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Clean farming: BIS notifies India’s first testing standard for electric tractors; aims to boost adoption

India has taken a step towards cleaner farm mechanisation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) rolling out the country’s first testing standard for electric agricultural tractors. The new standard, IS 19262:2025 titled Electric Agricultural Tractors – Test Code, was released on December 24 by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad…

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Delhi pollution: GRAP-IV flags polluters, but gaps in emission testing cloud true picture; over 10k vehicles fail test | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that over 10,000 vehicles have failed emission tests since the implementation of GRAP-4 and over 2 lakh have been issued Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. He added that govt is also upgrading all PUC centres with high-capacity equipment to reduce delays and ensure accurate emission testing….

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‘Illegal nuclear activities keeping with Pakistan’s history’: India takes note of Donald Trump’s nuke testing remark – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said that India had taken note of US President Donald Trump’s remarks that Pakistan was testing nuclear weapons, terming it “clandestine and illegal”. The reaction came after Trump justified the States’ move to resume nuke testing following Russia, China, North Korea and Pakistan’s suit.“Clandestine and illegal…

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US tests ‘doomsday’ ballistic missile days after Trump vows to restart nuclear testing after 30-year pause

The United States fired a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump urged the military to restart nuclear weapons testing for the first time in over 30 years.The unarmed nuclear-capable missile was launched by the Air Force Global Strike Command from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, reports…

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‘Committed to peaceful development’: China denies testing nukes, rejects Trump’s claim; reaffirms no-first-use policy

Donald Trump (AP image) and Beijing spokesperson Mao Ning (FMPRC website) China on Monday firmly denied claims by US President Donald Trump that it has been secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests. The government reiterated its long-standing commitment to a moratorium on nuclear testing and its policy of peaceful development.Responding to questions at a regular press…

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‘Pakistan conducting nuclear tests’: Donald Trump makes big claim; justifies US’ decision to resume testing

File photo: US President Donald Trump and Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan is among several countries actively testing nuclear weapons, asserting that this justifies his administration’s decision to resume America’s own nuclear testing after more than 30 years.In an interview with CBS News’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, Trump…

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‘Have enough nukes to blow world 150 times’: Nuclear testing, Mamdani & more — 10 things Donald Trump told 60 Minutes

US President Donald Trump appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes in his first interview with the network since settling a lawsuit with CBS News earlier this year. Trump had famously walked out of a 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl before the 2020 election, accusing the show of bias. Trump later sued the company over the…

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‘If they’re going to do it … ‘: Trump doubles down on nuclear testing plan; underground tests on cards?

US President Donald Trump on Friday reaffirmed that the US would resume nuclear testing, following his announcement this week that he was directing the Pentagon to restart the weapons tests.While talking with reporters on Air Force One in midair, Trump gave an indirect answer when asked whether he would include the traditional underground nuclear tests…

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‘US behind China but will catch up’: Scott Bessent after Trump orders resumption of nuclear weapons testing; move follows Russia’s trials

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in 33 years, saying it was crucial to help America “certainly catch up” with China.“The US is lagging China in nuclear power development, but we can certainly catch up,” Bessent said during an…

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