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Nearly two-thirds of India's crude oil and half of the LNG imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway which could be at risk in the ongoing Israel-Iran war.

From A-Z, Karnataka sees a series of price hikes

As per data released by the Union Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, inflation based on Consumer Price Index was at 4.49% in Karnataka, in February 2025 -- above the national average of 3.61%.

Travellin' Blues: Congested Bengaluru now has the costliest Metro fare in India

While Bengaluru Metro’s maximum fare has surged by nearly 50 percent to a steep Rs 90, Kolkata Metro, operated by Indian Railways, remains the most affordable in the country.

Flights in China to increase 34% above pre-pandemic levels

China's top airlines reported their first quarterly profits in more than three years on Friday, fanning industry hopes for China's big three state carriers to finally step out of the difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hyundai Motor India to increase production capacity to 8.2 lakh units/yr from June: MD & CEO Unsoo Kim

The company, which is among the worst hit automobile manufacturers by chip shortage, currently has a backlog order of around 1.15 lakh units, with majority of them being its popular SUVs -- Creta and Venue.

Single-day peak power demand to increase by up to 35,000 MW in April: Power minister

According to official figures, the maximum all-India power demand met at 2:51 pm in April 2022 was 201.066 GW.

Railways increases max speed of trains to 75 kmph to combat delays during foggy winter

This, it said, would be possible due to the presence of fog devices that would be provided to loco pilots in all locomotives running in fog-affected areas.

Indian Appliances & Consumer Electronic industry to double to Rs 1.48 cr by 2025

The foreign direct investment in the ACE industry has also almost doubled to USD 481 million till June in 2022 as against USD 198 million in 2021, he added.

Per capita income rose in real terms by 33.4% since enactment of NFSA: Centre to SC

In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Union government said this rise in per capita income of people has taken a large number of households to higher income class.

Sri Lanka raises taxes to boost state revenue

The annual threshold-free income is 1,200,000 rupees down from the previous level of 3,000,000 rupees.

In Mumbai, taxi and auto fares to go up by Rs 3 and Rs 2 from October 1

The minimum fare for a distance of 1.5 km for kaali-peeli taxis has been hiked to Rs 28 from Rs 25 and the same to Rs 23 from Rs 21 for auto-rickshaws.

Central banks raise rates again as Fed drives global inflation fight

Japan, the outlier among major developed economies, kept interest rates steady on Thursday only to be punished as traders pushed the yen to a record low against the dollar - prompting the first intervention by Japanese authorities to support the currency since 1998.

Edtech unicorn upGrad increases ESOP pool size 

upGrad has increased the ESOP pool size to 25,25,810 shares from 22,25,810 shares, the regulatory filings showed.

Tea exports in first five months increase 7%

For the first time, UAE lifted 13.17 million kg during the current five-month period, more than Russian Federation which stood 11.52 million kg during concerned period.

Piped cooking gas price hiked Rs 2.63/unit in Delhi NCR; rates up 70% in one year

Piped cooking gas in Delhi will now cost Rs 50.59 per standard cubic meter, as against Rs 47.96 previously, according to Indraprastha Gas Ltd

Gulf Oil posts 82% increase in April-June PAT

The lubes maker had posted a PAT of Rs 30.35 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2021.

Property registrations rise 15% in Mumbai municipal area in July

This is an increase of 14 per cent on a month-on-month basis, Knight Frank said. In June 9,919 units were registered.

Nearly 30,000 recruited in public sector in J&K since 2019: Government

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said employment for 5.2 lakh people are estimated to have been created through self-employment schemes from August 2019 up to June 2022.

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Centre admits to rising rate of unemployment in India

In reply to a question during Question Hour, Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said that overall unemployment was rising, but the rate was highest among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

Centre mulls making domestic steel use binding for govt projs

In a bid to increase domestic steel consumption, the Centre is planning to come up with a policy under which it will be mandatory to use locally manufactured steel for all infrastructure and construction projects of the government.

Tata Motors eyes more market share in south India in CV segment

Auto major Tata Motors is working to "substantially" increase its market share in the commercial vehicle segment in South India, a stronghold of its rival Ashok Leyland, for which it is ramping up sales network in the region.

Tata Power revises renewables' share upwards to 30-40% by '25

Tata Power has decided to increase the share of its renewable energy output to 30-40 percent by 2025, up from its earlier target of 20 percent, a top company official has said.

Building 18 km road daily; Delhi bypass in 2 years: Gadkari

Within two years , we will get the bypass in Delhi, and that will solve the problem of traffic jam and pollution; 50 percent of traffic jam of Delhi we can solve, Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari told CNBC-TV18

FSI hike may lead to new breed of developers: Knight Frank

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC, in its 20 year development plan, increased the FSI to a maximum of 8. FSI is the ratio of the permissible built-up area to the plot area and was 1.33 for Mumbai city and 1 for the suburbs.