Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Govt proposes emission rule changes to boost ethanol blends, flex-fuel vehicles

India, April 30 -- The Union ministry of road transport and highways has proposed amendments to vehicle emission rules to widen the scope for higher ethanol blends and alternative fuels, paving the wa... Read More


Attempts to undermine spirit of 1971 'unacceptable': Mirza Fakhrul

, April 30 -- Secretary General of ruling BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said any attempt to undermine the spirit of 1971 is unacceptable, describing it as the fundamental identity of Ban... Read More


Chandigarh: Swiss Challenge model for waste on MC House agenda

Chandigarh, April 30 -- A Swiss Challenge model for the treatment of horticulture and wet municipal solid waste is among the agenda to be placed during the General House meeting on Thursday. The propo... Read More


Buddha Purnima to be observed Friday

Dhaka, April 30 -- Buddha Purnima, the most sacred and largest religious festival of Buddhists community, will be celebrated on Friday across the country with traditional enthusiasm and due religious ... Read More


Chandigarh: PGI mother-child centre opens today

Chandigarh, April 30 -- Union minister of health and family welfare JP Nadda is set to inaugurate two 300-bed each state-of-the-art facilities - mother and child care and neuroscience centre - at the ... Read More


Bhubaneswar to Shirdi, Tirupati, Surat, Ujjain. Odisha govt approves 10 new flight routes

Bhubaneswar, April 30 -- The Odisha government has reportedly approved 10 new flight routes to strengthen regional air connectivity and promote tourism across the state. The decision was taken at a hi... Read More


Countries representing one-third of global GDP move to operationalise fossil fuel phase-down, set 2027 review

India, April 30 -- A coalition of 57 countries representing roughly one-third of global GDP has agreed on an action-oriented roadmap to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, marking a shif... Read More


Corals in danger: MPAs in four of six regions show higher wastewater pollution than unprotected areas

India, April 30 -- Four of six key coral regions suffer higher domestic wastewater pollution inside MPAs than in unprotected waters. Excess nitrogen from sewage weakens coral reefs, seagrass and mang... Read More


Panchkula MC elections: BJP manifesto promises over 2,000 flats for slum residents

Panchkula, April 30 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday released the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto for the municipal corporation elections, slated for May 10, here, pro... Read More


The Fertilizer Arbitrage: How the Hormuz Blockade is Pricing Out the World's Vulnerable

India, April 30 -- The Strait of Hormuz is often viewed through the lens of oil prices, but Bhushan N Yengade, Founder, Binder Technology Consultancy, warns that the market is measuring the wrong metr... Read More