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No fuel at Delhi petrol pumps without PUC certificate from Oct 25
Gopal Rai said that a notification in this regard will also be issued soon. He said that a meeting of officials from environment, transport and traffic departments was convened on September 29 to discuss the implementation and modalities where it was decided to go ahead with the plan from October 25.
Businessman Vijay Nair sent to 5 days' CBI custody
He was arrested on Tuesday night by the CBI. Vijay Nair was the first person to be arrested in the excise scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the court that his custodial interrogation was necessary. Senior lawyer Rebecca John, who was appearing for Nair, opposed the CBI move saying her client has joined the investigation and was cooperating.
Estimated employment increases from 3.14 cr in Q3 to 3.18 cr in Q4
While releasing the Quarterly Report, Union Labour & Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that employment is showing an increasing trend in the selected sectors of the economy. The estimated employment has increased from 3.14 crore of the third quarter (September-December, 2021) to 3.18 crore of fourth quarter (January-March, 2022).
Days after old policy implemented, Delhi faces premium liquor brand crisis
Private liquor shops were shut and the Delhi government vends were opened from September 1 as the city returned to the old liquor policy. However, the city is experiencing massive shortage of both imported and Indian premium brands of alcohol. "We are unable to provide the liquor of some specific premium brands to the customers as we are not getting it from the back and resultantly, lot of customers go empty handed," said an outlet manager of East Delhi to IANS.
RIL in driver's seat in $ 74 bn green hydrogen opportunity
RIL's green hydrogen foray is part of its Net Carbon Zero target by 2035. Falling renewable cost and scale economics will lower green hydrogen cost. Given the capex intensity, RIL's strong balance sheet and backward integration puts it in the driver's seat in the US$ 74 billion opportunity, foreign brokerage, Jefferies said in a report.
After Delhi returns to old liquor policy, industry concerned about leftover stock
The stock which was left unsold after the city stepped in to the new excise policy in November 2021 has not yet been resolved and additionally this changeover policy has also been added in the stock which has become a headache for the industry.
Delhi set to return to old excise policy regime with new liquor shops, app
Delhi government has planned to start the service from Thursday with 300 outlets across the city and later by the end of the year, the number will go up to 700. However, the city was earlier expected to have around 500 outlets from September.
Delhi faces acute liquor crisis before old excise policy returns on Sept 1
The few shops that continue to operate at some locations in the city are witnessing large footfalls, with spiralling queues outside the shops. The posh areas of the city such as South Extension, Safdarjung Enclave, Punjabi Bagh, Greater Kailash, CR Park, Kamla Nagar, Model Town, and some parts of East Delhi are facing massive shortage of liquor as most outlets are shut there.
Liquor traders unwilling to place bulk orders, leading to shortage in Delhi
The liquor traders are afraid that if they place orders in bulk, they will be under pressure to clear the inventory anyhow by the end of this month after their licence expires on August 31. The capital city is not experiencing the liquor crisis for just premium brands, even the non-premium brands are not available at many outlets. Meanwhile, a total of six zonal licensees have opted out of the extension and surrendered their licences even as private shops reopened on Tuesday after LG V.K. Saxena's approval for one month extension. It has resulted in the closure of 126 stores out of the total 468 that were presently operating in the city.
Chinese digital loan sharks spreading wings in India
Recently, a case of so called 'Chinese loan app' racket came to light in Delhi's Dwarka area. The racket was being run by some Chinese handlers in the garb of a local consulting BPO firm, Fly High Global Services and Technology. The modus operandi started with the simple advertisement for 'On Stream' online loan app in social media to attract customers who wished to avail hassle-free loans in minutes.
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