The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at petrol pumps, disclosing the exact percentage of ethanol in petrol.

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale said it is not going to entertain the PIL under Article 32 (right to approach Supreme Court directly) and the petitioner Narendra Kumar Goswami can approach the jurisdictional high court for relief.

The GST 2.0 gave impetus not only to the automobile industry but to several sectors of the Indian economy, which continues to do well despite the impact of the West Asia war, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava said, adding the tax reform provided the necessary buffer to navigate this uncertain period.

The death toll from the flash floods in Nepal rose to 903 on Monday, while the number of people reported missing climbed to 4,250. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), around 9,500 people have been rescued so far.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition on August 31 seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle at petrol pumps, disclosing the exact percentage of ethanol in petrol.

According to the apex court's causelist of August 31, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale.

The government has eased the electromagnetic field (EMF) limits for mobile networks to bring them in line with global standards, allowing telecom operators to cover larger areas with fewer towers in a bid to maintain quality of service amid rising 5G traffic, the Economic Times reported on Saturday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invited global investors to set up manufacturing bases, and technology and innovation centres in India, urging them to leverage talent and opportunity to build for the world.

Addressing a high-level Business Roundtable with leading investors and business leaders in Chicago on Friday, Sitharaman highlighted India's broad-based growth, reform momentum and expanding opportunities for long-term investment.

As joint rescue and relief operations intensify following devastating flash floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that 84 Indian nationals have been successfully rescued.

According to MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, the rescued individuals include 21 citizens from Tamil Nadu who returned to India on Friday, alongside 63 workers deployed at the Trishuli-I hydropower project.

Nearly 2,500 people are missing after flash floods devastated a mountainous region between Nepal and China, with authorities on both sides of the border intensifying rescue efforts.

At least 579 people have been confirmed dead while 1,924 remain unaccounted for, including hundreds of foreigners from India, Malaysia, Australia and the US, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in a post on X.

CNG price in Delhi and adjoining cities will rise by Rs 3.89 per kg from Saturday, Indraprastha Gas Ltd said on Friday.

In a statement, IGL said a significant portion of input gas for CNG is being met through imported LNG, whose rates in the spot or current market have seen a surge since the beginning of the West Asia conflict.

Vedanta Ltd., the Indian resources conglomerate controlled by billionaire Anil Agarwal, plans to raise at least ₹1,000 crore ($105 million) through local-currency bonds in the next few weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, as more companies tap the debt market amid signals interest rates may rise.

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