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Andhra Pradesh inks MoUs for 51,000 cr investments in clean energy

TheJKSHGreen Power and Hynfrawill invest 35,000 crore in a project at Machilipatnam comprising 150 ktpaKTPA Ggreen Hhydrogen and 600 ktpaKTPA Ggreen Aammonia

18 Jul 2025 7:50 pm
Andhra Pradesh SIPB clears investment proposals worth 39,473 cr

ITC to invest 328 cr; Laurus Labs 5,630 cr; Lulu 1,222 cr; JSW Neo Energy 2,000 cr

17 Jul 2025 10:08 pm
Urdu dropped as job criterion in J&K, stirring debate on identity and inclusion

Opposing voices decried the move as divisive politics; said since revenue records, dating before Independence, have been maintained in Urdu, seeking proficiency in the language is natural.

17 Jul 2025 9:05 pm
Replicate Sri City model, develop a Hitech city at Amaravati: Taskforce

Report asks State government tofocus on making agriculture climate change resilient by developing and distributing more climate-tolerant crop varieties

17 Jul 2025 8:06 pm
CM Siddaramaiah flags Metas faulty Kannada auto-translation, says distorting facts

CMs media advisor urges Meta to either suspend its translation features or collaborate with qualified Kannada language professionals to make them fault-free

17 Jul 2025 7:56 pm
PMO shows interest in developing WW II airfields

Ministries of civil aviation and defence tasked with preparing blueprint

17 Jul 2025 7:53 pm
Odisha observes bandh over Balasore student's self-immolation case

The bandh also caused long traffic jams on the Chennai-Kolkata Highway, where trucks and other vehicles were left stranded

17 Jul 2025 10:06 am
16 Jul 2025 4:48 pm
Parliamentary panel on Income Tax Bill adopts report, makes 285 suggestions

The Select Committee of the Lok Sabha to examine the Income Tax Bill-2025, adopted the report on the draft law, which will be presented to the House on Monday

16 Jul 2025 1:54 pm
Karnataka withdraws land acquisition plan in Devanahalli after farmer protests

The move comes after sustained protests by farmers, supported by civil society groups and political parties, who opposed the acquisition of fertile land for industrial development

16 Jul 2025 11:50 am
BIS cracks down on Flipkart, E-Kart, Meesho in Vijayawada for selling non-certified products

The seized goods spanned over 25 consumer product categories, including electronics, toys, LED bulbs, and table fans, and were found to be sold in violation of Quality Control Orders

15 Jul 2025 8:08 pm
Tamil Nadus retail revolution: A case study in disruption and growth

Innovative businesses like GRT, Saravana Stores, and Adyar Ananda Bhavan illustrate the dynamic shifts in traditional sectors, while emerging brands such as Thalapakatti Briyani and Murugan Idli contribute to this growth.

15 Jul 2025 6:49 pm
Sugar body ISMA urges government to maintain fuel ethanol import restrictions

The industry body expressed concern as the United States, backed by its farm lobby groups, has been actively lobbying India to lift these restrictions and allow ethanol imports for fuel use as part of broader trade negotiations, hoping to access India's large ethanol fuel market

15 Jul 2025 3:03 pm
Bitcoin pulls back as record rally triggers profit taking

The cryptocurrency declined as much 3.2%, the most in more than three weeks, and was trading at $117,386

15 Jul 2025 11:23 am
Citigroups India commercial banking chief Vohra exits

In a reshuffle of leadership roles this year, K Balasubramanian has become chief executive officer of India

14 Jul 2025 12:32 pm
14 Jul 2025 6:53 am
SEBI engaging with YouTube, Telegram to crack down on finfluencers

After Meta, other social media platforms are complying with SEBIs association rules

13 Jul 2025 7:53 pm
BITS Pilani to invest over 2,200 cr on expansion, new 'AI+ Campus' at Amaravati

The Amaravati campus will also serve as a hub for research and entrepreneurship, with smart, sustainable infrastructure built in two phases to support over 7,000 students

13 Jul 2025 4:04 pm
Indias first dengue vaccine: ICMR says phase-3 clinical trial enrolment to be completed by October

The multi-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase-3 trial was launched in August last year to evaluate the jab's efficacy, safety and long-term immunogenicity

13 Jul 2025 1:59 pm
Ro-Ro ferry service in Goa's Mandovi River to be launched on July 14

The travel time from the island to mainland with the Ro-Ro service would be just 12 minutes, as against 30 minutes taken by the conventional ferry boats

13 Jul 2025 1:06 pm
Does AI actually boost productivity? Evidence is murky

Nascent research examining relationship between AI and individual productivity shows mixed results

13 Jul 2025 10:00 am
India's Ayush innovations featured in WHO's brief on AI in traditional medicine

The World Health Organization praised the country's efforts in a technical brief Mapping the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Medicine

12 Jul 2025 4:47 pm
Andhra Pradesh government toset up a GST data lake

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said a proper coordination between Central and State GST officials is necessary for better GST realisation

12 Jul 2025 9:49 am
Google is said to pay $2.4 billion for Windsurf assets, talent

Google is hiring Windsurf Chief Executive Officer Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, along with a small group of staffers, to work at its DeepMind artificial intelligence unit

12 Jul 2025 9:40 am
Sudden engine shutdown caused Air India Ahmedabad-London flight crash: preliminary report

Both fuel control switches were found to have transitioned from run to cutoff mode, causing both engines to shut down mid-air

12 Jul 2025 3:57 am
Andhra Pradesh Census to begin in March 2027

The Central government has decided to conduct a nationwide census in 2027

11 Jul 2025 9:56 am
Bihar SIR: ECI to consider Aadhaar, EPIC, ration card for voter registration

Bihar SIR to go on; next hearing on July 28. SC to look into ECIs power, procedure and choice of timing to conduct SIR. Court notes the issue touches the very heart of democracy - the right to vote.

