Chatra (Jharkhand), July 10 (IANS) Public anger has intensified in Jharkhand’s Chatra district following the death of a CRPF jawan in a road accident in Simaria.The agitation has brought traffic to a standstill on the Chatra-Hazaribagh and Chatra-Tandwa-Ranchi main roads, with long queues of vehicles stranded on both routes.The blockade that began on Thursday evening was continuing as of 4 p.m. on Friday, disrupting traffic on key routes and highlighting long-standing concerns over coal transpor…
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Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Indian equity markets opened higher on Friday amid mixed global cues, with benchmark indices rising nearly 1 per cent each as buying was led by IT, metal, pharma and chemical stocks.Sensex began session at 78,152.34, up 650 points or 0.84 per cent, while Nifty opened around 200 points or 0.83 per cent higher at 24,375.65.Sector-wise, Nifty IT surged nearly 2 per cent, while Nifty Metal gained 1.66 per cent. Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom, Chemicals and Pharma indices advan…
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Indian equities traded higher in the morning session on Thursday, supported by easing crude oil prices, strong auto sales data and optimism over first-quarter earnings.Sensex surged as much as 0.38 per cent or about 300 points to hit an intraday high of 77,218.78 in early trade. Nifty climbed 0.35 per cent or 86 points to 24,092.05.Sectorally, IT emerged as top gainer, with Nifty IT index jumping over 3 per cent, followed by Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom, Nifty Consumer D…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks traded higher on Wednesday in morning trade, tracking firm global cues, although concerns over a weak monsoon continued to weigh on the market outlook.Sensex jumped over 200 points or 0.28 per cent to hit an intraday high of 76,697.37 in early trade. Similarly, Nifty rose 70 points or 0.28 per cent to 23,934.90.Sectorally, buying was seen in media, auto, consumer durables, FMCG, IT, realty and pharma stocks. Nifty Media index gained over 1 per cen…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Department of Fertilizers held a high‑level Pre‑Expression of Interest meeting at PDIL headquarters in Noida to advance plans for establishing green urea plants, an official statement said on Friday.An Invitation for Expression of Interest was issued by the Department of Fertilizers earlier this week for the establishment of Green Urea Plants in India, the statement from the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.The initiative marks a monumental shift toward sus…
Ranchi, June 25 (IANS) Jharkhand has achieved a major milestone in the power sector, as the second 800 MW unit of the Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL) started commercial operations in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, officials said.With this, the state has not only become self-reliant in power generation and availability but has also entered into the club of surplus power states.Out of the 800 MW generated by the new unit, 85 per cent — around 680 MW — will be alloc…
Lucknow, June 12 (IANS) Taking a significant step towards enhancing road connectivity in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off 45 electric buses and three hydrogen buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), which will operate up to Jewar Airport in the Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA regions.He also inaugurated the Noida Electric Bus Depot, through video conferencing from Lucknow.The three state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel-based buses will p…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India’s clean industrial investment pipeline has reached an estimated $433.07 billion, with the country emerging as the world’s third-largest hub for clean industrial projects, a report said on Monday.According to Mission Possible Partnership’s latest Global Project Tracker, India now ranks third globally in terms of clean industrial project pipeline by number of projects, behind China and the United States.The pipeline spans 65 projects across four sectors and 11 …
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Odisha is set to take a major step towards clean and sustainable urban transportation with the proposed Green Hydrogen Mobility Project, which aims to introduce hydrogen-powered public buses and establish the state’s first green hydrogen ecosystem for urban mobility. A high-level review meeting on the ambitious project was held on Wednesday under the chairpersonship of the Additional Chief Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee, to ass…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices ended higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in information technology, metal, and consumer durable stocks, even as investors remained cautious ahead of key trade negotiations between India and the United States.The Nifty settled 100.95 points, or 0.43 per cent, higher at 23,483.55, while the Sensex advanced 382.50 points, or 0.52 per cent, to close at 74,649.84.Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, experts said that the 23,500–23,550 region remai…