Core sector output grew 8.4% in April

Core sector output grew 8.4% in April

India’s core sector output expanded 8.4% in April, the fastest pace in six months, with crude oil and steel the only sectors among the eight infrastructure industries comprising the index to record a marginal decline in production from the year-earlier period. However, on a sequential basis, the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), which constitutes […]

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Nippon Paint India to open 600 retail outlets in Karnataka, T.N.

Nippon Paint India to open 600 retail outlets in Karnataka, T.N.

The decorative division of Nippon Paint India is planning to open at least 600 retail outlets over the next seven months in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, said senior official. “We would like to be more aggressive in Karnataka than in Tamil Nadu, as we are already in second position in Tamil Nadu,” said Mark Titus. […]

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China unveils detailed stimulus policies to support virus-hit economy

China unveils detailed stimulus policies to support virus-hit economy

China’s Cabinet unveiled a package of 33 measures covering fiscal, financial, investment and industrial policies on Tuesday to revive a pandemic-ravaged economy, saying it will inspect how provincial governments implement them. The stimulus package, which was flagged by China’s State Council in a routine meeting last week, underscores Beijing’s shift toward growth, after draconian COVID-19 […]

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Kiran quietly pulls out a quartermile stunner

Kiran quietly pulls out a quartermile stunner

While everything seems to be quiet at the Indian quartermilers’ camp in Antalya, Turkey, there is a lot of fast-paced faction happening back home. A month after Aishwarya Mishra’s stunning 51.18s at the Malappuram Federation Cup in April and the vanishing trick after that, another quartermiler Kiran Pahal has come up with an impressive time. […]

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Core sector output grew 8.4% in April

Demands of endosulfan victims remain unfulfilled

Activists have been calling for a palliative care hospital and rehabilitation village Activists have been calling for a palliative care hospital and rehabilitation village The 58-year-old mother and her 28-year-old daughter found dead in their house at Panathady village in Kasaragod has brought back the focus on problems and challenges facing families of endosulfan victims. […]

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Core sector output grew 8.4% in April

Kerala High Court allows lesbians to live together

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed a woman to go along with her lesbian friend and live together after they expressed their willingness to live together. The Bench passed the order while allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by Adila Nazerin of Aluva alleging that her lover Fathima Noora of […]

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ONGC sees oil production rising 11%, gas jumping 25% by FY25

ONGC sees oil production rising 11%, gas jumping 25% by FY25

Over the years, production has steadily declined; but the firm is now stepping up exploration to find more reserves ONGC said its crude oil production would rise 11% and natural gas output would jump 25% after newer discoveries in the western and eastern offshore start producing. In an investor presentation post FY22 earnings, Oil and […]

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