Hisar (Haryana) [India], February 28 (ANI): Khap panchayat in Hisar on Saturday decided to increase the rate of milk against farm laws and rising fuel prices.
"We have decided to give milk at the price of Rs 100/litre. We urge dairy farmers to sell milk at the same price to government cooperative societies," said the Panchayat spokesperson.
Many people were sitting in agitation against the rising fuel prices coupled with 

Khap panchayat in Hisar decides to increase rate of milk

Tokyo [Japan], February 27 (ANI): Already suffering from economic woes and price hikes caused by the US sanctions and government mismanagement, the COVID-19 pandemic, the severe air pollution and now the blackouts, many people in Iran were outraged to learn that the Chinese are supposedly devouring the country's electricity in their bitcoin mining farms, especially a big one in the city of Rafsanjan in Kerman province, so

China's bitcoin mining increases unfavorable views

The defenders of Leningrad found many means to hide the city from enemy aviation. The Siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) lasted 872 days from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944. German troops were bombing the city heavily, so the residents had to camouflage it quickly. Firstly, all the landmarks were being used as an aiming reference for the enemy's aviation. Secondly, everything possible had to be done to s

How sieged Leningrad was camouflaged during WWII

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): ABB Power Products India has reported 6.9 per cent fall in total revenues for the December quarter (Q3 FY21) on a consolidated basis at Rs 1,044 crore.
The company formed two years ago by demerger from ABB India's power grid business.
While the Covid-19 pandemic impacted revenues, it is yet to see its topline revenues fully recover. The company caters to the power segment and d

ABB Power Products posts Q3 revenue at Rs 1,044 crore

U.S. President Joe Biden visits the state of Texas on Friday to survey the extensive damage caused by a severe winter storm that triggered power outages and the loss of drinking water to millions of homes during the coronavirus pandemic.Biden and his wife, Jill, will visit a food bank in Houston, the largest city in Texas. They will also tour an emergency operations center before the president delivers remarks a

Biden Visits Texas to Survey Storm Damage

An oil-rich province in western Kazakhstan has unveiled what it claims might be its largest discovery of hydrocarbons in the nation's post-independence history.The announcement on February 25 by officials in Mangystau province presents a glimmer of positive news in a torrid year for the economy."According to experts, this is the largest reservoir of hydrocarbons found in the region in the over 30 years of

Kazakhstan: New large oil field discovered in Caspian region

French safety officials on Thursday gave the green light to extend the lifetime of the country's oldest of nuclear power plants as it seeks to boost the share of renewables in its power mix.Nuclear energy currently provides nearly 70% of French electricity, more than in any other country.France, hoping to reduce that share to 50% by 2035 - a target pushed back from an earlier 2025 date - with the help of 

France&#039;s oldest nuclear power plants to see lifetime extended

Mining company Gold Fields has been given the go-ahead to develop a 40MW solar plant. It will provide around a fifth of the energy to keep the South Deep mine running.Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland hailed the move as a "strong, positive" message to miners and investors. Gold Fields has been given a given the green light by the e

Gold Fields granted go-ahead to generate solar power

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- A mobile field hospital, consisting of 13 trucks and donated by China, is expected to boost Argentina's medical capacity amid the ravaging pandemic. Each of the 13 trucks corresponds to a different function of the mobile hospital, including an operating vehicle, a first aid vehicle, an X-ray diagnostic vehicle, a biochemical lab vehicle, a sterilization vehicle and an energy sup

Feature: Chinese field hospital helps Argentina fight against pandemic

Lebanon&#39;s cash for power generation may run out at the end of March, says minister Reuters

Lebanon&#39;s cash for power generation may run out at the end of March, says minister

Bangladesh scraps nine coal power plants as overseas finance dries up Climate Home

Bangladesh scraps nine coal power plants as overseas finance dries up

Flint man shot multiple times, crashes into utility pole WJRT

Flint man shot multiple times, crashes into utility pole

New program can help with lapsed rental, utility payments WMUR Manchester

New program can help with lapsed rental, utility payments

Laredo Utilities Department postpones bill dues due to outages Laredo Morning Times

Laredo Utilities Department postpones bill dues due to outages - Laredo Morning Times

College Station Utilities suspending late fees, disconnects until March 1 KAGSTV.com

College Station Utility customers could see higher bills - kagstv.com

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Water Utility Hack Could Inspire More Intruders

New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives Greentech Media News

