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Latest news LIVE updates: Govt hikes ethanol price by 5-8%, says Prakash Javadekar

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Govt hikes price of ethanol used for doping in petrol by 5-8%: Prakash Javadekar after cabinet meeting

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Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel was like a father figure to me. His absence is irreplaceable: PM Modi

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Maruti Suzuki India consolidated net profit rises 2.04% in second quarter to Rs 1,419.6 crore

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd reported a profit for the second-quarter on Thursday, as the lifting of coronavirus restrictions brought back customers to the carmaker's showrooms and also eased supply chain disruptions.

 

India's largest automaker by market capitalization reported a net profit of Rs 13.72 billion ($185.55 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30. The company posted a profit of Rs 13.59 billion a year earlier.

 

Maruti's domestic unit sales rose 18.6% year-on-year to 370,619 vehicles. Revenue from operations rose more than 10% to Rs 187.45 billion. The company in July reported its first quarterly loss since listing in 2003.

 

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SC directs NGT to defer hearing on Visakhapatnam gas leak case

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to defer its hearing on the Visakhapatnam gas leak case till the apex court further hears the matter, according to a PTI report.

 

Senior lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for LG Polymers, submitted before a three-judge bench headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, that the matter is listed before the NGT next week on November 3 and requested the court to defer the NGT hearing. After that, the bench directed the NGT to defer the hearing on the matter.

 

"We have deposited a sum of Rs 50 crore also in this case, after this incident happened on May 7, 2020. The Andhra Pradesh High Court and the NGT had taken suo motu cognisance in the case on the same and a day later respectively," Rohatgi said.

2:28 PM

Rupee slumps 23 paise to close at 74.10 (provisional) against US dollar

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Latest News LIVE: Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel passes away

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passed away on Wednesday at the age of 92. As per Dr Akshay Kiledar, representative of the Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad, he had earlier been admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state.

 

"We tried to revive him but couldn't after he was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state, following sudden cardiac arrest. He was declared dead at 11:55 am. He didn't die due to COVID-19," Dr Kiledar said

 

Patel had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 but had later tested negative. Dr Kiledar confirmed that the coronavirus infection was not the cause of his death.

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Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the lowest in October in 26 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. The normal minimum temperature for this time of the year is 15 to 16 degrees Celsius, it said. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of IMD, said the last time Delhi recorded such a low temperature in October was in 1994.

 

The national capital had recorded a minimum of 12.3 degrees Celsius on October 31, 1994, according to IMD data. The city recorded the all-time lowest temperature (9.4 degrees Celsius) on October 31, 1937, Srivastava said.

 

The senior IMD scientist said the absence of cloud cover was the major reason for such low minimum temperatures this time. Clouds trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation and radiate it back downward, warming the ground. Another reason is calm winds which allow formation of mist and fog, Srivastava said. The minimum temperature is likely to dip to 11 degrees Celsius by November 1, the IMD added.

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We tried to revive him but couldn't after he was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state: Sterling Hospital on Keshubhai Patel's demise

We tried to revive him but couldn't after he was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state, following sudden cardiac arrest. He was declared dead at 11:55 am. He didn't die due to Corona: Dr Akshay Kiledar, Administration, Sterling Hospital on Keshubhai Patel's demise

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Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to hold press conference on Cabinet decisions today at 3pm

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Centre issues Ordinance for Air Quality management in NCR

In a first, the Centre on Thursday brought a new Ordinance for tackling air pollution in Delhi-national capital region (NCR). The President signed the Ordinance titled ‘The Commission for air quality management in the national capital region and adjoining areas, 2020’.

 

This is the first time the Centre has formed a legislative commission for air pollution under the Environment Protection Act (EPA),1986. Though there is already an Environment Pollution (prevention & control) Authority (EPCA) formed in 1998 after a Supreme Court order, its powers and functions are limited especially in matters of coordination with states. Read on...

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Keshubhai Patel, Former Chief Minister of Gujarat, passes away at the age of 92. He was admitted at a hospital in Ahmedabad

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwalto launch 'Green Delhi' app to check air pollution

Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday will launch "Green Delhi" mobile application, which will enable people to register complaints about violation of anti-pollution norms.

 

The mobile app is a part of the Delhi government's "Yudh Pradushan Ke Virudh" campaign, announced by Kejriwal on October 6, to reduce pollution levels in the national capital.

 

Through this photo-based complaint lodging app, people will be able to inform the government about the burning of waste, and industrial and dust pollution.

 

There will be a time limit for redressal of the complaints received on the Green Delhi app, the Delhi government said.

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Telangana BJP accuses TRS govt of harassing workers; call KCR dictator

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Vivekanand on Wednesday called Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao a dictator and accused Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) government of harassing BJP workers in the state in fear of facing defeat in the upcoming Dubbak by-polls.

 

Speaking to ANI, Vivekanand said that BJP has requested the deployment of Central forces and Income Tax officers in Dubbak ahead of polls so that the TRS government could not use state machinery to "throw away" the norms set by the Election Commission of India. Read on...

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US hints at possibility of reducing trade, investment barriers with India

The US on Wednesday called for stronger energy ties with India, hinting at the possibility of reducing trade and investment barriers between both the countries.

Speaking about the free trade agreement (FTA) while addressing the media at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said, "These types of agreements have opened up new opportunities for us. We can reconcile some of our laws here in the United States and India is going to reconcile some of its laws so that investors have certainty on both sides. Read on...