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Mamata faction gets 'football player', rival TMC group gets 'envelope' symbol ahead of Bengal bypolls

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Election Commission on Friday allotted separate names and symbols to the two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress, allowing them to contest the October 6 West Bengal byp... Read More


CGHS workers' case puts spotlight on government's use of contractors

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- A two-decades-long labour dispute involving 267 workers of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) has put a wider question about government outsourcing before the Supreme C... Read More


Windfall levy on petrol, diesel and jet fuel lowered

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Finance Ministry has lowered windfall gains tax on export of petrol, diesel and ATF for the fortnight beginning September 16. According to a notification, the rate of speci... Read More


Oil India plans Rs.15,000 crore capex for deep, ultra-deepwater exploration

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Oil India (OIL) Chairman Ranjit Rath said on Thursday that the state-run E&P company will spend Rs.15,000 crore over the next three years to step up exploration in offshore ... Read More


Coal Ministry launches 16th round of commercial mine auctions

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Coal Ministry on Thursday launched the 16th round of commercial auctions offering 25 blocks-21 fully explored and four partially explored mines-across nine coal-bearing Stat... Read More


BL Agro to invest Rs.1,500 crore in cattle genetics, reproductive technology

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- FMCG company BL Agro Group plans to invest Rs.1,500 crore in its biotechnology subsidiary Leads Genetics to develop an integrated cattle genetics and reproductive-technology eco... Read More


CropLife seeks 5-year data protection to widen farmers' access to new pesticides

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- CropLife India has urged the Centre to introduce a five-year Regulatory Data Protection (RDP) regime for crop protection products, arguing that it would encourage companies to b... Read More


Brookfield to invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- ACME Group said on Thursday that Brookfield will invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures to support the development and construction of an advanced pipeline of ACME... Read More


Center reconstitutes CBFC panel

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The government on Wednesday said that it has reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) bringing actors Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty, Pallavi J... Read More


India's critical mineral import dependence rises as demand surges: NITI Aayog

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India's critical-mineral import dependence is rising, says a new NITI Aayog report. Over the past two decades, annual global trade in energy-related critical minerals has surged... Read More