10 Jul 2025 7:59 pm
Indian investigators told lawmakers black boxes undamaged in Air India crash, sources say

India's aviation watchdog has also warned Air India for breaching rules for flying three Airbus planes with overdue checks on escape slides

10 Jul 2025 4:06 pm
Bihar poll: Centre adds 7 new products from Bihar on e-NAM platform

Products are Marcha rice, Katarni rice, Jardaalu mango, Shahi litchi, Magahi Paan, Banarasi Paan and sugarcane

10 Jul 2025 3:03 pm
General strike: Ten Central trade unions join hands, RSS-backed BMS not to participate

Trade unions demands include withdrawal of fixed term employment, scrapping of Agnipath scheme, 8-hour workday; BMS calls protest politically motivated

8 Jul 2025 8:51 pm
Andhra publishes final master plan for Orvakal Node under Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor

Andhra Pradesh Industrial Corridor Authority approved the final master plan for the land use pattern, comprising 52 per cent of the land being utilised for industrial purposes, says GO

8 Jul 2025 9:01 am
Ajay Devgn moots film studio in Telangana; Kapil Dev backs states sports initiatives

Former India cricket team captain Kapil Dev extends support to Telanganas plan to set up Young India Sports University

7 Jul 2025 9:06 pm
HP: Met issues red alert for extremely heavy rains in 3 districts on Sunday, about 240 roads closed

An 'orange' warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places has been issued for Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts

6 Jul 2025 1:50 pm
AI might now be as good as humans at detecting emotion, political leaning, sarcasm in online conversations

Latent content analysis is an area of study concerned with uncovering the deeper meanings, sentiments and subtleties embedded in text

6 Jul 2025 10:57 am
Government reduces toll charges by up to 50% on national highways with bridges, tunnels

The revised notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reduces the toll rate for stretches such as flyovers, underpasses and tunnels up to 50%

5 Jul 2025 9:59 am
Actor Vijay to contest as CM face in 2026, slams DMK-BJP politics

Vijay ruled out any alliance with DMK or BJP, calling them divisive and policy opponents.

4 Jul 2025 4:01 pm
WHO calls on countries to up sin tax on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by 50% by 2035

The 3 by 35 initiative aims to raise $1 trillion over the next 10 years public revenue to curb chronic diseases

4 Jul 2025 2:59 pm
Telangana CM asks Education dept to ensure 100 pass percentage in Intermediate Exams

Reddy suggested to the officials to seek the advice of the Education Commission, NGOs working in the education sector, and civil society

2 Jul 2025 8:20 pm
AT Capital arm pledges 1.5 million for Thane creek clean-up

The project will deploy a combination of The Ocean Clean-up Interceptor solutions with a walkable log-boom for plastic interception and additional Interceptor Guard booms for improved waste retention

2 Jul 2025 2:28 pm
Surge pricing: Govt allows cab aggregators to double base fare during peak hours

New aggregator guidelines raise surge cap to 2x; base fare cut allowed by 50% during off-peak

2 Jul 2025 1:33 pm
Debris clearance almost over, Sigachi unit has no NoC from Fire Department

When asked if any lapses were found in the factory, Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj said it is a technical thing and investigation has to be done by specialist teams

2 Jul 2025 9:56 am
RCB acted without permission, triggered crowd chaos: CAT holds franchisee responsible in parade tragedy

The Tribunal noted that the franchise did not take appropriate consent from the police and, instead, created the nuisance by posting on social media, giving the police barely 12 hours to respond.

1 Jul 2025 9:00 pm
Cabinet approves National Sports Policy 2025 as the country eyes Olympics bid

The policy focuses on development of the sporting ecosystem for economic and social development while aligning it withthe National Education Policy 2020

1 Jul 2025 8:35 pm
Kashmirs paddy fields dry up as rain deficit and heatwave cripple agriculture

As June largely passed without rainfall, streams dried up and irrigation canals shrank to a trickle, placing intense stress on paddy fields across the region

1 Jul 2025 6:30 pm
Cabinet approves incentive scheme to create 3.5 cr jobs in 2 years

The benefits of the Scheme would be applicable to jobs created between 01stAugust 2025 and 31stJuly, 2027

1 Jul 2025 3:28 pm
India, UAE's Ras Al Khaimah explore industrial cooperation, green steel prospects

Both sides prospects in green hydrogen, trade partnerships through value-added steel exports from India, establishing calcined lime production units using RAK's local limestone and natural gas

1 Jul 2025 12:22 pm
Govt extends minimum import price of 20,108 per tonne on soda ash imports up to Dec 31

In another notification, the DGFT said country-wise quantitative restrictions on import of low ash metallurgical coke, which was valid up to June 30, 2025 have been extended for a further six months

1 Jul 2025 10:45 am
India extends import curbs on met coke for six months

India will set country-specific import quotas and cap purchases at 1.4 million metric tons from July 1 to December 31

1 Jul 2025 10:06 am
Digital rights groups slam Karnatakas fake news bill, cite threat to free speech

The Bill proposes jail terms of two to seven years for those found guilty of spreading fake or misleading information on social media, and introduces a Fake News on Social Media Regulatory Authority to oversee content regulation.

1 Jul 2025 9:54 am