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Hindalco mulls ₹2,000 crore investment in rail coach related green project

August 22, 2023 admin

Kumar Mangalam Birla. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Ltd. will invest ₹2,000 crore in a railway related green-transportation project, Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla informed the shareholders at the company’s AGM held here. “Indian Railways has the laudable goal of becoming Net Zero while concurrently doubling freight capacity,” Mr. Birla said….

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ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to August 27 based on health of lander module: Official

August 22, 2023 admin

Arun Haryani, an enthusiast with his body painted in tri-colours, reacts on August 22, 2023 as he holds up a model of LVM3 M4 which was used in launching of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the eve of its moon landing. | Photo Credit: Reuters As scientists at ISRO gear up for the much-awaited soft landing of…

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Markets end almost flat in muted trade

August 22, 2023 admin

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) logo is seen at the BSE building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended almost flat on Tuesday (August 22) as investors booked profits amid concerns over potential rate hikes in the U.S. and persistent foreign fund outflows. The BSE gauge eked out…

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Calories and kilojoules: how do we know the energy content of food, and how accurate are the labels?

August 22, 2023 admin

Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health. To work out how much energy is in different foods and drinks, we need to first look at a few core concepts. | Photo Credit: AP Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health. To…

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What next for ISRO after Chandrayaan-3 mission?

August 22, 2023 admin

Representational image of a launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota | Photo Credit: PTI A mission to study the Sun, and launching a climate observation satellite, a test vehicle as part of Gaganyaan human space flight programme and an Indo-US synthetic aperture radar — ISRO has a packed schedule following the highly anticipated…

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A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago. 100 generations have kept the story alive

August 22, 2023 admin

Around 2,500 years ago, at the western end of the island of Kadavu in the southern part of Fiji, the ground shook, the ocean became agitated, and clouds of billowing smoke and ash poured into the sky. When the clouds cleared, the people saw a new mountain had formed, its shape resembling a mound of…

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Explained | What are the latest revisions to the process for the sale of SIM cards?

August 22, 2023 admin

Image for representational purposes The story so far: On August 17, seeking to further tackle the menace of cybercrimes and financial fraud, Union Minister for Telecommunications Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced two reforms. These entail revision of norms for bulk procurement of SIM cards and registering the final point of sale (PoS) by the licensees (or providers)….

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Chandrayaan-3 is on schedule to land on moon, system check underway

August 22, 2023 admin

Students with painted faces surround a replica of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in Chennai on August 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Four years after its predecessor crashed on the lunar surface minutes before touch down, Chandrayaan-3’s lander module with the rover in its belly on Wednesday will once again attempt to land on the Moon…

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Jio Financial continues slide, likely delaying index removal

August 22, 2023 admin

File picture of people standing next to a logo of Jio Financial Services ahead of its listing ceremony at the BSE in Mumbai, on August 21, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares in India’s Jio Financial Services (JFS) slid the maximum allowed 5% for a second straight day on Tuesday, which will likely delay their…

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