Elon Musk's Mars vision: Turn sci-fi into reality with Mars colonisation
Billionaire Elon Musk's Martian dreams stir awe and skepticism alike, as humanity weighs the allure of a new frontier against the tough realities of space colonisation
Billionaire Elon Musk's Martian dreams stir awe and skepticism alike, as humanity weighs the allure of a new frontier against the tough realities of space colonisation
A scientific paper has indicated that melting polar ice caps are redistributing mass around the equator, slowing Earth's rotation and lengthening days at an unprecedented rate
Indian automotive industry will need up to 2 lakh skilled people by 2030 to meet the government's vision of 30 per cent electric vehicle adoption, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said on Tuesday. A total talent investment of Rs 13,552 crore is expected for hiring and training the workforce. "As we look ahead, one of the major constraints the auto industry will face is the dearth of skilled electric vehicle capable manpower," Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President... Читать дальше...
Aggrieved candidates, who have applied for Supreme Court-directed checking of EVMs for tampering post Lok Sabha and assembly results, have been given various choices by the Election Commission, including picking machines from any polling station in an assembly segment and opting for a mock poll and mock VVPAT slip count. According to standard operating procedure issued on Tuesday by the Election Commission, the candidates who came number two and three have been given a vast number of random tests to choose from. Читать дальше...
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd, Zomato Ltd, MMTC Ltd and Electrosteel Castings Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 16 July 2024.
The rallygoers yelled to the police informing them about the suspicious man on the roof of a nearby manufacturing plant
A self-styled godman has allegedly built an unauthorised temple in the Suderdhunga river valley close to a sacred lake originating from a glacier in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district, angering locals who have accused him of desecrating the lake by bathing in it. According to officials, Baba Chaitanya Akash alias Aditya Kailash managed to convince some locals to help him construct the temple in the eco-sensitive zone by telling them that he had received divine orders in a dream to build it. The matter... Читать дальше...
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati stated on Tuesday that quality education in government schools will be ensured not just by digital attendance systems but by recruiting an adequate number of teachers and providing basic facilities in the schools. In a post in Hindi on X, she alleged that the digital attendance system for teachers was imposed hastily without proper preparation by the BJP-led state government. The newly launched system is being opposed by the teachers. "Due to the acute lack... Читать дальше...
From taking the floor to announce all-out support for Donald Trump to reciting Ardaas, Indian Americans attending in large numbers have made their mark on the first day of the high-profile Republican National Convention being held here, days after the party's presumptive presidential candidate survived an assassination bid. Amidst tight security, the four-day event kicked off on Monday here in the US state of Wisconsin, just two days after a gunman opened fire at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, grazing his ear. Читать дальше...
The revenue from operations grew due to strong vehicle sales, record revenue from spares, and volume expansion across both domestic and export businesses
The NSE has drastically reduced the list of stocks eligible for collateral in margin funding, removing 1,010 stocks, including Adani Power, Yes Bank, and Paytm, effective August 1
Samsung views India as a crucial market with Noida and Bengaluru becoming one of its biggest R&D centres, and is in talks with Indian component partners to strengthen its operations, a senior official said. Samsung Electronics President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business TM Roh was speaking at a media roundtable here on the sidelines of Samsung Unpacked 2024. "The Indian market is very important to Samsung. We have operated the manufacturing facility since 1996, and we also have R&D centres in India. Читать дальше...
Shares of Hariyana Ship Breakers were locked in the upper circuit for the fourth straight trading day, up 10% at Rs 222.90, also its record high on Tuesday.
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Bajaj Auto added 1.31% to Rs 9,782.05 after the auto major's standalone net profit jumped 19.43% to Rs 1,988.34 crore on 15.69% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 11,928.02 crore in Q1 FY25 over Q1 FY24.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted the Centre time till July 25 to decide on allotment of office space to the AAP here on account of it being recognised as a national party. On June 5, the high court granted six weeks to the Centre to decide the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) request in this matter. The Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, on Tuesday, sought four more weeks to comply with the court's direction, stating it was occupied with the "mammoth task" of alloting accommodation to parliamentarians. Читать дальше...
Capital markets regulator Sebi came out with a framework for a unit-based employment benefit scheme for investment trusts -- REITs and InvITs. Under the framework, Sebi has prescribed the manner of the implementation of the scheme through a trust, the manner of receiving units by the employee benefit trust and the manner of allotment of units to the employee benefit trust by REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) and InvIT (Infrastructure Investment Trust). In two separate notifications, Sebi said the... Читать дальше...
Tamil Nadu's main opposition, the AIADMK and the BJP on Tuesday slammed the state government over the latest power tariff hike announced on July 15, saying the people cannot be burdened due to the "administrative inefficiency" of the ruling DMK. AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, alleged that the tariff revision was a result of the DMK's "arrogance" following its clean sweep of the April 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where the party-led alliance had won all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu. Читать дальше...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh within six weeks on a plea seeking investigation into illegal sand mining cases and the termination of leases of entities involved in it. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar said a fine of Rs 20,000 will be imposed if the states don't file counter affidavits in six weeks. Though Rs 20,000 fine is not commensurate with the value of illegal sand mining alleged, it will force the states to file the affidavits... Читать дальше...
At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 4.68 points or 0.01% to 80,660.18. The Nifty 50 index rose 23.40 points or 0.09% to 24,610.10.
The Modi government needs to focus on welfare of ordinary citizens in the upcoming Budget and earmark more funds for the manufacturing sector to boost small businesses and create more jobs, former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu said on Tuesday. In an interview with PTI, Basu further said it is critically important for the government to shift some of its attention to ground-level economic welfare. "I hope that, starting with the Union Budget this month, the government will turn its attention... Читать дальше...