The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to strengthen research, planning, appraisal, monitoring and impact assessment in the broad domains of transportation and logistics.

The SPV, to be called the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), is expected to enhance the efficiency, sustainability and effectiveness of transport infrastructure development in India by fostering greater coordination and multimodal integration.

The Centre has expanded the number of permissible works under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G), which replaced MGNREGA from July 1 across India, to 375 from the 266 permitted earlier under MGNREGA, marking a 41 per cent increase, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Rural Development on Tuesday.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries to continue marketing its Campa brand products as “energy drinks", Reuters reported.

The relief came after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in June directed makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as “energy drinks” to stop using the description. In response, Reliance Industries sued the food regulator on October 1.

Jio Platforms Ltd. is likely to seek a valuation of about ₹11 trillion ($114 billion) in its planned initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, falling short of earlier expectations for what may still be the country’s largest-ever listing.

The telecom and digital services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the use of a tax-exempt variety of diesel, his latest bid to pare costs for the fuel ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Trump signed the order during an event in Grand Island, Nebraska, part of a month-long blitz to rally Republican voters before an election that threatens to cost the president’s party control of Congress.

Several Indian states are seeking additional power allocations from the federal government to avoid outages as weak hydropower output and maintenance at some plants ​have reduced electricity supply during the night, two federal government officials said.

Rajasthan and ​Gujarat, among India's leading renewable-energy states, have sought additional supplies.

India and the United States have reached a ​plateau in their trade deal talks, ​India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday, ‌a further sign that the two sides have hit a wall on a crucial deal.

Giving or taking more beyond that plateau would be "very, very difficult" for both countries, Sitharaman said at an event in New Delhi.

Shyam Metalics & Energy Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government to set up a 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel complex in Chandrapur, involving a proposed investment of ₹50,000 crore, the company said in an exchange filing on Monday.

The project, one of the largest proposed single industrial investments in the Vidarbha region.

Amid protests against SIR, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said identifying ineligible names illegally included in the voter list and removing them is essential for India's security and unity.

While noting that India has been a guardian of democratic values for centuries, Adityanath asserted that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was an important effort to further strengthen the country's democratic heritage.

Construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) business has secured multiple engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) orders in India and overseas to strengthen power transmission infrastructure and facilitate renewable energy evacuation.

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