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Guinness Book record holder, Sushil Reddy, takes an Eco ride with MG ZS EV to spread awareness on sustainable mobility

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Journey covered 25 cities and 9,000+ km from Mumbai to Kaziranga and back to Mumbai Udaipur : In another endeavour, sustainability advocate Sushil Reddy educated the students through the ‘SunPedal Ride’- a cross-India drive from the streets of Mumbai to the wildlife sanctuary of Kaziranga. This expedition, over 25 cities and 9,000+ kms, marked a significant … Read more

Tamil Nadu records 1,969 new cases of COVID-19, 29 fatalities

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Chennai : Tamil Nadu has recorded 1,969 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 deaths, the Health Department said on Saturday. The fresh cases reported during the day took the total number of infections to 25,73,352 and the fatalities to 34,289 till date, the department said. In the last 24 hours, 1,839 peoplewere discharged and the … Read more

Class 12 results: CBSE records highest ever 99.37 pass percentage, girls outshine boys

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New Delhi : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.37 in this year”s class 12 results, declared on Friday, with girls outshining boys by a slender margin of 0.54 per cent. The pass percentage increased by over 10 percentage points against last year”s 88.78 per cent. The … Read more

COVID-19: India records 35,342 fresh cases, 483 more fatalities

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New Delhi : With a single-day rise of 35,342 cases, India”s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,12 93,062 on Friday, while 483 more fatalities pushed the death toll due to the viral disease to 4,19,470, according to the health ministry. The number of active cases has declined to 4,05,513, accounting for 1.3 per cent of the total … Read more

Maha: Nashik records 165 new COVID-19 cases; seven more fatalities

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Nashik : The count of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra”s Nashik district rose to 3,96,031, after 165 persons tested positive for the infection on Friday, a health official said. At least seven patients died of the infection, while 166 were discharged from various hospitals during the day, raising the toll to 8,420 and the count of … Read more

India records less than 50k Covid cases, lowest in 91 days; active cases fall below 7L after 79 days

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New Delhi : India recorded less than 50,000 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 91 days, taking the total tally of cases to 2,99,77,861, while active cases fell below 7 lakh after 79 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 42,640 Covid infections were reported in a day, … Read more

Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Records Highest Ever Turnover in FY 2020-21 Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

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In a year completely marred by Covid-19 pandemic, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recorded its highest-ever turnover. In the year 2020-21, KVIC registered a gross annual turnover of Rs. 95,741.74crores, as compared to Rs. 88,887 crores turnover in 2019-20, thus, registering an increase of 7.71%. KVIC’s record performance in 2020-21 assumes great significance … Read more

J-K records 656 fresh COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths

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Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 656 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 3,10,017 while nine more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,226, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 190 were reported from the Jammu division and 466 from the Kashmir division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest number … Read more

India records 91,702 new COVID-19 cases, 3,403 fresh fatalities

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New Delhi : The daily COVID-19 count in India remained below the one-lakh mark for the fourth consecutive day with the country reporting 91,702 fresh cases, while the daily  positivity rate dropped to 4.49 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. With the fresh cases, the total tally of cases … Read more

Punj Lloyd’s Crude Oil Storage Tanks list in ‘Malaysia Book of Records’

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Punj Lloyd’s Crude Oil Storage Tanks, designed and constructed by it for Petronas – Malaysia’s national energy company, have been listed in the Malaysia Book of Records. Punj Lloyd was awarded the RAPID Tank Farm order, an Rs 3,515 crore project from PRPC Refinery and Cracker Sdn. Bhd.; a subsidiary under the Petroliam Nasional Berhad … Read more

On World Refugee Day, looking at the UN records of refugees

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The current figure of refugees is equivalent to the entire population of Thailand, and the number of people forcibly displaced equates to one in every 110 persons worldwide, it said. By the end of 2017, the number was nearly three million higher than the previous year and showed a 50-per-cent increase from the 42.7 million uprooted … Read more

102-year-old Ida Keeling setting race records

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Keeling has set numerous running records since she first started running at the age of 67. While a few of her records have been broken, many still hold. “Exercise as one of my best medications,” said Keeling from her home in Harlem. In February, Keeling released a new book titled ‘Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down’. … Read more

Modi’s rally shatters records

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Udaipur : Udaipur witnessed a mammoth turnout at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at the Khelgaon ground here, as thousands of people poured in from  remote and rural areas, shattering all the turnout records for the region. The turnout proved right the decisions of the State BJP men to pick the venue for the rally … Read more