Himachal truckers increase freight charges
September 18th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) The transporters at a prominent industrial hub in Himachal Pradesh have increased freight charges by over five percent following last week's hike in diesel price, a ... Read more...
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We never claimed ‘zero loss’ in coal block allocation: Chidambaram
August 27th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Three days after claiming that there was no question of gain or loss in coal block allocation as the coal has not been mined, ... Read more...
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Coal may have to be imported to meet power demand
August 12th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) believes 50 per cent of the demand for power-grade fuel by electricity producers may have to be ... Read more...
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NASA rover lands on Mars to discover if there was life (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US space agency's nuclear-powered one tonne rover Curiosity, packed with sophisticated instruments, touched down on Mars Sunday on a quest for signs of whether the Earth's ... Read more...
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Indian-American jeweller pleads guilty to illegal ivory sales?
July 13th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 13 (IANS) Two New York jewellers, one of them an Indian-American, have pleaded guilty to charges of selling and offering for sale illegal elephant ivory with a ... Read more...
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Haryana to create more foodgrain storage
June 20th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Haryana government will create additional storage capacity of 22 lakh tonnes within a year following record foodgrain production, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Wednesday.
... Read more...
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Indian missile test makes a splash in Pakistani websites
April 19th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistani websites prominently displayed the news of India successfully testing the Agni-V minutes after the long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile was launched.India Thursday test-fired the Agni-V ... Read more...
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1,500 kg gold from discarded phones?
March 29th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) Believe it or not, 1,500 kg of gold, one million kg of copper and 30,000 kg of silver can be extracted from the 100 million discarded ... Read more...
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Iran mulls base to launch bigger satellites
February 11th, 2012 - 6:46 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran is planning to construct a facility to send bigger satellites into orbit, the official media reported Friday.Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the base will be ... Read more...
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NASA to launch Mars rover in November
November 11th, 2011 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) NASA will launch its car-sized Mars rover named Curiosity later this month.Scheduled to land on Mars in August 2012, the one-tonne rover will examine Gale Crater ... Read more...
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Nanofibre to clean water of radioactive waste
November 1st, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Researchers have developed a technology capable of ridding contaminated water of radioactive waste and aiding clean-up efforts after nuclear disasters.The innovation could also solve the problem ... Read more...
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China unveils first ultra-light civilian helicopter
September 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) China Thursday unveiled its first ultra-light civilian chopper at an international helicopter exposition held for the first time in the country.The one-tonne AC310 helicopter, equipped with ... Read more...
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Mumbai oil spill decreasing, say officials (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian defence and maritime authorities Monday said the oil spill from the sunken ship Rak Carrier has decreased, compared to a day earlier and that ... Read more...
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Attero Recycling to set up e-waste unit in Bangalore
May 9th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) To cut down its freight cost and carbon footprint, Noida-based Attero Recycling -- India's first integrated electronic waste (e-waste) recycling company -- has decided to set ... Read more...
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Law will take its course to bring back black money: Pranab (Lead)
March 11th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Assuring that India has started a process to trace black money stashed away in foreign banks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday the government ... Read more...
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India sucessfully tests nuclear-capable Agni-I missile
November 25th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) India Thursday successfully fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a test range in Orissa, a defence official said.
The missile, which can strike targets 700 km away, ... Read more...
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Culling feral animals that fart could restrain carbon emissions: Oz experts
July 14th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 14 (ANI): An environmental group have suggested that culling the feral animals that burp and fart their way around Australia's outback could eliminate billions of tonnes of carbon emissions.According to ... Read more...
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Cocaine shipment for football fans seized in Peru
June 10th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, June 10 (IANS/EFE) Over one tonne of cocaine meant for football fans in South Africa, where the world cup starts this week, has been seized in Peru, police said.
The consignment containing ... Read more...
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NMDC says stolen explosives are dud, expert says no (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 1 (IANS) The state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Tuesday denied that Maoists were using the explosives stolen from its depot in Dantewada district to trigger the recent deadly blasts, ... Read more...
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Explosives stolen by Maoists had expired: NMDC
June 1st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 1 (IANS) The state-owned NMDC Ltd Tuesday denied that the explosives stolen by Maoists from its depot in Bailadila hills in Dantewada district were being used by the rebels to ... Read more...
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Gang selling cattle meat in Delhi busted
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for selling, transporting and slaughtering of cattle in south Delhi, police said Sunday.
Idrish Ahmed, 36, Shahnawaz, 20, and Zahid Ahmed, 19, residents ... Read more...
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22 drug labs destroyed in Colombia
May 1st, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Police and armed forces have destroyed 22 laboratories situated in the Colombian jungles where narcotics were being refined.
Over one tonne of cocaine, nine tonnes of coca leaves and ... Read more...
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India’s n-capable Agni-I missile makes pin-point hit (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) To maintain its operational preparedness against external threats, India Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile that can strike a target 700 km away, ... Read more...
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India tests n-capable Agni I missile (Lead)
March 28th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni I missile that can strike a target 700 km away, an official said.
The missile was tested as part ... Read more...
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5,000-km range Agni-V to be tested in a year: DRDO
February 10th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With Agni-III all set for induction after three successful trials, India is gearing up to test its 5,000-km range Agni-V ballistic missile in a year's time, a ... Read more...
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Colombian authorities seize tonne of cocaine
January 31st, 2010 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities have seized one tonne of cocaine on an island off the coast of northern Cartagena city.
Navy sailors have captured one of the three suspects who fired ... Read more...
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Mahindra to launch passenger cars on Gio platform
January 21st, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Automobile maker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) plans to roll out a passenger vehicle using its half-tonne cargo carrier Gio platform.
"At M&M, we look at developing vehicle platforms ... Read more...
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Buffaloes battle it out in Assam on Bhogali Bihu
January 15th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Ahatguri (Assam), Jan 15 (IANS) The mood was festive, but the atmosphere tense as hundreds of people gathered for an annual event that had all the elements of a ... Read more...
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Climate change far worse than thought before
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Global alarm over climate change and its effects has risen manifold after the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Since ... Read more...
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Neyveli Lignite to outsource mining in new Rajasthan mines
October 19th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 19 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining and power company Neyveli Lignite Corp will outsource mining activities at Bithnok and Hudla in Rajasthan.
The Rs.3,354-crore company has decided to mine lignite at Bithnok ... Read more...
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DRDO likely to test Prithvi-II on Monday
October 11th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
Chandipur (Orissa), Oct 11 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to nuclear capable, surface-to-surface short range ballistic missile (SRBM) Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) here on ... Read more...
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Indian coffee growers told to improve yield, quality
October 7th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian coffee growers have to increase their productivity and quality of beans to compete in the global market and sustain the growth momentum achieved after years of cyclical ... Read more...
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China comes out in public support of Indian idea in climate talks
October 7th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bangkok, Oct 7 (IANS) "Each person is entitled to his fair share of global atmospheric space," China's chief climate negotiator Yu Qingtai said Wednesday, publicly placing for the first ... Read more...
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Indian scientists knew about lunar water presence in June (Lead)
September 25th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) India's first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-I, had made a "path-breaking and real discovery" by establishing the presence of water on the moon in June itself, the Indian Space ... Read more...
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India’s own probe also found water on moon: ISRO
September 25th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) India's own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country's maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA's ... Read more...
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