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Coal Availability is Sufficient to Meet Power Plant Demands: Ministry of Coal

October 11, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Ministry of Coal reassures that ample coal is available in the country to meet the demand of power plants. Any fear of disruption in a power supply is entirely misplaced. The coal stock at the power plant end is about 72 Lakh tonnes, sufficient for 4 days requirement, and that the Coal […]

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Defence

Phase-II of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar – 2021 in the Bay of Bengal will be held from October 12 to 21

October 11, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian Navy (IN) would be participating in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and the United States Navy (USN). The exercise is being conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 12 – 15 Oct 2021. The First Phase […]

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PM lauds the Indian shooting team for topping the medal tally at the Junior World Championships

October 11, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian shooters for topping the medal tally at the Shooting Junior World Championships with 40 medals including 16 Gold medals. The Prime Minister tweeted that “Outstanding performance by our shooters! India emerges on top of the medal tally at the Shooting Junior World Championships with 40 medals including […]

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Business

India – UK to set in motion concrete action plans for driving  clean energy transition in Power Sector

October 9, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The 3rd India – UK Energy for Growth Partnership – Ministerial Energy Dialogue was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power and New &Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh from the Indian side and the Rt Hon KwasiKwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from the UK side. The dialogue was held last evening virtually. […]

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Govt paid USD 5,882,353 Ratan Tata to buy Air India in 1953, Ratan Tata Paid USD 239,512,845 government in 2021 to buy it back

October 9, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The government announced on Friday that the Tata Group won the bid to purchase national carrier Air India, the airline founded by JRD Tata in 1932. Air India’s return to the Tata fold happened after 68 years of being a government company. The Jawaharlal Nehru government had taken over Air India through nationalization […]

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Afghanistan mosque blast case: ISIS claims responsibility

October 9, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Islamic State Khorasan, also known as ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the Shia Mosque blast in Afghanistan that killed more than 100 people. According to a media report, it was the group`s deadliest strike since the suicide bombing at the international airport in Kabul on August 26 that killed about 170 civilians and […]

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India, Croatia to collaborate for academic research and competency building in traditional medicine systems

October 8, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Paving the way for academic collaboration in India’s traditional medicine systems, especially in the field of Ayurveda, between the two countries, the Ministry of Ayush on Wednesday entered into an agreement with Croatia Wednesday. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Croatia’s Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster. […]

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The government is working as an enabler by creating a demand structure for Drones

October 7, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said that the government’s role has changed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and it is working as an enabler, and not a regulator, looking at a new approach of evidence-based policymaking for drones. Addressing the session on Drones for Public Good – […]

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Cruise Ship Drug Case: One More Narcotics Peddler arrested by NCB in Mumbai

October 6, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: The Narcotics Bureau on late night Tuesday arrested one more drug peddler in connection with the seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast, The NCB of Wednesday said. In the Cruise Ship Drug Case, Investigation officers have arrested 17 people so far, Including Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son […]

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Sri Lanka Will not be used for activity against India: President Rajapaksa

October 6, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Statement given by the Sri Lankan President’s office on Tuesday will definitely affect the Chinese agendas in the Indian Ocean. The Lankan President assured India that his country would not be allowed to be used for any activity that could pose a threat to India’s security, as he explained Colombo’s ties with China […]

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