NAGPUR: An explosion ripped through the RDX crystallisation facility of Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited at Chakdoh-Bazargaon, 40km off Nagpur, killing one worker and injuring at least 25. The blast at 12.30am Thursday reduced the two-storey unit to rubble, with flames leaping so high they were seen 1.5km away. Shockwaves knocked down earthen blast walls…
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia on Sunday, forcing a sharp fall in the capacity of a reactor at one of Russia’s biggest nuclear power plants and sparking a huge blaze at the major Ust-Luga fuel export terminal, Russian officials said. Despite talk of peace by Russia and Ukraine, the deadliest European war since…
A massive fire at an automotive supply plant in rural Louisiana forced a mandatory evacuation Friday after an explosion rocked the facility, Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said. “A mandatory evacuation has been issued following an explosion at a plant in Louisiana,” Miller told reporters, as thick black smoke and orange flames rose from Smitty’s…
The Trump administration is in talks with Intel over a potential US government stake in the chipmaker, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the plan. The move could help shore up Intel’s long-delayed factory complex in Ohio, which the company once promised would become the world’s largest chipmaking site. Bloomberg said the size of…
A series of massive explosions at the Clairton US Steel plant, south of Pittsburgh, killed one person and injured dozens on Monday. Emergency workers rushed to the Mon Valley facility as thick black smoke filled the air. EXPLOSION at US Steel Clairton Works plant is being called a mass casualty event. Please pray for the…
An attack has been reported at an auxiliary facility near Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is currently under Russian control. The incident, reportedly a drone attack, caused fire and smoke, sparking fears of a potential nuclear breach and a radiation threat to Europe. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has a team at…
To give a fresh boost to Assam’s dairy sector, the state government on Sunday introduced a new subsidy scheme offering Rs 5 per litre of milk to dairy farmers. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the initiative at a programme in Guwahati, where he also laid the foundation stone for expanding the Panjabari plant of…
NEW DELHI: Flagging concerns over the future of India’s genetic resources, a group of farm scientists and experts has written to Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking govt’s intervention to stall the attempt being made during an ongoing global meet in Lima, Peru, to access all plant genetic resources, beyond the existing lists of…
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on multiple Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen. These attacks targeted key locations, including the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Salif, as well as the Ras Khatib power station. These sites were being used by the Iran-backed Houthi group to transfer weapons and carry out terror activities against…
State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Friday said it will invest more than Rs 1,067 crore in Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL) by subscribing to equity shares through a rights issue, marking a significant step towards realising India’s first coal gasification-based ammonia urea plant.TFL was set up in 2015 as a joint venture between GAIL (India)…