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New Delhi (ABC Live): India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are entering a decisive phase of their strategic partnership -- shifting from an energy-centric relationship to a diversified, technology- and investment-led trade ecosystem. The recent bilateral meeting between Ms Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, and H.E. Eng. Khalil bin Ibrahim bin Salamah, Vice Minister of Industry and Minerals, signalled a renewed drive to expand cooperation across the ind ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Green crackers, with 30% less emission and that too in laboratory conditions, will make little difference to air quality when there are largescale fireworks across Delhi-NCR, pollution scientists said on Wednesday, adding they expect use of crackers to increase this time with the legal window opening after Supreme Court's order.The court lifted its earlier blanket ban but clarified that only certified, less-polluting varieties of firecrackers developed by CSIR-NEERI can be used. "Assumi ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that India and the United Kingdom will double bilateral trade from the existing approximately USD 56 billion before the mutually set target of 2030. Addressing the India-UK CEO Forum, PM Modi said the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the two countries is not just a trade agreement, but a roadmap for shared progress and shared prosperity between the world's two la ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A week after reporting poor manufacturing and laboratory practices in Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the lethal cough syrup that killed more than 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, the state health department suspended two former senior drug inspectors on charges of negligence for failing to inspect the unit, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said here on Thursday.Senior drug inspectors, Deepa Joseph and K Karthikeyan, who served in the Kancheepuram zone, were placed und ...Read More >
Jaipur: Tuesday night's tragedy on Jaipur-Ajmer NH-48 has once again exposed the lethal combination of unsafe roadside parking, hazardous goods transport, and weak enforcement on one of Rajasthan's most vital freight corridors.While an investigation is underway to probe the reason behind the collision of a chemical-laden tanker with a truck carrying LPG cylinders, sources said the probe is focused on the immediate cause of the crash, not on the chronic road safety hazards on this highway. "The c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University (Japan), Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne (Australia), and Omar M Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley (USA) for their groundbreaking work in developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), porous materials capable of trapping, storing, and filtering gases and chemicals. The Nobel Committee cited the trio "for the development of metal-o ...Read More >
New Delhi: A racket which was manufacturing and supplying spurious ghee ahead of the festive season has been busted. A total of 2,651 litres of ghee packed under the names of reputed brands have been seized.A raid was conducted at a godown in Budh Vihar, Rohini on Oct 5. Police seized 2,241 litres of fake ghee and arrested the godown owner, Rakesh Garg (38). Two days later, one Mukesh was caught while delivering 410 litres of adulterated ghee in Rohini. His illegal manufacturing unit in Jind, Ha ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Telangana continues to hold its position as a key industrial hub in India. According to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2023-24, released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the state ranks among the country's top 10 industrial states, contributing 2.67% of total output and 3.37% of Gross Value Added (GVA) in the factory sector. The pharmaceutical sector remains Telangana's strongest pillar. With an output of Rs 79,24,593 lakh and GVA of Rs 24,45,188 lakh, the state ranks ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 2: In a major festive season crackdown, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted three illegal manufacturing units engaged in producing adulterated desi ghee in North-East Delhi and seized over 1600 kg of duplicate ghee, the Delhi Police said on Thursday. Acting on intelligence inputs, teams carried out coordinated raids in Shiv Vihar, Karawal Nagar, and Mustafabad, seizing 1,625 kg of duplicate ghee and arresting six men. The crackdown comes amid rising demand for ghee during ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Delhi Police has arrested six men, busting a racket of selling adulterated ghee, 1,600 kg of which was seized from three illegal manufacturing units operating in northeast Delhi, officials said on Thursday. The raid to curb spurious ghee containing harmful chemicals comes amid the festive season, with Diwali later in the month. Six men identified as Safiq (30), Yusuf Malik (50), his son Mehboob (22), Shakir and Sharukh and Zamaluddin (40) were arrested in the crackdown c ...Read More >
Jaipur: Rajasthan's exports in the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (April-June) registered a 14.37% increase at Rs 25,212 crore compared to the same period last year. However, industry representatives said the high US tariffs that came into force later could limit the performance of the sector.This follows a 16% growth in FY 2024-25, when the state's exports surged to Rs 97,171.68 crore, up from Rs 83,704.24 crore in 2023-24, according to revised figures released by the central govt. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues amounting to about ₹140 crore, officials said on Monday as per PTI. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh confirmed that the department will verify all subsidy applications to resolve the backlog, which has piled up over the past two years. "The process of identifying eligible beneficiaries has already started," an official said. A dedicated portal for clearing dues is also being prepared. The develop ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A stunning revelation has rocked Hyderabad as police uncovered a covert alprazolam manufacturing unit operating inside Medha School, Bowenpally, in an operation led by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE). Authorities seized over 7 kg of alprazolam, including 3.5 kg of finished product and 4.3 kg of semi-processed tablets, alongside raw materials and state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. Along with the drugs, cash amounting to 21 lakh was recovered from the scho ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Monday urged the Union Fertilizers and Chemicals Secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra to ensure that adequate urea is allocated and distributed to Telangana farmers as soon as possible. As part of his visit to Delhi, the minister explained that adequate urea should be supplied to Telangana farmers in these ten days, as urea imports were not at the expected level due to various reasons. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, "Urea is essentia ...Read More >
