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New Delhi: Osamu Suzuki, the man who took a risk and bet on India when no one else believed in having a viable automobile company in the country, has died at the age of 94, according to information shared by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation Friday....

New Delhi: In a significant year for the Indian startup ecosystem, 13 new-age companies launched their initial public offerings (IPOs), as startups cumulatively raised more than Rs 29,200 crore from the stock market. When it comes to IPOs, the figure stood at 10 in 2021,...

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha Monday signed an MoU with IIT Madras to implement innovative information, education, and communication (IEC) strategies to improve road safety measures across the state. The MoU was signed in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Commerce and Transport Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday urged the IMD to upgrade its existing office in Bhubaneswar to a regional meteorological centre as the state has been facing several natural calamities such as cyclones and floods. State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari placed the demand at...

Bhubaneshwar: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has sanctioned over Rs 3,000 crore for green energy projects across Odisha, covering solar, hydro, ethanol and renewable energy manufacturing sectors, IREDA chairman and managing director Pradip Kumar Das said Monday. Addressing the Odisha Solar Investor Conclave,...

The world has been warming up quickly over the past 100 years, or so. As a result, weather patterns are changing affecting millions of lives globally. The reason behind this is climate change – a long-term shift in the Earth’s average temperatures and weather conditions....

New Delhi: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its record flyby of the Sun -- just 6.1 million km -- on Christmas Eve. Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe aims to explore the mysteries of the Sun. This will be the first...

New Delhi: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has raised prices of its top-tier subscription service (Premium+) for his X social media platform by a massive 35 per cent for both new and existing users in India, including across global markets. Effective from December 21, the Premium+...

New Delhi: Demonstration of seed germination in outer space, a robotic arm to catch a tethered debris there, and testing of green propulsion systems are some of the experiments planned on the POEM-4 -- the fourth stage of ISRO's PSLV rocket that remains in orbit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has ranked second in the country for maximum increase in green cover inside recorded forest area, according to the latest India State of Forest Report-2023. Published biennially by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) since 1987, the report, which was released by Union...