India raises windfall tax on diesel, jet fuel exports; cuts levy on petrol exportsIndia's government has adjusted windfall taxes on fuel exports, effective July sixteenth. The export duty on petrol has been reduced to two...
16 Jul, 2026, 02.19 AM IST
Govt restricts bulk industrial petrol, diesel purchases through petrol pumpsIndustrial and commercial users can no longer buy petrol and diesel from petrol pumps. They must now get fuel from bulk sale points. This c...
12 Jun, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Centre says 'no' to Andhra's request for diesel supplies at retail prices for AmaravatiThe Centre has rejected Andhra Pradesh's plea to supply diesel at retail prices for Amaravati's construction. Union Petroleum Secretary Nee...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
Supreme Court reserves verdict as NCR proposes time limits for bursting green crackers on DiwaliThe Supreme Court has reserved its decision on pleas to allow green firecracker manufacturing and sales in Delhi-NCR. Solicitor General Tus...
10 Oct, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
SC to hear issues related to manufacturing, sale of 'green' crackers on October 10The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on the production and sale of green crackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The next h...
08 Oct, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
How an election-packed 2024 could swing India, US & other world marketsMarkets face a "ballot box bombshell", financial services group Morningstar says, adding: "prior experience of this kind of event risk show...
10 Jan, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Government panel to take call on minimum purchase of green hydrogen by key sectorsThe committee will determine the phase-wise minimum mandatory purchase of green hydrogen by various sectors keeping in mind feasibility and...
05 Jan, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
Govt exempts ISRO from provisions of explosives ruleAccording to a notification of the DPIIT, the exemption is subject to a few conditions. "The central government hereby exempts Indian Space...
29 Nov, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
Centre makes exception for ISRO, exempts it from explosive rulesET gathers that following representations from Isro over the years, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has...
20 Nov, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
Ensure oxygen equipment at health facilities functional: Centre to statesUnderlining the challenge posed by a rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, with a focus on Omicron, the Centre on Friday emph...
07 Jan, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Govt relaxes certain norms to fast track approvals for imported cylinders, pressure vessels for medical oxygenThe relaxations would be valid for six months or till further orders of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)...
16 May, 2021, 08.16 AM IST
Green crackers ready for production, SC informed06 Mar, 2019, 04.07 AM IST
Improved formulation for manufacturing green crackers finalised, PESO tells SCTrial of some samples was also conducted, PESO said, adding that the development would reduce the emission of pollutants PM 2.5 at least by...
05 Mar, 2019, 05.01 PM IST
Green crackers: Manufacturers say there's no such thing; Jokes galore on social mediaAs per the court order, SHOs will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in their area.
23 Oct, 2018, 08.52 PM IST
Supreme Court fixes 2-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali, other festivalsA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict earlier on August 28, said that bursting of crackers on Diwa...
23 Oct, 2018, 05.59 PM IST