On Monday, the Indian government notified Parliament that there are 25,605 LPG distributorships as of March 1, 2026, with 17,677 of those being located in rural areas. The government also mentioned that there are 214 LPG bottling plants run by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). In a statement made to the Rajya Sabha by Suresh Gopi, […]
On Saturday, India reaffirmed its urge for a reduction in tensions in the region and assured the public that there is more than enough crude oil, petrol, diesel and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to satisfy local demand. While stressing the need of maintaining the unimpeded flow of energy and goods, Randhir Jaiswal, speaking at a […]
The government has confirmed that there have been no reports of stockouts at retail stores nationwide, and commercial LPG cylinder delivery has restarted for chosen companies across multiple states. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sujata Sharma informed the fuel status briefing that the government has authorised business consumers to accept […]
Saturday, the Petroleum Ministry notified that customers with piped natural gas (PNG) connections are no longer allowed to keep, acquire or refill residential LPG cylinders. This prohibition is based on a revised supply order. According to a statement from the Ministry, the legislation also prohibits government oil marketing agencies from connecting new customers to LPG […]
Under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) is a Navratna NBFC-Infrastructure Finance Company. The Urban Invest Window (UiWIN) is an institutional platform that ULBs can use to create urban infrastructure projects that are investment-ready and bankable. On March 15–16, 2026, HUDCO hosted the inaugural regional […]
On Sunday, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) revealed that, beginning in the fiscal year 2026–27, the annual FASTag pass will cost somewhat more. According to a statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the yearly pass charge has been changed from ₹3,000 to ₹3,075 and will be effective from April 1, […]
A vessel flying the Indian flag, Jag Laadki, left Fujairah Port in the UAE on Sunday bound for India with around 80,800 metric tonnes of Murban crude oil, as reported by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. According to the government, all Indian sailors on board the ship are safe. Also, no incidents involving […]
As part of its “Advancing Indigenous Foundation Models” white paper, India’s Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India lays out a strategy to develop the country’s artificial intelligence models and strengthen its digital infrastructure. This white paper is an effort to shape India’s approach to artificial intelligence and is part of […]
The potential for AI to swiftly displace a huge number of white-collar workers is exaggerated, according to Raghuram Rajan, a former governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Rajan said in a Project Syndicate column that how the labour market is changed by AI will depend on how quickly technology is adopted, how competitive the […]
With an expansion from five cities to twenty-six, the length of India’s metro rail network has more than tripled in the last eleven years, making it the third largest in the world. The yearly budget for the metro rose from 5,798 crore in 2013–14 to 29,550 crore in 2025–26, and 38 projects totalling 3.44 lakh […]
