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Air India Names Tewolde Gebremariam as New CEO
Tewolde Gebremariam appointed Air India CEO and Managing Director.
He will succeed Campbell Wilson, who is due to step down in September.
Gebremariam was reportedly earlier shortlisted to become CEO of Pakistan International…
PM Modi to Address IIT Delhi Convocation on August 8
PM Modi to attend IIT Delhi’s 57th Convocation as Chief Guest.
Over 3,000 students, including 587 Ph.D. scholars, to receive degrees.
PM to present IIT Delhi’s highest honours to meritorious students.
Param Pragya AI-powered…
India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-4 Ballistic Missile
Agni-4 successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
Test validated all operational and technical parameters.
Launch conducted on August 6 in Odisha.
Test carried out under the Strategic Forces Command.
GG…
BRICS Industry Ministers Adopt Joint Declaration in Jaipur
BRICS Industry Ministers adopted a Joint Declaration aimed at strengthening industrial cooperation.
Members finalised a cooperation framework for SMEs and an action plan for the photovoltaic industry.
India proposed a BRICS…
Tarun Tejpal Gets 10-Year Jail Term in Rape Case
Bombay High Court’s Goa Bench sentenced Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison in the 2013 rape case.
Court highlighted the professional power imbalance between Tejpal and the junior journalist.
Tejpal claimed political vendetta and…
PM Modi, Netanyahu Review India-Israel Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone.
Both leaders reviewed progress in the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership.
Modi and Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to…
Gaganyaan Clears Key Human-Rating Milestones
Gaganyaan has achieved major milestones in critical human-rating and crew safety systems.
First uncrewed mission carrying Vyommitra is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Two additional uncrewed missions are planned in 2027…
India Rules Out US Ethanol Imports for Fuel Blending
Government rejects reports of India planning large-scale ethanol imports from the US.
Ethanol used under India’s fuel-blending programme is sourced entirely from domestic producers.
No concessions or commitments on US ethanol…
GOBARdhan Gets ₹23,731-Cr Push for Clean Energy Expansion
Union Cabinet approves GOBARdhan scheme with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore.
Scheme targets nearly ten-fold growth in domestic Compressed Biogas production.
CBG producers to get assured offtake, stable pricing, capital support and…
Cabinet Clears ₹8,970-Crore Guwahati-Tezpur Highway
CCEA approves 135.87-km four-lane Guwahati-Tezpur corridor along NH-15.
Project to be developed at a capital cost of ₹8,970.20 crore.
Highway will include five major bypasses and a 4.9-km Emergency Landing Facility.
Corridor…