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India launches feasibility study for Indus water transfer plan, read all about this ambitious project planned to divert surplus Chenab flow from J &...

India has chalked out an inter-basin water transfer plan for full utilisation of its share of Indus river waters. A feasibility study is being undertaken for a 113-km canal for diverting surplus flows from Jammu & Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

What are India’s strategic petroleum reserves and how they help secure Indian energy needs in case of any oil crisis resulting from escalating Middle...

The reason behind such sustainable supply of crude oil amid tensions is the consistent expansion of its Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR). The programme to stockpile crude oil predates Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, since he took office, India’s SPRs have increased exponentially.

What may have caused the Air India crash in Ahmedabad? A deep dive into probable technical failures

In the wake of India's worst aviation tragedy in decades, we set out to explore plausible causes that may have caused the Air India Dreamliner to crash, just moments after take-off.

With Israel and Iran at the brink of a war, read all about Iran’s nuclear program and how the threat posed by it has...

Enriched uranium is a critical component in both nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. Natural uranium consists of about 99.3% uranium 238, which is not suitable for fission. Only 0.7% is uranium 235, which is the fissile material needed to generate nuclear energy or build a bomb.

How Global Capability Centres policy of UP govt is set to generate 2 lakh jobs, transform the state into a GCC hub: Here is...

Meanwhile, Advanced (Unnat) Global Capability Centres are the ones which undertake a minimum capital investment of Rs 50–75 crore and which create employment for at least 300–500 employees depending upon the city.

Ahmedabad air tragedy puts Boeing back in the dock: How long can this culture of negligence fly?

Boeing's staff members have regularly come out as whistleblowers to expose the American multinational corporation.

Russia-Ukraine war is seeing large scale use of drones including Fiber Optics drones, read all about them and why they have become the preferred...

Both Russia and Ukraine are connecting several of their first-person view (FPV) drones to their commanders via fiber optic cables rather than using radio waves around the battlefield.

As netizens outrage over new AC temperature rules, understand why the rules are being introduced, their impact on Indian homes and how they compare...

The Indian government mandating standardisation of AC temperatures between 20°C and 28°C is likely to significantly help the nation reduce power consumption, slashing electricity bills, and promoting energy efficiency.

How dependent is NASA on Elon Musk’s SpaceX? Trump-Musk break up, decommissioning the Dragon and more: Explained here

SpaceX's Dragon is the only NASA option for delivering crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

13000+ properties worth ₹1 lakh crore: Know what is enemy property, about Waqf Board’s attempts to usurp them, and how Modi Govt ensured such...

Enemy properties are those properties which belonged to those people who left India during the India-Pakistan partition of 1947 or after 1962 (war with China), 1965 and 1971 (wars with Pakistan) and took citizenship of Pakistan or China.

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