India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a historic development, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, today announced that Indian PSU oil companies have successfully concluded a one-year structured contract to import around 2.2 MTPA of LPG from the US Gulf Coast for the contract year 2026. This represents close to ten percent of India's annual LPG imports and marks the first such structured US LPG contract for the Indian market. The Minister ...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued its response to the back- reference dated 29.08.2025, received from the Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India in respect of TRAI's recommendations dated 18.11.2022 on 'Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India'....
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24) Area Sown Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over 2024-25 2025 - 26 2024-25 1 Wheat 312.35 66.23 56.55 9.68 2 Rice 42.93 7.44 6.82 0.62 3 Pulses 140.42 52.82 48.93 3.88 a Gram 100.99 37.43 34.04 3.39 b Lentil 15.13 6.83 6.08 0.74 c Field Pea 6.50 4.75 4.24 0.51 d Kulthi 1.98 0.97 0.97 0.00 e Urd Bean 6.16 0.79 0.98 -0.19 f Moong Bean 1.41 0.05 0.09 ...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today chaired an intensive review meeting at Prithvi Bhawan to evaluate the progress of arrangements for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, scheduled from 6-9 December 2025. The Minister noted that today's del...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over loss of lives due to accident in Medinah, Saudi Arabia, involving Indian nationals. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and prayed for the swift recovery of those injured. The Prime Minister stated that India's Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are providing all possible assistance to the affected individua...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION (SIR) PHASE II STATEs/UTs NUMBER of BLOs/BLAs EFs DISTRIBUTED EFs DIGITISED Name Electors as on 27th Oct 2025 BLOs** Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 5 institutes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences have been formally brought under a single umbrella by merging five separate Societies into one single called "Earth System Sciences Council" (ESSC). Expressing satisfaction over this development, Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the days of working in silos are over, this exercise is in the spirit of 'Whole of the government' approach, often reiterated by PM Na...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi, inaugurated the MSME, KVIC and COIR Pavilions in Hall No. 6 and NSSH Pavilion in Hall No. 5 at the 44th India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, today. The event was graced by Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State in the Ministry of MSME and Ministry of Labour & Employment and Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman, Khadi & V...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The government has decided to revise the rates of advertisement by 26%. The media rates for print media per sq.cm. for one lakh copies of dailies in the black and white advertisement have been enhanced from Rs. 47.40 to Rs. 59.68, an increase of 26%. The Government has also agreed to the recommendations of the Committee relating to premium rates to be offered for colour advertisements, preferential positioning. Central Bureau of C...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) "6.01% Government Security 2030" for a notified amount of Rs.18,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method and (ii) "7.09% Government Security 2074" for a notified amount of Rs.12,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs.2,000 ...