Govt. plans major boost to water transport
Govt. plans major boost to water transport
The Union government is working on a strategy to increase the movement of goods and passengers through waterways by nearly five-fold from a mere 3.5 per cent now to 15 per cent by 2019. The share is 30 to 40 per cent in countries such as China, South...
China restructures military as Xi eyes 'strong army'
China restructures military as Xi eyes 'strong army'
SHANGHAI: China has unveiled changes to the structure of its military described by President Xi Jinping as "a major policy decision to realise the Chinese dream of a strong army", state media reported. Beijing in November said it planned sweeping...
Local Fishermen And Beachgoers Save 65-Foot Beached Blue Whale in Chile
Local Fishermen And Beachgoers Save 65-Foot Beached Blue Whale in Chile
Local fishermen and beachgoers in the port city of Iquique, Chile, helped rescue a huge 65-foot blue whale that was stranded on a beach. The blue whale measured more than 20 meters in length. Rescuers used a large fishing net to move the whale by...
Petrol cheaper 32 paise, diesel 85 paise despite excise hike
NEW DELHI: Petrol price was cut on Friday by 32 paise a litre and diesel by 85 paise even as the government hiked excise duty on both the fuels for the second time this month to raise an additional Rs 3,700 crore in its bid to achieve the targeted...
The Times of India 2016-01-15Petrol becomes cheaper by 32 paise, diesel by 85 paise/litre
Petrol price was today cut by 32 paise a litre and diesel's by 85 paise a litre, the fourth reduction in rates in six weeks on the back of softening global oil prices. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 59.03 per litre with effect from midnight tonight as...
Deccan Herald 2016-01-15Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked; govt to garner Rs 3700 cr
Government today hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 0.75 per litre and by Rs 2 a litre on diesel, the second increase in duties in less than two weeks, to mop up over Rs 3,700 crore in additional revenue. The excise duty hike took away most of the...
Deccan Herald 2016-01-15Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked; govt to garner Rs 3700 crore
NEW DELHI: Government has hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 0.75 per litre and by Rs 2 a litre on diesel, the second increase in duties in less than two weeks, to mop up over Rs 3,700 crore in additional revenue. The excise duty hike took away most...
The Times of India 2016-01-15Petrol price down by 32 paise\/litre, diesel by Rs 85 a litre
Petrol price was cut by 32 paise per litre and diesel by 85 paise a litre, with...
Yahoo Daily News 2016-01-15Petrol price cut by 32 paise, diesel by 85 paise
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) With oil in free fall again, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday announced under one rupee cuts in transport fuel prices, effective midnight, with petrol...
Yahoo Daily News 2016-01-15Fix petrol rate as per crude oil prices: CPI
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has urged the State and Central governments to fix the petrol and diesel prices in accordance with international crude oil prices. CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna on Thursday said that...
The Hindu 2016-01-15The All-New Jaguar XF: Diesel All-Wheel Drive and Even More Driver-Focussed Chassis Dynamics (Jaguar Cars ...
(Source: Jaguar Cars Ltd) AT-A-GLANCE All-wheel drive (AWD) now available globally with the clean, refined 180PS four-cylinder Ingenium diesel engine, delivering the ideal balance of all-weather performance and efficiency F-TYPE-derived Intelligent...
Public Technologies 2016-01-15Petrol cut by just Rs2 as global oil price halves
KARACHI: Benchmark Arab Light Crude has dropped by 52.77 per cent to $26 per barrel now from $55 in January 2015, but the government reduced petrol and diesel prices by a meagre 3pc and 6pc, respectively, in the last one year. In January 2015, petrol...
Dawn 2016-01-15‘New ethanol policy to boost production’
NEW DELHI: In its bid to increase use of ethanol and other alternate fuel for transportation, government will come out with a new ethanol policy focusing on producing more ethanol within a month. Against the present annual demand of about 460 crore...
The Times of India 2016-01-15
