We plan to set up 100-GW renewable energy capacity in next five years: R P Gupta, CMD, SECIThe Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) aims to achieve a renewable energy capacity of 100 gigawatts (GW) in the next five years. Out ...
Power ministry recommends former power, telecom, oil secretaries' names for CERC chairThe list also includes names of recently retired secretaries including ex-oil secretary Tarun Kapoor, ex-tourism secretary Yogendra Tripath...
India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more importantIndia is under pressure to announce plans to become carbon neutral by mid-century or thereabouts at next week's climate conference in Glasg...
India has no commitment of submitting fresh targets for cutting green house gas emissions: GovtAccording to the report, UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa welcomed that 110 signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Cli...
Govt reviews Niti Aayog functioningThe Niti Evolutionary Committee is headed by Quality Council of India chairman Adil Zainulbhai, with Bain Capital MD Amit Chandra, Avaana C...
Government to bring new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCRDelhi's air quality has been in 'very poor' category and is predicted to remain so till October 31. The share of stubble burning in Delhi's...
Illegal registration of properties is way of life here : Delhi High CourtThe court issued notice to the Delhi government, its Revenue, Service and Vigilance departments, the Anti Corruption Branch, the CBI and th...
- Indefinite lockout of Gita Press withdrawn, strike called off
The indefinite closure comes at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been gifting the Gita to foreign leaders and External Affairs ...
Historic Geeta Press shuts down indefinitely"The situation went out of hand in the last one month and with heavy hearts, we are closing down the press indefinitely," trustee Devi Daya...
Wholesale onion prices fall to Rs 4.70/kg, lowest in Financial Year 2014Wholesale onion prices at Nashik dropped to Rs 4.70 a kg today, the lowest level so far in this financial year, as supplies continued to ri...
- Congress asks Narendra Modi to resign for manipulating poverty figures
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Arjun Modhwadia highlighted the difference in figures released by the state government.
Onion prices touches Rs 9/kg in Lasalgaon; 80% fall from peakOnion prices in Lasalgaon wholesale market have crashed to Rs 9 per kg, a drop of 80 per cent from the peak of Rs 55 per kg in September th...
Court directs to book Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actors for Ram LeelaA local court has directed to lodge a case against the director and star cast of Bollywood film 'Goliyon ki Rasleela - Ram Leela', followin...
- Onion exports up over 17% in Apr-Dec: NHRDF
The country had exported 11 lakh tonne of onions in the same period last year, the Nasik-based NHRDF said.
- High vegetables prices may further push retail inflation
Poor monsoon continues to put pressure on prices of staple vegetables, including tomato and potato, and could further push up retail inflat...
- Scrap onion MEP has marginally increased India's outbound shipments
Lowering of the minimum export price for onions to $150 a tonne recently has marginally increased India's outbound shipments.
- CBI raids premises of CWG officials
Casting a wider net, the CBI today conducted searches at the premises of certain OC officials here in connection with the multi-crore CWG o...