GAIL (India) Limited has appointed SK Sinha as its Director (Finance). He previously served as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) and has over three decades of experience in the oil and gas sector.
In a push to invigorate the blue economy and transform Odisha into a leading shrimp-producing and exporting hub, the State Cabinet on Wednesday approved a comprehensive regulatory framework and operational guidelines for shrimp aquaculture, targeting a threefold increase in seafood exports to Rs 15,000 crore by 2036.
Nayara Energy has cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel prices by Rs 3 across its nationwide fuel station network after easing global crude oil prices. The reduction took effect from July 1.
The Centre has lowered aviation turbine fuel prices for domestic airlines by Rs 5 per litre and revised export duties on petrol, diesel and ATF from July 1, while leaving domestic fuel taxes unchanged.
Commercial LPG cylinder prices have been reduced by Rs 183.50 from today. A 19 kg commercial cylinder will now cost Rs 2,930 in Delhi, while the price of a 5 kg FTL cylinder has been cut by Rs 13.
India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 1.62 trillion during the first two months of the financial year (April-May FY27), accounting for 9.6 per cent of the full-year Budget Estimate (BE) of Rs 16.96 trillion, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Tuesday.
Indian stock markets ended lower in a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with the Nifty closing below the 23,900 mark. The benchmark indices erased their early gains and oscillated between positive and negative territory throughout the day.
HDFC Bank has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner and Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as part-time non-executive chairman.
Dr PK Mishra said India built one of the world's finest survey-based statistical systems in the 1950s, with the National Sample Survey emerging as a globally acclaimed model that shaped research and policymaking across the developing world.
Putting the negotiations in perspective, Gor said the India-US trade agreement had been under discussion for around 18 months, describing the progress as unusually fast.
