New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) portal now handles almost double the taxpayer traffic for return filing immediately after lockdown, an official statement said on Sunday.

"It has been made possible as the GST infra has been upgraded to handle up to 3 lakh concurrent logged-in

New Delhi, As the poor air quality in the national capital and its health hazards are again making headlines, state-run power major NTPC has said that the coal-fired power units in the NCR are not responsible for the situation.

In a statement, NTPC said that vehicular emissions, construction activities, road

Mumbai, An Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight from Riyadh to Bengaluru made an emergency landing at Mumbai Airport on Sunday after a technical glitch mid-air, official sources said.

The cargo flight, ET-690, had reportedly suffered hydraulic leakage and was diverted to Mumbai where it managed to land safely, airport

New Delhi, Financial services platform Paytm on Monday announced to double its loan disbursements for the micro- and small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Rs 550 crore in last fiscal year to Rs 1,000 crore by March 2021.

The company expanded collateral-free loans of up to Rs 500,000 at a low-interest rate and

New Delhi, State-run ONGC plans to hike output from its onshore mature fields through production enhancement contracts (PEC) with oil and gas companies who have technical expertise, financial capability and resources to increase production by improving the recovery from such fields.

The company has already floated

New Delhi, Sale of Indian-made foreign liquor declined 29 per cent during the first half of the current financial year, according to data released by the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC).

In a statement, the industry body said that the fall in demand was severe in Andhra Pradesh, West B

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday directed that there would be no change in the post-matric scholarship amount given to students from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories in the state.

The scholarship will continue as per the previous provisions.

The notification

Hyderabad, Popular Telugu film actor Ram Charan on Sunday participated in Green India challenge by planted saplings at his residence here.

He was accompanied by Rajya Sabha member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Joginapally Santosh Kumar.

Charan nominated actress Alia Bhatt, director Rajamouli a

Mumbai, Amid the clamour for reopening of temples in Maharashtra during the Unlockdown phases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday indicated that places of worship - closed since mid-March - would be opened up after Diwali.

"People have been asking questions when will temples reopen? Yes, places of wors

New Delhi, Air pollution is a mixture of different solid particles and gases that are released in the air in the form of pollutants. These pollutants are detrimental to human health and are also harmful for the planet. The risks of air pollution can range from higher diseases to rise in temperatures.

Some examples