December inflation eased to 3.1% on a year-on-year basis, down from November's inflation of 3.2%, data from Stats SA showed.Stats SA released the inflation figures on Wednesday. The consumer price inflation increased by 0.2% on a month-on-month basis. Overall the average consumer inflation for 2020 inflation was 3.3%The main contributors to December's annual inflation of 3.1% were food and non-alcoholic b

December inflation eases to 3.1%

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Russian vessel in a bid to stop completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from carrying Russian natural gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea.The sanctions against the Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna and its owner, KVT-RUS, is a departing salvo against Nord Stream 2 as President Donald Trump leaves office after hotly contesting the pipeline.The U.S. 

U.S. Sanctions Russian Ship Working On Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): India Smart Grid Forum, a PPP initiative of Government of India, is organising the 7th edition of their annual flagship event - India Smart Utility Week (ISUW 2021) from 02 - 05 March 2021, which is an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Smart Mobility for Smarter Cities on Digital Platform (ISUW 2021 will bring together India's leading Electricity, G

ISGF announces the 7th edition of India Smart Utility Week

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 20 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday inspected Laxmi Barrage constructed at Medigadda and paid floral tributes to Godavari waters.
"The Telangana farming community has faced hardships for decades. We have resolved in the initial stages that once Telangana State is formed, farmers should get adequate water supply for two crops and that will be the result 

Telangana CM inspects Medigadda Barrage

French oil giant Total said Monday that it would pay $2.5 billion for a 20% stake in India's Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), a major solar energy producer, as it diversifies away from fossil fuels into renewables.Along with the 20% direct stake comes a 50% holding in a portfolio of solar energy assets operated by AGEL, part of the Adani group, Total said in a statement.The two companies have had a part

France&#039;s Total takes stake in Indian solar energy group Adani

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Ministry of Power (MoP) on Tuesday advised all States and Union Territories to ensure uninterrupted availability of continuous and reliable power supply at all the vaccine cold chain storage points and session sites in view of the ongoing vaccination drive in the country.
In a letter addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary (Power/Energy) of all S

'Ensure uninterrupted power at vaccine cold chain storage'

Turkmenistan has become the first country in Central Asia to certify Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.The Russian Direct Investment Fund, or RDIF, the sovereign wealth fund behind the vaccine's development, crowed that this was because its "partners highly evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine." But where else is Turkmenistan supposed to turn?While Ashgabat has said that it is willing

Turkmenistan: Power to the Afghan people

&copy; Provided by Xinhua | &Solar systems are becoming an increasingly popular form of alternative energy in Bangladesh. LDC Group of Bangladesh, a Chinese garment manufacturer, is one of the factories switching towards the green power in the South Asian

Chinese garment manufacturer going green in Bangladesh

Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 19 (ANI): Stating that fuel prices had gone up because of lower production in oil-producing nations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that the lower production had caused an imbalance in demand and supply.
"Our main challenge is, we have to import 80 per cent of crude oil of our requirement. Due to coronaviru

Pressure on fuel price due to imbalance in demand and suppl

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) --The Manila City government on Monday, January 18, received nine COVID-19 vaccine refrigeration units in line with the preparation for the upcoming vaccination activities in the nation's capital.Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso inspected the machines upon arrival at the Sta. Ana Hospital where the city's COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Facility will be built.The hospita

Manila acquires COVID-19 vaccine refrigeration units

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed one per cent lower on Monday as traders booked profits during second half of the session across all sectors.
The BSE SP Sensex was down by 470 points or 0.96 per cent at 48,564 while the Nifty 50 slipped by 152 points or 1.06 per cent to 14,281.
All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red zone with Nifty metal dipping b

Sensex sinks 470 points on profit booking, metals dip

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 18 (ANI): The Tanta village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district received electricity for the first time on Sunday, ending decades of darkness. The electrification of the village was taken up on the orders of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after a group of locals put forth their grievance before him at the last 'LG's Mulaqaat-Live Public Grievanc

Kashmir village receives electricity for first time

Kashmir village receives electricity for the first time

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to break his isolation by mending relations with the EUUS-President elect Joe Biden's election win appears to be at least partially responsible for Erdogan's shift.Erdogran was once a close friend to Trump, meaning the upcoming US administration may lead to a hostile alliance.Fa

Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU

Turkmenistan on Friday opened a gas compressor station it hopes will help boost natural gas supplies to China and elsewhere.Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said this week during a meeting with China's ambassador that the new pumping station could more than double volumes of gas pumped into the Central Asia-China gas pipeline.Delegates from the local branch of the China National Petroleum Corpora

