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LONDON: A new GBP 10-million design and manufacturing centre has been created in partnership between Imperial College London and Indian multinational Tata Steel as part of efforts to develop innovative new processes to help decarbonise steel production. The Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Design and Manufacturing is expected to enable the development of high performing […]

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NEW DELHI: As the world moves towards clean energy technologies, the demand for critical minerals is surging. So is their import dependence. Most of these minerals – which help power electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels – are imported from China, which is a leader in global production and supplier of these resources. During […]

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MUMBAI: Essar group has signed three agreements with the Gujarat government to invest Rs 55,000 crore across port, power and energy transition, and create more than 10,000 jobs. This is as part of the company’s renewed phase of making strategic investments in the state. The group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop […]

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NEW DELHI: Breaking the seven-month-long deflationary streak, India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rate turned positive in November. The data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday showed that the inflation in factory gate prices touched an eight-month high of 0.26 per cent in November, up from minus 0.52 per cent in […]

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By Arun Srivastava With a sankalp (pledge) at KV temple of Varanasi to get rid of the anti-people government of the BJP, the Uttar Pradesh Congress will launch its UP Jodo Yatra on December 20 from Shakumbhari Devi temple in Saharanpur and culminate at Naimisharanya (Sitapur) after covering 16 parliamentary constituencies in 10 western and […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Only a few months ago, RSS-BJP clan had created hype around “Nari Shakti Vandan”, just after PM Narendra Modi government had introduce Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 on September 19 in a special session of Parliament. Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was the new epithet for the Bill which was brought forward as […]

The post Woman Judge’s Seeking Permission To Die Exposes ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Hype first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Parliament attack ‘mastermind’ Lalit Mohan Jha is in police custody. Four of his underlings – if he is ‘mastermind’, indeed – have been charged with terrorism under various sections of the UAPA, supposedly one of the toughest anti-terror legislations anywhere in the world. Does that mean, Neelam Devi, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D., […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Come winter, a season of mellow fruitfulness, Kolkata springs up pleasant surprises. A three day festival on Sahir Ludhianvi, whose lines of love and protest are still hummed began on December 15 at Dhana Dhanyo stadium. Tributes are paid to an individual’s memory usually on his/her birth anniversary or the day he […]

The post Kolkata Remembers The Legendary Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi Through Three Day Festival first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Following the suspension of opposition MPs from the Parliament on Thursday, the suspension of DMK MP S R Parthiban from the Lok Sabha has been withdrawn as he was not present in the House today. The government clarified that the DMK MP’s name was declared as suspended, by mistake. With this, the total number of […]

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In its first cabinet meeting, the Vishnu Deo Sai-led government in Chhattisgarh on Thursday approved the sanctioning of 18 lakh houses for beneficiaries in rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), a key promise made by the BJP ahead of the assembly polls. The cabinet met here at Mantralaya in the afternoon, a […]

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Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav has coined a new slogan — ‘EVM Hatao Ballot Paper Wapas Lo’ — in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, raising questions over the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines. Uttar Pradesh’s former chief minister said in the era of technological advancements, when frauds and scams are at their […]

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NEW DELHI: Average power purchase cost increased by 71 paise per unit during FY22-23 due to a rise in various overheads like transmission and distribution rates, Parliament was informed on Thursday. On the rise in power cost due to increased use of imported coal, Union Power Minister RK Singh, in a written reply to the […]

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Oil demand growth in the key Asian market of India is set to slow next year as the spurt in consumption that followed the pandemic fades, echoing a slowdown in China and presenting a fresh headwind for prices. Consumption will expand 150,000 barrels a day in 2024, down from about 290,000 barrels a day seen […]

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MUMBAI: Global markets are abuzz with activity, with their spirits buoyed by the US Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot. With stock prices soaring, the 10-year US Treasury yield — a gauge of risk appetite — has dipped below 4 per cent and investors are recalibrating their expectations, anticipating more aggressive rate cuts than previously forecasted. The […]

The post Markets Soar On Dovish US Federal Reserve, Sensex Settles Atop 70,000 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

India Inc’s appetite to spend on capital projects is high despite some concerns around elevated geopolitical tensions impacting demand in the coming months. Several top industry officials ET spoke to say the momentum for capital investments remains strong and transient pressures will not impact companies’ making long-term bets on domestic growth. As a result, the […]

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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has sought a status report from the Allahabad High Court administration after an open letter – purportedly written by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda alleging sexual harassment by a senior – went viral on social media. In the letter addressed to the Chief Justice, the woman judge sought permission […]

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Lalit Jha – the alleged mastermind behind the Parliament security breach – burned the mobile phones of four accomplices in a bid to destroy evidence, Delhi Police sources told NDTV Friday. Jha, who surrendered to the cops last night, said he had kept the mobile phones of the two men who popped yellow smoke canisters […]

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NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked state-run banks to focus on the capacity building of their key executives and specialised senior officials, including chief technology officers and chief revenue officers. It is keen that the top brass of public sector banks (PSBs) is geared up to handle fast-changing market dynamics and technological outgrowth, said people […]

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