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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : A tiny bottle of coconut oil--Would you use it to cook up a meal, or to nourish your hair? The seemingly trivial question is close to being answered, after winding through a tax tribunal, a government department, and India's top court for over 15 years. At stake: Heavy taxes and higher prices if the product is labelled a kitchen ingredient, and potential impact on other dual-use products.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: A blueprint to spruce up India’s tourism industry is in the works. The Centre is preparing a five-year plan to develop about 100 tourist destinations to global standards, and position them according to their individual potential, according to two officials close to the discussions.

SoftBank Vision Fund’s former co-chief executive officer Rajeev Misra, has upped its size by more than $1 billion this month to support its growing operations as it opens offices in countries such as Japan and India, according to people familiar with the matter. The fundraising has increased OneIM’s size to $8 billion, the people said, asking not to be named as the information is not public. The two-year-old fund plans to open an office in New Delhi, adding to its presence in New York, London, Abu Dhabi and Tokyo, they said. OneIM is backed by Abu Dhabi conglomerate Royal Group and Mubadala Investment Co., one of the emirate’s sovereign wealth funds, Bloomberg News reported earlier. The investment vehicle will look for lending and investment opportunities globally, and some of these deals could be in partnership with its existing backers, the people said.

RML started a pollution clinic last year. However, this year the number of patients is already up, highlighting the severity of air pollution across North India, especially the capital city, New Delhi. «We are seeing patients with breathlessness, blocked nose, itching in eyes and sore throat post Diwali,» said Dr Amit Jindal, consultant in respiratory medicine, RML hospital. «In the last few weeks, we are seeing a significant increase in respiratory complaints like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis. „The number of patients are going up, already its more than last year,“ added Dr Ajay Shukla, Medical Superintendent, RML hospital.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After enduring New Delhi’s extreme temperatures and lung-killing pollution for two years, the 27-year-old IT engineer took a transfer to his employer’s office in Bengaluru. It was meant to be a new beginning amid pleasant weather, easygoing people and pubs aplenty.

«We want to know what action government has taken. You will not go below stage 3 without our permission now even if it even if AQI goes below 450 stage four will continue, that's the order we propose to pass. We will hear at the end of the board,» reported Livelaw quoting J Oka to Delhi Counsel. Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

The air quality index climbed to 762 in some parts of Delhi such as Jahangirpuri, according to aqicn.org. New Delhi grapples with smog, a toxic blend of smoke and fog, each winter as cold air traps dust, emissions and smoke from illegal farm fires.

The aim is to find out if the ecommerce companies were exercising control over vendors. Under the rules, they can only act as platforms. ED is investigating alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) that are ordinarily civil offences entailing monetary penalties. Earlier this month, the agency conducted nationwide searches at 19 sites related to large sellers on Amazon and Flipkart in New Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The debate on laboratory-grown meat, dairy, and egg products may soon be settled, with the issue reaching India’s apex food regulator, three people aware of the development said. The development comes in the backdrop of concerns about public health, food security and ecological sustainability.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Centre is working on green steel mandates for the local steel industry, supported by government procurement and financial incentives, as the world's second-largest maker of the alloy works to prepare the sector for the future. The upcoming National Green Steel Mission is likely to mandate steelmakers to make a fixed share of their overall output green, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Centre has decided to scrap the windfall tax, a levy imposed on local production of crude oil and exports of petrol, diesel and jet fuel, at a time of subdued oil prices. A decision to this effect has been taken at the top level in the government, and the finance ministry may shortly issue an order, two people familiar with the development said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India has adopted the global standard for CubeSat—a class of small satellites—as part of the Union government’s efforts to expand the country’s share in the global space economy, two people aware of the development said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: With Delhi’s air quality in the ‘severe’ category in several parts, the Union government plans add 15-20 more air quality monitoring (AQM) stations in the National Capital Region (NCR), in addition to the existing 40, two officials said. Installation of more AQMs will help the government determine the sources, identify areas and come up with solutions to mitigate NCR pollution.

