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Coal India H1 capital expenditure surges 27% to ₹7,966-cr, exceeds target

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Coal India H1 capital expenditure surges 27% to ₹7,966-cr, exceeds target

Strategic investments are expected to strengthen the company’s operational capabilities. | Photo Credit: The Hindu State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) increased its capital expenditure by 27% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹7,966 crore in the first half of the current financial year, exceeding its stipulated target of ₹7,286 crore for the period. The miner has utilised more…

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Lula’s win gives Brazil an opportunity to cement its climate leadership, but challenges remain

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Lula’s win gives Brazil an opportunity to cement its climate leadership, but challenges remain

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva winning his fourth term as Brazil’s President has also interrupted a series of right-wing electoral wins in Latin America. That said, Brazil and Mexico are now the sole left-wing governments among the region’s largest economies. And while it would be reductive to believe the left is more welcoming of climate…

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Ranji Trophy: Centurion Shahbaz and Shami put Bengal in command

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Ranji Trophy: Centurion Shahbaz and Shami put Bengal in command

Shahbaz Ahmed bolstered Bengal’s total with a patient century before showcasing his wares as a bowler against Kerala on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Shahbaz Ahmed’s salvaging century (121, 203b, 8×4, 4×6) and an incisive spell from Mohammed Shami (three for 20) put Bengal firmly in control of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C…

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Five-year-old girl of Anganwadi centre in Khammam dies after suspected insect bite

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Five-year-old girl of Anganwadi centre in Khammam dies after suspected insect bite

A five-year-old girl, A. Dhanyasri, enrolled at an Anganwadi centre in Tekulapalli of Khammam Urban mandal, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad on Monday night following a suspected insect bite. According to sources, the girl reportedly developed swelling and itching at the Anganwadi centre on Monday. After being alerted by the Anganwadi…

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‘Cruel’ jail conditions caused dozens of Nigerian miners to suffocate: probe

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‘Cruel’ jail conditions caused dozens of Nigerian miners to suffocate: probe

Poor jail conditions led to the deaths of more than 30 miners arrested on suspicion of illegal gold mining in central Nigeria last month, investigators said Tuesday, describing their treatment as “cruel and inhuman”. Thirty-three young men were found dead after they were thrown inside a crowded cell in Minna, the capital of central Niger…

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India must make its defence chips end-to-end, say scientists

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India must make its defence chips end-to-end, say scientists

India’s increasingly network-centric weapons, from the BrahMos cruise missile to the proposed Sudarshan Chakra air defence shield, will remain vulnerable so long as the semiconductors inside them are imported, senior defence scientists said on Tuesday, calling for chips to be designed, manufactured and packaged end-to-end in the country. Speaking at the ‘Chips for the Next…

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India needs three lakh semiconductor professionals by 2030, says SRMIST VC

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India needs three lakh semiconductor professionals by 2030, says SRMIST VC

India will require about three lakh semiconductor professionals by 2030, with a greater pool of skilled workers needed in fabrication, packaging, testing and semiconductor equipment in addition to chip design, C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice-Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Semiconductor Summit 2026, organised by…

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India must build semiconductor capabilities beyond chip design, says DG of Semiconductor Laboratory

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India must build semiconductor capabilities beyond chip design, says DG of Semiconductor Laboratory

India needs to strengthen capabilities across the semiconductor value chain, from manufacturing and materials to research and specialised skills, to reduce dependence on foreign technologies and build a resilient domestic ecosystem, Dr. Kamaljeet Singh, Director-General of the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, said on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). Speaking at the inaugural session of the Semiconductor…

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Germany sees India, Tamil Nadu as semiconductor partners

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Germany sees India, Tamil Nadu as semiconductor partners

Germany sees opportunities to deepen semiconductor cooperation with India, particularly in power semiconductors, manufacturing technologies, research and skills development, with Tamil Nadu’s automotive and electronics industries offering scope for closer industrial partnerships, Michael Hasper, Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, said on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the Semiconductor Summit 2026, organised by…

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