Turkmenistan opens gas pumping station with eye on China

A Russian judge on Monday ruled that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be held in custody for 30 days until February 15, his spokeswoman said, a day after he was detained at a Moscow airport after flying home for the first time since he was poisoned last summer."The court arrested Navalny for 30 days. Until February 15," Kira Yarmysh, his spokeswoman, wrote on Twitter.Navalny was detained at a Moscow a

Russian judge orders Kremlin critic Navalny held for 30 days

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, maintained steady expansion in 2020 as the country ended the year with a solid economic recovery despite the ravaging COVID-19 epidemic. Total power use in China rose 3.1 percent year on year to 7.5 trillion kWh in 2020, data from the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed. Specifically, power consumpt

China&#039;s 2020 power use up 3.1 pct

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- About one year away from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, China is delivering on its bid promises of hosting a "Green Olympics." Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, started on Monday an inspection tour of the venues and preparation work of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Provin

Xi Focus: China advances preparation for green 2022 Winter Olympics

CAIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki and the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Konstantinos Floros discussed on Monday strengthening military cooperation between Cairo and Athens. During a meeting in Cairo, the two officials discussed a number of issues of common interest in light of the current regional and international developments and their repercussions on the

Egyptian defense minister, Greek chief of staff discuss military ties

by Maria Spiliopoulou, Valentini Anagnostopoulou ATHENS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Greece has made significant progress in recent years on shifting to a greener energy model, and supporting investments in renewable energy sources (RES), the country warmly welcomes the expansion of Sino-Greek cooperation in this field, Alexandra Sdoukou, secretary general for energy and mineral resources at the Greek Ministry of Enviro

Feature: Athens welcomes Sino-Greek cooperation in green transition

March Madness has been scheduled for March 18 through the championship game on April 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the NCAA announced Tuesday.The schedule tailors the event in the age of the coronavirus for maximum television exposure rather than convenience of travel.As previously announced, the entire tournament will be in Indiana, centered in Indianapolis.After Selection Sunday on Marc

March Madness full schedule announced

Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ ZimbabweChedra Ganye looks for bedding at Spinweave, which sells local cotton products. Zimbabwe's struggling economy has hurt the cotton industry.Editorial Team Publication Date              HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Cotton farming runs through Loveness Ngwendu's veins.Her parents grew the crop, and in 1997, she decided to do the same in the hot, arid climes of Checheche, 

Cotton Farmers Decry End of Cash Payments

Workers at an oil refinery in eastern Uzbekistan have been on strike since January 10 over reported job cut plans.Management at the refinery denies that it is mulling mass layoffs.RFE/RL's Uzbek service, Radio Ozodlik, reported on January 19 that workers at the Altyaryk plant in the Ferghana province have resorted to sit-ins on the street to drive their point home. Footage captured by the broadcaster show

Uzbekistan: Refinery workers strike over alleged layoff plans

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned three individuals, fourteen entities, and six vessels for their ties to a Mexico-based network involved in the sale of Venezuelan oil benefitting the government of President Nicolas Maduro.The list of actors designated by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) includes an Italian and a Swiss citizen, as well as a Venezuelan-Spanish dual citizen. The 

US Sanctions 23 Actors With Ties to Venezuelan Oil

New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): India dispatched the first consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Male in the Maldives on January 20.
The flight will first arrive in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and then leave for Male.
With this, Maldives (along with Bhutan) has become the first recipient of India's gift of the Covishield vaccines, manufac

India dispatches 100,000 Covishield vaccines to Maldives

The LPGA launches its 71st season on Thursday with plans for a 34-event global campaign paying a record $76.45 million in prize money but a lame duck commissioner.A field of 25 women will gather with celebrities for the LPGA Tournament of Champions at Four Seasons in Orlando to begin the 2021 campaign after a 2020 season that endured a five-month shutdown due to Covid-19."In many ways, th

LPGA launches 34-stop &#039;21 season with Champions tourney

Two more Australian Open players have tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities revealed on Wednesday, taking to the number of cases linked to the tennis tournament to 10.It is the latest blow to preparations for the year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne - which has already be delayed by three weeks due to the pandemic.A string of infections detected by Australian authorities have f

Australian Open cluster grows as 2 more players test positive

Canada's transport ministry said Monday it has approved the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again starting on Wednesday, ending a nearly two-year grounding following two deadly crashes.After a review of design changes and additional pilot training for the jetliner, Transport Canada said it "will lift the existing Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) which prohibits commercial operation of the aircraft in Canadian airspace on January 

