CORPORATE CHAMPIONS: (Left to right) Bharti Airtel MD and CEO Shashwat Sharma, JSW Group chairman & MD Sajjan Jindal, YouTube India country MD Gunjan Soni, HDFC Life MD & CEO Vibha Padalkar, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, RateGain Travel Technologies founder & MD Bhanu Chopra, Serum Institute of India chairman & MD Cyrus…
NEW DELHI: With a fresh round of trade negotiations between India and the US beginning in Washington, the Coalition for a GM-Free India — a network of farmers and civil society organisations — on Monday wrote to the central govt, urging it not to allow imports of genetically modified (GM) cotton seed oil, animal feed…
Poached eggs have long been viewed as the ultimate test of a person’s patience in their own home kitchen; you start by meticulously stirring water so it’s at a steady simmer before adding some white vinegar to help keep the egg whites from spreading apart during cooking. Luckily, with the advent of convection technology, making…
There is evidence of a phantom gas leak occurring in the middle of the sea, which could contribute to a rapid increase in the destruction of the Earth’s climate. This is a newly discovered oceanic gas leak, which largely consists of methane leaking out of the ocean floors. Experts who study the phenomena of oceanic…
NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has handed over the additional charge of Director to Dr Nikhil Tandon, head of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Dean (Academics), following the exit of Dr M Srinivas.Dr Srinivas has been appointed as a full-time member of NITI Aayog, prompting the…
The government has approved a Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a sovereign guarantee fund of Rs 12,980 crore to support maritime insurance amid disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday.The scheme aims to address rising insurance premiums and tighter approvals for shipping cover, which are currently being granted…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the high voter turn out in the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections and said that this time voter are casting their votes in a “fearless atmosphere.“While inaugurating the Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister said that the assembly results on May 4…
A major fire erupted early Thursday at Viva Energy Group’s Geelong refinery in southern Australia, one of the country’s two remaining oil refineries that supplies about 10 per cent of its fuel.Fire Rescue Victoria said it was alerted at 11:15 pm on Wednesday following multiple reports of explosions and flames at the Viva Energy refinery.“The…
Neanderthals’ brains were not the reason behind their extinction, suggests a shocking new study. Scientists believed that there were differences in terms of intelligence and cognitive abilities of Neanderthals that resulted in their extinction, but current studies disprove the old notion about the Neanderthals’ extinction. The reasons could be related to other issues, like climate…
Chiuri (Diploknema butyracea), also known as Indian Butter Nut, is a highly versatile tree that grows in the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation between 300 and 1,500 meters. Its sweet, fleshy, oval fruit matures to a pale yellow colour. While the flesh of the fruit, which is sweet, may be eaten fresh, the…