Current Affais

The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave conditions, and neighbouring Haryana be directed to release extra water for a month

Domestic air passenger traffic to surpass pre-Covid levels to reach 150-155 million this fiscal: Icra

Icra also projected a significant reduction in industry's net loss for the next two fiscals and was also of the view that supply-chain challenges and engine failure issues may remain near-term headwinds.

ED files FEMA case against BBC India

The federal probe agency has also called for documents and the recording of statements of some company executives under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), they said.

India appeals to G20 nations to adopt '3S' formula in agriculture for tackling food security concerns

Addressing media on the sidelines of the first G20 Agriculture Deputies' Meeting here, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said agriculture for India has always been a priority and for the world it has fully come to the fore now.

163 oxygen plants set up in Madhya Pradesh after shortage during 2nd COVID-19 wave: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

In March 2020 (before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak), oxygen generation plants were not available in any of the government hospitals in the state, the CM noted.

China appoints new army commander to head troops along Indian border

Xi, who also heads the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) the Central Military Commission (CMC), has promoted Wang and four other military officers to the rank of General, the highest rank for officers in active military service in China, the state-run website chinamil reported on Monday night.

Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledges $10 million for oxygen supply in India

Taking to Twitter, the 66-year-old venture capitalist said that there was a need to save lives as further delay may end up in more deaths.

Indian government won't import vaccines, leaving it to states: Report

Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government would instead aim to support domestic vaccine makers by guaranteeing purchases from them. The government this month paid Indian vaccine makers in advance, for the first time, for supply of doses.

Scindia, Pilot episodes reflective of leadership crisis plaguing Congress: Political analysts

Sanjay K Pandey, a political commentator and a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said the two episodes involving Scindia and Pilot showed that the problem facing the Congress was very much internal.

Incorrect PAN number on documents can lead to Rs 10,000 fine

The income tax department can impose a penalty of Rs 10,000 if anyone is found to have given an wrong PAN number under section 272B of the Income Tax Act 1961. This provision is applicable where it is compulsory to quote PAN card number for carrying out specific financial transactions or filing income tax return (ITR).

PM Modi meets Chinese Prez Xi Jinping in Brazil; discusses bilateral and multilateral issues

During the meeting on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS Summit on Wednesday, prime minister Modi said there was a "new direction and new energy" in bilateral ties after the two leaders' second informal summit in Chennai.

Forex reserves continue to fall; down $734.5 mn to $405.07 bn

The forex kitty had declined $248.20 million to $405.81 billion in the previous reporting week. The reserves had touched a record high of $426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018.

Global airport capacity crisis amid passenger boom: IATA

With passenger levels projected to nearly double to 7.8 billion by 2036, infrastructure such as airports and air traffic control systems were not keeping pace, the International Air Transport Association said.

India asks UK to ensure early extradition of Mallya

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi raised the issue of early completion of the extradition process of Mallya, during his talks here with his UK counterpart Patsy Wilkinson, the second permanent secretary in the the British Home Office.