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This digital transformation eliminates the need to visit billing offices or endure long queues for bill corrections. Noida: Consumers can now scan a QR code provided by the power department to avail real-time, faceless and paperless redress of billing grievances from anywhere. Launched on Sunday as part of a major service improvement initiative, this digital…
The government has approved an Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS 5.0) with an outlay of Rs 18,100 crore to support MSMEs and airlines hit by the West Asia conflict, PTI reported.The scheme is expected to enable additional credit flow of Rs 2.55 lakh crore, including Rs 5,000 crore earmarked for the aviation sector.“The scheme…
GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti OptoSAR satellite integrated inside the payload fairing ahead of its Sunday’s launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking a milestone in all-weather Earth observation NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Indian space-tech startup GalaxEye on Sunday announced the launch of Drishti — a made-in-India satellite that combines radar and optical sensors in real…
The Asian Development Bank on Sunday rolled out an ambitious $70 billion regional investment roadmap to strengthen electricity links and digital infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific by 2035, in a push to improve resilience, reduce costs and widen access, PTI reported.The package combines two large programmes –a $50 billion Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative and…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye placed its first commercial satellite — Drishti — in orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket on Sunday. Terming it the “world’s first OptoSAR satellite”, the firm said the launch was a milestone in the advancement of Earth observation technologies and reinforcing India’s growing capabilities in the global space sector.“Weighing 190kg, Mission…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that the military forces have struck two “shadow fleet” oil tankers near the entrance to Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, highlighting Kyiv’s continued focus on disrupting Moscow’s energy network.“Our warriors continue to apply sanctions against the Russian shadow oil fleet, they hit two such vessels in the…
India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase NEW DELHI: India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase.Officials have said there…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising inflation, flagging a steep surge in commercial LPG cylinder prices, including a Rs 993 jump in a single day.The Congress leader said he had earlier warned that inflationary pressures would rise after the…
Russia has successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking a key milestone in the country’s space programme, according to its space agency Roscosmos.The launch took place late on April 30 at 2100 Moscow time, with the rocket lifting off without any reported issues. Roscosmos…
Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched a new political outfit named Telangana Rashtra Sena (TRS) in Hyderabad, nearly seven months after parting ways with the party. HYDERABAD: Former BRS leader and daughter of ex-Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha on Saturday launched…
