of the realty firms, which are unrelated to the default, is not in the interest of homebuyers and other stakeholders of other project

Updated On: 12 Apr 2026 | 11:33 AM IST

Women's participation in flexi IT roles reaches 40% in FY26: Report

Careernet's report is based on an annual sample of 3,000 placements in contractual positions in FY26 and was compared with data from the last four fiscal years

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 8:58 PM IST

Fuel protests disrupt Ireland as over third of service stations run dry

Vehicles blocking traffic led to closures of the main highway around the capital, Dublin, as well as six other major roadways

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 7:06 PM IST

India's fisheries exports rise to ₹68,000 cr after US tariffs: MoS Baghel

The government aims to achieve Rs 1 trillion in fisheries exports over the next five years, he said on the sidelines of the second National Veterinary, Dairy and Fisheries Symposium 2026 in Nagpur

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 5:42 PM IST

UPI users resist fees, 75% say they will quit if charged: Report

A decade after its launch, India's flagship payments system faced a moment of pushback, with users signalling they would abandon UPI if charges were introduced

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 4:55 PM IST

Power firms in Haryana seek rule change to defer fuel surcharge recovery

The discoms have proposed to defer the monthly recovery and instead recover the amount in subsequent financial years at a uniform rate of 47 paise per unit across all consumer categories

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 1:15 PM IST

Govt plans to bar cough syrups for kids under 2 amid safety concerns

Draft NFI 2026 bars use for children under two, discourages it below five, and mandates stricter testing of ingredients after contamination-linked deaths raised global alarm

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 11:38 AM IST

After 7-yr delay, Odisha hands over land for Chandikhol oil reserve project

After more than seven years of delay, Odisha hands over land for Chandikhol oil reserve project, paving the way for construction of a 4 million tonne strategic crude storage facility

Updated On: 11 Apr 2026 | 12:13 AM IST