Everything you need to know about Numaligarh Refinery Project: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Numaligarh Refinery Project: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Qualcomm Incorporated has developed SootSwap, a mobile application for monitoring the adoption of clean cooking technologies, a company official said here Friday.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Researchers at Texas A and M University have successfully sequenced the complete genome of a Scarlet macaw for the first time.
Majuli island, May 10 (ANI): For the residents of Majuli Island, ferries are the only means of transportation. Now, the people of the island have got a speed boat to facilitate commuting.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A non-profit organization's founder, Kyle Coplen, wants to give New Yorkers in high-crime areas a 200 dollars shotgun and free weapons training, provided that they pass background checks.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Analysis of 2,000 years of climate records has found that a long-term cooling trend-caused by factors including fluctuations in the amount and distribution of heat from the sun, and increases in volcanic activity-ended late in the 19th century.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Odisha's Niyamgiri Hills got stuck once again as the Supreme Court Thursday asked the state government to go back to the gram sabha to consider the rights of worship of local tribals.
Berlin, April 11 (IANS) The Indian government does not intend to cut oil imports from Iran due to US-backed sanctions and the recent decline in purchases were due to payments, insurance and logistics problems, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said Thursday.
Paris, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Marilyn Manson is the new male face of Saint Laurent's "Music Project", a campaign that features musicians wearing iconic pieces from the French fashion house's collection, Saint Laurent creative director Hedi Slimane said.
New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the four laning of the 'Numaligarh-Jorhat' section of National Highway-37 in Assam.
Mosocow, April 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's newest Baltic Fleet warship, presently undergoing sea trials, was sprinkled with holy water during a blessing over the weekend, a Navy spokesperson said.
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) said Monday that only steam was being let out of the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as part of tests.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As India takes up its ambitious targets for reducing maternal and child mortality, a senior USAID official says participation of the corporate sector is a must to fulfil the government's aims.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Thursday signed an MoU with the Rajasthan government in Jaipur for setting up a 9 million tonne per annum refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, the oil ministry said here.
Mangalore, March 11 (IANS) A consortium led by the state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) will set up a three million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in this Karnataka port city.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) under-construction grassroot refinery at Paradip is expected to be completed in November 2013, Minister of State for Petroleum Panabaaka Lakshmi told the Lok Sabha Monday.
Washington, February 1 (ANI): Experiencing a positive environment at home during one's teenage years may make for more satisfying marriages later on, new research suggests.
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Indian Navy diesel-electric submarine has been handed back to India following a major refit at Russia's Zvezdochka shipyard.
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Nobel laureate Dr. John Byrne Wednesday challenged nuclear power as a source of sustainable energy Wednesday.
Kochi, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said energy prices in the country are much below international prices and must be brought in line with them by curbing subsidies to achieve the goal of rapid and inclusive development.
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Income Tax (IT) Department officials here Friday questioned businessman T.M. Ramalingam for possessing $5 billion worth of US bonds seized during a raid at his residence Dec 31, officials said.
London, December 25 (ANI): Whether alien life exists or not could be confirmed by 2024 with the development of a supersized 1.3bn-pound radio telescope.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The central government Wednesday said it was committed to promoting the culture of northeastern India with financial aid under various development schemes that provide money to professional groups and private exponents of culture.
London, December 3 (ANI): ESA's Venus Express have detected large changes in the sulphur dioxide content of the planet's atmosphere, and astronomers suspect volcanic eruptions behind it.
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) With an average altitude of around 6,800 feet, Colorado is known as the highest state in the US. After Colorado residents legalized the recreational use of marijuana last week, tourists may start flocking to the state for a different kind of high.
Washington, Nov. 9 (ANI): The collapse of the Maya is one of the world's most enduring mysteries, but new findings suggest that decades of extreme weather crippled, and finally decimated, first, the political culture and later ancient Maya's human population.
Wellington, November 6 (ANI): Having enough space or privacy in a relationship is more important for a couple to stay together happily than having a good sex life, says a relationships expert.
Mathura, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian Oil's Mathura Refinery has bagged the Platinum Award in the 13th Annual Greentech Environment Awards.
Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Manav Gohil has returned to small screen after a long time and his comeback show "The Buddy Project" is keeping him so busy that he says it's an uphill task to take time out for his family.
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Nearly half of autistic children are four times as likely to wander off or run away from the safety of their homes than unaffected siblings, found researchers at the Interactive Autism Network (IAN), largest online autism research initiative in the US.
Kochi (Kerala), Sep.16 (ANI): Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its expansion project and the setting up of a petrochemical joint venture to be implemented in three years time at Kochi.
Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) Northeast India is facing a severe shortage of cooking gas since April after production in four Indian Oil refineries in Assam was hit.
Kochi, Sep 14, (IANS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Kerala government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) here Friday at the Emerging Kerala-2012 investment meet for a massive Rs.20,000-crore Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP).
Despite being away from racing track for one year, Indian racing superstar Akhil Khushlani Sunday made a fantastic comeback by claiming second place in Round 10 of the JK Racing Asia Series at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit...............
