The government on Thursday allowed public sector oil companies to hike the price of petrol by Rs 3.14 per litre, further burdening the middle- class.

China is calling it a run-of-the-river project and, for now, India is buying its explanation.

Your favourite dhaba near your office and the vendor selling hot kathi rolls and momos in the neighbourhood market will have to ensure minimum standards of food safety soon.

Trinamool Congress doesn't think much of the apex court's order to redistribute the Singur land acquired for the Tata Nano project to farmers.

Andhra Pradesh is taking back land offered at concessional rates from errant entrepreneurs who have failed to roll out stipulated projects on time or sought to use the acquired land for other purpo

Gujarat has taken the lead over other states in renewable energy initiatives, particularly in solar power generation.

Bt brinjal gets fresh push for clearanceBt Brinjal may soon be back on the menu. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) which met last week is pushing for its "partial release". In February 2010, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had imposed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of the world's first genetically modified Bt Brinjal.

Urban revolution: 20 new trendsetters to redifine India by 2030India is on the threshold of an urban revolution, the scale and speed of which is unprecedented. It took nearly 40 years for the urban population to rise by 230 million but it will take only half this time to add the next 250 million. Cities will be central to India's economic growth.

New superbug NDM-1 and the misuse of antibiotics in IndiaIs the new superbug NDM-1 really here in Delhi? Can it be there in the water that I drink? In the hospitals? Is it really resistant to all antibiotics? But how can modern medicine function without antibiotics? Are they just sounding an alarm, or do I need to worry? What if I get a drug-resistant infection?

The price of onions has declined by 50 per cent since the Government banned all exports of the key commodity. But Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar continues to be cautious about the use of export bans as a measure to rein in commodity prices.