Retail sales up 29% YoY to 101,994 units; Tata Motors shares hit all-time high. British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mumbai-headquartered automobile giant Tata Motors, posted a 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in wholesale volumes and 29 per cent growth in retail … Read more
Month: July 2023
Centre may set mandates for industrial use of green hydrogen: Official.
India has set a goal of producing 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, with about 70% of that marked for export markets, he said. India may set mandates for industries such as fertilisers and refineries to use green hydrogen, after consultations, the country’s renewable energy secretary … Read more
UCC will not affect NE Christians, tribals, Amit Shah tells Nagaland
Kohima: Amid growing opposition to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Nagaland and the rest of northeast India, a top source in the government told EastMojo that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the state government that tribals and Christians will not be disturbed by the UCC. Shah gave the assurance … Read more
Russian fighter jets harass American drone over Syria for second time in two days, US Air Force says
Russian fighter jets harassed an American drone operating over Syria for the second time in two days, according to the US Air Force, a sign of increasing friction between the two countries in Middle East airspace. On Thursday, a US MQ-9 Reaper drone was conducting a mission against ISIS targets … Read more
Mirabai Chanu 95% fit after injury, to miss Commonwealth C’ships
New Delhi: Recovering from a thigh injury she suffered about a month-and-a-half ago, Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu is now “95 per cent fit” but will not compete at the Commonwealth Championships at home next week, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav said on Thursday. The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, who … Read more
FSSAI conducting a scientific study of aspartame from an Indian perspective: Official
Food regulator FSSAI is conducting a comprehensive scientific study of non-sugar sweeteners and aspartame on the basis of insights pertaining to the country’s population, an official said on Thursday. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Advisor Harinder Oberoi also said that a panel is already working to … Read more
1,100 cadres of eight Adivasi outfits deposit arms in Assam
Guwahati: Altogether 1,100 cadres of eight Adivasi rebel outfits who had signed a peace agreement with the central and Assam governments formally deposited their arms to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday. The representatives of each outfit deposited their arms at a ceremony here. These groups have been on ceasefire since 2016. … Read more
PM Modi’s behaviour on Manipur shockingly bizarre: Congress
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday again launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on violence in Manipur and said that his behaviour on the situation in northeastern state is ‘shockingly bizarre’. “Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is visiting Chhattisgarh and UP tomorrow. Day after he will be in Telangana … Read more
Tomatoes worth ₹1.5 lakh stolen in Karnataka’s Hassan district
A case has been registered under section 379 ( theft) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and an investigation is underway. A farmer from the Goni Somanahalli village in Halebeedu taluk of the state’s Hassan district lost ₹1.5 lakh worth tomatoes in a theft, officials familiar with the matter said. The … Read more