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Indian Railways has finished building its first hydrogen-powered train set, prepared under RDSO’s guidelines, and plans to roll it out on a pilot route to showcase how hydrogen can be used in railway operations. The update came from Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. He explained that a dedicated hydrogen plant is planned in Jind to fuel the train. The plant will use electrolysis, which is central to producing green hydrogen. The new train set has been designed and developed in India, reflecting the broader push toward Atmanirbhar Bharat. According to Vaishnaw,…
India and Israel are lining up a high-level meeting after a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. Officials on both sides said the conversation was warm, and the two leaders agreed to meet soon. Netanyahu’s office shared the update online, noting that the call ended with a decision to firm up dates for the long-pending visit. His trip to India has been in the works for more than a year but kept getting pushed back, especially after the Hamas attacks in October 2023. With a fragile ceasefire now holding in Gaza,…
JioHotstar has announced a major ₹4,000 crore investment to significantly expand its South Indian content library, marking one of the largest regional content pushes by any OTT platform in India. The strategy focuses on strengthening original programming across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages, with a strong emphasis on culturally authentic storytelling and big-budget regional productions. The platform plans to finance large-scale web series, direct-to-digital movie premieres, reality shows and exclusive collaborations with leading South Indian filmmakers and production houses. The move is driven by the explosive rise in regional OTT viewership, with South India emerging as one of the…
India’s scientific achievements often shine, but the pioneers behind them remain largely unacknowledged. One such trailblazer is Dr Janaki Ammal, whose work in sugarcane breeding transformed India into a global leader in production. Despite her monumental contributions, her name is seldom mentioned in schools, leaving her story unknown to most young Indians. Anand Mahindra Highlights Her Legacy On Monday, business leader Anand Mahindra drew attention to Ammal’s contributions in a social media post. He described her as a model of courage, ambition, and service, particularly for young Indian women. Mahindra noted that while India is now the world’s second-largest sugarcane producer, the woman who…
In 2025, Maria Sharapova and Alexander Gilkes stand among the most affluent and influential couples globally, their combined net worth estimated to exceed US $200 million. Sharapova — From Tennis Courts to Business Boardrooms Sharapova’s tennis career is legendary: five Grand Slam titles, 36 WTA tour wins, and a stint as world No. 1. Even after retirement in 2020, she hasn’t looked back. Her fortune comes not only from prize money (around $38.8 million over her career) but also from high-value endorsements and entrepreneurial ventures. Brands such as global sportswear, luxury goods, wellness, and lifestyle have counted on her star value.…
Meesho’s rise looks straightforward when you see its scale today, but the story started small. When Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal launched the company in 2015, they weren’t building a nationwide e-commerce force. They were experimenting with a hyperlocal fashion app called Fashnear. It didn’t take long for them to realise that people shop for clothes differently than they shop for food. Limited choices and full-price items made the model unsustainable, and they went back to the drawing board. The Pivot That Changed Everything During their early research, the founders saw women selling clothes through WhatsApp and Facebook groups. That…
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has brought in one of the world’s most famous athletes as a backer. Cristiano Ronaldo is now an investor in Perplexity, a partnership Srinivas announced through a set of Instagram photos with the football star. Srinivas Welcomes the Football Legend In his post, Srinivas said he was honored to work with Ronaldo, calling him relentless and deeply curious. He added that this mindset mirrors Perplexity’s mission to build the best AI for answering questions. Social Media Reacts to the Unexpected Pairing The pairing caught people off guard since the two come from completely different worlds.…
India’s biggest airline is under pressure after days of cancellations and operational chaos. The Civil Aviation Ministry has now asked IndiGo to scale back overall operations by 10 percent, even as the airline tries to steady its schedule. At the same time, the Airline Pilots’ Association of India has been called to Parliament to outline its concerns over fatigue, safety, and duty-time violations. Parliament to Hear Pilot Fatigue and Safety Concerns ALPA India confirmed that it has been invited by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture to present its case. The group plans to highlight issues around…
Microsoft is putting $17.5 billion into India’s cloud and AI backbone, the largest amount it has ever committed to any Asian market. This four-year plan builds on the $3 billion it announced in January and signals how central India has become to its long-term strategy. What the investment covers The money goes toward expanding hyperscale cloud capacity, weaving AI into national digital platforms, and boosting the country’s talent pipeline. Microsoft also plans to strengthen both its Sovereign Public Cloud and Sovereign Private Cloud services across multiple regions in India. Why now The announcement came right after Satya Nadella met Prime…
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has announced an ambitious investment of over USD 75 billion in the energy transition space over the next five years, marking one of the largest private commitments to clean energy globally. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), he said India must define its own development path while balancing sustainability goals. A key pillar of this strategy is the development of the world’s largest renewable energy park at Khavda in Gujarat, spread across 520 sq km. Once fully operational by 2030, the park will generate 30 GW of green energy, enough to…