India’s push for flex-fuel vehicles can help meet twin national goals of cutting crude oil imports and reducing carbon emissions, but will require a full supporting ecosystem from fuel availability to wider model launches, Maruti Suzuki India MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on Thursday.Speaking at the launch of the company’s first flex-fuel car, Wagon…
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the Mira Bhayandar attacker was self-radicalized through online content and driven by the idea of committing ‘Jihad’. KOLHAPUR: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the attacker in Mira Bhayandar near Mumbai, who stabbed two security guards, was “self radicalised by reading books, literature and internet and was…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) has recorded its highest-ever thermal power generation, producing 7,171MW from its coal-based power plants on June 2, marking a new milestone.The record output was achieved from 23 thermal generating units with a combined installed capacity of 7,580MW. The achievement surpasses the previous peak generation of 6,833MW recorded on…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty continued their upward momentum for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, helped by positive global market trends, foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices after the reported peace deal between the US and Iran, reported PTI.The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 544.15 points, or 0.71 per cent, to close…
Jalpaiguri: Four years after the Centre sanctioned a civil airport at Hasimara under the UDAN scheme, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has cleared land acquisition to facilitate civilian flight operations from Hasimara Airport.The Airports Authority of India requires 37.74 acres to allow A320 aircraft operations at the strategic IAF base. Currently, north Bengal relies heavily on…
Benchmark indices surged sharply on Wednesday, with investors turning bullish as easing oil prices and hopes of renewed US-Iran talks lifted sentiment across sectors.The BSE Sensex jumped 1,263.67 points, or 1.64%, to close at 78,111.24, after rising as much as 1,422.85 points, or 1.85%, during the session. The NSE Nifty climbed 388.65 points, or 1.63%,…
Quote of the day by Edwin Powell Hubble (Image source: Wikipedia) In a world where new things are found all the time and technology is always getting better, it’s easy to think that science knows everything. Modern science has helped people understand things in ways that were impossible a hundred years ago. For example, it…
Kolkata: Trinamool is set to launch a protest campaign against what it described as BJP’s “bulldozer culture” and the forceful eviction of hawkers. As part of the programme, the party will hold demonstrations at Howrah Station, Sealdah Station and near Ballygunge on Thursday.The decision was taken following a meeting chaired by former CM and party…
The problem of how life evolved on Earth has intrigued the minds of many great scientists for centuries. Now, according to an exciting study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists from Harvard University may be a step closer to figuring out how life on Earth was formed. Using their…
Bengaluru: India suffered a big jolt on Monday with Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent body of World Athletics to manage integrity issues, placing the country under the highest-risk category. This could spell more trouble for Indian athletes at global events.Under World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, AIU Board categorises member-federations as per doping risk to the…
