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30 Apr

Covid: Vedanta pledges additional of Rs 150-Cr

editor0 CommentsSikkimAnil Agarwal, Vedanta Limited

Chairman of Vedanta, Mr. Anil Agarwal has pledged Rs. 150-Cr to help the country in its fight against the rapidly spreading second wave of Covid-19. This is over and above Rs. 201-Cr that was spent by the Vedanta group last year. India’s leading producer of metals and oil & gas, Vedanta Limited will create additional capacity of 1,000 critical care beds in 10 cities pan-India. Each facility will have 100 beds in an air-conditioned tent with full electrical support and designed specifically for Covid care. Mr. Anil Agarwal said, “Vedanta group has come forward to pledge Rs 150-Cr towards its commitment to…

30 Apr

Sany embraces new emission norms

editor0 CommentsBusinessBusiness, Sany India

Sany India, a global leader in the Construction Equipment Industry has successfully embraced the Bharat CEV Stage IV norms and upgraded & launched four new truck cranes - STC250C, STC450C, STC600C, and STC800C. Adhering to the new emission norms, the new truck cranes have been manufactured at Sany India’s manufacturing plant at Chakan in Pune to boost the government's ‘Make In India’ programme. The leading global manufacturer of construction equipment in the country, Sany India has carved a niche in the manufacturing space with its advanced robust products and ease of serviceability. Senior Vice-President & Head of Heavy Equipment Business Unit,…

30 Apr

NASA has successfully flown a small helicopter-drone named Ingenuity on Mars.

editor0 CommentsBusinessInternational, mars, NASA, USA

The drone, called Ingenuity, was airborne for less than a minute, but Nasa is celebrating what represents the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world. Confirmation came via a satellite at Mars which relayed the chopper's data back to Earth. The space agency is promising more adventurous flights in the days ahead. Ingenuity will be commanded to fly higher and further as engineers seek to test the limits of the technology. The rotorcraft was carried to Mars in the belly of Nasa's Perseverance Rover, which touched down in Jezero Crater on the Red Planet in February. "We…

30 Apr

French-led research shows that the glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate.

editor0 CommentsHealthenvironment, glaciers, International

A French-led team assessed the behaviour of nearly all documented ice streams on the planet. The researchers found them to have lost almost 270 billion tonnes of ice a year over the opening two decades of the 21st Century. The meltwater produced now accounts for about a fifth of global sea-level rise, the scientists tell Nature journal. The numbers involved are quite hard to imagine, so team member Robert McNabb, from the universities of Ulster and Oslo, uses an analogy. "Over the last 20 years, we've seen that glaciers have lost about 267 gigatonnes (Gt) per year. So, if we take…

30 Apr

UN Secretary-General says they stand ready to support India combat the “horrific” COVID-19 wave.

editor0 CommentsHealthCoronavirus, health, India, united nations

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world organisation stands ready to step up its support to India to combat the “horrific” COVID-19 wave in the country that has infected more than 18 million people and killed over 200,000. “With the entire @UN family, I stand in solidarity with the people of India as they face a horrific #COVID19 outbreak. The UN stands ready to step up our support,” Guterres tweeted on Thursday. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti replied to Guterres’s tweet saying that India deeply appreciates “your sentiments and solidarity at this juncture. We also appreciate…

30 Apr

Journalist Rohit Sardana passes away: Prime Minister and many others express condolence

editor0 CommentsHealthaaj tak, Coronavirus, death, India, Rohit Sardana

Television journalist Rohit Sardana, who tested positive for coronavirus recently, passed away Friday due to a heart attack. Many Union ministers, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his colleagues in the media expressed condolence over the demise of Sardana who was associated with Aaj Tak news channel. “Rohit Sardana left us too soon. Full of energy, passionate about India’s progress and a kind hearted soul, Rohit will be missed by many people. His untimely demise has left a huge void in the media world. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti,” PM Modi tweeted. “Pained to learn about Shri…

29 Apr

On his 120th birthday, take a look at Hirohito’s life and contribution in WW2.

editor0 CommentsSikkimjapan, world, World War 2

Hirohito (1901-1989) was emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned toward ultra-nationalism and militarism. During World War II (1939-45), Japan attacked nearly all of its Asian neighbors, allied itself with Nazi Germany and launched a surprise assault on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Though Hirohito later portrayed himself as a virtually powerless constitutional monarch, many scholars have come to believe he played an active role in the war effort. After Japan’s surrender in 1945, he became a figurehead with no…

29 Apr

Weekend lockdown duration extended by a day Uttar Pradesh

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The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the duration of weekend lockdown in the state to tackle soaring Covid-19 cases. Restrictions will now be in place for three days instead of two days. As per the latest order, restrictions will start at 8 pm on Friday and will remain in place for the next three days till Monday. As per the latest order, there will be a complete lockdown on every Saturday, Sunday and Monday in the state. The restrictions will be lifted on Tuesday morning at 7 am. "The weekend closure will now be applicable from Friday night 8 pm…

29 Apr

Three prisoners escape from Patiala Central Jail late Tuesday night.

editor0 CommentsSikkimcrime, India, prisoner, punjab

Three prisoners, including one, sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2010 in connection with the murder of a woman in 2009 in West London and who was shifted to India in November 2018 from United Kingdom, escaped from Patiala Central Jail late Tuesday night. The prisoners escaped when there was night curfew in place, and on a day when Punjab government increased the curfew timings from 6 pm to 5 am which earlier was 8 pm to 5 am. Sher Singh (about 30 years of age), who was in 2010 sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder…

29 Apr

The US is sending supplies worth more than $100 million to help India fight it’s Covid-19 surge.

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCovid 19, health, India, USA

The United States is sending supplies worth more than $100 million to India to help it fight a surge of Covid-19 cases, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The supplies, which will begin arriving on Thursday and continue into next week, include 1,000 oxygen cylinders, 15 million N95 masks and 1 million rapid diagnostic tests, the statement said. The United States also has redirected its own order of AstraZeneca manufacturing supplies to India, which will allow it to make over 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the White House. “Just as India sent assistance to the United…