On Tuesday, Amit Shah, India’s Union Home Minister, announced the formation of a “High-Level Committee on Demographic Change” to investigate the causes of what the government describes as “unnatural demographic changes” in the country, including the effects of illegal immigration. Prime Minister Narendra Modi initially suggested the committee during his Independence Day address on August […]
CERT-In, an Indian cyber security body, has issued a warning about how the proliferation of AI is changing the nature of cybersecurity around the world. This is because AI allows cybercriminals to launch more sophisticated, time-sensitive attacks. According to CERT-In’s most recent cybersecurity plan, threat actors are taking advantage of advanced technologies like generative AI, […]
In response to the disruption in gas supply caused by the West Asia conflict, state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) intends to establish coal-to-syngas production units either at pithead locations or near to consumer sectors such fertiliser units, gas-based power plants and direct-reduced iron. More than 80% of India’s coal comes from Coal India Ltd (CIL), […]
Unveiling its first-ever independent corporate logo and new corporate identity, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) celebrated a significant milestone in its journey since its creation in 1975 on Sunday. Joined by senior officials from different areas and units connected through video conferencing, the new corporate identity was unveiled in the presence of WCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director Hemant […]
The four MEKO 200 design ships, built in Germany and Greece with Thales systems onboard, have been operational since the late 1990s. Thales will perform the Mid Life Upgrade and the following support and services locally, as localization has always been a key driver within this programme. Once the upgrade is completed, the local Thales […]
Aviation authority DGCA has requested that airlines take a number of actions in response to the Ebola outbreak in specific African nations. These include, among other things, making in-flight announcements and requiring passengers from or passing through these countries to fill out self-declaration forms. A set of protocols for dealing with the spread of the […]
Navratna PSU NBCC (India) Ltd, which provides project management consultancy services, announced on Monday a significant increase in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of FY26. The company attributed this success to better operational efficiency and consistent development in its PMC sector. After a consolidated net profit of Rs 182.66 crore in Q4 […]
An important step toward enhancing India’s clean energy capacity and long-term energy security has been taken with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to establish a joint venture for the development of nuclear power projects in the nation. The nuclear […]
The appointment of BP Exploration Services India Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BP Plc located in the United Kingdom, as the Technical Services Provider (TSP) for ONGC’s Western Offshore oil and gas fields—excluding Mumbai High—was announced on Monday. The purpose of this appointment is to improve output from existing offshore assets. This hiring is the […]
In order to acquaint users with the updated IIP 2022-23 series prior to its formal launch on June 1, the government released a comprehensive report of the Technical Advisory Committee on Base Year Revision of the All-India Index of Industrial Production (TAC-IIP) on Monday. In the first publication of the new series, index values beginning […]
