India The Indian Army has deployed the first K9-Vajra self-propelled howitzer regiment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the forward portions of the Ladakh sector. The self-propelled cannons have a range of about 50 kilometres. Following a deadly skirmish in the Pangong lake area in May of last year, India andContinue reading “India Deploys Howitzer Regiment In Ladakh, Can Hit Targets 50 Km Away”
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Piyush Goyal reiterates that there has been no final decision on the winning bid for Air India.
India Air India, which has been losing money since a merger with the former state-run Indian Airlines in 2007-08, had accumulated losses of up to Rs. 70,820 crore as of March 31, 2020. Tata Sons, the group holding company that owns a majority stake in AirAsia India and controls Jaguar Land Rover, made an offerContinue reading “Piyush Goyal reiterates that there has been no final decision on the winning bid for Air India.”
Archaeologists Just Found A Hidden Neighborhood At The Ancient Mayan City Of Tikal In Guatemala.
Archeology The long-hidden Tikal neighborhood is a near perfect miniature replica of the citadel at Teotihuacán, located in modern Mexico, which conquered the city in the fourth century. Archeologists long dismissed the rolling hills near the ancient Mayan city of Tikal as part of the landscape. But cutting-edge technology has revealed a buried neighborhood —Continue reading “Archaeologists Just Found A Hidden Neighborhood At The Ancient Mayan City Of Tikal In Guatemala.”
Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.
Facts Fin whales are basically the Barry White of the ocean. The deep, bellowing songs that males use to attract mates are considered to be the loudest of all marine life and can be “heard up to 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) away,” according to Scientific American. They can also be used to sonically map outContinue reading “Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.”
Kangana to be brand ambassador of UP’s ODOP; actor meets Yogi Adityanath.
India Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut will be the brand ambassador Uttar Pradesh government’s One District One Product Programme, the government announced on Friday, after the actor met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow.
Nitin Gadkari says the NHAI is building EV charging stations along highways.
India “NHAI is also developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure along the highways to promote the use of electric vehicles,” he said
RBI’s new auto-debit rule, pension norms: 9 changes that will set in from October 1
India From pension rules to the new automatic debit guidelines and some banks stop using checkbooks, a series of changes will take effect starting Friday. Most changes will have a direct impact on people’s daily lives. As the deadline for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to extend the implementation of the standards is comingContinue reading “RBI’s new auto-debit rule, pension norms: 9 changes that will set in from October 1”
Tata Sons wins bid for Air India, official announcement awaited
Business The long wait is finally over. According to Bloomberg News, Tata Sons won the bid for Air India. Later that day, the top bureaucrat in charge of the government’s divestment plan said that no final decision had yet been made. The political license will be divided into two levels. At one level is theContinue reading “Tata Sons wins bid for Air India, official announcement awaited”
The Coal Crisis Worsens Due to Increased Power Demand and Record Global Rates
Business Prices for power-generation fuels are rising globally as industrial growth boosts electricity demand, causing coal and liquefied natural gas supplies to tighten.
Under the EV Policy, Maharashtra receives a ₹2,823 Cr investment for a vehicle manufacturing facility
India Under the EV Policy, Maharashtra receives a $2,823 million investment for a vehicle manufacturing facility. “The ₹2,800 crore investment will create 1,250 job opportunities and contribute to climate action,” said Shri Aaditya Thackeray, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Tourism, and Protocol, Government of Maharashtra.
With a $700 million port deal in Sri Lanka, India counters China.
World The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) announced the signing of an agreement with India’s Adani Group to construct a new terminal adjacent to a $500 million Chinese-run jetty at the sprawling port in Colombo.
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