WASHINGTON: With a view to enhancing localised ties and people-to-people relationships, Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has stepped interactions with local city mayors and governors across the US. This policy of the Indian government assumes significance in the context of the growing clout of elected representatives in powerful metropolises – New York,…Continue Reading

Webb telescope reaches destination, 1 mn miles from Earth: NASA

WASHINGTON: The James Webb Space Telescope has fired its thrusters and reached its orbital destination around a million miles (1.5 million kilometres) away from our planet, NASA said Monday, a key milestone on its mission to study cosmic history.At around 2:00 pm Eastern Time (1900 GMT), the observatory fired its thrusters for five minutes in…Continue Reading

India reaches non-fossil fuel milestone much ahead of 2030 deadline

In a major crossing of a milestone, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that India has achieved its non-fossil fuel-based energy target, something that was to be completed by 2030 “At COP-21, as part of its NDCs, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from…Continue Reading

IPO fundraising reaches all-time high of Rs 1.18 trillion in 2021

This was nearly 4.5 times Rs 26,613 crore raised through 15 IPOs in 2020 Topics IPOs | fund raising | Markets IANS  |  New Delhi  Last Updated at December 23, 2021 15:22 IST Sixty three Indian corporates raised an all-time high Rs 1.18 lakh crore through main board IPOs in calendar 2021. This was nearly 4.5 times Rs 26,613…Continue Reading