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Cementing a Cleaner Future

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Cement manufacturing is a large source of carbon dioxide emissions, contributing to 8 per cent of such emissions globally in 2024. Along with steel, fertilisers and plastics, it i... Read More


Calcutta HC directs Centre to immediately resume work under MGNREGA in Bengal

Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Centre to immediately resume the 100-day work in Bengal under MGNREGA. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justic... Read More


SIR panic deepens in Bengal: 4 more deaths reported, toll rises to 14

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Nov. 7 -- With four more deaths and two attempted suicides, the toll linked to the SIR-related panic in Bengal has risen to 14. On Friday, a 49-year-old sex worker, Biti Das, was ... Read More


TMC flags discrepancies in SIR guidelines, writes to CEO alleging confusion

Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday wrote to the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), alleging inconsistencies between the Chief Election Commissioner's (CEC) recent statements... Read More


'Auto sales rise to all-time high of over 52 lakh units in festive period'

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Automobile retail sales across the domestic market witnessed a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the 42-day festive season led by record registrations of passenger vehicles and... Read More


'Three Indian banks to be among global top-10 lenders by 2030'

Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- SBI's chairman CS Setty on Friday said the country's largest state-owned bank and two other private sector lenders will be among the top-10 banks globally by market capitalisation by... Read More


NBCC bags Rs350 crore defence infrastructure project at Avadi

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- In a landmark achievement reaffirming its dominance in defence and public infrastructure development, NBCC (India) Ltd has secured a Rs 350 crore Project Management Consultancy (P... Read More


PFC net profit rises 9% to Rs7,834.39 cr in September qtr

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Friday reported a 9 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 7,834.39 crore for the quarter ended September 2025,... Read More


Supreme Court to hear pleas against EC's nationwide voter roll revision on Nov 11

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 11 a set of petitions challenging the Election Commission's (EC) decision to carry out a pan-India Special Intensive Revisio... Read More


Between diplomacy and deterrence: India weighs Trump's visit, counters Pak's nuclear record

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- The Indian government on Friday refused confirmation or comment on reports that US President Donald Trump might visit India next year. At the official briefing of the Ministry of ... Read More