New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives

SUV crashes into utility pole, snaps it in half in Springfield Springfield News Sun

SUV crashes into utility pole, snaps it in half in Springfield

Capital Highlights: Millions of Texans dealing with water supply issues Stephenville Empire-Tribune

Capital highlights millions of Texas dealing with water supply issues

Corpus Christi announces water utility bill relief program KRIS Corpus Christi News

Corpus Christi announces water utility bill relief program

The winter storms that have swept across the U.S., particularly Texas, upending the energy market and knocking out power for millions of people, have delivered a windfall for Macquarie Group, with the Australian bank lifting its profit outlook for 2021 by as much as 10 percent, just two weeks after warning that earnings would be "slightly down"."Extreme winter weather conditions in North America have significant

Australia's Macquarie raises profit guidance after US winter freeze

Macquarie's shares up 3.5% to A$147.15, highest level in a year

Macquarie profits up by $317 million due to Texas deep freeze

Swiss-based Afriland First Group SA star's performer is its banking unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Information provided by whistleblowers suggest Afriland Congo did business with risky clientele, including Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler and firm believed to be a subsidiary of a sanctioned company linked to a financier of Lebanon's Hezbollah. <strong

Hezbollah and Israel&#039;s richest were both welcome at a DRC bank

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on February 27 that Iran is likely behind an explosion earlier this week on an Israeli-owned cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.The MV Helios Ray, a vehicle carrier, was traveling from the Saudi port of Dammam to Singapore when it was struck by an explosion on February 25.'The location of the ship in relative close proximity to Iran raises the belief that Iran was r

Israel Says Iran Likely Behind Explosion On Israeli-Owned Cargo Ship

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): The Income Tax Department on Friday seized Rs 8.30 crores in cash after conducting searches in 11 places across Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Kolkata on a business group that leads in the manufacture and sale of tiles and sanitaryware.
As per a statement, surveys have also been conducted in nine places cash from the business group based in Chennai.
Unaccounted sale and purchase of tiles hav

IT raids on leading tile company, Rs 8.30 cr seized

SUBUBU FOREST, ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA - In Nigeria, Friday's predawn abduction of 317 female students from a government school in Zamfara state was the latest in a surge of kidnappings in the country's north.It's not yet clear who was responsible for the girls' abduction. But members of an armed gang who met with a VOA Hausa reporter and another journalist at their Sububu Forest hideout in Zamfara earlier this w

Nigerian Bandits Blame Crime on Government Neglect

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered immediate inspections of all Boeing 777-200 planes using Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines.This follows the February 20 near-catastrophe when a United 777 had its engine catch fire during a flight.Debris from the engine fell onto a Colorado residential neighborhood.The engine fire occurred on United Airlines flight UA328, carr

U.S. orders inspections of all United 777-200 planes after engine fire

Increased engine inspections follow United 777 near-catastrophe

Inspectors to seek out metal failure as cause of United engine fire

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre's Jal Shakti Ministry is about to launch a 100-day campaign called 'Catch the Rain' to promote water conservation in the country.
The Prime Minister made the statement while addressing this year's second 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme.
The Prime Minister said water is a collective gift of nature to humankind, and it is the collect

Centre to launch campaign to promote water conservation: PM

Guwahati (Assam)/Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 28 (ANI): India's northeast region has been experiencing a tourism boom in recent times with a rapidly expanding network of airports, which has been a most significant contributor.
Airports Authority of India (AAI), the largest airport operator has been tirelessly striving to establish a robust, futuristic airport infrastructure in North East India that can meet the ne

Airports in North-east India operating, expanding

Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): At present, India has two aircraft carriers - INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat, while it is planning to develop the third - INS Vishaal by 2030. The question arises why is India developing a fleet of aircraft carriers?Robert Farley, writing for The National Interest - American bimonthly international affairs magazine, wrote that the rationale behind India's carrier force development has 

Rationale behind India developing fleet of aircraft carrier

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 27 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday slammed the Congress, saying India lost Aksai chin and Tibet, and large areas of the country's territory were captured by China during their tenure.
"During Congress' tenure, we lost Aksai chin and Tibet, and large areas of ours were captured by China. This is for the first time that China had to go back," said Prakash Javadekar

During Congress' tenure, we lost Aksai chin: Javadekar

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 27 (ANI): Unregistered flights from China have been landing every night in Myanmar carrying unknown goods and personnel from China, for over a week now, despite a ban on international flights by the Myanmar military, which took over the country in a recent coup, according to a report published by an Australian think tank.
"The Chinese government and Myanmar Airways have claimed the planes wer

