DRDO transfers surveillance app among 7 technologies to armed forces

From a long-life seawater battery system for sustained underwater sensing and surveillance applications to a waterjet propulsion system for fast interceptor craft, the DRDO has handed over seven......

'Pollution Has Been Reduced To A Blame Game'

'Most pollution boards across the country have unused funds. There is practically no reason why pollution should not be a political priority.' IMAGE: A view of India Gate as dense smog engulfs the......

Justice Surya Kant Takes Oath As Chief Justice of India

Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including the abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir's special status and Bihar electoral rolls revision, took oath......

Allow certain good things to happen too: SC on Vantara

The Supreme Court on Monday said there was "no contravention of law" while accepting a clean chit given by its special investigation team to Vantara, the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre......

No govt committee to probe Adani, Lok Sabha told

The government has not set up any committee to probe allegations a US short seller labelled against the Adani Group, but stock market regulator SEBI is investigating market allegations against the......

WPI inflation down to 3-month low. Will RBI cut rate in Feb?

Wholesale price based inflation declined to a 3-month low of 1.89 per cent in November on cheaper food items, and experts predicted a 0.25 per cent interest rate cut by the RBI in the policy review......

Plan to develop Mumbai as Asian financial hub

The Union finance ministry has set up a high-powered expert committee to recommend measures to develop Mumbai as an Asian regional financial centre.In a note detailing the terms of reference of the......

Mumbai a finance hub: The right path?

A High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC), set up by the Ministry of Finance, submitted its report on making Mumbai an International Financial Centre (IFC) in February 2007. The report and other......

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

IMAGE: Members of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, lead the torch relay during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start in Naraha, Fukushima. Photograph: Kim......