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The Delhi government has unveiled the draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026–2030, outlining a roadmap to curb air pollution and promote clean mobility in the national capital. With vehicular emissions contributing nearly 23% of the city’s pollution, the policy focuses on accelerating the shift to electric vehicles while strengthening the ecosystem needed to support their … Read more

US President Donald Trump reacted to a social media post suggesting that a “wave of empty tankers” is heading towards the United States to collect crude oil. Sharing the post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote, “Great!!!”The post, by oil market researcher Rory Johnston, read, “Very cool seeing the wave of empty tankers heading … Read more

Two US senators have called for a federal probe into suspicious oil trading activity that took place shortly before major announcements by US President Donald Trump on the Iran conflict, raising concerns about potential insider trading.On Friday (local time), Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island urged the US Commodity … Read more

NEW DELHI: As the world scrambles to recover from the biggest energy shock in decades triggered by the West Asia conflict, India should be cautious about relying on traditional supply assumptions, particularly its proximity to the West Asia for sourcing oil and gas, ONGC chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh said on Friday. India, which … Read more

NEW DELHI: After months of haggling, the auto industry seems to have been comforted by the latest draft of the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE 3) norms, which encourage the use of new technologies and target major improvements, starting April 2027. CAFE are govt-mandated norms to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide across a carmaker’s … Read more

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday held separate discussions with his Kuwaiti and UAE counterparts, as well as with the GCC Secretary General, on containing disruptions in energy supplies and restoring trade flows at the earliest amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. India’s trade with West Asia has been disrupted severely because of … Read more

Bengaluru: Swiggy cofounder Nandan Reddy has stepped down from the company’s board and will exit the firm to pursue independent projects, marking a key founding-level transition at the listed food delivery and quick commerce platform.The company disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Friday that Reddy is “stepping down from his board position and moving … Read more

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday proposed an overhaul of the framework for identifying upper-layer non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), suggesting a shift to an asset-size-based criterion and inclusion of government-owned entities, PTI reported.Under the draft ‘Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies’ Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Second Amendment Directions, 2026’, … Read more

US equity benchmarks traded mixed on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq moving higher on strength in technology stocks after March inflation data came in line with expectations, while investors kept a close watch on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.US consumer prices rose the most in nearly four years in March, driven by … Read more

Consumer inflation in the United States rose sharply to 3.3 per cent in March, government data showed Wednesday, as higher energy prices linked to the war in the Middle East pushed up costs for households, AFP reported.The increase marked a steep rise from 2.4 per cent year-on-year in February, reflecting the impact of surging fuel … Read more