The coal ministry is set to launch a second round of viability gap funding (VGF) of approximately Rs 2400 crore for coal gasification projects. They are also collaborating with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to facilitate the sale of byproducts like methanol and green hydrogen. The ministry of coal will shortly roll out the second tranche of viability gap funding (VGF) of around Rs 2400 crore for coal gasification projects and is also in talks with the ministry of petroleum a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: To drive self-sufficiency, the commerce department is identifying 100-odd products for a local manufacturing push where domestic players depend on imports currently, a top official said Monday.The swadeshi initiative is expected to see products from across sectors - engineering goods, chemicals, plastics and pharma - being identified for possible import substitution. "We have identified around 100 products with large imports that also have large domestic capacity. We want to see if ca ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Following a request from agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, the Centre has approved an additional 40,000 tonnes of urea for Telangana. Transported via five ships, this shipment adds to the 40,000 tonnes already allocated, bringing the total urea supply for the month to 1,04,000 tonnes.'15-day period key'Minister Tummala met Rajat Kumar Mishra, secretary of the Union ministry of fertilizers and chemicals, in Delhi to ensure allocation and distribution of urea to farmers. He ex ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) India's exports rose 6.7 per cent to USD 35.1 billion in August annually, while imports declined 10.12 per cent to USD 61.59 billion, according to government data released on Monday. Gold imports were down nearly 56 per cent in August, helping to trim merchandise trade deficit to USD 26.49 billion in August, as against USD 35.64 billion in the year-ago month. The US was top exporting destination for India at USD 6.86 billion showing a growth of 7.15 per cent year-on-yea ...Read More >
Cuttack: Two persons were arrested for operating a milk adulteration racket from Gurudijhatia in Cuttack district, on Saturday. The accused were identified as local hotel owner Prakash Khuntia and his associate Sudhir Tiwari.Police said Khuntia was the key conspirator. Preliminary probe revealed the duo had been mixing milk with chemicals and synthetic powder to increase volume, which poses a serious health risks to consumers.The adulteration unit was operating from a facility behind Khuntia's h ...Read More >
Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of the Medha School, converted classrooms and restricted areas into a facility to produce Alprazolam, a banned narcotic substance used in the adulteration of toddy. Hyderabad police have busted a drug racket running from the building of a private school in Hyderabad and arrested three persons, including its director, in connection with the case. According to officials familiar with the matter, Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of the Medha School, co ...Read More >
Coimbatore: The district green committee and revenue officials have launched a manhunt for unidentifed miscreants who poured chemicals at the base of two trees on NSR Road in the city in an attempt to uproot them.A resident of Saibaba Colony said that chemicals were deliberately and maliciously poured at the base of the two trees near a private dental hospital. "The method employed is both cruel and highly illegal. Unknown perpetrators appear to have used an acid-like substance to poison and kil ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Parents spend lakhs to provide their children the best of schooling and education. Just imagine their feelings when they find out that the school they have chosen is a den for criminal activity! In an incident which has sent shockwaves through the country, police busted a drug racket which was being run from the premises of a private school in Hyderabad. Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, the director of Medha School, converted classrooms and restricted areas into a facility to produce Alpr ...Read More >
Srinagar -- In what could be a miracle improving and saving thousands of lives across the globe, Russia's mRNA-based vaccine Enteromix has displayed 100% efficacy and safety in early clinical trials. Scientists say the breakthrough could mark a new chapter in the fight against aggressive cancers, offering patients hope where few options exist. For decades, cancer has been one of humanity's most formidable enemies. Conventional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation, while sometimes life-sav ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Ina significant crackdown on illegal drug manufacturing, the State police's Eagle team raided a major Alprazolam lab at a closed in Bowenpally on Saturday. The operation led to the seizure of 7 kg of Alprazolam and cash worth Rs 20 lakh. The clandestine lab was discovered spread across the principal's office and two classrooms of the abandoned school premises. Officials seized machines and equipment used in the manufacture of Alprazolam, a powerful prescription drug primarily used t ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Madhya Pradesh police seized a major amount of drugs, associated chemicals and related processing equipment, collectively worth over Rs 5 crore in Agar-Malwa district on Friday. While two men identified as Ishwar Malviya and Daulat Singh Anjana were detained by the police from Agar-Barod Road from the two cars, which concealed the drug Ketamine, associated chemical and related manufacturing/processing equipment, the prime suspect, Rahul Anjana, who is reportedly a local BJP leader, ma ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Hinting at relaxing its April 3 order banning firecrackers in Delhi and NCR prior to Diwali, Supreme Court sought on Friday a report on the feasibility of permitting green crackers from Commission for Air Quality Management and NEERI by Sept 22 and restrained authorities from cancelling licences of cracker manufacturers. Disagreeing with the order of a bench led by Justice A S Oka imposing a round-the-year total ban on firecrackers in Delhi and NCR, a bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justic ...Read More >
New Delhi: As India is facing a steep US tariff on exports, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday talked tough, saying that India will neither bow down nor ever appear weak in any trade deal with any country. Besides, the minister also assured all domestic exporters that the government would soon announce a slew of measures to boost exports and domestic consumption to shield the industry from the adverse impact of unilateral actions by other countries. His comments come at ...Read More >
A CRISIL Intelligence report indicates that increased US tariffs will significantly impact India's MSME sector, responsible for 45% of exports. Textiles, gems, jewellery, and chemicals are expected to be the hardest hit, with MSMEs holding substantial shares in these sectors. Surat's diamond exports will face challenges, while the steel sector is likely to experience minimal impact. The imposition of higher tariffs by the US will significantly impact the micro, small and medium enterprise secto ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India's wholesale inflation, measured by the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slipped further into the negative zone in July 2025, standing at (-) 0.58 per cent (provisional) compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. This marks a continuation of the deflationary trend, with the decline largely driven by falling prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, and basic metals. On a month ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India wholesale inflation, measured by the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slipped further into the negative zone in July 2025, standing at (-) 0.58 per cent (provisional) compared to the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. This marks a continuation of the deflationary trend, with the decline largely driven by falling prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, and basic metals. On a month-t ...Read More >
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