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NEW DELHI: India can prevent power shortages and help consumers save up to Rs 2.5 lakh crore by doubling energy efficiency of room air conditioners (ACs) over next decade, a new study from India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) at University of California, Berkeley has said, as the country’s power grid strains under another intense…
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday reviewed India’s preparedness and response measures for Ebola Virus Disease in view of the recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa, even as the World Health Organization warned that the epidemic was “outpacing” response efforts.However, the health ministry said that no case of Ebola has…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s BJP government on Monday operationalised its “detect, delete and deport” policy, with Malda becoming the first district in the state to establish a holding centre for illegal foreign nationals.The facility has begun housing nine suspected Bangladeshi nationals, officials said.The holding centre, located at Chandan Park in English Bazar, was made operational…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump share a similarity in “destruction,” adding that this is why they keep praising each other.Kharge’s remarks came a day after Trump made a surprise live audio call to US ambassador to…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI; MLAs S Jayakumar (Perundurai), Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthakam -sc) and P Sathyabama (Dharapuram – SC) on Monday submitted their resignation to Speaker J C D Prabhakar. They were among the 25 MLAs from C Ve Shanmugam- S P Velumani camp who voted in favour of Tamiliga Vettri Kahagam govt…
Representational IMage (Image credit: ANI) MUMBAI: An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 operating a night flight to Kannur suffered damage during take-off at Muscat airport after the aircraft lined up with runway edge lights instead of the runway centreline at night, said sources. Oman’s Air Accidents Investigation Sector (AAIS) has classified the occurrence as an…
NEW DELHI: India, which harboured nearly 8% of global biodiversity within only about 2.4% of the world’s land area, emerged as the leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) for granting access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge under a global protocol, accounting for 60% of all such certificates issued worldwide, a…
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said India did not raise concerns over Pakistan’s reported role as a mediator in the ongoing US-Iran conflict, even though New Delhi remains concerned about terrorist groups operating from Pakistani territory.Responding to a question in Delhi on whether the Indian side expressed concerns regarding Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: India and the US focused on scaling up energy, defence and critical minerals cooperation, while seeking an early conclusion of the interim trade pact, as external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Marco Rubio sought to revitalise ties – after a year of strife – in their first bilateral in India,…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for multiple legal battles as permanent members and employees of Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) gear up to challenge Centre’s order in Delhi High Court to hand over the club’s 27.3-acre prime land. Several members rejected govt’s reasoning that the club is located at a “highly sensitive and strategic area”…
