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Coal production from captive, commercial mines rises 27% in Apr-Feb

Of the 91 mines awarded under commercial coal auctions, seven blocks have already started production

App delisting cannot be permitted: Vaishnaw on Google-Indian startups row

IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide

Shah launches NUCFDC, aims to set up 1 urban cooperative bank in each town

After the launch, Shah said, "After 20 years, NUCFDC has been established. This is the need of the hour. I am happy the RBI has given approval for this"

Miss World is back in India after 28 years, but the world has since changed

In the interim, the world has changed, as has the concept of beauty

PM Modi set to unveil projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in West Bengal

The PM will lay the foundation stone of Damodar Valley Corporation's Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Phase II (2x660 mw), located in the Purulia district

India to produce 30% of world's milk by 2030, says NDDB chief Meenesh Shah

Talking about the uses of renewable energy in the dairy sector, the Chairman and Managing Director of NDDB said that, the NDDB is trying to become a net-zero dairy by 2050 or 2070

Google slashes jobs in trust & safety while others work 'around the clock'

Google is increasing its reliance on its trust and safety staff, even if it's doing so with fewer people

Assam approved investment proposals worth Rs 1,600 cr: Health minister

The total proposed investment is to the tune of Rs 1,612 crore, which will create employment potential - both direct and indirect - for 4,125 people, Mahanta said

400 jets in 4 days: Anant-Radhika's pre-wedding bash in Jamnagar takes off

The airport, which is a civil enclave in an Indian Air Force base with no parking space, is managing an estimated 400 charter flights between Friday and Monday

Flyers with special needs share ordeal: Airlines ensure enough wheelchairs

The number of people with disability and reduced mobility travelling by air has gone up over the years

Electrolyser manufacturing: RIL, Adani, L&T win incentives in maiden tender

The tender was floated under Centre's Green Hydrogen Mission

Corrosion leads to losses worth $100 billion annually In India: JSL MD

The losses can be reduced by up to 25 per cent by implementation of corrosion management practices, JSL Managing Director Abhyuday Jindal said

Power use in Delhi rises 37%, total consumers up 52% in last 10 yrs: Report

Delhi, being an urban centre with high load density has seen electricity consumption increasing from 25,593 MUs in 2011-12 to 35,042 MUs in 2022-23

Govt offers one-time settlement option to sugar mills for SDF loans

As on January 31, sugar mills have an outstanding loans of Rs 3,730.15 crore under different schemes, of which, penal interest is about Rs 939.87 crore, according to official data

Govt amends rules to mandate gencos to give surplus power to exchanges

The minister said that some power generators were not offering this surplus power in the market, thus resulting in unused power capacity at the national level

Coal-producing states earn revenue of Rs 1.52 trillion in last 9 yrs: Govt

'During 2014-2023, total revenue from royalty, DMF & NMET of all coal-producing states through coal mining sector is Rs 1,52,696 crore,' the ministry said

Power consumption rises over 8% to 127.79 billion units in February

In February 2023, power consumption stood at 118.29 BU, higher than 108.03 BU recorded in the same month a year ago, the data showed

Indian logistics market to grow at 8.8% annually to $484 bn by 2029: Report

LogiMAT India 2024, the satellite show of Europe's biggest intralogistics exhibition LogiMAT Stuttgart, is organised by Messe Stuttgart India Pvt Ltd on February 28-March 1 at India Expo Mart

Over 1 lakh people attend textile expo 'Bharat Tex'; 63 MoUs announced

India's largest global textile event 'Bharat Tex 2024', organised at two venues -- Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi, concluded on February 29

Defence ministry signs 5 military procurement deals worth Rs 39,125 cr

Two contracts were firmed up with Larsen & Toubro Limited for the procurement of close-in weapon system (CIWS) and high-power radar