Yogi Adityanath said the decreasing population in the hill parts is quite worrying. He underlined the need for giving proper attention to the problem of migration in Uttarakhand and steps must be taken to stop it. He further added that there are many possibilities in Uttarakhand to stop the migration. He was speaking at a function, called Raibar-6, organized at Ambedkar Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. CM Yogi said there is a vast scope for spiritual and adventure tourism in Uttarakhand. Reminding the gathering about the existing religious places like Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri, CM Yogi said everyone, who is a Sanatani, wants to offer his or her prayer at all such places in the hill state. He emphasized that tourism should be promoted in the hills in view of the presence of religious places. Besides, there is a need to promote adventure tourism in this state as the beautiful mountains exist everywhere. The people of the plain areas may be attracted toward this.

Delhi Traffic Police has issued around 550 challans, imposing a total fine of over Rs one crore, to BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles on Friday on the first day of the ban on these vehicles under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) III in the national capital, officials said. According to police, they have also issued challans to 4,855 vehicles imposing a total of Rs 4.8 crore in fines for not having Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) in the national capital on Friday. A fine of Rs 10,000 is imposed on motorists for not having a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate. These challans get released from courts. Private BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles were banned from roads with violations inviting a penalty of Rs 20,000. Diesel and petrol inter-state buses from the NCR cities to Delhi are also banned. A senior police officer said that they have issued a total of 293 challans for BS-III and BS-IV vehicles in the eastern, central and northern ranges of the city. A total of 2,404 challans have been issued for not having PUCC certificates.

New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday after the Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express failed to depart on time, even though its scheduled departure time of 7:20 am had passed. As per reports, the delay was caused by a logistical mistake: an entire coach, including an executive class compartment, was missing from the train. A video shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed large groups of passengers confronting Railway Police Force (RPF) personnel and other officials, seeking answers. Some passengers claimed they were told the delay was caused because an executive coach had not been attached to the train.

regional cross-border connectivity, Union minister Manohar Lal jointly inaugurated electricity transmission from Nepal to Bangladesh, along with Bangladesh power adviser Md Fouzul Kabir Khan and Nepal power minister Dipak Khadka through a virtual event. This historic occasion marks the first trilateral power transaction, which has been carried out through the Indian grid. New Delhi had announced its decision to facilitate the first trilateral power transaction from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid, with an export of up to 40 MW of power during the visit of the then prime minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', to India in 2023.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday confiscated more than 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crore in the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said and asserted that the government's hunt against drug rackets will continue «ruthlessly». The confiscation of the «high-grade» party drug came on a day a joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Navy and Gujarat ATS led to the recovery of about 700 kg of Methamphetamine off the Gujarat coast. This operation on the sea also saw the arrest of 8 Iranian nationals.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: A mind-boggling 600 million cyber attacks are conducted daily, and artificial intelligence (AI) can play a critical role in securing billions of electronic devices by assessing attack patterns and developing autonomous defences over time, a top Microsoft official said.

audio products brand Boat has finalised ICICI Securities, Goldman Sachs and Nomura as bankers for a $300-500 million IPO next year, sources aware of the matter said, joining the queue of new-age firms looking to go public. New Delhi-based Boat may aim for a valuation of over $1.5 billion, sources said, adding these numbers may change closer to the IPO filing. It’s targeting a public offer in next financial year. Boat had filed draft papers for a public offering in 2022 but halted those plans citing market conditions and raised $60 million in private capital through convertible preferred stocks notes from existing investor Warburg Pincus and new investor Malabar Investments at a minimum valuation cap of around $1.2 billion. “ICICI Securities is the lead banker for the issue and they are looking to file for next financial year,” one of the persons said. “In total they have finalised four bankers.”

November 2024 bank holidays: Banks will be closed for 13 days in November; state-wise bank holiday list