Encompassing value chain, from exploration and mining to beneficiation, processing, and recovery, the mission aims to intensify domestic exploration efforts.
Vadhavan will be 3rd major port in Maharashtra after Jawaharlal Nehru Port & Mumbai port. Shipping ministry officials say it will boost trade due to proximity to international trade route.
Rajnath Singh remains defence minister, JP Nadda is health minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture & rural development, HD Kumaraswamy gets heavy industries and steel.
The other representative is newly-elected Suresh Gopi, whose win from Thrissur handed the BJP its first parliamentary seat in the state, where it has been trying to make inroads.
Directions were given during meeting of Union council of ministers chaired by the prime minister & comes in the backdrop of a possible cabinet reshuffle, those present told ThePrint.
Study of cabinets in 8 BJP-ruled states or where it's a partner in govt, and where caste is a factor, shows SC, ST, Dalits & OBCs may have token representation. Portfolios they hold not significant.
Smriti Irani has stuck to the script the past two years — delivered a big win, one that BJP can display for decades to come, and has not invited controversies.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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