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What are the objectives of the National PNG Drive 3.0? | Explained
The story so far: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), along with city-gas distributors and oil-marketing companies, on Thursday (October 1, 2026) launched the National PNG Drive 3.0 with the target of enrolling 50 lakh domestic-piped natural gas (D-PNG) connections by the end of the fiscal year 2027. The broader objective is to…
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Commerce Minister Goyal defends India against U.S. forced labour and excess capacity investigations
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal informed the G20 Trade Ministers gathered in the U.S. that India does not have structural excess capacity in the sectors identified by the U.S., and that it has taken steps to prohibit the import of goods made using forced labour. This comes at a time when the U.S. has already levied…
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USTR Greer says he does not think “something is imminent” on trade deal with India
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a press conference Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Photo Credit: AP While negotiations on an India-U.S. trade deal are nearing the end, the deal itself is not “imminent”, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated on Friday (October 2, 2026) India…
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SRMIST signs MoU with South Korea’s Jeonbuk National University
The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), creating opportunities for academic exchange and collaborative research between the two institutions. The agreement provides for the exchange of students, faculty, and staff, joint research and publications, participation in seminars and academic meetings,…
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Govt warns private fuel retailers over sales caps
Neeraj Mittal, Petroleum Secretary | Photo Credit: The Hindu Imposing caps on retail fuel sales is not acceptable and the government will take up the matter with private oil-marketing companies, Petroleum Ministry Secretary Neeraj Mittal told reporters in response to queries over diesel purchase limits imposed by private retailers Jio-bp and Nayara Energy. “Nobody is…
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Coal India production up 9.2% in September
Coal India’s production rose 9.2% year-on-year to 53.5 million tonnes (MT) in September, while supplies grew 12.5% to 61.2 MT. Supplies to the power sector, its largest consumer, increased 10.6% to 48.9 MT. Supplies to the non-regulated sector rose 19.4%. The state-owned miner said sustained operational momentum has strengthened its confidence in meeting its FY27…