Fifteen years after Tata Motors first mooted the idea with its micro car ‘Zing’ at the Delhi Auto Show, quadricycles are set to become a reality for the domestic automobile industry.

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Tuesday ruled out allowing export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka-based miners.

India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday.

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has directed cement companies to pay 10 per cent of the penalty of Rs 6,307 crore imposed on them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for cartel

Padayatra will cover many villages in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts before culminating at Muniguda on May 22.

Loan granted under concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for 25 years

The World Bank has approved a concessional loan of $100 million to the National Housing Bank (NHB) for implementation of low income housing programme.
The loan has been granted under the concessional International Development Association window on a long-term basis for a period of 25 years.

Says China and India will also turn into the world's two biggest investors by 2030

The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial markets, the World Bank predicted in a report on Thursday.

In its April 18 order, SC had directed the Odisha govt to conduct Gram Sabhas at Niyamgiri within three months to seek the mandate of the locals

The Odisha government today said it would seek six more weeks from the Supreme Court (SC) to conduct Gram Sabhas to decide the fate of bauxite mining at the ecologically sensitive Niyamgiri hills.

Upcoming project in MP to displace local tribal population; proposed site in highly seismic zone near Kanha National Park

Locals of Mandla district will once again raise their voices against 1400 MW NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited) Chutka project which is coming up in highly seismic zone, near Kanha national park and adjacent to one of the least polluted river Narmada. State government officials have already issued land acquisition notices to local people, almost all of them are tribal, and have slapped a NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute) report which is Greek to them.

The foundation stone for the new unit was laid at Bhandara on Tuesday by Prithviraj Chavan

State-run BHEL on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 500 crore for setting up a manufacturing facility at Bhandara in Maharashtra. "BHEL is setting up a new Power Equipment Fabrication Plant at Bhandara in Maharashtra. The greenfield unit is being set up by the company at an initial investment of Rs 500 Crore and will provide direct employment to about 700 persons," BHEL said in a statement.