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Tamil Nadu looking at offshore wind farms
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) The finalisation of government policy on setting up offshore wind farms will be a welcome feature as Tamil Nadu is looking to generate 200 MW of electricity from offshore
Innovation key to Sustainable Growth: Jayant Sinha
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) India needs to leverage technology to stimulate sustainable development, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said Wednesday, calling upon entrepreneurs to develop
Check-Recheck before Clicking PAY for Online Services
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In an era of technology when the 'buy' button is just a click away, be doubly sure while making payments via the internet as fly-by-the-night online operators are
Modi-Obama's Bulletproof Summit: Was it Climate-Proof?
When US President Barack Obama alighted from his bulletproof car on Rajpath on Jan 26, he was received by a steady drizzle before being ushered to a bulletproof enclosure for viewing the Republic
My Priorities are Growth, Jobs: Modi to Investors
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said his priority was for India to establish global benchmarks in areas such as governance, transparency and taxation.Interacting over
Mother Dairy comes under RTI, rules HC
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has held that Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Private Ltd., a subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), is answerable to citizens
Spectrum Case: Court directs CBI to Supply Documents to accused
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A special court Tuesday directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to supply documents to accused in the additional spectrum allocation scam case during the earlier NDA
Now, Create Kitchen Garden using Coir
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 3 (IANS) Thanks to innovative coir-based 'grow bags', for dwellers of high-rise apartments kitchen gardens will no longer be a patch of greenery outside the house, but
ACC Ltd Consolidated Net Profit Rises 6.1 Percent in 2014
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Cement maker ACC Ltd Tuesday said its consolidated net profit for 2014 stood at 6.1 percent as the net profit registered at Rs. 1161.82 crore compared to Rs. 1094.67 in the
Vodafone India also Seeks Payments Bank Licence
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Telecom service provider Vodafone India also has jumped onto the bandwagon of payments bank and applied for a licence with the Reserve Bank of India, a company statement
With Kalpa Vriksha App, Chandigarh team bags Global Challenge
Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) Providing a link between blood donors and those in dire need has enabled a team from Chandigarh to bag the $50,000 Global Shapers challenge initiated by the World Economic
'Indo-US ties back on rails as Modi, Obama take Ownership'
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India's relationship with the US is back on the rails with the US president Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking its ownership, former Indian ambassador
Population Growing, Exerting Pressure on Sunderbans: Report
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The population of the Sunderbans - the world's largest mangrove forests - is growing and exerting "even greater" pressure on the fragile ecosystem, a World Bank report said.
Salinisation posing threat to Sunderbans: Study
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Accumulation of salts in the soil leading to reduced fertility (salinisation) is a "poorly understood" process and is a "silent" threat to the Sunderbans mangrove forests, a
Coir acoustic panel 'Accoir' unveiled
Alappuzha (Kerala) Feb 2 (IANS) Researchers in Kerala have developed a coir-based sound panelling system that offers a superior, low-cost, organic alternative to synthetic acoustic design products
ONGC starts Supplying Gas to Tripura Power Project
Agartala, Feb 2 (IANS) The state-owned ONGC has started supplying gas to a 101 MW capacity power plant, commissioned by state-run NEEPCO, an official said here Monday.NEEPCO (North Eastern
GST to become a Reality by 2016: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah, who Sunday welcomed over 100 corporate leaders into the party, said he was confident that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will become a reality by
Nuclear Reactor expert Chellapandi new CMD of BHAVINI
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Nuclear reactor scientist P. Chellapandi has been appointed the CMD of India's fast breeder reactor power company Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), an official
NABARD to Fund Rural Projects in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Saturday said it is willing to fund rural infrastructure projects in Maharashtra as the quantum of priority
