The government has invited applications for the top job at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) as it looks to use the search-cum-selection committee route for the second time this year to find the head of a state-owned oil firm.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has invited applications from engineers, chartered accountants and cost accountants with postgraduate management degrees from leading institutions and having at least five years experience in leadership roles by September 14, according to an advertisement posted on its website.

"Selection shall be through a search-cum-selection committee," it said.

A city-bound Vistara flight from Delhi made a priority landing here on Wednesday due to a "minor" technical issue, the airline said.

The aircraft landed safely and is currently undergoing inspection, it added.

"Shortly before landing, a minor technical snag was detected on Vistara flight UK 995 that was operating from Delhi to Mumbai on 14 August 2024," a Vistara spokesperson said in a statement.

The Supreme Court verdict on mining royalty case will give a further jolt to the Indian mining industry and will have very large financial implications, as arrears may work out to the tune of more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore, industry players said on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the power of states to levy tax on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, and allowed them to seek refund of royalty from April 1, 2005 onwards.

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined 2.5 per cent year-on-year to 3,41,510 units in July, impacted by high base effect as well as companies reducing vehicle dispatches to dealers amid moderation in demand.

The overall passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 3,50,355 units in July 2023, automobile industry body SIAM said on Wednesday.

After the record decline in retail inflation, the data released by the government on Wednesday, August 14, showed wholesale inflation cooling to 2.04% in July from 3.36% in the preceding month of June.