Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on Tuesday assured that supplies of petrol and diesel remain stable in the country despite ongoing supplies triggered by the Middle East conflict. Speaking at a press conference, Ashutosh Gupta, Executive Director and State Head, IOCL Punjab State Office, said the company currently holds sufficient reserves across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,…
Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari India should aim for 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future to strengthen energy self-reliance, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He said that vulnerabilities in oil supplies due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia have made it essential for the…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a mildly positive note on Tuesday (21st April 2026), supported by stable global cues and a firm trend in GIFT Nifty. GIFT Nifty is currently trading around 24,388, up by 50 points, indicating a positive start for domestic benchmark indices. Early trends also suggest a steady undertone…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Grasim, State Bank of India (SBI), and Navin Fluorine International Limited have been picked by Somil Mehta, Head of Retail Research, Mirae Asset ShareKhan as the top stock recommendations on April 21, 2026. He shares target and stop loss levels:Grasim: Buy in the range between Rs…
To receive repayments, importers in the US are required to submit claims which include shipment details, applicable tariff classifications. (AI image) The US government has rolled out a system to facilitate refunds of over $166 billion from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump and later invalidated by the US Supreme Court. In February, the court struck…
CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra has indicated that capital account liberalisation cannot come at the cost of macroeconomic sovereignty. He said that while some regard this as conservatism, he sees it as prudence.Highlighting some of the prudent measures taken by RBI in the past, Malhotra said that there were controls on the capital account for…
NEW DELHI: Amidst the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries contracted 0.4% in March, the first since last Oct, as four of the sectors registered a decline in production during the month, latest official data released Monday showed. Fertiliser output (-24.6%) saw the steepest contraction in March as plants went…
Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are likely to take cues from the US Federal Reserve stance on rate cuts in the near future, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan. Source link
MUMBAI: Public sector insurers led by GIC Re and New India Assurance have anchored the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with commitments exceeding the targeted $100 million, while a $1.5 billion sovereign backstop from the govt remains central to its capacity to underwrite large risks. The pool aims to enable sea trade with countries in the…
