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India steps on gas as coal use for power generatio..

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - Indian power plants used the most gas in at least 3-1/2 years in the June quarter, as operators along th..

Non-local suppliers barred from government contrac..

As part of its initiative to bring down import content in the sensitive power sector, particularly from countries such as China, the power ministry has issued a new publi..

With safeguard duty in place, government may lower..

The government proposes a double layered taxation structure on imports of solar cells and modules in a bid to check proliferation of Chinese equipment in the critical pow..

Government to soon allow 100% FDI in rental housin..

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the government will soon allow 100 per cent FDI in the rental housing segment. Spe..

Women power to steer two of three beleaguered PSU ..

Women power will be steering forward two of the three beleaguered government owned non-life insurers, said industry officials. The central government has decided to ap..

Government mulls longer lock-in to protect jobs po..

To make the strategic sale of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) less painful to its employees, the government is looking at a plan to provide longer job security to..

Government extends deadline for filing income tax ..

The government on Wednesday extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2018-19 fiscal by two months till September 30. "In view of the constraints due t..

Exclusive: India found cybersecurity lapses at Nat..

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI - A government audit of India's flagship payments processor last year found more than 40 security vulnerabilities including several it ca..

Government extends deadline for strategic sale of ..

The government has further extended the deadline for bids to buy its entire 52.98 per cent stake in the country's second-biggest oil refiner, Bharat Petroleum Corp Lt..

24X7 power from renewable under new bundled scheme..

Renewable power producers will now be able to ensure round-the-clock supply to discoms and other consumers as the government has finalised new guidelines that will allow ..

Government relaxes norms for employees who could n..

The central government has relaxed norms for its employees who were either on leave or on an official tour and could not join office due to non-availability of public tra..

Karnataka starts Rs 5K-cr life sciences park proje..

The Karnataka government has launched a Rs 5,000-crore project to build a life sciences park in the southern suburbs of the tech city, which has a potential to generate a..