The government has not estimated how many vehicles in India are fully compatible with E20 fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday. It, however, maintained that the ethanol blending programme is backed by scientific studies and consultations with automobile manufacturers and technical institutions.Responding to a query, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi…
Schools remained closed in four districts of Odisha on Monday as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life, briefly affected train services and prompted the state government to place its field machinery on high alert.The precautionary closure comes after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy to…
Ram Gopal Varma sparks debate with tweets declaring education should be killed (Image Credits IMDb) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has stirred up a fresh debate online with a series of tweets arguing that traditional education has been rendered obsolete by artificial intelligence. In back-to-back posts, the director claimed degrees in medicine, law, engineering and other…
You finally get the window seat. As the plane climbs above the clouds, you rest your head against the window, watch tiny buildings disappear below, and maybe even take a photo of the sunset. But if you look closely, you’ll notice something unusual. Near the bottom of the window is a tiny round hole. It’s…
Guru Purnima 2026 will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 29th. On this auspicious day, we pay tribute to all the Gurus, teachers, mentors, spiritual guides, parents and all those who remove the darkness from our lives through knowledge. Purnima Tithi 2026 starts at 06:18 PM, July 28, 2026 and ends at 08:05 PM, July 29,…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) The Khelo India mission sets a clear and ambitious goal: India must emerge as one of the world’s top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and break into the top five by 2047. By aligning these milestones with the Viksit Bharat vision and the centenary of Independence, the mission elevates…
For much of its history, the San Joaquin River carried cold mountain water through California’s Central Valley, supporting forests, farms and some of the southernmost populations of Chinook salmon in the western United States. That connection began to disappear after the construction of Friant Dam in the 1940s, when large sections of the river were…
Niharika NM, from content creator to Bollywood debutante with ‘Bhai Tera Star Hai’, shares her acting journey — training in Bombay, quitting Hindi cinema over unrealistic beauty standards, signing with Stone Bench Films, and facing rejections. She recalls losing a major film after its lead actor refused to shoot an intimate scene with a body…
NEW DELHI: As the number of households benefiting from rooftop solar installations under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) nears 50 lakh, govt has begun deliberations to accelerate adoption and enhance the scheme’s impact in its second phase.The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) held a stakeholder consultation on Thursday, acknowledging…
A 10% US tariff sounds like a win for India’s textile exporters, but there’s a catch.India’s textile and apparel sector could still come under pressure in the US market, even though the country has escaped the steeper tariffs imposed on several competing exporters. Although the country faces a lighter Section 301 tariff than several competing…
