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Road out of troubled waters The Finance Commission has proposed a targeted push to accelerate and make India’s urban growth more orderly, focusing on strengthening mid-sized cities and bringing rapidly urbanising fringes of cities into municipal corporations.In its recommendations on urban local body (ULB) grants, the 16th Finance Commission has outlined two key priorities: integrating…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard‘s (ICG) first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa on Monday, saying the ship will “bolster India’s self-confidence”. The 114.5-metre vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has over 60% of indigenous content.During the commissioning of ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Mahe, the first vessel of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), marking a major milestone in India’s coastal defence and indigenous shipbuilding capability. The ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who presided over the commissioning, said, “Bravo…
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), a key arm of the Adani Group and India’s biggest private player in the power transmission and distribution sector, on Monday posted strong financial and operational results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025.For the first half of FY26, AESL’s total income climbed 16.4% year-on-year to Rs…
After the removal of GST on insurance from 22 September, all insurance companies passed on the benefits to policyholders. (AI image) Insurance buyers may be feeling happy after the removal of GST, but agents and distributors are feeling the pinch. Insurance companies have reduced the commissions payable to distributors of insurance products to offset the…
