Mosquito bite.jpg

Why mosquitoes bite you more: The surprising science behind being a ‘mosquito magnet’ |

Mosquitoes target people who release more carbon dioxide, body heat and skin chemicals that signal an easy blood meal/ Representative Image If you have ever stood outside with friends and watched mosquitoes ignore everyone else while repeatedly landing on you, the experience can feel personal. Scientists say it is not. According to decades of entomology…

Read More
1764616811 unnamed file.jpg

Rs 7,280 crore rare Earth magnet scheme: Industry hails REPM initiative; firms see reduced import dependence

Union Cabinet’s approval of a Rs 7,280 crore rare earth permanent magnet (REPM) scheme has been welcomed by industry executives as a major boost to India’s EV and electronics supply chains. The programme aims to create 6,000 metric tonnes per annum of integrated REPM capacity through five globally bid projects, supported by sales-linked incentives and…

Read More
The report had made recommendations on curbing illegal immigration regulating land transfer defining assamese identity and safeguarding it.jpg

Assam’s land a magnet for illegals, says report ‘suppressed’ for 41 years | India News

The report had made recommendations on curbing illegal immigration, regulating land transfer, defining ‘Assamese’ identity and safeguarding it GUWAHATI: Successive govts in Assam allowed the state’s “land and identity crisis” to fester for four decades while they kept under wraps a report that had flagged it as a ticking time bomb that led to the…

Read More
Article 17.jpg

Govt approves Rs 7,280 crore scheme for rare earth magnet manufacturing

NEW DELHI: Govt on Wed-nesday cleared an incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 7,280 crore for establishing domestic capacity for manufacturing 6,000 tonne of integrated rare earth magnets annually with the aim of breaking China’s stranglehold over this vital input for a host of industries ranging from automobiles to aerospace and defence.Govt will allot…

Read More
1761588096 pic 7.jpg

India’s rare earth push hits new roadblocks: China curbs key equipment exports; Rs 7,300 cr magnet plan at risk

India’s rare earth push hits new roadblocks (ANI) India’s Rs 7,300 crore plan to boost domestic production of rare earth minerals and magnets could face serious setbacks after China tightened export controls on key machinery and materials used in their processing. The new restrictions threaten to slow India’s drive for self-reliance in producing components that…

Read More