NEW DELHI: India’s three more wetlands – Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh – have got tag of international importance as Ramsar sites, taking the tally of such wetlands in the country to 85.Calling the addition of three more India’s wetlands in the august list … Read more
MUMBAI: The launch of the first Indo-US joint mission to international space station (ISS) with Shubanshu Shukla from India as the pilot has been deferred to March-April 2025 from Oct-Nov 2024.Isro is not responsible for the delay in the mission’s launch from Kennedy Space Centre.“The Ax-4 crew members are awaiting approval from multilateral crew operations … Read more
BENGALURU: Isro late on Tuesday said it is poised to launch its latest Earth Observation Satellite — EOS-08 — aboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3. From environmental monitoring to disaster management and technological demonstrations, EOS-08, weighing approximately 175.5kg, is set to contribute valuable data and insights to various scientific and practical fields.“EOS-08 boasts three … Read more
NEW DELHI: Isro on Saturday released a video for the upcoming National Space Day just as the Central government also announced a slew of activities ahead of the first celebration to honour the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission that helped India go down in history as the first country to land on the south pole … Read more
NEW DELHI: Seeking to speed up compliance, the environment ministry has issued draft notification rules proposing mechanisms for lodging of air- and water-related pollution complaints and their disposal in a time-bound manner by adjudicating officers in states and Union territories. The move is expected to spare many such cases from lengthy court proceedings.Under the proposed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Government is unlikely to immediately step into the controversy created by the Hindenburg report as senior officials believe that the charges against Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval, are “untrue and malicious” and are in response to the regulator‘s notice to the short seller. They alleged that Hindenburg may also … Read more
NEW DELHI: Govt is looking at a new plan of 5% blending of ethanol in diesel (ED-5) as it moves closer to achieving the target of 20% blending in petrol in the next two years.The PMO last week held a meeting on the new proposal with all ministries concerned, sources said.In June, ethanol blending with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that a resolution will be reached concerning the New Pension Scheme (NPS), addressing relevant issues while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Last year, the finance ministry formed a committee, headed by finance secretary T V Somanathan, to evaluate the pension scheme for government employees and suggest necessary changes, … Read more
PURI: Excitement filled the air in Puri town on Sunday as people eagerly awaited the unveiling of what’s inside the Ratna Bhandar, the sacred and spiritual treasury of Lord Jagannath, which is surrounded by many legends. The atmosphere was charged with a mix of apprehension and enthusiasm among the devotees during the opening of the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday alleged mass rigging at the counting centres as it claimed that candidates’ agents were not being allowed at the tables of AROs (Assistant Returning Officer) drawing an immediate rebuttal from the Election Commission of India.Congress leader Ajay Maken, in a post on X, alleged that candidates’ counting agents were … Read more