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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police along with H-FAST raided a fruit warehouse in Asif Nagar, seized seven tonnes of mangoes illegally ripened with ethylene packets. Mangoes sourced from Batasingaram market were stored in 350 trays, which were stored in a godown. A case was registered against warehouse operators Jameel and Fareed after seizing the godown. In another raid, around 200 kg of mangoes artificially ripened with excess ethylene chemical were seized in Goshamahal, The police found the tra ...Read More >
New Delhi: Torrent Gas has increased the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by ₹2.50 per kg in Jaipur, according to reports, adding to the growing cost burden on consumers. The hike comes amid a broader upward revision in fuel prices, with commercial LPG cylinders and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) also witnessing increases from April 1. Alongside the CNG hike, oil marketing companies have raised the prices of commercial LPG cylinders across major cities. In Delhi, the price of a 19-kg commer ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant move, the India-flagged LPG tanker Green Sanvi successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening. The vessel is the seventh Indian gas carrier to navigate the volatile waterway since a major conflict erupted in West Asia in late February 2026, which has paralysed global shipping in the region. The Green Sanvi, a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) owned by MOL India, is reportedly carrying approximately 46,655 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. It is ex ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): India's rollout of 20% ethanol blending in petrol (E20) is driven by long-term energy self-reliance goals rather than geopolitical disruptions like ongoing Middle East conflict, with scope to raise blending levels further given surplus capacity and feedstock supply, said CK Jain, President, Grains Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA). "E20 is not based on the war; it has only one concept, self-reliance in energy, and that is most important. Why should we de ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Another India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker, Green Sanvi, transited east of the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship tracking data, making it the seventh Indian vessel to clear the maritime chokepoint safely amid the West Asia conflict. The vessel used a designated corridor through Iran's territorial waters to navigate the strategically sensitive waterway. The tanker is estimated to be carrying around 44,000 tonnes of LPG, roughly equivalent to ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An India-bound LPG tanker has begun its journey through the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz, offering some relief to concerns over energy supplies amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. The vessel, Green Salvi, is carrying more than 46,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and is expected to exit the narrow waterway by early morning, according to the sources. The shipment is likely to play an important role in supporting India's domestic co ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4: An India-bound LPG tanker has begun its journey through the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz, offering some relief to concerns over energy supplies amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. The vessel, Green Salvi, is carrying more than 46,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and is expected to exit the narrow waterway by early morning, according to the sources. The shipment is likely to play an important role in supporting India's domestic cooking gas supply a ...Read More >
It joins six earlier India-flagged LPG tankers- Shivalik, Nanda Devi, Jag Vasant, Pine Gas, BW Elm and BW Tyr, that have crossed the strait since the crisis began Another India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker, Green Sanvi, has crossed the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, offering some relief to India's strained energy supply chain, The Indian Express reported. The vessel moved east of the strait on Friday evening using a corridor through Iranian territorial waters, according ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted a special enforcement drive on April 2, 2026, targeting drivers using mobile phones. A total of 308 drivers were caught, including 262 two-wheeler riders, 3 three-wheeler drivers, and 43 four-wheeler drivers. D. Joel Davis, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad, said, "Using a mobile phone while driving is a serious traffic violation that poses a significant risk to lives on the road." Also Read | ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) gained outstanding achievements for the financial year 2025-26, highlighting record-breaking freight performance, strong revenue growth, and major infrastructure advancements. ECoR retained its position as the top freight handling zone of Indian Railways for yet another year, continuing its dominance for the ninth consecutive year. The zone also surpassed 200 million tonne (MT) of freight loading for the seventh year in a row, underlining its consistent o ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): The sleuths of Commissioner's Task Force, Golconda Zone, in a joint operation with the H-Fast team and Mangalhat Police, busted an illegal racket of storing and selling stale and spoiled sheep and goat offal in Hyderabad, seizing approximately 12 tonnes of the contraband worth Rs 10 lakh. The raid was conducted at a store located near Akbari Masjid, Aman Nagar Colony, Mangalhat, Hyderabad. One person, identified as Rafi Ahmed (52), manager of the st ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted a special enforcement drive on April 2, 2026, targeting drivers using mobile phones. A total of 308 drivers were caught, including 262 two-wheeler riders, 3 three-wheeler drivers, and 43 four-wheeler drivers. D. Joel Davis, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad, said, "Using a mobile phone while driving is a serious traffic violation that poses a significant risk to lives on the road." According to ...Read More >
Aridhaman carries double the missile strike capability and an extended operational range. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * INS Aridhaman, the third indigenous nuclear submarine, was inducted into the Indian Navy * It weighs 7,000 tons and is 90 per cent constructed with indigenous technology * Aridhaman carries double the missile strike capability of its predecessors Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: The third indigenous nu ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has retained its position as top freight handling zone of Indian Railways in 2025-26 fiscal, registering a whopping freight load of over 286 million tonne. The ECoR has also generated a gross revenue of over Rs 32,766 crore, achieving first position in apportioned gross revenue generation among all the zones with a collection of Rs 25,911.85 crore in last fiscal. The gross revenue regeneration was about 10.36 per cent more compared to Rs 26,691.82 cror ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The supply crunch of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for auto rickshaws in Bengaluru in the past two days appeared to ease on Friday. Panic subsided after IndianOil Corporation Limited's (IOCL) announcement late Thursday night that auto LPG supplies would be scaled up in Karnataka to tackle the rising demand. In a press release, IOCL mentioned that the decision comes in light of the "closure or partial shutdown of several private auto LPG outlets in Bengaluru and other parts of the sta ...Read More >
