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Carbon plan for steel slows on emission data gaps

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, March 21 -- India's plan to bring its steel industry under a domestic carbon trading market has slowed after inconsistencies surfaced in emissions data collected from steel plants, f... Read More


Core sector growth slows to 2.3% in Feb as momentum weakens

India, March 21 -- Growth rate of key infrastructure industries, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries, eased to 2.3% in February from 4.7% in January, according to data released ... Read More


West Asia woes leave D-St in the red for a third week

Mumbai, March 21 -- Indian equities ended in the red for the third week in a row, as the West Asian conflict continued to fray investor nerves and sustain risk aversion across markets. The Nifty was d... Read More


Rupee slides past 93 for first time on oil shock

MUMBAI, March 21 -- The rupee plummeted below 93 to a dollar on Friday as importers jostled for dollars, breaching a psychologically crucial level. The local currency, which has lost 3% since the outb... Read More


Vodafone, BSNL eye infra sharing to shore up networks

NEW DELHI, March 21 -- Vodafone Idea and state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have started talks on sharing towers, fibre and even spectrum, in a push to cut costs, improve network reach for bo... Read More


Maha women's panel chief quits amid row over 'godman link'

Mumbai, March 21 -- Facing scrutiny over her purported association with rape-accused self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra State Commission for Women chairperson Rupali Chakankar, resigned on F... Read More


uttam ngr: police, raf, crpf teams, riot control vehicles deployed

New Delhi, March 21 -- Personnel of Delhi Police, the Rapid Action Force, and the Central Reserve Police Force were deployed in Uttam Nagar's Hastsal village, while riot control vehicles were statione... Read More


oSCAR-nominated film faces cBFC roadblock over India-Israel ties

New Delhi, March 21 -- Tunisian-French film , The Voice of Hind Rajab, based on the killing of Rajab, a five-year old Palestinian by Israel during the Gaza war, and nominated for an Academy Award, has... Read More


At 21.7degC, Delhi records coolest March day since 2020; AQI improves to 93

New Delhi, March 21 -- The Capital experienced an unusual March day, as a cyclonic circulation sent mercury levels plummeting to 21.7degC, which was 9.6degC below the normal and a dip of 5.1degC from ... Read More


SHAH TO TABLE BILL on CAPF RECRUITMENT IN LS ON MONDAY

New Delhi, March 21 -- Union home minister Amit Shah will introduce The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on Monday to "regulate rules of recruitment and conditions of se... Read More