Oil India Makes Gas Discovery in Assam
Oil India Ltd, the nation’s second-largest state oil producer, on Friday said it has made a natural gas discovery at a well drilled in Tinsukia, Assam.
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India may Impose Anti-Dumping Duty on Rubber Chemical PX-13 Imported from China
The authority said that after examining the submissions, it provisionally concludes that the goods have been exported to India from the subject countries at dumped prices and the domestic industry has suffered material injury. It also said that material injury suffered by the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports.
WHO to Set Up Centre for Traditional Medicine in India, PM Says Matter of Pride
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement in a video message at an event in which PM Modi inaugurated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur and Jamnagar
MNRE Expands Scope of PM-KUSUM Scheme to Enable Greater Solar Energy Generation in Farm Sector
MNRE has amended/clarified implementation Guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme based on the learnings from the implementation of the Scheme during the first year. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved PM-KUSUM scheme in its meeting held on 19.2.2019.
NTPC Develops Geo-Polymer Aggregate from Fly Ash
NTPC has successfully developed Geo-polymer coarse aggregates as a replacement to natural aggregates. The technical parameters as per Indian standards for its suitability to use in concrete works were tested by NCCBM, Hyderabad and the results are in acceptable range.
QRSAM Missile System Achieves Major Milestone
The missile launch took place from ITR Chandipur on 13th Nov 2020 at 1550 hrs off the Odisha Coast. The missile is propelled by a single stage solid propellant rocket motor and uses all indigenous subsystems. The Missile is canisterised for transportation and launch using a mobile launcher capable of carrying 6 canisterised missiles.
Cochin Shipyard Launches Five Vessels, Lays Keel for Two
The vessels launched are two mini general cargo ships, each with a dead weight tonnage of 8000 tonnes, for JSW Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd, and three Floating Border Outpost Vessels (FBOP) for the Border Security Force (BSF). Meanwhile, keel laying was carried out for two more mini general cargo ships for JSW Shipping and Logistics.
India, Nepal Begins Construction of Integrated Check Post to Smoothen Regional Connectivity
Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce and Industry and Krishna Gopal Shrestha, Nepali Minister for Urban Development on Thursday jointly witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony to mark beginning of the construction of Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Nepalgunj.
1 in 3 Indian Professionals Optimistic About Personal Finances: LinkedIn
A LinkedIn study revealed that 1 in 3 Indian professionals are now becoming increasingly positive about their financial affairs. Of the 2,022 Indian working professionals surveyed by LinkedIn as part of the Workforce Confidence Index’s 16th edition, 30% anticipate their earned income to increase, 35% expect their personal spending to increase and 35% expect their recurring debt payments to increase.
Ecofriendly Technology to Protect Marine Ecosystem from Invasive Species in Ballast Waters of Ships
One of the key features of this innovative water treatment technology developed by NIOT and NCCR scientists jointly with scientists from the United States is that it uses no chemicals. The process of filtration is non-destructive where well or seabed gallery intake systems are constructed for the production of ballast seawater which would be made available to the ships virtually across all the global port facilities to provide contamination free water.