New Delhi, 1/7: India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more. The country generates around four million tonnes of plastic waste per year, about…
Bhubaneswar, :In order to assist Odisha students from rural and semi-urban background, for their capacity building for competing in various competitive examinations, Jindal Bhaktivedanta Library and Study Centre has been inaugurated today at Bhubaneswar. Smt Sulochana Das, Mayor, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation inaugurated the centre at IRC Village in presence of His Holiness Bhakti Gaurav Narayan…
Bhubaneswar/Tikiri: In pursuance of contributing towards quality education in this region, Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group has set up 3 Mini Science Centers and 5 Pustakalayas (Library) at peripheral schools of Kashipur of Rayagada and Thuamul Rampur of Kalahandi in different programs conducted on 28th and…
New Delhi, 30/6: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched three foreign satellites in precise orbit from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, 100 km from here. The PSLV-C53/DS-EO is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of…
Mumbai, 30/6: On a day of unexpected developments, Shiv Sena’s rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and BJP’s stalwart Devendra Fadnavis his deputy. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shinde (58), and Fadnavis (51), who would be the Deputy Chief Minister. …
Manipur, 30/6: At least seven persons have died and 25 are still missing after a landslide on Wednesday night struck an army post near Tupul railway station in Noney district of Manipur. Sources said that at least 19 injured persons have been rescued so far. Army said that the massive landslide struck…
Mumbai, 30/6:Eknath Shinde would be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Shinde (58), a Shiv Sena leader, would be administered oath of office and secrecy by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday evening. Shinde rebelled against Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and formed his own group
Udaipur, 30/6: Thousands of people on Thursday took part in a protest rally here against the gruesome murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The ‘Sarv Hindu Samaj’ rally was called by Hindu organisations and was held peacefully from the Town Hall to the collectorate with permission of the district administration. Additional DG Dinesh…
Mumbai, 30/6: The BJP, which is expected to stake claim to form the next government in Maharashtra soon following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as the chief minister, will be holding a series of meetings here on Thursday to decide the future course of action, where party’s state in-charge C T Ravi will remain present,…
New Delhi, 30/6: The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Thursday as a batch of about 2,750 pilgrims left the base camp here for the cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The pilgrimage was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Piyush Singla at the Nunwan base camp in the…
