Besozzo (Italy), Nov 12 (IANS) Mahindra Racing Wednesday announced that they have formed a new technical base at Besozzo in Italy which will be the Moto3 team’s centre to assemble, test, manufacture, design, research and develop racing bikes. The new headquarters is the latest addition to the company’s existing research facilities in India, Europe, United […]
Over 5000 hectares of internationally significant wetlands will be protected following the creation of the Everlasting Swamp National Park and of the expansion to the Gwydir Wetlands State Conservation Area and Doodle Comer Swamp Nature Reserve. Environment Minister Rob Stokes said creating the Everlasting Swamp National Park near Maclean in northern NSW would protect one […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes today launched a new app to help consumers save money and energy when buying appliances. “This app is the easiest way to compare the purchase price of an appliance versus its life-time running cost, giving you a direct comparison of potential dollar savings from different models,” Mr Stokes said. “The NSW […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes today launched a new app to help consumers save money and energy when buying appliances. “This app is the easiest way to compare the purchase price of an appliance versus its life-time running cost, giving you a direct comparison of potential dollar savings from different models,” Mr Stokes said. “The NSW […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry Tuesday launched Know Your College (KYC), a portal that helps students make informed choices regarding colleges across the nation. KYC (http://www.knowyourcollege-gov.in/) has been developed for helping a prospective student make a value judgement with regard to the selection of an appropriate college for pursuing […]
Los Angeles, Nov 11 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lawrence was so afraid to sing in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” that she “cried a little”. Director of the film, Francis Lawrence told The Radio Times magazine in an interview how the Oscar-winner did not want to sing “The Hanging Tree,” a song introduced in Suzanne […]
Moscow, Nov 11 (IANS/EFE) US television network CNN will end its transmissions in Russia by the end of the year and it has notified its local cable distributor of the move, Russian media reported Tuesday. A representative of Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited, a division of Time Warner, the owner of CNN, told the Russian […]
Tehran, Nov 11 (IANS/EFE) Iran’s Abbas Araqchi, deputy chief negotiator at the country’s nuclear talks with world powers, has said it would be “very difficult” for both sides to reach an agreement on the issue before a Nov 24 deadline. Araqchi told the state-run, English-language channel Press TV late Monday that no progress had been […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India will launch a mega scheme for saving and educating the girl child in 100 districts of the country that have the least child-sex ratio, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said Tuesday. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme will be based on a strong system of incentives […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Two victims of the Delhi High Court blast Tuesday moved court saying they have not received the compensation awarded to them even three years after the incident. The PIL filed by All India Anti Terrorist Front, through advocate Gaurav Bansal, said that despite the high court order, two victims – […]