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Rajasthan is known for its beautiful palaces especially tourist attractions of historical ages like the royal forts and palaces, unique culture, topography and mouthwatering cuisine. Economically, it is an important state in the country as it houses 90 per cent of the country’s total mineral reserves and is an extremely popular tourism destination for...

India lost a a great visionary, industrialist and a philanthropist today. Shri Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Sons, breathed his last on October 9 2024. He was a beloved businessman, known for his humility, compassion, integrity and ethical leadership. His commitment to philanthropy has touched the lives of millions of people across the...

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched an Advanced Earth Orbiting Satellite (EOS-08). The primary objective of the mission was to design and develop micro-satellites, with expertise in remote sensing ocean surface wind, soil moisture assessment, cryosphere studies over the Himalayan region, flood detection, and inland water body detection. However, the launch of the...

India lost one of its most precious jewels on the 9th of October, 2024 as iconic industrialist, philanthropist and pride of the nation Shri Ratan Tata breathed his last. Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, passed away at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital at the age of 86. The 'living legend' of Indian business was...

As the country hits the festive season, families are ready to pack their bags and travel to more exotic and adventurous locations for sightseeing, trekking, cultural festivals and nature basking. But what if the nature we want to come in contact with gets destroyed because of the kind of tourism we practice on vacation?  The...

According to a new study from RepRisk, a global leader in ESG data technology, there has been a 12% decrease in greenwashing risk globally across all sectors from June 2023-2024. This kind of decrease is a first in the last six years RepRisk’s third annual greenwashing report has stated that the general downward trend is...

Girl children in our country are vulnerable from every aspect, be it female feticide (even before they are born), female infanticide, physical torture, emotional abuse, sexual or any other kind of violence, lack of access to basic and higher education, lack of access to proper sanitation and hygiene, facing neglect from their own family...

Chhattisgarh is a heavily forested mineral-rich state. It has historic importance for being the birthplace of the mother of Lord Rama. The state is known as the “rice bowl” of India as it produces a large amount of rice. The availability of minerals and resources attracts many corporates to set up their operations in...

The destruction of global forests increased in the last year as per a new study. According to a study by the research group Climate Focus, deforestation in current times is higher than when 140 countries promised three years ago to halt the practice by the end of the decade. This is counterproductive to combating...

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the Chhattisgarh-based subsidiary of mining major Coal India Limited, has planted a staggering 1,46,675 saplings across its operational areas in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Plantation drive was conducted in 8 districts of Chhattisgarh and 3 districts in Madhya Pradesh, covering an area of over 56 hectares. Additionally, the company...

It takes 10,000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of cotton. Global cotton production requires over 250 billion tons of water annually. This means, the production of one cotton t-shirt uses up about 2700 litres of fresh water. October 7 is observed as World Cotton Day each year. The day is aimed at recognising...

Can satellites be refuelled while they are in space? Many may jitter to answer this question. But these two young men from Chennai will not. Shaktikumar and Nikhil came up with the start-up idea of creating a tanker satellite that could be sent into space to refuel. Based on this idea, the duo started...