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A Fifth of the Sowing Happens Now

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Roughly 29 per cent of the monsoon’s rain and about a fifth of India’s kharif sowing...

A Red Warning, and What the Colour Actually Means

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department put Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal under a red warning today. Most...

Container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India's largest container gateway

India Bought Liberia’s Palm Oil, Not Its Iron Ore

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Liberia’s Foreign Minister landed in Delhi this morning for two days of talks. Almost every account...

India backs battery storage, critical mineral processing with Rs 17,314 crore

Whose Land Is a Mineral-Bearing Land?

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Monsoon Session ends today, and the Rajya Sabha spent its last morning on a Bill...

Payments sector attracts $5.8 billion funding

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India's payments sector has attracted nearly $5.8 billion in funding across 371 disclosed equity rounds since...

India, Indonesia discuss defence cooperation

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia held the 12th Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST), with the discussions focussed on strengthening...

Indian space sector sees 440 startups

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Around 440 space technology startups are registered in India, while Indian private space companies are expected...

SC pulls up Centre, FSSAI on delay over warning labels

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on August 13 criticised the Central Government and the Food Safety and Standards...

Twelve Chip Sites, and the Long Wait for First Silicon

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India has approved ₹1,65,685 crore of semiconductor projects across 12 commercial facilities in six States. Three...

One in Eight Vehicles Sold in July Was Electric