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India’s power consumption grows nearly 8 pc to 847 bn units in first half of FY24

New Delhi: India's electricity consumption grew nearly eight per cent to about 847 billion units (BU) in the first half of this fiscal year...

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East: UAE industry

Dubai: Seeking Indian government support for imports, the UAE food industry said that huge demand is there in the Middle East countries for chicken,...

What does RBI’s decision to maintain Repo rate mean? Experts explain

New Delhi: The Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged as inflation remains a major risk, and signalled it would keep liquidity tight...

MSME-sponsored awareness prog for Agri-startups held at KVK Kupwara

Srinagar: The Faculty of Agriculture,Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir organized one day awareness programme on strengthening entrepreneurship & management of...

India poised to become new growth engine of world: RBI Guv

Mumbai: India is poised to become the new growth engine of the world, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday as...

SKUAST-K’s high-yielding, quality-enhanced forage oats variety released at national level

SKO-244 released for cultivation in J&K, HP, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir developed forage oats variety...

RBI expected to retain benchmark rate: Experts

Kolkata: The RBI is expected to retain the benchmark rate of 6.5 per cent in its latest bi-monthly monetary policy review, amid inflation concerns...

Forbes’ 400 richest people in US: Elon Musk at the top, Bezos No. 2

New York: With an estimated wealth of $251 billion, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has topped Forbes’ list of the 400...

SKUAST-K holds awareness about Dual Degree Programme at WSU Australia

Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir conducted a daylong awareness programme to sensitise students about the collaborative Dual Degree Programme...

LPG Subsidy For Ujjwala Beneficiaries Hiked To Rs 300

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday raised the subsidy provided to poor women, who got free cooking gas connections under the Ujjwala Yojana, to...

4 Ways to Use a Personal Loan When Dealing with an Emergency

A personal loan is an unsecured type of loan that can help you get funds for a number of reasons. With an instant loan,...

One week training prog under DST-PURSE begins at DARS, SKUAST-K

Srinagar: A five-day training programme under DST-PURSE (Promotion of University Research for Scientific Excellence project) scheme entitled “Plant Breeding Perspectives and Modern Techniques” was...

WhatsApp bans record over 74L bad accounts in India in Aug Meta

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 74 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of August, in compliance with the new...

Hyundai Motor India says all its vehicles to come with 6 airbags

New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday said all its models in the country would now come with six airbags as standard. The automaker also...

X loses daily users since elon Musk’s takeover: CEO

San Francisco: Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, has revealed that the platform experienced a decline in daily active users...

Amazon unveils Apple deals for Great Indian Festival: iPhone 13 to cost less than Rs 40,000

Bengaluru: Amazon has unveiled select deals from its upcoming Great Indian Festival, commencing on October 8. The company has now confirmed that the base...

Thousands lose over Rs 200 cr in series of crypto rug-pulls in HP; police yet to catch kingpin

Shimla: Police are yet to nab the cryptocurrency fraud kingpin who may have swindled thousands of people across Himachal Pradesh of more than Rs...

India’s share in global exports in labour-intensive sectors declining in last 5 years: FIEO

New Delhi: India's labour-intensive export sectors such as apparels, marine products, plastics, and gems and jewellery are showing a "troubling pattern" as the country...

Dir Horti visits distributes certificates among new appointees at CoE Zawoora

Srinagar: Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir on Saturday visited the Center of Excellence in the outskirts of Srinagar city at Zawoora and distributed certificates...

Govt hikes domestic natural gas prices to $9.20 per mmBTu from Oct 1

New Delhi: The Union government has increased domestic natural gas prices from $8.60 per metric million British thermal unit (mmBtu) to $9.20 per mmBtu...

FinMin notifies Oct 1 date for implementing amended GST law for e-gaming

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has notified October 1 as the date for implementation of the amended GST law provisions for taxing e-gaming, casinos...

Event held at Agriculture Directorate Lalmandi

'Swachta Hi Seva' & 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' Srinagar: Under the aegis of "Swachta hi Seva" and "Meri Maati Mera Desh", an event was held...

Mobile phone exports from India cross Rs 45,000 cr in April-Aug period, Apple leads

New Delhi: In a fillip to ‘Make in India’ initiative, India saw mobile phones exports worth $5.5 billion (over Rs 45,000 crore) in the...

Transformed lives of millions, ensured India’s food security: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief at the death of eminent scientist MS Swaminathan and said his groundbreaking work in...

Key scientific architect of Green Revolution: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to M S Swaminathan, describing him as the key scientific architect of the Green Revolution...

PM Gati Shakti: 6 infra projects worth Rs 52,000 cr recommended for approval

New Delhi: As many as six infrastructure projects of roads and railways worth Rs 52,000 crore have been recommended for approval under the PM...

Ashwin Dani, credited for success of Asian Paints, passes away at 79

New Delhi: Ashwin Dani, co-founder and non-executive director of Asian Paints, has passed away at the age of 79, the company said on Thursday....

Nurturing today’s students will craft tomorrow’s innovators, entrepreneurs: Dir JKEDI

Pulwama: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Wednesday organized an awareness program on entrepreneurship and startups, aimed at nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit...

Himalayan Automobiles launches new gen NEXON in Srinagar

Srinagar: Himalayan Automobiles Pvt Ltd unveiled the most-awaited new gen NEXON with premium design, best-in-class tech features and future of mobility at Tata Motors...

Google to roll out earthquake alert service in India

New Delhi: Internet major Google will roll out an earthquake alert service in India that works using sensors in Android smartphones to detect and...

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