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1 month, 1 week ago

CRISIL says no negative actions so far by lenders, investors on Adani following US indictment

NEW DELHI: Backing embattled Adani Group, rating agency CRISIL Ratings on Friday said the conglomerate has sufficient liquidity and operational cash flows to meet debt obligations and committed capex and that there has been no negative actions so far by lenders and investors following the US indictment of group founder chairman. The Adani Group, which has the flexibility to reduce …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Third indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor attains criticality: NPCIL

The Hindu

Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project at Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh district achieved criticality, or the start of controlled fission chain reaction, on the night of September 19, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Ltd.. RAPP-7 is the third reactor to go critical in a series of 16 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors of 700 MW each …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: Hero of Kumaon by Duff Hart-Davis

Hindustan Times

This book has little new to say about the life of Jim Corbett, and yet, to the uninitiated reader, that may be its most entrancing aspect. Still, one might ask why this biography was needed at all when there is already an acclaimed best-selling biography on Corbett, Jerry A Jaleel’s Under the Shadow of Man Eaters. In the foreword, the …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jet engine deal with France will give 100% access to technology, says Indian envoy

The Hindu

January 26, 2024 09:41 pm | Updated 10:20 pm IST - New Delhi Collaborating with France on manufacturing an engine for India’s fifth-generation fighter jet and working on its design and development is the subject of ongoing discussions between the two countries, Indian envoy to France Jawed Ashraf has said. Discussions are in progress between Safran and the Defence Research …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Research gives insight into importance of sleep and intricacy of brain

Hindustan Times

A group of academics from the arts and sciences came up with a theory that may account for the complexity of the brain as well as the importance of sleep. After their 2019 paper, Hengen and Wessel theorized that learning, thinking and being awake must push the brain away from criticality and that sleep is perfectly positioned to reset the …

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1 year ago

CES 2024 Unveils Qualcomm and Bosch’s Cockpit and ADAS Integration

The Hindu

Qualcomm and Bosch showcased a new cockpit and ADAS platform based on the Snapdragon Ride Flex system-on-chip. Built on Qualcomm Technologies’ expertise in digital cockpit and ADAS compute platforms, the Flex SoC is designed to support mixed-criticality workloads, allowing for digital cockpit, ADAS, and automated driving capabilities to be co-implemented on a single SoC. The new cockpit and ADAS integration …

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1 year ago

Explained: What the Bangladesh elections and PM Sheikh Hasina’s victory mean for India

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League swept Sunday's general elections, winning a fourth consecutive and fifth overall term in office. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shows her ballot paper as she casts her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh The country's 12th general elections recorded one the lowest voter turnouts in its checkered history. Why it is in India’s interest that …

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1 year ago

Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational, IAEA says

The Hindu

A new reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be operating for the first time, the U.N. nuclear watchdog and independent experts said on Thursday, which would mean an additional potential source of plutonium for nuclear weapons. North Korea has for years used spent fuel from a 5-megawatt nuclear reactor at Yongbyon to produce plutonium for its nuclear …

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1 year, 4 months ago

RBI committed to bring down inflation to 4%; watchful of price risks: Governor Das

The Hindu

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the central bank is committed to bringing down inflation to 4% and will remain watchful of risks as more frequent global supply shocks can have profound implications on the management of the price situation. “The frequent incidences of recurring food price shocks pose a risk to the anchoring of inflation expectations, which …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Nykaa CEO Falguni Nayar to lead marketing function

Live Mint

New Delhi: Online fashion and beauty retailer Nykaa on Wednesday announced a slew of management changes. Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO, will now lead the marketing function, the company said in statement. “As announced in April 2023, marketing leadership at Nykaa has been strengthened over the last year across performance marketing, customer lifecycle management and content charters. Given the criticality …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is the U.S.-India fighter jet deal important?

The Hindu

The story so far: Coinciding with Prime Minister Modi’s first state visit, India and the U.S. have announced a slew of deals in defence cooperation, space technology, AI and other areas. A senior Defence Ministry official said it is an “almost done” deal with some commercial terms pending finalisation, in addition to the U.S. Congressional approval, while stating that there …

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1 year, 6 months ago

MoU between General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — an opportunity for India to master jet engine technologies

The Hindu

Matching the hype and expectations in the run up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, a joint statement from U.S. and India on June 22 announced that U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the landmark signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the manufacture of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology in Mysuru signs MoU with ISAC for cyber security capacity building

The Hindu

The Information Sharing and Analysis Centre, a cyber security non-profit foundation, has entered into a MoU with Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology in Mysuru, in an effort to bridge the gap between demand and availability of a talent pool of cyber security professionals in different domains. The session titled “Cyber Security as a career opportunity for students” sought …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kudankulam first reactor achieves 600 days of continuous operation

The Hindu

The first of the 2x1,000 VVER reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, which has been built with Russian technical knowhow, has been in continuous operation for 600 days, barring the external stoppage for scheduled annual refuelling, to generate 14,114 million units. Ever since it attained criticality and was subsequently synchronized with the grid in October 2013, the first reactor has …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Haryana road projects may get retrospective green nods

