Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced $3.19 million in grants for two NSW metal processors to help recycle an estimated 14,000 tonnes of plastics, glass, rubber, fibres and non-ferrous metals each year. The residual waste these two metal processors will recycle is called shredder floc, which is a by-product of metal processing. Mr […]
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres has announced Sydney Opera House – The Opera, a new outdoor opera event, will be staged to coincide with the 60thanniversary of Opera Australia. “I am delighted to announce the NSW Government’s investment to secure Sydney Opera House – The Opera, a new Opera Australia […]
Until a month ago, Neelam would spend Rs.70 on travelling in a cycle-rickshaw to get her blood sugar checked at a diagnostic centre five km away from her place of residence for Rs 50. Now, she can get the test done for free at Delhi’s first Mohalla (neighbourhood) Clinic – a two-room modern basic healthcare […]
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the RJD-JD(U) alliance was all set to give a tough time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ‘Kamandal’ in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. Contradicting the prime minister’s prediction of the state of affairs in Bihar after the upcoming assembly elections, Lalu Prasad said it would rather […]
Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit had a guest from Kashmir earlier this week -hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ‘s son-in-law Altaf Shah – in what is being seen as an effort at rebuilding bridges after the senior separatist leader decided against attending the Eid Milan at the Pakistan High Commission last month. Shah, […]
Khadi, which has seen a rise in its sales since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for its greater use last year, would now have Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chief Executive Officer Arun Kumar Jha told IANS in an interview here that Bachchan had given his […]
The Indian government is exploring the possibility of bartering sugar for pulses with countries like Canada and others, said union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Sunday. She said sugar is getting accumulated in large quantities for the past couple of years and unless these stocks are exhausted, sugarcane farmers will not be […]
Loopholes in India’s import policy has caused nearly half of the country’s over 100 newspaper mills to stop production, while the rest function at 60 percent of their potential capacity, the newsprint industry body said on Sunday. “This import policy has led to the creation of a parallel industry, and has posed harsh setbacks to […]
Double World Badminton Championships bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu is looking to bag a hat-trick this time around at the prestigious annual event which will be held in Jakarta from August 10 to 16. The 20-year-old Sindhu is the only Indian to have two Worlds medals in her kitty, having clinched a bronze each in 2013 […]
Little Deakin Tran is a living example of how organ donations can change a life. Now eight, he was diagnosed with a rare liver disease at an early age and received a transplant at 14 months old. Last month, he celebrated seven years since his transplant. Transport Minister Dean Nalder said such stories […]