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How IIT Madras students are driving India's solar mobility future
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (566+ words) Team Agni Rath, a multidisciplinary group of more than 45 students from the Centre for Innovation at IIT Madras, is designing and building world-class solar-powered race cars entirely from scratch. What began as a project involving six students in 2021 has grown…...
Delhi govt clears EV policy; electric cars under Rs 30 L to be exempt from road tax, registration fee
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (381+ words) New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) All electric cars with an ex-showroom price of Rs 30 lakh or less registered in the national capital will be granted 100 per cent exemption on road tax and registration fees, as the Delhi government approved a new…...
Elon Musk, world's first trillionaire, lives in a 400 sq ft house in Texas: 'No food in fridge"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (457+ words) American entrepreneur Elon Musk scripted history on Friday (June 12) by becoming the first man on the planet to accumulate a trillion-dollar fortune. This happened after Space X made a blockbuster debut in the stock market, raising $75 billion through its initial…...
PM Modi orders 50 per cent cut in convoy, BJP CMs follow suit amid West Asia crisis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (599+ words) Days after urging the people to save fuel, avoid unnecessary foreign travel and not to purchase gold, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued instructions to reduce the size of his convoy by 50 per cent as part of an austerity measure…...
Trump administration imposes 125. 87 per cent tariffs on solar imports from India
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (402+ words) The Trump administration has imposed preliminary countervailing duty of 125. 87 per cent on imports of specified solar good claiming that India has unfairly subsidised the products. The announcement was recently made by the US Commerce Department. Also Read: Tariffs will eventually…...
Not a ray of solar power in Dharnai, Bihar's first solar village | Ground report
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been championing for solar energy as the cornerstone of his clean energy agenda in his election campaigns in the 2025 Assembly polls. However, he appears to overlook that the highly-publicised Bihar's first solar village launched…...
Why Satya Nadella is facing a racist backlash over Super Bowl tweet
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella found himself at the centre of a social media storm after congratulating the Seattle Seahawks on their Super Bowl victory, with several users questioning his claim of Seattle as his "hometown" and targeting his Indian roots....
Myanmar ground reality hits India's plans to tap rare earth minerals
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) India's plans to tap rare earth minerals from Myanmar's Kachin state have halted amid changing ground realities, though New Delhi remains committed to enhancing connectivity to ease import logistics. India's new rail link to Sairang in Mizoram bordering Myanmar is…...
Rare earths scheme gets Cabinet nod; PM Modi hails historic decision
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (November 26) said the decision to establish an ecosystem to manufacture rare earths permanent magnets will reduce imports. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 7, 280 crore scheme to promote the manufacturing of rare earth…...
Centre clears Rs 7, 280-crore scheme for rare earth magnet manufacturing
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (617+ words) The government on Wednesday (November 26) approved a Rs 7, 280 crore scheme to promote manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets, a move which would help reduce India's dependence on China. Rare earth magnets are vital for a number of sectors like electric…...