New Delhi, March 24 Jindal Steel on Tuesday said it has doubled the steel making capacity of its Angul facility to 12 million tonnes per annum. With this expansion, Angul has become one the largest single-location steel plants in India, taking Jindal Steel’s overall capacity to 15.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). In an exchange […]
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By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, Univers London, March 24 On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s super-chilled fuel, was hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The Qatari terminal suffered substantial damage in the strikes – fires were raging across the […]
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New Delhi, Machr 24 Delhi Chief Minister and Finance Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget for the 2026-27 financial year with a total outlay of about Rs 1,03,700 crore and said the national capital is progressing rapidly with “triple engine” government. Describing it as a “green budget”, the chief minister said the city […]
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Rahul Chawla The North News Dharamshala, March 24 The ongoing Middle East crisis has begun to cast a shadow over the export of Kangra tea, with industry stakeholders expressing growing concern over potential losses. Iran, the largest buyer of Kangra tea, is currently unable to import the product due to disruptions caused by the conflict. […]
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Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday said the government will soon confer ownership rights on shopkeepers, residents and other occupants of surplus land in Nangal, Talwara and adjoining townships, asserting that the land belongs to the state and not to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The move will end decades […]
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New Delhi, March 23 The government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that 10,000 air-conditioned e-buses would be provided to 116 cities across 26 states/UTs by the end of 2027 under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, and a new scheme would be launched thereafter to provide another 35,000 e-buses. Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour, […]
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By Gunjan Sharma New Delhi, March 23 More than half of the countries have banned phones in schools amid mounting concerns about declining attention in classrooms and cyberbullying, according to the UNSECO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) team. The team found that girls are twice as likely as boys to suffer from eating disorders exacerbated by […]
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New Delhi, March 23 India’s strategic oil reserves, designed to provide cover for about 9.5 days of supplies during disruptions or price shocks, are currently sitting at only two-thirds capacity, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer and heavily dependent on imports for about 88 per cent of its […]
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Lucknow, March 23 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 160 per quintal for the current procurement season, along with an additional payment of Rs 20 per quintal to farmers towards cleaning, sorting and handling costs. The decision was taken at a […]
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New York, March 23 An Air Canada flight collided with a Port Authority vehicle after landing at LaGuardia Airport, according to authorities. The New York Police Department confirmed the collision but could not immediately offer additional information. A spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department said firefighters responded to reports of a plane that […]
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