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#Airlines’ route recast plan aims to lower fuel use, avoid #Pakistani air space

Aug 24, 2016

By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) In a bid to save fuel, cut emission and have better route utilisation, Indian carriers have suggested a new plan to the government that co-opts the air space controlled by the armed forces. It also calls for bypassing Pakistan while flying overseas to save navigation fees. Called the Flexible Use…

Government’s Track II initiative: Civil society team to visit Kashmir

Aug 24, 2016

Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The central government has started an apolitical initiative, involving civil society members -- mostly prominent non-Kashmiri Muslim personalities -- to help bring peace in Kashmir and a delegation…

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Despite politics, GST backbone on course for target date

Aug 18, 2016

By Meghna Mittal New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Away from the public glare, a company set up by the government to create the logistical and IT backbone for the pan-India Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will be ready to roll before the…

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Our filter technology perfectly safe: IIT-M scientist

Aug 18, 2016

By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IANS) Developers of an arsenic water filter at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) are at pains to rubbish criticism that their device will require frequent replacement due to clogging…

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JEWAR: GEARING UP FOR TAKE OFF

Aug 17, 2016

By Hrishi Kumar The much awaited and proposed Jewar International Airport has gone another step ahead in becoming a reality as it recently received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry Of Defence. This development holds a…

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UP IAS officials ‘legally, financially, morally’ help former bureaucrat accused in coal…

Aug 17, 2016

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials in Uttar Pradesh have begun to explore ways to help their former colleague, retired Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta, an accused in the multi-million coal scam,…

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Industry finds Ramdev’s ‘multinationals dangerous’ campaign a…

Aug 16, 2016

By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promoting 'Make in India' and actively seeking foreign investments, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is openly attacking multinationals, calling their products…

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India’s pioneering ultra supercritical tech for power units by 2020

Aug 16, 2016

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) A pioneering indigenous technology for coal-fired power plants, which requires less fuel, delivers greater efficiency and is a tad cleaner, will be ready in four years -- possibly ahead…

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Freedom 251: Good, basic-level smartphone for the masses

Aug 15, 2016

By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) What can you think of buying for Rs 251 -- a sumptuous burger, a refreshing coffee or ticket to your favourite movie? How about a real, working smartphone? Noida-based startup Ringing Bells…

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Let us ponder over this Independence Day

Aug 15, 2016

Let us ponder over this Independence Day what causes daily murders, rapes, thefts, shoot outs, kidnappings/ ransoms, suicides and terrible outbursts of anger, which are on the increase and that too on minor issues and cause destruction…

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