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Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2 from blast furnace gas

Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2 from blast furnace gas

Tata Steel on Tuesday commissioned a 5-tonne per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works, making it the country’s first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas. The Plant has the capability to capture 5 tonnes of CO2 per day (5-tonne per […]

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Shoonya Program: Niti Aayog launches for promoting zero-pollution delivery vehicles

Shoonya Program: Niti Aayog launches for promoting zero-pollution delivery vehicles

NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, launched Shoonya—an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery. The main purpose of the Shoonya initiative is to promote zero-pollution delivery

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iRASTE project: Nitin Gadkari launches AI-powered road safety project to reduce accidents by 50%

iRASTE project: Nitin Gadkari launches AI-powered road safety project to reduce accidents by 50%

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday launched “iRASTE”, an Artificial Intelligence-powered project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra with the aim of reducing accidents by 50 percent in Vidarbha’s biggest city. The Full form of iRASTE is Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering.The Govt will focus on vehicle safety in the

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Swami Brahmanand Award 2021

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar conferred with Swami Brahmanand Award 2021

Mathematician Anand Kumar was Monday conferred with the Swami Brahmanand Award 2021 for his contribution in the field of education through his ‘Super 30’ initiative, which prepares underprivileged students for the IIT entrance exam. He received the award from professor Roop Kishore Shastri, the vice-chancellor of Haridwar’s Gurukula Kangri deemed university, at a function in

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World Lymphoma Awareness Day

World Lymphoma Awareness Day: 15 September

The World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is observed globally on September 15 every year. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about lymphoma and the particular emotional and psychosocial challenges facing patients and caregivers suffering from different forms of lymphoma. WLAD is a global initiative, initiated in 2004 by the Lymphoma Coalition (LC), a non-profit network organisation of 83

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National Engineer’s Day: 15 September

National Engineer’s Day: 15 September

India celebrates Engineer’s Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the greatest Indian Engineer, Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, on September 15 every year. Engineer’s Day is celebrated to pay rich tributes to Bharat Ratna Visvesvaraya who was regarded as the ‘Father of Modern Mysore’. In India, the Engineer’s Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to recognize the

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Brendan Taylor of Zimbabwe Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Brendan Taylor of Zimbabwe Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket and stated that his final match in the national colours will the ODI against Ireland on Monday. He made the announcement while playing third final ODI match on September 13, 2021, against Ireland. The 34-year batsman made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe in

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Joe Root

Joe Root of England and Ireland’s Eimear Richardson named ICC Players of the Month for August 2021

England captain Joe Root was voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2021 for his consistent performances in the first three Tests against India which were part of the ICC World Test Championship series.  Among women, Ireland’s Eimear Richardson has bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2021.

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