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Sunita Williams to return to spacewalks after 12 long years.

ION correspondentJanuary 11, 2025January 11, 2025

Indian-origin NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams, who has been abroad the International Space Station (ISS) for over eight months now, is set to return to spacewalks after 12 long years...

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Punjab to install 663 more solar pumps for farmers, offers up to 80% subsidy.

ION correspondentJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Punjab’s New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora has said that 663 more solar water pumps for agricultural use will be installed within the next few months. Work...

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Operationalisation of Markichowk substation of Tanahun enhances Nepal’s integrated electricity system.

ION correspondentJanuary 5, 2025January 5, 2025

The construction of the 220/132 kV Markichowk substation at Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality, Tanahun, has been completed and is fully operational now. The Markichowk substation enables the transmission of electricity...

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Satellite Surveys to Bridge Gap Between Farmers’ Losses & Crop Insurance Compensation. Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

ION correspondentJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stated that in order to bridge the gap between the losses faced by farmers and the compensation they...

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European Union rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use same C-type charger comes into force.

ION correspondentDecember 29, 2024December 29, 2024

European Union rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force yesterday. The EU said it will cut costs and waste. Manufacturers...

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Samvidhan Diwas celebrated acros the country.

EditorNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

November 26, 2024 6:36 PM. In Jammu and Kashmir, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, today led the Constitution Day celebrations by reading out the Preamble...

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Germany assumes sabotage in damage to Baltic Sea telecom cables.

ION correspondentNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

November 19, 2024 9:13 PM. Germany has said it assumes that the damage caused to two telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea was an act of sabotage. German Defence...

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates Asia’s largest tech conclave ’27th Bengaluru Tech Summit’.

ION correspondentNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

November 19, 2024 1:54 PM. Asia’s largest tech conclave, the 27th Bengaluru Tech Summit was inaugurated by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru today. The Chief Minister highlighted Bengaluru’s...

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Dubai to launch world’s first electric air taxi service by 2026.

ION correspondentNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024

November 12, 2024 10:15 PM. In a pathbreaking move set to revolutionize urban transportation, Dubai has inked agreements at the World Government Summit 2024 to launch the world’s first...

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Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite, LignoSat, to Test Space-Grade Wood.

ION correspondentNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

November 5, 2024 9:35 PM. In Japan, the world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space today aims to prove that wood is a space-grade material. The satellite LignoSat...