Silverstone, Sep 10 (IANS) India's Akhil Khushlani delivered a second place finish behind Malaysia's Afiq Ikhwan in the 10th round of the JK Racing Asia Series here Sunday.
Silverstone, Sep 9 (IANS) India's Akhil Khushlani, driving for US Formula Project team, finished eighth in the ninth round of the JK Racing Asia Series here Sunday.
Guwahati, Sept 7 (IANS) Given its proximity to countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar, Assam's Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) is now planning to explore potential markets for its products in these countries, its chairman said Friday.
Peshawar, Aug. 29 (ANI): A member of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) has moved a resolution against drone strikes on Pakistan's tribal areas.
Mumbai, Aug 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony will inaugurate the Static Sensors Project of Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) of the Coast Guard at Mumbai and Porbandar on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony will inaugurate the Static Sensors Project of Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) of the Coast Guard at Mumbai and Porbandar on Saturday.
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Terming nanoparticles as the latest answer to combating corrosion, a senior scientist Thursday urged the industries concerned to use them as a "smart coating" option.
Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) Three mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the second day Tuesday due to high silt level in rivers, triggering a power shortage in northern states.
Aizawl, Aug 15 (IANS) Mizoram will be the gateway to Southeast Asian countries after the construction of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project in neighbouring Myanmar, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said here Wednesday.
Havana, July 24 (ANI): Family members of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car crash on Sunday, believe his car was 'driven off the road'.
Islamabad, July 19 (ANI): Iran has agreed to form a Joint Working Group (JWG) to expedite the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project, during a meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Committee on oil, gas and energy, which was held on July 17-18 at Islamabad to discuss bilateral cooperation in the said sectors.
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The vast swathe of land in India's northeast is still restive with eddies of turbulence. Writer-columnist Sudeep Chakravarti says northeastern India has remained an 'outland'-a region which is out of sight of the majority of Indians living 'inland' and, therefore, outside any digestible construct.
Washington, July 4 (ANI): Heidi Klum has revealed that she is wary of the institution of marriage after separating from hubby Seal.
Washington, July 3(ANI): The USA Track and Field (USATF), which is the umbrella organization for any kind of track events in America has set an ambitious target of 30 medals during the London Olympics.
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Project to Assist Pakistan has built 40 schools and handed them over to authorities in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Washington, June 13 (ANI): In a milestone in the educational partnership between India and the United States, the Department of State is pleased to announce theight institutional partnership projects below for the first Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards.
Severodvinsk (Russia), June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A refurbished Soviet-era aircraft carrier that India has bought began sea trials early Friday in the White Sea.
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) About 600 global and Indian firms Thursday committed to invest a whopping Rs.5 trillion (Rs.5 lakh crore) in the state across 14 sectors on the first day of the second Global Investors Meet (GIM 2012) here.
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Top level changes took place Friday at India's two nuclear power operators - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), following the retirement the day before of NPCIL chairman and managing director (CMD) S.K.Jain.
Agartala/Aizwal, May 26 (IANS) Northeastern states of the country have been facing a severe crisis of cooking gas after the production was hit in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)-owned four refineries in Assam, an official said here Saturday.
Bathinda (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday hinted at an impending hike in fuel prices saying that there is need for such an exercise to balance the effects of the spiralling oil import bill.
Bhatinda, Apr 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday dedicated the Guru Govind Singh Refinery at Bhatinda to the nation.
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Rs.21,500 crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda town - the largest investment in Punjab since independence - will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh April 28, Punjab officials said here Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Prime Minsiter Dr. Manmohan Singh congratulated all the scientific and technical personnel of the DRDO and other related organisations for the successful launch of 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday morning.
London, April 14 (ANI): Women have for decades endured the pain of hot wax to leave bikini lines smooth and keep stray hairs at bay.
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Text messaging is often criticized for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behaviour like reckless driving.
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Assam remained largely peaceful on the 33rd raising day Saturday of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), despite threats from the anti-talk faction of the banned outfit led by its commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom.
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) An explosion rocked a refinery in Assam Saturday evening. The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the blast in which no casualties were reported so far, police said.
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) An explosion rocked a refinery in Assam Saturday evening. No casualties have been reported so far, police said.
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Energy major Essar Oil Thursday said it has completed expansion of its Vadinar oil refinery in Gujarat that would boost turnover by about a third and improve margins.
Visakhapatnam, Feb.21 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has ruled out reducing the current price of petroleum on grounds that oil marketing companies in the country are facing a financial crunch and incurring losses.
Visakhapatnam, Feb.21 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has ruled out reducing the current price of petroleum on grounds that oil marketing companies in the country are facing a financial crunch and incurring losses.
New Delhi, Feb.20 (ANI): Although U.S.-Pakistan relations have been going southwards since the Abbotabad raid in May last year, something unusual is happening these days. Unlike the past, when the U.S. would succumb to Pakistani blackmail rather hastily, the US not only seems unfazed by Pakistani antics but has become aggressive in dealing with Islamabad.
