India welcomed the Hydroflurocarbon (HFC) Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, agreed to at the 28th Meeting of Parties at Kigali, Rwanda in a move to make climate change talks more effective and fruitful in the future. TheĀ Agreement will lead to a reduction of 0.5 degree in global temp by the end of the century and enable India to achieve the ...
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Railway Freight Corridor Project to be Completed in 2019: Minister
The Dedicated Freight Corridors (Eastern and Western) are targeted for completion in phases from 2017 to 2019, said Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In the initial period, the project took time to take off due to change in alignment, problem of land acquisition and sanction of ...
Read More »Will Black Friday Sales Tomorrow Surpass Last Year Record?
Black Friday this year falls on November 28, the day after Thanksgiving Thursday in the United States, which is known for its shopping spree every year with a long weekend to follow pushing customers out of their offices and homes. With a call by Blacks to boycott the day, it remains to be seen whether this year’s shopping spree beats ...
Read More »Airports on High Alert After Terror Threats
After receiving an anonymous threat mail that warned two flights from Mumbai and Ahmadabad, all major airports across the country have been put on alert of an attack on Friday. According to reports, an anonymous threat letter was received which warned two flights one each originating from Mumbai and Ahmedabad airports could be targeted. Though the authorities reportedly believe the ...
Read More »For Shahrukh Khan, Joining Rs.100-crore Club is Too Less Now, Aims at Rs. 600 Crore
Bollywood’s richest actor and the world’s second richest movie star Shah Rukh Khan, whose films rarely fail to cross the Rs.100-crore mark, said Indian producers should target at least half of what Hollywood hit “Avatar” grossed, which has $2 billion or Rs.1,200 crore. Going by what Shahrukh Khan was hinting at, the Indian filmmakers should stop celebrating when they cross ...
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