Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has bought Germany’s largest waste management company for 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the media reported on Thursday. The waste management company EEW has been acquired by Beijing Enterprises, an…
By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The funds crunch at the Centre seems to have adversely impacted the schemes meant for the rural poor which are managed by the union rural development ministry….
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) An indefinite blockade of National Highway 102 linking Manipur capital Imphal with Myanmar crippled movement of vehicular traffic on Thursday. A Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed for justice to Thongkhogin Haokip,…
Sydney, March 3 (IANS) Average top-tier female managers earn 100,000 Australian dollars ($73,000) less than their male counterparts, a study revealed on Thursday. Research conducted by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and Workplace Gender Equality…
By Chaitanya Mallapur There is a shortage of 100,000 trainers for implementing skill-development programmes across the country. The question is: Can the 74 percent increase in the latest budget allocation for skill development and entrepreneurship…
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court (HC) has stayed for a period of three months the installation of television set top boxes (STB) in the state, an official said on Thursday. The government…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has the highest adoption rate in the world for technology-enabled payment systems, the media reported on Thursday. In a survey of 13,000 respondents in 26 countries, 86 percent of Chinese…
London, March 3 (IANS) Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s vice-president for Latin America who was arrested by Brazilian police for not complying with previous judicial decisions, was released on Wednesday. Facebook spokesman Matt Steinfeld confirmed to technology…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet — the parent company of Google — has been picked by Pentagon to head a new advisory board on defence innovation. Pentagon press secretary…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has set a target of building around 30 nuclear power units in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative routes by 2030, the media reported on Thursday. According to Sun…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday was trading 189.96 points or 0.78 percent up during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday was trading 189.96 points or 0.78 percent up during the morning session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) An over-five decades-old hydropower station in Myanmar’s Kayah state has resumed full operation following the completion of its all-round rehabilitation project, an official report said on Thursday. The 168-megawatt…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The union cabinet was apprised of three important technological cooperation agreements Indian Railways inked with Japan and Russia in December 2015 on Wednesday. On December 11, 2015, Ministry of Railways…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) As the world’s largest open source project, the Goods and Services Taxes Network (GSTN) will be ready soon for implementation across the country, a top official said on Wednesday. “Our network…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) In another move to attract tourists, the Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) on Wednesday launched two new catamaran yachts in Hussain Sagar lake here. The yachts were inaugurated at Lumbini…
Gurgaon, March 2 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday launched an online service for redressal of grievances and one-time dispute settlement mechanism for long-pending issues related to industries, an official spokesperson said. Haryana Chief Minister…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 2 (IANS) Describing India as “a politico-economic opportunity” for the Asia Pacific, India’s Ambassador to the US Arun Singh has said it could play an important role for growth, development…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) An American company is holding discussions with Antrix Corporation to put into orbit its communication satellite, using India’s heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), the government said on Wednesday….
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Wednesday that Punjab did not have a single drop of water to spare from its rivers and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would…