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South Central Railway has achieved its highest-ever freight loading since its formation, transporting 144.244 million tonnes of goods in the current financial year, 2025-26, surpassing last year's record of 144.14 million tonnes and reaching this milestone a full week before the financial year...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Centre has formed seven empowered groups of officials and experts to manage the impact of the Iran war on specific sectors of the Indian economy, including oil, gas, fertilizers, supply chains, and inflation.The empowered groups, comprising senior officials from the...

New Delhi, March 24 India's urea production reached 275.75 lakh tonnes in the first eleven months of this fiscal, the government said on Tuesday.The country's urea production stood at 306.67 lakh tonnes for the entire 2024-25 fiscal."Currently, there are 33 urea manufacturing units in the...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in the Rajya Sabha on the West Asia crisis as "an exercise in obfuscation" and said it came "too late" and raises more questions than answers.Kharge also criticized Modi for his...

New Delhi, March 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the government has formed seven empowered groups to develop strategies on fuel, supply chains, and fertilizers, among other things, to address the impact of the West Asia crisis.In a statement in the Rajya Sabha, he said the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advocated for dialogue and diplomacy to restore peace in the West Asia region. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha about the ongoing conflict in West Asia and explaining India's position on the issue, Mr. Modi said, 'India has raised the issue of de-escalation and the...

Jaipur, March 23 – Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma assured on Monday that there was adequate availability of petrol, diesel, LPG, and fertilizers across the state, urging citizens not to panic. He directed officials to take strict action against hoarding, black marketing, illegal...

New Delhi, March 23 – Congress MP Manish Tewari raised concerns on Monday about supply disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia and stressed the need to give diplomacy a chance. He said the war has entered a very critical and dangerous phase, urging all sides to de-escalate...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that the government is working to ensure uninterrupted supplies of oil and gas amid the conflict in West Asia, while emphasizing that India has diversified its energy imports, unlike in previous instances, and will continue...

New Delhi, March 23: India has ample reserves of fertilizers for farmers, and its imports have also been diversified, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, adding that the country is aiming for adequate sowing during the Kharif season.Addressing the Parliament, PM Modi said the...

March 23, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to review the ongoing conflict in West Asia and the measures being taken and proposed to mitigate its effects.PM Modi directed the formation of a group of ministers and secretaries to work...

March 23, New Delhi: India's Ministry of Mines will launch the 7th tranche of the auction of critical and strategic minerals on Monday.The 7th tranche will offer 19 blocks across several states under Mining Lease and Composite Licence. These blocks comprise a diverse range of minerals...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the conflict in West Asia is an evolving situation, and the entire world is affected in some way. In such a situation, all efforts must be made to protect citizens from the impact of this conflict.The Prime Minister made this statement while chairing a...

March 22, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to review the situation and ongoing and proposed mitigating measures in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict.The Cabinet Secretary gave a detailed presentation on the global...

Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy will launch the 7th tranche of the auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks tomorrow. This tranche will offer 19 blocks across several states under mining lease and composite license. These blocks include a diverse range of minerals essential...

The government has ensured the adequate and timely availability of fertilizers across the country by increasing imports to bridge the gap between domestic production and rising demand.The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has stated that there has been a significant increase in imports...

New Delhi, March 20 – The government clarified in Parliament on Friday that there is no proposal to increase the price of urea. The reduction in the size of urea bags has been undertaken as a policy measure to promote balanced fertilizer usage and improve soil health.The reduction in bag size...

New Delhi, March 20 Production growth in eight core infrastructure sectors slowed to a three-month low of 2.3 per cent in February due to a contraction in the output of crude oil, natural gas, and refinery products.According to government data, these eight sectors expanded by 3.4 per cent in...

New Delhi, March 17 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that domestic production of LPG is being increased to ensure cooking gas supply to households during turbulent times amid the West Asia crisis.Responding to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants...

Hazaribagh, March 15 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the 22nd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Guwahati, transferring approximately ₹18,640 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank accounts of around 9.32 crore farmers...