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[ad_1] New Delhi: Indians are increasingly daring to create their own multinational companies, in a defining change that will fuel next stage of economic growth, asserted Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday. The Union Minister also emphasized that India needs to further nurture talent in deeptech domains to hasten the reversal of 'brain drain'. "We have always had good talent, but have also lamented that our youngsters leave India to pursue work and studies abroad," he wrote in a post on X, sharing an article he authored for a financial daily titled 'India, take a deeptech breath.' "The trend is now noticeably reversing - a significant victory in its own right. Indians are coming back or even deciding to stay put when offered enticing opportunities abroad so that they can build in India, for the world," he added. Puri noted that India's startup success is the cumulative effect of such individual decisions, the full magnitude of ...

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a move towards sustainable energy practices, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has declared mandatory blending of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) in the CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) segments of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector. According to a press release by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the introduction of the CBG Blending Obligation (CBO) is set to revolutionize the usage and adoption of CBG, marking a significant step towards import substitution for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and achieving a circular economy. Hardeep Singh Puri , the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs, emphasized the pivotal role of CBO in stimulating CBG demand, saving Forex, and contributing to achieving net-zero emissions. The National Biofuels Coordination Committee ( NBCC ), chaired by the Union Petroleum Minister, anticipates considerable investment of approximately Rs 37,500 crores and the establishment of 750 CBG p...