Aviation, Science and Technology, Sports, Renewable Energy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the 5th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog where he reiterated the BJP-led government’s goal to make India a US $5 trillion-economy by 2024. “It is challenging but achievable,” he said. Speaking of the NDA government’s commitment to doubling the income of farmers, PM Modi said the fulfilment […]
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Australia are happy to be sitting atop the World Cup standings and are relishing the prospect of an extra day off, captain Aaron Finch said after their convincing win over Sri Lanka on Saturday. Finch’s superb innings of 153 inspired the defending champions to an 87-run victory at The Oval and they have won four […]
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Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in 2017. As more and more countries manufacture, trade and install renewable energy technologies, the latest Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review finds that renewables jobs grew to their highest level despite […]
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The AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh has become another grim reminder of the reality that flying over the mountainous state continues to be fraught with risks. For World War II pilots, this eastern Himalayan region was the “Skyway to Hell” and despite advances in flight technology since then, the stretch of deep valleys and high […]
Continue ReadingTires on a United Airlines jet blew out as it landed at New Jersey’s Newark airport on Saturday, causing flight delays but injuring none of the 166 passengers on board, officials said. United flight 627 became disabled on the runway after it “experienced multiple flat tires” upon landing at 1 p.m. from Denver, the airline […]
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Flights were halted for two hours at Newark Airport on Saturday after a United Airlines flight from Denver skidded off the runway. United Airlines launched ConnectionSaver at two of the airline’s busiest hubs and plans to expand to other airports in the future. A United Airlines flight with multiple flat tires skidded off the runway […]
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Hyderabad: Already reeling from the defection of 12 legislators to the TRS, the Congress received another shock on Saturday when its legislator Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy said the BJP was the only alternative to the TRS in the state. Speaking to mediapersons in Nalgonda, Mr Rajagopal Reddy said the Congress did not have a future in […]
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