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Centre boosts CISF personnel headcount to avoid congestion at airports

Steps up efforts to ensure smooth passenger flow during Christmas and New Year

Digging deeper: Govt expects production of critical minerals in 4 years

Aims to expedite processes to hasten clearances, auction

Vistara inducts 50th Airbus A320 neo plane in its fleet of 66 aircraft

The airline plans to have 70 aircraft in its fleet by March next year

Indian companies likely to garner up to 50% USFDA nod share in 2023

Companies may get up to 375 ANDA approvals in 2023, more than last year's 355

Government allows cane juice, B-molasses to make ethanol in 2023-24

The latest decision comes a week after the government prohibited the use of sugarcane juice and sugar syrup for making ethanol, amid the industry seeking reversal of the decision

Engineering exports register 3% on-year fall in November to $7.85 billion

The dip was primarily attributed to the festive season that disrupted operations in major engineering export belts across the country, particularly in northern and western regions, it said

Curbs on Russian diamonds by G7 to have minimal impact on India: Govt

Indian officials are continuously in touch with the G7 technical team, an official said. Notably, G7 has imposed curbs on direct imports of Russian-origin diamonds.

Air India gets DGCA's approval for maintenance of A350, A320 aircraft

The airline plans to induct a total of six such planes in the first phase

Rs 15K cr at risk due to sudden ban on cane juice for making ethanol: ISMA

The Centre recently banned use of cane juice for ethanol in view of likely drop in sugar production during 2023-24 marketing year (October-September)

1,000 acres of defunct textile mills in UP to give way for new firms

These defunct units collectively owe liabilities of almost Rs 3,000 crore to different agencies, including financial institutions, and have little chances of revival

Tendu leaf collection rates raised to Rs 4,000 a bag in Madhya Pradesh

The decision will provide relief to more than 3.5 million tendu leaf collectors, who will now get an additional remuneration of Rs 162 crore

Zydus gets USFDA's approval for antiviral drug used in HIV treatment

Darunavir is a protease inhibitor antiviral medicine that prevents HIV-1 from multiplying in the body

Domestic air passenger traffic rose by 9% in November; crosses 1.27 cr

As per the data, Akasa Air topped the OTP chart at 78.2 per cent, followed by IndiGo at 77.5 per cent and Vistara at 72.8 per cent

India at 14th spot in housing cost rise in Jul-Sep with 5.9% growth: Report

Turkiye is at number one position with an annual 89.2 per cent appreciation, followed by Croatia (13.7 per cent), Greece 11.9 per cent, Colombia 11.2 per cent and North Macedonia 11 per cent

Centre allows notified pvt exploration agencies in mineral blocks auction

The ministry further said it has also launched a new scheme to directly sanction projects for exploration of critical and deep-seated minerals to notified private exploration agencies (NPEAs)

AI accelerating disruption leads to IT talent shortage, shows survey

Skillsoft's '2023 IT Skills and Salary Survey' is based on inputs from more than 5,700 global IT professionals, including leaders and staff members

Defence ministry signs over Rs 5,300 cr deal with Bharat Electronics Ltd

It said the project aims to achieve self-sufficiency in ammunition manufacturing, obtain critical technologies, and secure stock affected by supply chain disruption

Lanco Amarkantak Power creditors to vote on Adani Power's Rs 4,100 cr bid

An unsolicited bid of Rs 3,650 crore was submitted by Adani Power, which was later improved to Rs 4,100 crore

Telecom infrastructure providers flag permission issues in Uttar Pradesh

DIPA has urged the Uttar Pradesh Government to clear all the pending applications at the earliest for faster rollout of 5G services in the state

Gujarat's dedicated semiconductor policy drawing global players, says govt

The increasing reliance on semiconductors has become the bedrock of global technological advancements across industries, from computing and communication to healthcare, said the release