Soon after flying at six kms altitude, HAL’s light utility helicopter (LUH) project gathered momentum as the third prototype made its maiden flight on December 14. HAL said the flight was flawless and the prototy
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited recently organised a roadshow in Pune aware on public on SATAT (sustainable alternative towards af
Equipped with BHEL-supplied nuclear power equipment, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd’s Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS) has set a world record for 941 days of continuous operation, surpassing the earlier world record of 940 days held
In 1865 the thirteenth amendment to the US constitution abolished slavery and the buying and selling of humans, and soon the transatlantic slave trade declined. But a century and a half since, slavery persists across the globe in giant proportio
Steel giant, SAIL has clocked its best ever hot metal production in a single day at 55,282 tonnes on December 13. The previous best production of SAIL stood at 54,786 tonnes achieved on November 24 this year.
To describe the Chhattisgarh assembly election result as defeat for the BJP will be a euphemism. It is a total rout in every sense of the term. And if Raman Singh met this fate after three full terms on trot, we must have reasons to assume that hi
At the fifth World Internet Conference, held in November in China, the world was introduced to the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered news anchor. That’s not all. Self-driving cars, AI assisted robotic surgery and law firms using A
NBCC has handed over the NABARD regional office building project to NABARD in Kolkata. Built and delivered in a record time of 24 months, the building was unveiled by NABARD chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala. The Rs 60 cro
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) light utility helicopter (LUH) has succeeded in achieving a key milestone of flying at six km altitude in Bengaluru. A three-ton class new generation helicopter is designed a
The much talked-about Train 18 of the Indian Railways, which recently breached 180 kmph speed limit in the trials, has 20 percent of its components being imported from foreign countries. Although the train is seen as the finest example o
Riding on the Digital India wave, the directorate general of shipping is contemplating to unveil a dedicated shipping portal to bring transparency, curb corruption by unscrupulous agents involved in maritime industry and speed up the process of
Ever wonder why your train gets delayed every time? Well, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found an answer. As per a CAG report only 101 out of 163 platforms of 15 major stations of the Indian Railways can accommodate trains with 24 o
To solve the problem of urban slums in the city of Mumbai, substantial amendments were made to the Development Control Regulations (DCRs) for Greater Mumbai, 1991. In 1997 a separate Annexure was notified under DCR 33 (10) to deal exclusively wi
Ministry of defence’s enterprise, BEML Limited has paid dividend of Rs 18 crores for 2017-18 fiscal to the centre. The centre holds 2.25 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each in BEML and accordingly entitled to divid
NTPC Group has claimed that it has generated five trillion units of electricity till November 30 from its power stations since inception. NTPC with an installed capacity of 52,946 MW has 20 coal based, seven gas based,
“Sanitation is more important than Independence.” – Mahatma Gandhi In September 2017, a photo went viral in social media circles. It showed a boy weeping
Steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh who recently visited Durgapur-based alloy steel plant (ASP) said the plant has started showing improved performance both in physical and financial terms. He also said the plant i
The price of non-subsidised LPG in Delhi has been slashed by Rs 133 per cylinder from December 1. IOCL has attributed fall in price of LPG in international market and strengthening of US Dollar-Indian Rupee exchange rate as the reasons behind the
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is shortly going to receive BHEL-manufactured nuclear steam generator which would be installed in NPCIL’s Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP). BHEL has been cateri
There was time not very long ago when women knew they would have to bear it in silence. They would have to deal with casual misogyny, rampant sexism, slander and libel and aspersions cast on their character day in and day out. They would have to q
