🚚 Combustion engine is 'dead', expect a big disruption in mobility after elections, says Amitabh Kant

The G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of Niti Ayog Amitabh Kant has urged the automobile industry to work towards a 100% transition to electric mobility in two and three wheelers. "ICE is a dead technology.

The future is all electric and all companies must work towards that or risk losing market share", Kant said at the launch of Ather Energy's new family scooter

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India receives fresh batch of Igla-S air defence system from Russia, to be deployed at LAC


#Defence #Conflict

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Market capitalisation of all listed stocks on BSE hit the Rs 401.10 lakh crore crossing Rs. 400 lakh crore milestone for the first time ever.

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Be prepared for Black Swan events and expect the unexpected, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande tells officers at Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington, Tamil Nadu. #Defence

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan issue joint statement. They "stressed the importance of dialogue between Pakistan & India to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries, especially the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to ensure peace and stability in the region"

Saudi, Pakistan joint statement makes no reference to UNSC resolution on Kashmir, something that has been standard formulation for Islamabad. Instead, it urges bilateral resolution of issues, echoing the Shimla Pact, which is New Delhi's line.

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India has allowed 10,000 MT of onions to UAE. Directorate General of Foreign trade announcement 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇪 #Exports #agriculture

India's local manufacturing of electronics is widening each year with more and more components being made in the country, leading to a sharp fall in imports of mechanics, vibrator motors, charger adapters, plastic parts, and other parts by value and volume.

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Cochin Shipyard signs ship repair agreement with U.S. Navy.
This facility in Kochi is the third shipyard in the country after Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) to enter into a Master Shipyard Repair Agreement (MRSA)


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🇺🇸 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 On Rajnath's "Ghuskar Marenge" statement: US will encourage Ind & Pak to avoid escalation and resolve their outstanding issues through dialogue and will 'not get in the middle of the situation'

: State Dept Spox Mathew Miller

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Ministry of Home Affairs will deploy 100 more companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal on the direction of ECI.

ECI has asked Home Ministry to complete the deployment by 15th April. #MHA #LS2024 #GE2024

TSAT-1A, assembled at TASL’s Vemagal facility in Karnataka, will deliver high-resolution optical satellite images with increased collection capacity and low-latency delivery through its multispectral and hyperspectral capabilities.

#MakeinIndia #Space #Research
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South Korean automotive majors Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation on Monday announced a partnership with Exide Energy Solutions to localise electric vehicle (#EV) battery production in India.

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India, Oman conclude trade talks; to sign deal after elections

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Now you can find both voting date and candidates for any constituency in India for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 with
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🇮🇳 Govt is likely to modify the method of measuring highway construction in the country from ‘road km’ to ‘lane km’ from this financial year as the focus now shifts to building more expressways and roads that are of at least four lanes.

🛣 For actual comparison with past data, the NH construction details of earlier years would be converted to lane km, sources said.

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