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Cabinet approves Rs.2.6 trillion kharif MSP outlay, energy security measures

New Delhi, May 13 -- Amid heightened global volatility and supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia war, the Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a series of proposals to support India's food and e... Read More


PM's appeal: Diesel consumption in agriculture can be scaled back with use of alternative energy, experts say

New Delhi, May 11 -- A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly appealed for the public to cut down the use of transport fuel, economists and farmer groups said agriculture was a prime sector t... Read More


India plans Rs.51,000 crore push to procure 62 ships amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, April 30 -- Shipping Corp. of India and state-run oil and gas companies together aim to float tenders this financial year to procure 62 vessels for Rs.51,000 crore as the ongoing West Asia ... Read More


IMD forecasts temperature spike in orthwest, heatwave alerts for Vidarbha and Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, April 30 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a 2-3 degrees Celsius rise in maximum temperatures across northwest India until 2 May, followed by a sharp 3-5degC drop be... Read More


Brief respite from heatwaves from today, peak power demand may ease from record

New Delhi, April 27 -- The intense heatwave conditions being witnessed across India's north-western and central regions over the past few weeks are expected to ease from Tuesday, the weather bureau sa... Read More


India's fertilizer subsidy may jump 20% as Hormuz crisis spikes prices

New Delhi, April 27 -- India's fertilizer subsidy bill is likely to increase 20% in the current financial year as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz chokes West Asian supplies and drives up global n... Read More


Power demand spikes even before peak summer, seen at record high this year

New Delhi, April 23 -- India's early and intense summer is already pushing electricity demand towards the highest levels seen during peak summer last year, challenging the country's power system for t... Read More