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11 Mar

Ather Energy enters Assam with its first retail outlet

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India’s leading electric scooter brand Ather Energy began its retail operations in the North East region in the capital city of Guwahati, Assam. The new retail outlet, Ather Space, located at Bharalumukh, will retail the Ather 450X, one of India’s quickest and smartest scooters, alongside the Ather 450 Plus. It will provide a unique ownership experience along with complete service and support for the owners. The company launched India’s first truly intelligent electric scooter - Ather 450 in 2018 in Bangalore. It registered 20% month-on-month sales growth over the past year. The company has 30 experience centers across India, and…

11 Mar

Indian Army helicopter crashes in Kashmir’s Gurez

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An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed in the Gurez Sector of Kashmir. The chopper was on its way to pick up sick BSF personnel, news agency reported quoting officials. Rescue operations are underway with teams being despatched on foot while air reconnaissance teams are looking for survivors. The cause of the crash and casualties were not known immediately. According to an official, the chopper was about to land but “drifted away” because of the weather conditions.

11 Mar

Technology adoption can help women entrepreneurs

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E-commerce in India has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Many women in tier 2 and 3 cities have begun to adapt and reap the benefits of selling online. The worst hit is women business owners in inner cities and rural areas who also must fight societal gender barriers. It is critical to break the bias and empower women through focused education and training interventions about business and technology.Mastercard shared the top three ways how technology adoption can help women entrepreneurs to succeed—(1) Making businesses more efficient - Initiatives such as Project Kirana by Mastercard and USAID leverages…

11 Mar

Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 15th round of military talks

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India and China on Friday are holding another round of high-level military dialogue to resolve the 22-month-long standoff in some friction points in eastern Ladakh, two months after the last round of such talks failed to yield any significant outcome. The 15th round of Corps-Commander level talks was scheduled to begin at 10 am at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the dialogue said. The 14th round of talks had taken place on January 12 and did not result in any significant headway in resolving…

11 Mar

Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Sumy lands in Delhi

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An Air India flight from Poland's Rzeszow carrying students evacuated from northeastern Ukrainian city Sumy landed in Delhi this Friday morning. The flight had taken off from Rzeszow around 11.30 pm on Thursday and landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Friday. India has sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy. According to the officials, another flight is expected to land in Delhi around 8.40 am. According to the details shared by the students, the first flight was for first, second, and third-year students. The second flight is for fourth and fifth-year students and…

11 Mar

Applications under PLI scheme for drone industry invites by Aviation Ministry

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A notification regarding applications for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components has been issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry. Under this scheme, for a manufacturer of drones and drone components, incentive will be 20% of the “value addition” that is made by the company during the next 3 years. In the notification it is stated that all those who are eligible are advised to submit the application form at the Civil Aviation Ministry’s website. The deadline for submitting these applications is 11:59 pm on 31st March. More than one company within a group of companies can…

11 Mar

100 percent crowd is allowed in India vs Sri Lanka pink ball Test

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Second pink ball test between India and Sri Lanka will be starting on Saturday March 12. It could witness a houseful stadium after the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the match owing to sharp decline in COVID-19 cases and high demand for tickets. KSCA is happy to inform that there has been very good response for viewership of the India vs Sri Lanka Day-Night Test cricket match being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore from 12-16 March, 2022. "Considering the high number of response and since there are no further restrictions…

11 Mar

PM Modi will attend Various Events during the visit in Gujarat

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The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had informed that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is on a 2-day visit in Gujarat on 11th and 12th March. Pm Modi will address various programmes and also dedicate various projects during the visit in the state. With 33 district panchayats, 248 taluka panchayats and over 14,500 gram panchayats, the state Gujarat has a three-tier Panchayati Raj structure. Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) will be dedicated to this nation by PM Narendra Modi on 12th March and also the first convocation address of the RRU will be delivered by him as the Chief Guest of…

10 Mar

Oil prices fall most in 2 years as UAE supports output hike

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Global oil costs fell on Wednesday by way of the most in nearly two years after OPEC member the United Arab Emirates stated it supported pumping greater oilinto a market roiled by way of grant disruptions due to sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Brent crude futures settled down $16.84, or 13.2%, at $111.14 a barrel, their largest one-day decline on account that April 21, 2020. U.S. crude futures ended down $15.44, or 12.5%, at $108.70, their biggest day by day decline considering that November. "We desire production will increase and will be encouraging OPEC to consider greater production…

10 Mar

West Bengal to get Rs 952 crore loan from World Bank for welfare schemes

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The West Bengal authorities will get hold of over Rs 952 crore mortgage help from the World Bank to guide its social welfare schemes beneath the 'Jai Bangla' initiative, and a tripartite settlement in this regard was inked on Thursday. The Centre, West Bengal government and the World Bank have signed a USD one hundred twenty five million (Rs 952.61 crore) mortgage agreement to assist efforts to help bad and susceptible companies get entry to social safety services in the country of West Bengal, the multilateral lending business enterprise said in a release. The West Bengal authorities runs more than…