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Windfall Tax Hiked: Diesel Duty Jumps To Rs 55. 5 Per Litre, ATF To Rs 42 As India Moves To Curb Fuel Exports
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (323+ words) Apr 12, 2026 | Updated 09: 35 AM GMT+5: 30 India has sharply raised export duties on diesel and aviation turbine fuel with immediate effect, more than doubling the windfall tax on diesel from Rs 21. 5 per litre to Rs 55. 5 per litre. The levy on aviation turbine…...
Reliance Approaches Government For Clearance To Resume Iranian Crude Imports Before US Waiver Lapses: Report
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (478+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 05: 53 PM GMT+5: 30 Reliance Industries Ltd. has applied to the Indian government for permission to import Iranian crude oil using four vessels, as a crucial US sanctions waiver approaches its 19 April expiry. The Business Standard reported that the development…...
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu Urges Centre To Fast-Track Srikakulam-Kakinada Natural Gas Pipeline Project
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (258+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 04: 33 PM GMT+5: 30 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Centre to expedite the Srikakulam-Kakinada natural gas pipeline project, which has faced delays due to pending approvals at the central level. During a review meeting on…...
Market Regulator SEBI Unveils Three IT Platforms To Improve Ease Of Doing Business
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (201+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 03: 43 PM GMT+5: 30 India's securities market regulator launched three new Information Technology platforms on 24 March, marking a significant step towards digital transformation of regulatory oversight, according to a statement by the regulatory body on Friday (11 April). The Securities and…...
Vietnam's Vingroup To Deploy 60, 000 EV Fleet In Maharashtra Under $6. 5 Billion Multi-Sector Investment Deal
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (223+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 03: 48 PM GMT+5: 30 Vietnam's largest conglomerate Vingroup has signed a $6. 5 billion memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government to deploy 60, 000 electric vehicles and develop large-scale urban infrastructure across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The agreement, formalised in the presence of…...
Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Gets Green Light For Bengaluru-Mumbai Route
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (187+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 12: 48 PM GMT+5: 30 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has given the go-ahead for a Vande Bharat Sleeper train on the Bengaluru-Mumbai corridor, one of the country's busiest intercity routes, The Free Press Journal reported. The approval was confirmed through…...
Odisha Approves Rs 3, 400 Crore Atal Bus Stand Scheme To Modernise Public Transport By FY32
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (307+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 12: 58 PM GMT+5: 30 The Odisha Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Saturday (11 April) cleared a Rs 3, 400 crore plan to overhaul the state's public transport infrastructure through a new initiative called the Atal Bus Stand scheme, the…...
Pune Metro Phase 2 Worth Over Rs 25, 000 Crore Gains Momentum As Multiple New Corridors Advance: Report
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (391+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 11: 46 AM GMT+5: 30 Pune Metro's Phase 2 expansion is gathering pace across several corridors, with survey work completed, design contracts awarded, and tenders moving through approval stages, the Hindustan Times reported. The progress comes as the Phase 1 network, now fully…...
Greater Noida To Set Up Multi-Modal Logistics Park On 174 Acres With Rs 1, 000 Crore Minimum Investment
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (278+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 12: 20 PM GMT+5: 30 The Greater Noida authority is moving to finalise a developer for a multi-modal logistics park planned on 174 acres in Sector Kappa-II, close to the Inland Container Depot in Dadri, the Hindustan Times reported. The authority has…...
Pune Metro Expansion To Acquire Over 13, 500 Sq M Land, Government Plots To Ease Process
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (242+ words) Apr 11, 2026 | Updated 11: 11 AM GMT+5: 30 Pune's upcoming metro expansion will need more than 13, 500 square metres of land across four corridors, with government-owned parcels expected to make up the lion's share of the total acquisition, the Hindustan Times reported. The expansion covers…...