Diesel, which is normally used in automobiles, buses, trucks and even railway engines and is considered “dirty”, has been turned into a clean fuel for cooking and lighting in rural areas courtesy a device developed at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), an NGO in Phaltan, Maharashtra. Called “Lanstove”, the diesel-powered gadget is claimed to […]
E-commerce giant Flipkart on Tuesday said it is “walking away” from Airtel Zero as it is committed to “the larger cause of net neutrality” but Bharti Airtel said it also fully supported the concept and there was some “misconception” about its toll-free platform. “We at Flipkart have always strongly believed in the concept of net […]
Amit Kapoor Walking down most streets in any major city in India, one notices pollution in one form or another. The air most times causes a burning sensation, or if that is missing, one can at least see empty cold drinks’ bottles, wrappers and the like thrown across the streets. It appears all-pervasive. The environment […]
With manufacturing at the core of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign and labour costs in China eating into margins, India’s electrical goods manufacturers see little threat today from cheap imports, says Havells India chief Anil Rai Gupta. “The competition will be there. But the threat of unhealthy competition is over. We offer […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has invited global companies to invest in India, continued his pitch at the grand industrial fair here on Monday, this time listing what exactly makes the country an attractive destination. Inaugurating the India Pavilion and a business summit at Hannover Messe with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Modi said the 10 […]
Voting rights of Muslims should be revoked to stop vote-bank politics, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said in an article slamming AIMIM leaders Asaduddin and Akbaruddin Owaisi for polarising the community. In the article published in the lastest issue of the Shiv Sena’s mouthpeice Saamna, Raut, also a Rajya Sabha member, addressed All India […]
Soldiers slain in battle “attain heavenly worlds” or in victory, “enjoy the earth”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in the visitors book after paying homage on Saturday at the Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle commemorating Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the Western Front during World War I. “Hato va Prapsyasi Swargam, Jitva va […]
The Supreme Court Friday ruled that no private hospital will turn back or refuse medical treatment to acid attack victims as it would be open to the state governments concerned to take action against such hospitals. The social justice bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit issued the warning as they […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said farmers would be eligible for input subsidy if 33 percent of their crop has been damaged as against the prevailing norm of 50 percent or more. Making the announcement during the launch of the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana here, Modi said the input subsidy given to distressed farmers […]
With the rural wage growth coming down to a nine-year low at 5.5 percent this January and inflation seemingly stabilizing, India is bracing for a long period of higher sustainable growth and lower prices, financial services firm Morgan Stanley said on Monday. “We are more constructive on inflation outlook and we expect the retail price […]