Canada clears Boeing 737 MAX to fly again

Jodhpur [India], January 20 (ANI): French A-400M tactical aircraft arrived at Jodhpur on Tuesday to participate in the Indo-French bilateral exercise Desert Knight 21.
"Today, French A-400M tactical aircraft arrived at Jodhpur. Welcome to India!" tweeted Indian Air Force (IAF).
The bilateral exercise is being held at Air Force Station Jodhpur from January 20 to 24.
"The bilateral Air Exercise, Desert Knight Exercise betwe

French A-400M tactical aircraft arrives at Jodhpur

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): Following the news that Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas have broken-up after only under a year of dating, a cut-out of Ana was found discarded in the trash outside Affleck's California home.
While things sound amicable between the now-exes, the trash at Affleck's home painted a slightly more awkward picture than what was visible.
According to E! News, in the photos published by 'The Daily M

Ana de Armas' cut-out spotted in Ben Affleck's trash

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force are set to hold the bilateral exercise Desert Knight-21 at the Air Force Station Jodhpur from January 20 to 24.
IAF's Mirage 2000, Su-30 MKI, Rafale, and IL-78 Flight Refuelling Aircraft will feature in the exercise. Meanwhile, the French side will participate with Rafale, Airbus A-330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, A-400M Tac

IAF, French Air Force to hold bilateral exercise in Jodhpur

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release financial assistance of around Rs 2,691 crores to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a release that the Union Rural Development Minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will also be present on the occasion.
"The assistance would 

PM Modi to release financial assistance under PMAY-G

PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week, 22 months after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes, AFP reports.'For us, the MAX will be able to fly again starting next week,' after publication of a direct

EU to allow Boeing to fly 737 MAX next week

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court has directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT)-appointed committee for river monitoring to submit before it a copy of its report regarding recommendations made for the improvement of the quality of the Yamuna river water.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said along with the report, the NGT-appointed committee should also apprise it of the extent to wh

SC directs NGT panel to present recommendations for Yamuna

Kenya Airways mulls more cargo flights to China as Sino-Africa trade grows

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI/SRV Media): Ignite India Education, the institute founded on Former President of India Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's vision has helped thousands of students with a number of entrance examinations.
Established in 2006, the Institute's goal has been to guide, mentor and inspire the youth interested in the fields of Architecture, Design, Fashion, Fine Arts, Interior designing, Law, Hote

Ignite India Education continues to mentor those who dream

Nobody in the USSR knew that its potential enemy had dozens of Soviet fighters in combat service.Aerial combat training is an essential element in the training of military pilots. It is for this purpose that the air forces of many countries set up dedicated squadrons, so-called "aggressors", whose task it is to imitate the enemy during exercises.Usually, the role of enemy fighters is performed by domestic

How Americans secretly used Soviet aircraft

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): American actor, director Ben Affleck and girlfriend Ana de Armas have split after almost a year of dating, according to a new report.
Fox News quoted a report by People magazine which states that the breakup happened because the 48-year-old actor-director and the 32-year-old star de Armas are at "different points in their lives.""There is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to wan

Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas split: Report

DES MOINES, IOWA - Eleven students from Brazil and Chile have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a northwest Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food manufacturer, and a packaging company of human trafficking and involuntary servitude.The lawsuit filed January 11 in the Northern District of Iowa says Western Iowa Tech Community College and J&L Staffing, both in Sioux City, lured the students to Io

US College Accused of Human Trafficking

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday met state governor Phagu Chauhan to express his concern about the law and order situation in the state and later alleged that criminals were "fearlessly committing crimes and the common man is afraid".
The RJD leader said they submitted a memorandum to the Governor.
The memorandum sought dismissal of Nitish Kumar government

Tejashwi meets Bihar Governor

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): A total of 38 Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft and four helicopters of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast at the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year.
The Public Relation Officer (PRO)of IAF on Monday said, "A total of 42 aircraft including 15 fighters, five transport aircraft, 17 helicopters and one vintage aircraft of the Indian Air Force will participate in this y

42 aircraft will flypast in Republic Day parade 2021

The number of players under a strict quarantine ahead of the Australian Open has grown to 72 after another person aboard a charter aircraft headed to Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19.

Players under the mandated hard quarantine will not be allowed to practice or have training time for at least two weeks.

These players flew to Australia on flights arranged by the tournament, and three planes had at least one person 

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