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (ANI): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) chief Sudhir Vasudeva on Thursday said the trade ties between India and Iran depends upon the political solutions to be found by the governments of the two countries.
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed features of the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness.
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): New maps produced by the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed features of the Moon's northern and southern poles in regions that lie in perpetual darkness.
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): The more people are informed by newspapers, television and the Internet, the more they stick to the Mediterranean diet, which is the healthiest eating pattern in the world, a new study has found.
Tehran, Aug 1(ANI): Iran may resume oil supply to an Indian refinery, as it is trying to pay overdue payments for crude oil.
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new finding by NASA's EPOXI mission is a comet named Hartley 2 that is in a hyperactive state.
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh), May 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre wants rapid development of Bundelkhand region.
Washington, May 19(ANI): US President Barack Obama's much-heralded outreach to the Muslim world has failed, with only 11 per cent Pakistanis and 20 per cent Egyptians viewing the United States and Obama favourably, according to a new survey.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): The US Army is creating an online application marketplace in order to empower its soldiers and boost efficiency.
Karbi Anglong, Apr 2 (ANI): The outlawed insurgent outfit Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) gunned down four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured another in an encounter in Assam's Karbi Anglong District on Saturday.
London, Mar 8 (ANI): A group of 10 Christians from Oakland who call themselves Family Radio are travelling around the country preaching that the apocalypse is slated to happen on May 21 this year.
Guwahati, Feb 18 (ANI): Asserting that the recent discussions with the representatives of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were good, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the process of dialogue is the only method for fostering greater understanding and resolving vexed problems.
Guwahati, Feb 18 (ANI): Asserting that the recent discussions with the representatives of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were good, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the process of dialogue is the only method for fostering greater understanding and resolving vexed problems.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): A spiral galaxy, NGC 3621, about 22 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra (The Sea Snake), is just a picture-perfect one, suggests its new photographs.
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Is your marriage on the rocks? Well, here's how you can save it.
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that a mysterious, high-altitude layer of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus has been explained, with possible earthly connections.
London, Oct. 26 (ANI): Over 200 cameras targeted at Muslim suburbs of Birmingham as part of a secret counter-terrorism initiative are to be dismantled.
London, Oct 12 (ANI): Manhattan artist Sally Davies bought a McDonalds happy meal six months ago on April 10 of this year, and has photographed it everyday - and six months later, the meal shows almost no signs of decomposing.
New Delhi, Sep.27 (ANI): Indian Oil's Bongaigaon, Mathura, and Guwahati refineries on Monday received prestigious National Safety Awards from the Ministry of Labour for exemplary safety practices and commitment to industrial safety.
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A massive marble jigsaw puzzle, over 2000 years old, has baffled scholars and puzzle-solvers for centuries.
Washington, Sept 5 (ANI): A study has found that digital media, such as mobile phones and the Internet, have become all but essential in building democracies.
Washington, Aug 15(ANI): US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard C. Holbrooke, has admitted that the Obama administration is seeking to use the continuous aid package for flood-stricken Pakistan to burnish its dismal image in the country.
Melbourne, July 23 (ANI): Stars like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian with their heavy derrieres have sparked a trend for undergarments that amplify women's rear ends.
London, July 21 (ANI): The European Commission has proposed that buses, taxis and lorries should be fitted with aircraft style "black boxes" under ALS to boost road safety.
London, July 21 (ANI): The European Commission has proposed that buses, taxis and lorries should be fitted with aircraft style "black boxes" under ALS to boost road safety.
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Mauritius's State Trading Corporation signed a two billion dollar agreement with Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) here on Thursday.
London, June 18 (ANI): A project to place two Muslim areas in Birmingham under surveillance has been dramatically halted after an investigation by The Guardian revealed it was a counter-terrorism initiative.
Tel Aviv (Israel), June 17 (ANI): Ships from several countries, including Iran and Lebanon, have reportedly left or are planning to leave for Hamas-controlled Gaza in defiance of an Israeli maritime blockade on that territory.
Washington, March 24 (ANI): American scientists have developed a 2-in-1 test for detecting E. coli in ground beef and other foods.
Imphal, Feb 10 (ANI): With oil tankers stranded since February 6 due to the tribals and students blocking the highway Manipur is facing acute shortage of petroleum products.
New York, January 31 (ANI): Sean "Diddy" Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell are ready to host a telethon to raise funds for Haiti earthquake victims.
Karachi, Jan.31 (ANI) : An accountability court here has accepted Interior Minister Minister Rehman Malik's plea seeking exemption from court appearance.
Berlin, January 20 (ANI): Scientists in Freiburg, Germany, have developed a highly sensitive, miniaturized mobile ozone sensor that can be used not only in air, but also in water and in the vicinity of explosive gases.
Imphal, Nov.28 (ANI): A multi-media campaign aimed at spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS was launched in Imphal on Tuesday under the aegis of Manipur AIDS Control Society (MACS).
