New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government has not taken any decision to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20 per cent level, and any future move will be based on detailed scientific studies and consultations with stakeholders, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) PSU Navratna firm Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) on Monday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth Rs 358.97 crore from East Central Railway for rail doubling works in Bihar.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday called for a comprehensive review of pension regulations to ensure they reflect changing social realities, saying outdated rules are a major reason behind recurring pension-related litigation, an official statement said on Monday.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) compiles key economic and social indices and conducts household surveys that inform policy on quality of life, the government said on Monday.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram‑1, successfully reached orbit under Mission Aagaman and drew praise from industry and public figures, who called it a landmark achievement for the country’s burgeoning private space sector, according to multiple reports.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India ranks first globally in acreage and second in production and consumption of cotton, with the country’s cotton production standing at 290.91 lakh bales in 2025-26 while domestic consumption reached 328 lakh bales during the same period, according to an official factsheet issued on Monday.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India's launch of its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype has put the spotlight on a technology that could reshape urban transport by enabling short-distance flights above road traffic.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India and Spain have agreed to advance technical discussions on interoperability between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain's Bizum digital payments platform, according to a statement issued by the Commerce Ministry.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India is accelerating upgrades to major ports and building new deep‑water terminals to capture transhipment traffic now routed through Colombo and Singapore, a new report has said, amid the arrival of the MSC Irina at Vizhinjam this month.
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Leading automobile firm Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Monday announced that EV users can now access more than 30,000 charging points across the country through its myHyundai app, creating one of India's largest integrated electric vehicle charging networks available on a single platform.