Myanmar, China transporting unknown goods : Report

The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that aims to provide relief to businesses, governments and millions of Americans whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus crisis.Lawmakers voted early Saturday along party lines in the Democratic-controlled House, passing the measure by a vote of 219-212. The passage puts Biden on a path to his first majo

US House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Some intemperate remarks about Russian weaponry from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led the country to the precipice of a military coup this week, and the political crisis loomed large over the entire post-war recovery.In a February 23 interview with local television, Pashinyan said that the Iskander missiles in Armenia's armory - the most sophisticated weapons it possesses - were effectively duds. The 

Post-war report: Pashinyan misfired with insult of Russian missiles

The U.S. House of Representatives votes Friday on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package that aims to provide relief to businesses, governments and millions of Americans whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus crisis.Lawmakers are expected to vote largely along party lines in the Democratic-controlled House. Passage would give Biden his first major legislative victory since entering of

US House to Vote on $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill

The Croatian Legion was the only foreign unit that the Nazis recruited in the Battle of Stalingrad. Its members thought it a great honor, not yet knowing what nightmare awaited them there.The so-called Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was set up under the patronage of Germany and Italy on the ruins of the destroyed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941. When, two months later, Germany invaded the USSR, the NDH c

How Croatian military units fought against the USSR in WWII

Analytical horseplayers are conditioned to follow the top jockeys and trainers on big race days."Nothing succeeds like success," is a well-worn truism and, indeed, it's usually the high- ranking connections who dominate prestigious races.Yet, Saturday's Jonsson Workwear Cape Derby (Grade 1) features an unbeaten, odds-on favourite, the outstanding Elusive Fort colt, Kommetdieding, prepared by Michelle Rix 

Cape Derby glory beckons at Kenilworth

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's internal watchdog is reviewing a former Boeing engineer's allegations that he was unfairly investigated by the FBI on suspicion that he was spying for China, according to correspondence and court filings reviewed by The Associated Press. It's the latest challenge related to secretive surveillance powers used in some terrorism and espionage cases.The inspector general review 

Watchdog Reviews Complaint about FBI Surveillance Warrant

In an industry first, Airbus has unveiled the lifetime carbon emissions of its aircraft, a move that will help measure the aviation sector's progress towards its goal of reducing carbon emissions.Airbus executive vice president Julie Kitcher said it was an opportunity to increase transparency in the industry."We really want to demonstrate our commitment to driving decarbonisation of the sector," she said.

Airbus reveals carbon footprint of planes amid climate pressure

By Terry Crawford-BrowneAn Israeli documentary film called The Lab was made in 2013. It was shown in Pretoria and Cape Town, Europe, Australia and the US and won numerous awards, even including at the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival.[i]The thesis of the film is that the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank is a "lab" so that Israel can boast that its weapons have been "battle-test

The Illegal Arms Trade and Israel

NICOSIA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' Health Ministry on Saturday updated the categorization of countries according to their coronavirus epidemiological situation, ahead of reopening the island's airports on March 1 to flights from all countries. Up to now, only a few flights are allowed daily to and from the eastern Mediterranean island's two international airports at Larnaca and Paphos. A Health Ministry

Cyprus updates country list ahead of airports reopening

HANOI -- Vietnam recorded six new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including two imported and four locally transmitted, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,426 as of 6:00 p.m. local time Friday, said the ministry. (Vietnam-COVID-19) - - - - LAGOS -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Nigeria has express

Xinhua world news summary at 1230 GMT, Feb. 26

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House on Thursday voted to pass an act that will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Decades in the making, the Equality Act was passed in the Democratic-controlled lower chamber in a 224-206 vote. Only three Republicans crossed the party line to vote yes with all the Democrats. (US-Legislation-LGBTQ) - - - - MOSCOW -- A Boeing 777 flight 

Xinhua world news summary at 1100 GMT, Feb. 26

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing here because of engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines said. The aircraft, which was en route from Hong Kong to Madrid, reported an "incorrect operation of the engine control sensor" mid-flight, and the crew members requested the landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. The emergency landing caused no injuries, s

1st LD: Boeing 777 flight makes emergency landing in Moscow

EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways explore deeper cooperation eTurboNews - Trends - Travel News

EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways explore deeper cooperation

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