Hydropower generation in Himachal dips as winter freezes water flows
byShimla: Temperatures dropping in early winter days has reduced water flows in major Himalayan river basins, leaving hydropower dams short of storage that has…
Business
Boost teledensity in rural areas, PM urges industry
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged Indian industry to come up with strategies to boost teledensity in rural areas in creative partnership with…
Etihad Airways named world’s leading airline
byAbu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has brought home top honours by winning the World’s Leading Airline title for the fourth year in a row . The…
No probe yet on Italian bribery allegations
byNew Delhi” The government said Wednesday that it had not started a formal probe into bribery allegations over the sale of VVIP helicopters to India…
Activists call for debate on India’s nuclear power programme
byChennai: The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) has called for a national debate on India’s ambitious nuclear power programme and making it an issue…
Wal-Mart probe by retired judge: Kamal Nath
byNew Delhi: A retired judge would hold the inquiry into reports on lobbying by Wal-Mart to open the way for foreign equity in retail trade…
Uttrakhand resident bags IMC Inclusive Innovation Award
byMumbai: Awarded for his product – electricity and cooking coal from pine needles – Uttrakhand-based Rajinish Jain has been conferred the IMC Inclusive Innovation Awards…
Snowfall at Manali, Kufri, Narkanda, Shimla
byShimla: Himalayan resorts were in the grip of an intense cold wave as popular tourist resorts of Manali, Kufri, Narkanda, Chail and Dalhousie wore…
Intex Technologies to invest Rs 100 Cr in Himachal mobile manufacturing facility
byComputer, IT products, mobile and electronic goods manufacturer, Intex Technologies (Private) Ltd plans to invest Rs 100 Cr at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh for…
Kerala to introduce seaplanes to attract tourists
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism will introduce seaplanes and special bogies in trains to attract visitors to the state, a minister said Tuesday. “We have got proposals…