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Airport commissions second solar power plant.

One in four trains could run on solar energy if planned properly; Saves 7 mn tons of carbon a year [study]

The direct supply of solar energy to Indian Railway lines -- without the need to connect via the grid -- would save almost seven million tons of carbon a year whilst also powering at least one in four train on the national network on competitive terms, a new study by Delhi-based Climate Trends and UK-based green tech start-up Riding Sunbeams said on Wednesday.

Sep 1, 2021

PayU acquiring BillDesk for $4.7 billion; makes it world's leading online payment provider [details]

The transaction, which is subject to approval from the Competition Commission of India, builds on previous successful acquisitions by PayU in India, including CitrusPay, Paysense and Wibmo.

Aug 31, 2021

Sensex hits 57,000-mark first time in history but looses initial gains soon; Gold rate falls

Sensex hit the 57,000 mark for the first time in its history, while the Nifty nearly touched 17,000-mark on Monday but soon lost initial gains

Aug 31, 2021

Equity market in green after opening flat; SEBI frees Yes Bank MD's accounts; Fuel prices static

Indian markets opened flat but picked up momentum in the second hour with Sensex gaining over 100 points soon.

Aug 26, 2021

Australia is increasingly becoming a strategic partner, it is time for economic relations to keep pace

Why Australia and India are natural partners; now more than ever [explained]

Given the present geopolitical scenario, India and Australia are fast emerging to be natural partners. Meanwhile, an important event that got only a limited attention in the media was the last visit of former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to India. In this piece, we explore how.

Aug 17, 2021

J&K sets example of grass-root democracy; vows to create 10 lakh jobs for youth in ten years [details]

J&K LG Manoj Sinha regretted that the "Vajpayeeji's principle of Jamhooriyat" was not allowed to flourish on the ground for decades in Jammu and Kashmir.

Aug 16, 2021

Sensex gains over 200 points, banking stocks rise, week ahead looks promising

The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Monday morning with the BSE Sensex rising over 200 points.

Aug 9, 2021

Why indigenously built INS Vikarant is important for India's strategic interests

Only five or six countries have the potential to build an aircraft carrier; India has now joined this exclusive club

Aug 6, 2021

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Microdrone: US Air Force developing drones that mimic bird flight [details]

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced that it is collaborating with California-based Airion Health LLC to work on a prototype of micro air vehicles (MAV) that can mimic bird and insect flight.

Aug 3, 2021

Fact Check: Saudi Aramco isn't going to start Bitcoin mining; rubbishes rumours [details]

Following a sudden uptick in rumours about Aramco's plans to start mining Bitcoin, the world's biggest oil producer Aramco has issued a clarification.

Aug 3, 2021

Sensex bounces back, up 200 points; IT, metal stocks witness healthy buying

Sensex opened at 52,693.53 and has so far touched an intraday high of 52,708.72 and a low of 52,563.12 points

Jul 29, 2021

Not Zoom or Meet; PM Modi's virtual interaction with Olympic stars held on Vconsol [details]

Vconsol video conferencing app, which won the innovating challenge for video conferencing platforms, was used by PM Narendra Modi to interact with Olympic stars amid pandemic.

Jul 27, 2021

India ranks lowest on global mobile data cost and that's great news [here's how]

To put things into perspective, the 1GB cost of mobile data in India is $0.09 whereas the same costs $8 in the United States.

Jul 26, 2021

Aramco Chairman Yasir Al Rumayyan joins RIL board; appointed as independent director [details]

RIL board had approved the appointment of Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan, as an additional director of the company, designated as an independent director.

Jul 23, 2021

Markets trade in green; indicate positive response to Zomato's debut [details]

Zomato's debut moved the market higher, with India's leading equity indices making minor gains during the per-noon trading session. Zomato's equities began with a hefty 68 percent increase.