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Coal dispatches to power plants being enhanced: Pralhad Joshi

Various power plants are grappling with fuel shortages and efforts are being made to increase fuel supplies.

Retail sales near pre-Covid levels with 96% recovery: RAI

Category wise, consumer durables and electronics; food and groceries and quick service restaurants (QSR) have fully recovered and are indicating double digit growth on pre-pandemic levels

India retains 3rd position in RE investment attractiveness index

The report from EY ranks the world's top 40 markets on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities

Institutional investment in realty up 17% in July-Sep to $721 mn: Report

Office segment saw a sharp decline in investments

India looks at close to double digit growth this year: Sitharaman

India is looking at near close to double-digit growth this year and the country will be one of the fastest-growing economies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

Rs 3-trillion new Discoms Reform Scheme: Why it might work this time?

New Discoms Reform Scheme: Financially and operationally ailing power distribution companies (discoms) in the country have got another chance of revival with the Rs 3-trillion reform scheme

IMF keeps its India economic growth projection for FY22 unchanged at 9.5%

Says India will be the fastest-growing major economy in the world again

NCR likely to shrink as 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' approved

The National Capital Region is likely to shrink to 100-km radius from Rajghat with NCR Planning Board approving 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' which is aimed at focused development of NCR's urban areas

Govt gets financial bids for Central Electronics after Air India deal

The govt seeks to disinvest its 100% shareholding in the PSU, buyer to observe three-year lock in

Power Ministry asks thermal units to import coal for minimum 10% blending

The power ministry said the revival of the economy had led to an increase in demand and consumption of electricity

Centre set on aligning paddy purchase with average yield

Land records being integrated into a central database

IIP rises past pre-Covid level; grows 11.9 per cent in August

Double-digit growth in industrial output can be attributed to the impact of a low base

Retail price inflation falls to 5-month low of 4.35% in Sept on food prices

Noticeable slide was orchestrated by a fall in prices of vegetables

Cabinet okays Rs 28,655 cr subsidy on P&K fertilisers for rabi season

Total subsidy burden to be around Rs 130,000 in FY-22, almost 63% more than budgeted

How Delhi Airport will gain commercially from a Tata-owned Air India

The airport plans to give terminal 3 exclusively for the Tata group airlines- Air India, Vistara, Air Asia India

Airlines can now operate at full capacity, flight restrictions lifted

The decision was taken following a review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations, the ministry said in its order on Tuesday

FM highlights significant reforms in meeting with institutional investors

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday highlighted "significant reforms" undertaken by the government including NMP and NIP as she met institutional investors here.

Cabinet approves nutrient-based subsidy rates for P&K fertilisers

Net subsidy for the rabi season to be at Rs 28,665 crore, said govt

PMO reviews coal supply, power availability situation

The government is looking at ways to defuse the energy crisis being faced by several states

Top headlines: IMF says India to grow 9.5%; retail inflation at 5-month low

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