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ArcelorMittal on Monday announced three new renewable energy projects in India totalling 1GW of solar and wind capacity, doubling its existing renewable portfolio in the country to 2GW. With these additions, the company’s total global renewable energy capacity will rise to 3.3GW. The first project, a 36MW solar plant at Amaravati in Maharashtra, is scheduled for completion in H1 2027 and is expected to save 0.04 million tonnes of CO2 annually. The second, a 400MW solar facility with 500MWh battery energy storage in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is slated for H1 2028 with estimated annual savings of 0.65 million tonnes. The third…
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GRM Overseas shares are set to trade ex-bonus following the company’s 2:1 bonus issue, with Wednesday, December 24 fixed as the record date. Shareholders holding the stock at the close of trading on this date will receive two additional shares for every one share owned, taking their total holding to three shares. On Wednesday, the stock was trading 1.36% lower at ₹166.20, after opening at ₹178.80 earlier in the session. At the market open, the share price was adjusted to account for the bonus issue. This adjustment may appear as a sharp decline on trading screens, but it is only…
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With an emphasis on railway lines that are prone to collisions with elephants, Indian Railways has increased the usage of an artificial intelligence-based intrusion detection system. The device delivers real-time notifications to loco pilots, station masters, and control rooms when it detects animal movement close to tracks using AI-enabled cameras and a Distributed Acoustic System (DAS). Train drivers can slow down or stop in time thanks to these alerts, which are sent out up to 0.5 km beforehand. A 141-kilometer section of the Northeast Frontier Railway has already had the system installed, and it has been functioning well there. Inspired…
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Mexican actor Dario Yazbek recently spent ten days in India to film the upcoming movie "White," which depicts an event from the life of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar. In this project, actor Vikrant Massey portrays the spiritual guru. Yazbek described his Indian experience as transformative and revealed that he had manifested this opportunity the previous year, indicating that he had envisioned the trip well in advance. Two weeks prior, Dario Yazbek recounted a conversation with a friend regarding his birthday wish from the previous year, during which he expressed a desire to make a film in India. This wish has…
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Mizoram is wrapped in a festive mood as the state prepares to celebrate its 155th Christmas, with carols and hymns echoing through streets, churches and homes. As a Christian-majority state, Christmas holds deep social and spiritual importance here, and people across age groups are eagerly looking forward to the festival. Churches across the state have begun final preparations, with buildings and courtyards decorated with lights and simple ornaments. Youth groups from different congregations have been moving from locality to locality singing Christmas songs, spreading messages of peace, love and goodwill. Streets in the state capital Aizawl and other towns have…
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Dec
Tata AIA Life Insurance today unveiled two new investment options—the Tata AIA Multicap Opportunities Fund and the Tata AIA Multicap Opportunities Pension Fund—designed to provide diversified equity exposure along with life cover through Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs). The funds aim to help investors manage risks in today’s volatile markets marked by global uncertainty and sector volatility. The funds offer exposure across large, mid and small-cap companies with equity allocation between 60–100%, and up to 40% in debt and money market instruments for risk management. Benchmarked to the Nifty 500 Index, the funds will be priced at ₹10 per unit…
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Manipal Hospitals Group on Tuesday highlighted recent advances in neurosurgery, haematology and cardiac care during an awareness session held in Howrah under its flagship initiative, ‘Anveshana – Medical Education for Media’. The programme was organised by Manipal Hospital EM Bypass amid a growing burden of neurological, blood-related and cardiac diseases across Eastern India. Addressing the session, Dr L N Tripathy, Director of the Manipal Institute of Neurological Diseases, spoke on the rising incidence of brain tumours, stroke-related complications, spinal disorders and traumatic brain injuries, stressing the role of early diagnosis and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques. DrRajib De highlighted advances in…
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Amitabh Bachchan has expressed his admiration for his grandson Agastya Nanda's performance in Sriram Raghavan's war drama film Ikkis. In a heartfelt blog post, he reflected on his memories of holding Agastya as a newborn. In the film, Agastya portrays Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, who is recognized as India's youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient. Khetarpal heroically fought and ultimately lost his life at the age of 21 during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Amitabh shares a heartfelt narrative on his blog about the journey of his grandson's life, from the moment of his birth as his mother, Shweta, was rushed to…
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Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the founder of the Tipra Motha party and a royal scion, stated that the reopening of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala should be contingent upon the cessation of attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and the withdrawal of anti-India statements. His comments followed the suspension of all visa and consular services by the mission due to protests organized by the Youth Tipra Motha Federation. Debbarma emphasized the importance of national unity, urging the people of Tripura to prioritize collective strength over political differences. He asserted that the office would remain closed until the alleged…