The Centre’s restrictions on ethanol production from surplus FCI rice and damaged foodgrains, alongside curbs on sugarcane-based feedstocks, are expected to increase demand for maize in the 2026-27 supply year. Industry estimates suggest maize demand for ethanol could...

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The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has ordered the closure of 10 construction and demolition sites in Gurugram North for failing to implement dust-control measures and install mandatory cameras and air-quality sensors. The action follows closure notices...

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The Delhi government has initiated plans to redevelop 17 slum settlements across Seelampur, Sultanpuri and Lajpat Nagar, covering 4,870 shanties, into three high-rise residential colonies under its new slum rehabilitation policy. Under the Delhi Slum and Jhuggi Jhopri...

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Ghanakanta Gogoi, the accused in the Guwahati hotel firing that killed five people, was killed in an encounter early Wednesday while allegedly attempting to escape police custody in Assam’s Sibsagar district. Police said Gogoi was being taken from Guwahati to Sibsagar...

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The Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) seized 25,000 live cartridges allegedly being smuggled to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and arrested six suspects in connection with an interstate ammunition racket. Five suspects were arrested near Rohad toll plaza in Jhajjar on...

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