At least eight Indian ships have so far exited the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran war New Delhi: Iran has said that its "Indian friends" don't need "to worry" about the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route that has been disrupted since Israel and the United States attacked Tehran on February 28. "Our Indian friends are in safe hands, no worries," the Embassy of Iran in India said in a post on X on Thursday. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping route through which 20 per cent of the w ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Wheat procurement in Punjab began on Wednesday on a troubled note as arhtiyas (commission agents), who play a central role in mandi operations, went on strike over a set of unresolved demands, raising concerns over disruptions in the procurement process. The arhtiyas are demanding restoration of the old system of 2.5% dami (commission), reimbursement of ₹55 crore deducted by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) as employees' provident fund (EPF), and withdrawal of the decision to cu ...Read More >
With this, APSEZ - which is India's largest integrated transport utility and among the nation's leading port developers and operators - also highlighted its goal of reaching 1 billion tonnes of cargo handling by 2030. Speaking on the milestone, Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, said ports are "not merely gateways for trade, they are gateways to national confidence, competitiveness and destiny." In a statement, the firm said it was a "defining moment" which showcased India's "infrastructure ...Read More >
The government is taking several measures to reduce India's dependence on imported Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and enhance energy security in the medium to long term, including prioritising piped natural gas (PNG) and renewable energy development such as solar, wind, bioenergy and green hydrogen, minister of state for environment Suresh Gopi informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. He said that India imports about 60% of its LPG needs, with nearly 90% of supplies transiting through the Strait of H ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's vast informal industrial sector using coal is cautiously building buffers, with brick kilns, small foundries and other smaller energy-intensive units gradually stockpiling the fuel in anticipation of a price increase triggered by global price pressure amid the West Asia crisis. Industry participants said the trend picked up over the last one week as these units, typically operating outside long-term fuel linkages, now anticipate higher spot prices led by international coal pr ...Read More >
Hyderabad Asif Nagar Mango Raid: In a major food safety operation, H-FAST officials conducted a surprise raid on a fruit warehouse in Asif Nagar, Hyderabad, and exposed the illegal use of ethylene chemical for artificial ripening of mangoes. During the raid, authorities seized around 7 tonnes of mangoes stored in the godown. Officials said the operation was carried out based on specific information about chemical usage. According to H-FAST CI Ranjith, the mangoes were being: The use of chemic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier transporting around 44,000 tonnes (kt) of LPG is currently en route to India after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. The firm also indicated that two additional vessels -- Green Asha and Jag Vikram -- are expected to follow in the coming days. The Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) Green Sanvi is expected to arrive at an Indian port on April 12, with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) listed as the buyer. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Steel-owned NMDC has registered its highest-ever iron ore production output at 53 million tonnes in the Financial year 2025-26, the Ministry of Steel said in a press release on Thursday. The ministry noted that NMDC has emerged as the first company in the India mining history to surpass the 50 million tonnes annual production mark. The company's iron ore production jumped 51% on year to 5.35 million tonnes in March and posted a growth of a robus ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Friday set an ambitious target of handling one billion tonnes of cargo for Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) by 2030 on the occasion of the flagship company celebrating its landmark achievement of surpassing the 500 million tonnes mark. "Let this evening not be remembered only as the moment we celebrated 500 million tonnes. Let it be remembered as the moment we paused to renew our belief and set our sights on the next horizon. O ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI): Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has set a target to achieve one billion tonnes of cargo handling capacity by 2030, said Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, as the company crossed a milestone of 500 million tonnes of cargo. Addressing an event in Ahmedabad on Friday to celebrate the milestone, Gautam Adani highlighted the rapid growth trajectory of the company and outlined its ambitious future plans. Also Read | Fake Sensodyne Too ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Ministry of Steel-owned NMDC has registered its highest-ever iron ore production output at 53 million tonnes in the Financial year 2025-26, the Ministry of Steel said in a press release on Thursday. The ministry noted that NMDC has emerged as the first company in the India mining history to surpass the 50 million tonnes annual production mark. The company's iron ore production jumped 51% on year to 5.35 million tonnes in March and posted a growth of a robus ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 3 (ANI): Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has set a target to achieve one billion tonnes of cargo handling capacity by 2030, said Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, as the company crossed a milestone of 500 million tonnes of cargo. Addressing an event in Ahmedabad on Friday to celebrate the milestone, Gautam Adani highlighted the rapid growth trajectory of the company and outlined its ambitious future plans. "Keep in mind that it took us ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) INOX Air Products on Friday said it has commissioned its first ultra-high purity (UHP) liquid oxygen facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, aiming to support India's semiconductor and solar manufacturing sectors. The plant produces 6N grade (99.9999 per cent purity) liquid oxygen with a capacity of 17 tonnes per day (500 cubic meters per hour), catering to the stringent requirements of electronics and photovoltaic industries, the company said. INOX Air Products said the facility ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Billionaire Gautam Adani on Friday said his conglomerate's port arm is targeting cargo volumes of 1 billion tonnes by 2030, after the company surpassed 500 million tonnes milestone, underscoring the rapid scale-up of India's largest port operator. Speaking on the occasion of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) crossing the milestone, Chairman Adani said the group's ports network has expanded into an integrated system of 20 ports across India and international lo ...Read More >
New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker transporting Iranian crude oil has altered course mid-journey from India to China, according to tracking data, injecting uncertainty into a shipment that could have restarted New Delhi's imports after nearly seven years. Built in 2002, the Aframax Ping Shun -- hit by US sanctions in 2025 -- now lists Dongying, China, carrying about 600,000 barrels (6 lakh) of Iranian oil. Kpler records showed Vadinar, Gujarat, as its prior aim earlier this week. Indian refiner ...Read More >
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