- Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that nuclear energy offered potential but the government would remain “cautious” about tapping it for power generation. Speaking at the India Economic Summit here, Mr. Goyal reiterated the government’s aim of providing 24x7 power supply to all citizens by 2019, adding that the sector was likely to attract investments of around $250 billion in the next four to five years. Mr. Goyal’s comments seemed to be at odds with the current negotiations by the government, particularly in the field of nuclear technology, where India is negotiating with France and the U.S. for the latest “cutting edge technology.” On nuclear energy, Mr. Goyal pointed out that the U.S. and many European nations had stopped setting up nuclear plants.
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into IM operations has revealed that key members of the banned terror outfit have established contact with the al-Qaeda to carry out terror attacks in India.
- Sangita Awhale, from Saikkhed village in Washim district of Vidarbha, Maharashtra sold her gold mangalsutra to raise money to construct a toilet in her remote village home has earned kudos from people, and a felicitation by Rural Development Minister Pankaja Munde.
- A few days after Datsun GO failed the crash test conducted by Global NCAP, the consumer car safety testing body has asked Japanese car maker Nissan to withdraw the model from the Indian market, saying it was ‘sub-standard’.
- Financial Technologies will fully exit IEX by selling its entire stake to a clutch of investors, including TVS Shriram Growth Fund, for Rs.576.84 crore.
- A decorated ex-Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill has been unmasked as the man who pumped three shots to the head of elusive al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden during a top-secret 2011 raid on his hideout in Pakistan. Mr. O’Neill (38) is the SEAL Team Six member who fired the three shots to the head of the al-Qaeda leader during the raid, according to SOFREP, a website dedicated to military news.
Credits: The Hindu, Google.
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