Day: December 30, 2020

Larsen & Toubro opens digitally-enabled Corporate Experience Centre ‘Planet L&T’

3:31 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has opened ‘Planet L&T’, a digitally-enabled Corporate Experience Centre that provides an immersive-experience through 12 high-tech zones. It said robots ‘Elle’ and ‘Tee’ navigate Planet L&T visitors, symbolising L&T’s thrust on state-of-the-art tech experiences. ”L&T, India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction […]

Farmers protesting at Delhi borders firm in their demands as Centre, farm unions set to resume talks

3:25 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: Thousands of farmers agitating against the three new central agriculture laws stayed put at their agitation venues near Delhi, which is going through a harsh spell of winter, unrelenting in their demand of withdrawal of the legislations On Wednesday, a cold wave swept Delhi as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.5 degrees Celsius. […]

Lockdown in Karnataka extended till June 7, says CM

Danger of coronavirus still not subsided: Karnataka CM

3:21 pm December 30, 2020

Bengaluru: The danger of coronavirus has still not subsided and even the slightest ignorance regarding the pandemic is not done, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday, as he ruled out any change in the safety guidelines for now. Appealing citizens to follow guidelines and take precautions, he also called on the UK […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Lockdown gains made and lost

3:18 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: A near-halt in normal life and economic activity, aimed at slowing down COVID-19 spread, yielded clear blue skies in Delhi, one of the most-polluted cities across the world. However, the gains from the COVID-19 lockdown did not last long as economic activity sputtered back to life, and air pollution returned to the city’s […]

Odia music maestro Shantanu Mohapatra dies at 84

3:15 pm December 30, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Legendary Odia music director Shantanu Mohapatra died here, family sources said on Wednesday. He was 84. Mohapatra was suffering from old age related ailments and finally succumbed to pneumonia and cardiac failure on Tuesday night. A large number of people paid their last respect to the music maestro at his Palaspalli residence. Odisha Governor […]