According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, India recorded 3,545 new Covid infections in a single day, bringing the total number of cases reported to 4,30,94,938, while the number of active cases decreased to 19,688. The death toll…
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On Thursday, several portions of the Bhalswa waste site in Delhi were still burning. There are fire crews on the scene. More information is awaited. On Tuesday, a big fire broke out at the Bhalswa dump in North Delhi. According…
The central government said the greatest all-India power demand met on Tuesday was 201.066 GW, despite complaints of coal shortages at power facilities across the country. The demand exceeded last year’s maximum demand of 200.539 GW, which occurred on July…
On Monday, India and the European Union (EU) decided to form a Trade and Technology Council, a strategic mechanism to address the issues of assuring trusted technology and security in the face of rapid geopolitical change – a move that…
Zomato, an online meal delivery service, stated on Friday that it will serve 100 percent plastic-free orders starting in April 2022, to deliver more than 10 crore items in sustainable packaging over the next three years. Zomato Founder and CEO…
India risks a repeat of last summer’s power outages as soaring temperatures boost demand for coal that’s used to generate about 70 percent of the country’s electricity. The hottest March in more than a century has heralded an early start to…
Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, has purchased a total of 4 million barrels of crude via tenders for May and June loading, traders said on Wednesday. The refiner bought 2 million barrels of Murban crude and another 2 million of West…
The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public health in a statement said that the Delta variant of Covid-19 is now totally replaced by the Omicron variant in the state. The report of the state public health department said that 68.4 percent…
The first direct flight between Gorakhpur and Varanasi was flagged-off on Sunday. SpiceJet was awarded the route under the RCS-UDAN 4.1, as per a press release by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The airline will be operating daily flights and will deploy its Q400, 78-seater turboprop…
Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a Pakistani student stranded in the war-hit country was rescued by the Indian authorities. According to sources, Pakistan’s Asma Shafique, who was rescued by the Indian authorities, is now en route to Western…