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Hotels threaten to stop bookings by online aggregators
06 Dec 2018
Hoteliers allege that OTAs are now trying to dictate prices and monopolise the market by usurping pricing power of hotels and assuming marketing rights
VVIP chopper scam: Middleman Christian Michel brought to India
05 Dec 2018
Christian Michel, a British national, is wanted in a case related to organising bribes of Rs225 crore (about 30 million euros) to push a Rs3,600-crore contract for VVIP helicopters during the UPA regime
Qatar to quit Opec in January, to focus on gas exports
04 Dec 2018
Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas, plans to increase gas exports from 77 million tonnes per year to 110 million tonnes, while also raising its oil production from 4.8 million barrels to 6.5 million barrels
DGCA drone regulations come into force
03 Dec 2018
Under the 'Drone Regulations 1.0', nano drones can fly legally now, while for micro and above categories operators and pilots are required to register on the Digital Sky Portal and get licences paying fees varying from Rs1,000 to Rs25,000
India to chair Kimberley Process from 1 January
30 Nov 2018
J&J may have to pay up to Rs1.23 cr for defective hip implant
30 Nov 2018
As per the formula approved by the union health ministry, Johnson & Johnson will have to pay compensation varying from Rs1,23 crore for those young patients (20 years and less) with over 50 per cent deformity to Rs30 lakh for the elderly (65 years and over) with up to 30 per cent deformity
India to export fish meal and fish oil to China
29 Nov 2018
Maharashtra invites global bids for Dharavi redevelopment project
26 Nov 2018
The redevelopment of Dharavi, which is closer to South Mumbai than the upmarket Bandra-Kurla Complex, when completed, can change the face of Mumbai
Gas distribution to cover 70% of population in 2-3 years: Modi
23 Nov 2018
Modi said work on city gas distribution network is underway in 65 geographical areas in 129 districts under the ninth round of CGD bidding while the tenth CGD bidding round will cover in 50 GAs spread over 124 districts in 14 states
ESA’s Mars mission sends images of former Martian flood plains
22 Nov 2018
Despite Mars’ reputation as a dry, arid world, water is believed to have played a key role in sculpting `Nili Fossae’ where the surrounding environment has visual cues of once flowing water
Petrol price down Rs7.29 per litre in one month
19 Nov 2018
Smartphones market to face decline
16 Nov 2018
BharatNet just 10% completed as BSNL, BBNL fail to deliver
16 Nov 2018
With 80 to 90 per cent of gram panchayats in the country still lacking digital connectivity, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararjan has asked infrastructure providers BSNL and BBNL to ensure connectivity within 48 hours
FSSAI to curb unsubstantiated claims on food products
14 Nov 2018
Once the new regulations are put in place, packaged food companies will need to ensure that any claims regarding nutritional or health attributes about their products are scientifically substantiated
PM Modi dedicates country’s first multimodal terminal at Varanasi
13 Nov 2018
He also received the country’s first container consignment to be sent on an inland waterways vessel and dedicated/inaugurated or laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs2400 crore in Uttar Pradesh
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