Hindustan Times

The Union environment ministry will consider granting retrospective forest clearance approvals to hundreds of approach roads in Haryana that involved the clearance of trees and so-called strip plantations and which the state government cleared despite these not meeting the requisite criteria. The ministry’s letter came after it found several lapses in Haryana’s clearances for these that were based on a …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Role of HR in promoting holistic skill development in the post pandemic world

India Today

The advent of artificial intelligence and automation has already triggered a rapid rise in the pace of changes across the employment landscape in recent years. Against this backdrop, company management and HR heads have realised the criticality of promoting skill development among employees, especially through upskilling and reskilling initiatives. Enterprises that retrain and upskill existing employees for new functions can …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Mint explainer: 3 takeaways from the IMF World Economic Outlook

Live Mint

Monetary policy will be critical in the global battle against inflation, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest World Economic Outlook report. Here are the key takeaways from the IMF report: The criticality of monetary policy “The global economy’s future health rests critically on the successful calibration of monetary policy," the IMF asserted, adding “ … monetary policy could …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How technology is boosting supply chain dynamics?

India TV News

For decades, India’s logistics industry has been extremely fragmented due to low entry barriers and its large size. But the advent of new-age logistics firms deploying the latest technology has disrupted the country’s complete supply chain universe, which is now experiencing a transformation. In achieving this result, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and other tech tools …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Jaishankar reiterates India’s ‘deep commitment to multilateralism’ in meeting with UNGA president

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reiterated India's deep commitment to multilateralism during his meeting with President of the 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi "discussed the criticality" of Sustainable Development Goals agenda for global progress. Reiterated India’s deep commitment to multilateralism,” Mr. Jaishankar tweeted Monday. Mr. Jaishankar, in New York for the high-level U.N. General Assembly session, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

S Jaishankar reiterates India's deep commitment to multilateralism in meeting with UNGA president

India TV News

S Jaishankar in New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India's deep commitment to multilateralism during his meeting with President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly Csaba Korosi "discussed the criticality" of Sustainable Development Goals agenda for global progress. Jaishankar, in New York for the high-level UN General Assembly session, began his hectic diplomatic week with …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Put India-China border issue in appropriate place: Wang Yi

The Hindu

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday held talks with India’s envoy in Beijing, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, with both sides exchanging views on the boundary situation as well as broader bilateral ties. Mr. Wang pointedly referred to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s remarks earlier this month, during a security conference in Slovakia, that “Europe has to grow out of the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

India & Climate Change: Implications of setting a net zero target

Hindustan Times

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1.5 C report highlights the criticality of achieving a net zero greenhouse gas future. We present the implications of these alternative scenarios for the required sectoral transitions across the electricity, transport, building, and industrial sectors in India and provide insights into India’s climate policy. Nuclear-based electricity generation capacity must increase to 68 GW by …

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3 years, 2 months ago

What India-Pakistan Matches Mean to the Players

The Quint

There is a reason for the high stake nature of an India-Pakistan game. Given our political history, any face off between the countries - whether in Kargil or in cricket - gets linked to izzat and acquires an added edge. In this background, a win lifts the morale of the nation and a loss, for instance at Sharjah with Javed …

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3 years, 4 months ago

VIL flags industry's unsustainable financial duress; hopes for govt support

The Hindu

Ailing telecom operator Vodafone Idea has flagged the industry's "unsustainable financial duress" in its latest annual report and hoped that the government would provide the necessary support to address "all structural issues" faced by the sector. "As the industry continues to remain under unsustainable financial duress, your company is hopeful that the government will provide the necessary support to address …

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CRISIL says no negative actions so far by lenders, investors on Adani following US indictment

Third indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor attains criticality: NPCIL

Review: Hero of Kumaon by Duff Hart-Davis

Jet engine deal with France will give 100% access to technology, says Indian envoy

Research gives insight into importance of sleep and intricacy of brain

CES 2024 Unveils Qualcomm and Bosch’s Cockpit and ADAS Integration

Explained: What the Bangladesh elections and PM Sheikh Hasina’s victory mean for India

Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational, IAEA says

RBI committed to bring down inflation to 4%; watchful of price risks: Governor Das

Nykaa CEO Falguni Nayar to lead marketing function

Explained | Why is the U.S.-India fighter jet deal important?

MoU between General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited — an opportunity for India to master jet engine technologies

Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology in Mysuru signs MoU with ISAC for cyber security capacity building

Kudankulam first reactor achieves 600 days of continuous operation

Haryana road projects may get retrospective green nods

Role of HR in promoting holistic skill development in the post pandemic world

Mint explainer: 3 takeaways from the IMF World Economic Outlook

How technology is boosting supply chain dynamics?

Jaishankar reiterates India’s ‘deep commitment to multilateralism’ in meeting with UNGA president

S Jaishankar reiterates India's deep commitment to multilateralism in meeting with UNGA president

Put India-China border issue in appropriate place: Wang Yi

India & Climate Change: Implications of setting a net zero target

What India-Pakistan Matches Mean to the Players

VIL flags industry's unsustainable financial duress; hopes for govt support