"The incident of Manipur which has come to the fore is shameful for any civilization. The country is shamed. I appeal to all chief ministers to strengthen laws to take stringent action against crime, especially against women," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
These supercritical thermal power plants "can reduce waste heat by 25% and lower pollution and CO2 emissions by approximately the same percentage," said Manish Vaid, a junior fellow at Observer Research Foundation. "Nevertheless, these improvements fall short of meeting the ambitious climate targets set by the Paris Agreement."
The International Air Transport Association revealed that every 568 flights in 2022 had one incident involving an unruly passenger, marking an increase compared to the figures in 2021, which saw one such incident per 835 flights.
A man driving his car in reverse for 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) on a major Indian highway collided with a college student who was riding a scooter.
"This move could push Indian battery manufacturers to enhance productivity and improve quality to meet the global standards set by Panasonic. It will not only help the Indian battery market grow but also elevate India's presence in the global battery market," Neeraj Kumar Singal, Indian entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Semco Group, told International Business Times.
"Implementing an INR-based international trade settlement mechanism can enhance India's trade with dollar-shortage countries, stabilize the INR against the USD and promote its acceptance as a regional/global currency," Kumar told IBT.
The river running through India's capital New Delhi has reached a record high due to monsoon floods, authorities said Friday as army engineers were deployed to try to contain the waters.
"After failure of Lander on Chandrayaan 2, ISRO has been working incessantly to rectify problems in lander" and the new lander has seen "many improvements," said Sandip K. Chakrabarti, one of India's most notable scientists in the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
"With the rising strategic rivalry between the United States and China, India and France as middle powers in the international system are also trying to fill the strategic vacuum by engaging more with each other," said Shairee Malhotra, Associate Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation.
The driver has been arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Three water treatment plants have been shut down due to flooding, thus hampering the supply of drinking water to parts, Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
"India's manufacturing certainly needs to capture a much bigger share of its GDP if it has any hopes of toppling China in the long term and this is a welcome move in that direction. And Apple agrees!" Abhijeet Mukherjee, founder of Guiding Tech, told International Business Times.
The heavy monsoon rain, coupled with strong winds, led to widespread landslides and flash floods in the country.
India wants to "move from just being a consumer of technology to a manufacturer of technology," smartphone industry expert Ajay Sharma told International Business Times.
At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in India Saturday after clashes over local polls in West Bengal, a state notorious for political violence during election campaigns.
The teen was allegedly molested by two unidentified men in January.
"Currencies will remain a national issue for a long time to come," India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said amid speculations of Russia, China and other BRICS nations planning an alternative to dollar.
"Flooding, drought, and other extreme weather events worsened by climate change force many people to leave their homes. This can lead to an increase in human trafficking. Women and girls are especially vulnerable to sexual exploitation in this situation," said Michael Gerrard, an acclaimed environmental lawyer.
The Philippines is buying more supersonic BrahMos missiles from India and the navies are countries' militaries are deepening their own ties.
The woman left behind a suicide note in which she reportedly wrote that she could not go on without her husband.
"The move, in the present context seems to indicate that Delhi is willing to go further in its messaging to China. This comes after India had already decided to send Indian warships in area while the two navies regularly exercise," said Frédéric Grare, a senior policy fellow with the Asia Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
"This is a defining event in our journey and I'm confident that our combined strength will enable us to create a holistic ecosystem of financial services. We're truly happy to welcome the talented team of HDFC Ltd. into the HDFC Bank family," Sashi Jagdishan, CEO of HDFC Bank said in a press release.