New policy in works to boost agrivoltaics in India; enhance farmers' income via energy generationIndia's government is formulating a policy to enhance the adoption of agrivoltaics across the country. This initiative aims to increase far...
21 Oct, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Farmers say no to early sugarcane crushing, demand compensation and higher sugar, ethanol prices firstFarmers' organizations in Maharashtra and Karnataka are resisting the government's early sugarcane crushing proposal. They demand compensat...
07 Oct, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Karnataka seeks bigger ExxonMobil footprint in Bengaluru, eyes skilling and startup tie-upsKarnataka's Home Minister met with ExxonMobil to discuss expanding their Bengaluru operations. Discussions focused on skilling, startup sup...
13 Sep, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Ladakh cuts VAT on natural gas to 5% to boost clean energy adoptionLadakh has significantly reduced its value-added tax on natural gas. The tax on CNG and PNG has been lowered from 21 percent to just 5 perc...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Karnataka bans sale of tobacco, nicotine products for one yearKarnataka has banned gutkha and pan masala products for one year. The ban follows warnings from Chief Minister DK Shivakumar about intoxica...
12 Aug, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Karnataka defends fuel price hike amidst growing outrage; BJP to protest statewideWhile Industries minister MB Patil on Sunday defended the hike, saying the money was necessary for funding the state’s guarantee schemes, c...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
Karnataka fuel price hike: Rates still lower than neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, MaharashtraThe Congress-ruled Karnataka government's move to raise local tax on auto fuels pushed petrol prices above Rs 100 a litre and diesel to Rs ...
16 Jun, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
Karnataka fuel price hike: CM Siddaramaiah defends move, says it will ensure fundingKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices, arguing it will fund essential services and dev...
16 Jun, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
BJP to stage protests across Karnataka against fuel price hikeThe BJP in Karnataka is set to protest against the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices, following the state government's decision to in...
16 Jun, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
Fuel prices can be lowered by 30%, says KTRHe remarked that the fuel price hike for 12th time in 14 days outdoes any torture. "Read about Chinese torture only in books. This consecut...
04 Apr, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
Hijab controversy in Karnataka: Calm prevails in educational institutions following 3-day holidayPrimary schools functioned as usual across the state without any interruption. Protests for and against the 'hijab' had intensified in diff...
09 Feb, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hails completion of Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline projectNoting that GAIL had to stop the project in September 2104 due to several obstacles, the Chief Minister said at the 450 km pipeline's virtu...
05 Jan, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Karnataka government cuts fuel prices by Rs 2 per litreThe announcement comes in the wake of political pressure building against Kumaraswamy after Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal gover...
18 Sep, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
Congress has no option but to support Karnataka fuel price hikeCongress MLAs believe they have lost the moral authority to slam the Centre on fuel prices after raising fuel prices in Karnataka by increa...
10 Jul, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
A miffed Congress may ask Kumaraswamy to take back hike in tax on fuelCongress along with other regional parties have attacked the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre for its inability to control th...
07 Jul, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
PM should order probe into BJP's bid for horse-trading in Karnataka: CongClaiming that the government had looted the country of Rs 10 lakh crore by raising excise duty on diesel and petrol, Shergill said the "loo...
20 May, 2018, 03.46 PM IST
Karnataka cabinet nod for JV for gas distribution network for BengaluruThe new JV - Karnataka Natural Gas Limited - would also develop CGD networks in major cities and towns along which the Dabhol-Bengaluru gas...
07 Oct, 2015, 08.24 PM IST