- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
STARLINK, the satellite-internet division of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, on Monday (1) registered its business in India, company documents filed with the Indian government showed, Reuters reported. Starlink has planned to launch internet services across the country. Starlink has a local unit – Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited…
BANGLADESH prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon major emitting countries to fulfil their obligations to support vulnerable nations in their efforts to cope with the effects of climate change. Addressing the Commonwealth and Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) leaders at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow on Monday (1), Hasina urged…
THE ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi faced yet another humiliation in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Tuesday (2) when results of four assembly by-elections were announced. The state’s ruling party – the Trinamool Congress (TMC) – defeated the saffron party in…
INTERMITTENT rain and winds led to a rare drop in pollution in India's capital last month, with residents breathing the cleanest air in at least four years, but authorities warn that air quality is set to drop sharply in November. A delayed end to the monsoon and a sharp pick-up…
FOR India to achieve its target of having net-zero emissions by 2070, its solar-power capacity would have to go over 5,600 gigawatts (GW) and the use of coal, particularly in the power sector, will have to go down by a whopping 99 per cent by 2060 and crude oil would…
INDIAN Grandmaster K Sasikiran on Monday (1) defeated Russia’s Alexandr Predke in the sixth round of the open event at the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament to join four other leaders. Sasikiran beat his opponent in 53 moves in a Nimzo-Indian game late on Monday to join Iranian-French Alireza Firouzja,…
DEBUTANT Akash Kumar on Tuesday (2) secured India’s maiden medal at the ongoing AIBA World Men’s Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, after reaching the semi-finals with a win over Venezuela’s Yoel Finol Rivas, a former Olympic silver-medallist. He had won a bronze at the Rio edition in 2016 but his…
BANGLADESH'S poor luck refused to smile in T20 World Cup 2021 as Mahmudullah’s side crashed to their fourth successive loss to bow out of the tournament. The Tigers could manage just only 84 runs in their crucial Group 1 game against South Africa at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) made a brave announcement that the country will achieve net-zero target by 2070. According to environmental experts, while India is doing more than most other nations, including China, to cut emissions, its pledge to reach zero-carbon emissions in another 49 years is…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) met Charles, the Prince of Wales, on the sidelines of the 26th Conference to Parties (COP26), a crucial summit on climate change, in Glasgow, Scotland. He later spoke about the meeting saying it was a delightful interaction and praised the “many efforts”…
