power minister criticizes states for the escalating electrical situation
RK Singh, the electricity minister, claimed on April 28 that there is a power shortage in several states because payments to generation companies have not ... Read More
FM Nirmala Sitharaman: India plans to bring digital currency by next year
India plans to launch digital money by 2023, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "The government and RBI are looking into its several commercial use ... Read More
Mansukh Mandaviya claims that 86 percent of India’s elderly population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, announced on Tuesday that over 86 percent of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus. ... Read More
Nirmala Sitharaman US semiconductor firms will increase their investments in India; With incentives
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister, met with officials from the US semiconductor sector and asked them to invest more in India. The Finance Minister discussed ... Read More
In FY22, India’s oil import cost more than doubled to $119 billion.
In the fiscal year that ended on March 31, India's crude oil import bill then doubled to $119 billion, as global energy prices skyrocketed following ... Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Guru Tegh Bahadur’s birthday
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort, declaring that India has never posed a danger to any country or ... Read More
India to provide additional $500-mn assistance to Sri Lanka for fuel
India will provide an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka for it to buy fuel, Sri Lanka’s foreign minister told reporters on Wednesday, adding ... Read More