Month: August 2026

Union Cabinet approves ₹84,084 crore for offshore exploration scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’

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Union Cabinet approves ₹84,084 crore for offshore exploration scheme ‘Samudra Manthan’

The Union government’s flagship scheme for offshore exploration aims at catalysing reserves of more than 600 million metric tonnes of oil equivalent (MMTOE). Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStock Seeking to provide a fillip to India’s offshore exploration, the Union Cabinet on Friday (July 31, 2026) approved an outlay of ₹84,084 crore for the…

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Business

Can ‘floating’ solar boost India’s renewable energy uptake? | Explained

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Can ‘floating’ solar boost India’s renewable energy uptake? | Explained

The story so far: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY), a central-sector scheme to build 5,000 MW of floating solar photovoltaic (FSPV) capacity on India’s reservoirs and waterbodies. It carries a total outlay of ₹5,070 crore and offers Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of up to ₹1 crore per MW,…

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Science

Kerala government to come up with draft framework for granting industry status to Malayalam cinema

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Kerala government to come up with draft framework for granting industry status to Malayalam cinema

Kerala government is working on a draft framework for granting industry status to Malayalam cinema. The Department of Culture has begun consultations with the Department of Local Self Government, Finance and Kerala State Electricity Board as part of formulating the policy framework. Some of the proposals under consideration include single window clearance for approving permits…

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Nation

Kerala heavy rains LIVE: Revenue Minister calls meeting for rescue operations

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Kerala heavy rains LIVE: Revenue Minister calls meeting for rescue operations

The eastern high ranges of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, battered by torrential rain since Friday (July 31, 2026) evening, have been ravaged by a series of landslips and flash floods, leaving one person dead, two others missing, and causing widespread damage to houses, roads and crops. The deceased has been identified as Josephin Johny Manappatt,…

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Nation

Torrential rain unleashes landslips, floods across Kottayam, Pathanamthitta

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Torrential rain unleashes landslips, floods across Kottayam, Pathanamthitta

Visuals from a rescue operation under way in Poonjar on August 1, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement The eastern high ranges of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, battered by torrential rain since Friday (July 31, 2026) evening, have been ravaged by a series of landslips and flash floods, leaving one person dead, two others missing, and causing…

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PM Modi visit LIVE: Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram today

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PM Modi visit LIVE: Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on Saturday, August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district on Saturday (August 1, 2026), giving Andhra Pradesh its first greenfield international airport since the…

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Karnataka rain: Holiday for schools, anganwadis in Chikkamagaluru district

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Karnataka rain: Holiday for schools, anganwadis in Chikkamagaluru district

Heavy rains caused landslips on the road to Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan dargah in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Primary schools and anganwadi centres in Sringeri, Koppa, and Balehonnur hobli in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka will remain closed on August 1 following heavy…

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Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed

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Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala leaves Barbadillo prison after the Constitutional Court overturned his 15-year sentence for money laundering, in Lima, Peru, July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala on Friday (July 31, 2026) was released from prison after his 15-year sentence for money laundering, linked to a massive graft…

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World

Claire Taylor interview: From quitting her job to becoming England’s World Cup and Wisden legend

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Claire Taylor interview: From quitting her job to becoming England’s World Cup and Wisden legend

Claire Taylor is the first woman to be named Wisden’s Cricketer of the Year. She remains the highest scorer, male or female, in an ODI at Lord’s. She was the Player of the Series when England won both the ODI and T20 World Cups in 2009. She studied mathematics at Oxford and left a well-paying…

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Sports