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Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany

Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany ## **Tragedy in Leipzig: Vehicle Collision Claims Two Lives, Injures Multiple** **Leipzig, Germany** – A devastating incident unfolded in the heart of Leipzig this afternoon when a vehicle veered onto a pedestrian area, striking a group of... read more »

has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in alumina industry tackling major environmental hazards. “The unique project of producing red mud powder has been commissioned in a fully mechanised and automatic plant. The system has been developed in-house after continuous research for more than three years,” a senior company official said in a statement on Tuesday. Giving details of the project, Mukesh Kumar, president and COO of VAL said the project which was commissioned last week is the first of its kind in the world and has been set up with a capital expenditure of around Rs. 50 crore. This will have advantages like savings in caustic consumption by 10-15 kg per tonne of alumina, minimising land requirement by 50 to 60 per cent, and doing away with wet red mud storage thereby eliminating environmental hazards, he said. The powdery red mud can easily be utilised in cement industry as well as in other Industries, Mr. Kumar said. Red mud is a waste from alumina industry and its disposal and utilisation has always been a matter of concern for environmentalists as well as alumina industry. Although, the alumina technology is more than 100 years old but no solution could be evolved by the industry to avoid storage of red mud slurry, sources said. As the slurry is alkaline in nature and its generation is nearly one and a half times of alumina, world over millions of tonnes of red mud is lying in various red mud ponds except in some countries where it is discharged into the sea. In any alumina refinery, a major portion of land is used for handling this waste. Although, red mud is rich in iron and titanium, no use could be made till now mainly due to presence of caustic soda. Looking into the serious nature of hazard such red mud ponds may have, MoEF has formed a special project only few months back as National Mission for Red Mud to sponsor and promote research in red mud utilisation, sources said.
Tackling methane emissions key for clima...

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA ## Methane Mitigation: A Dual Solution for Climate and Energy Stability **International Energy Agency Highlights Critical Role of Methane Reduction in Addressing Global Energy Vulnerabilities** In a significant report... read more »

Musk texted OpenAI's Brockman about...

Musk texted OpenAI's Brockman about settlement two days before trial b...

Musk texted OpenAI's Brockman about settlement two days before trial began **Musk Initiated Overtures to OpenAI President Brockman Ahead of Legal Showdown** **San Francisco, CA** – In a significant development preceding the commencement of a high-profile legal battle, Elon Musk reportedly... read more »

Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly ...

Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capita...

Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push Sierra’s $950 million Series E funding round was led by Tiger and Google’s GV, with participation from Benchmark, Sequoia, Greenoaks and others. This article was created based on information from various... read more »

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Parliament has a right to determine the inflation target: FM

New delhi – Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the share of average prices, economic stability Parliament ‘s inflation target for the Reserve Bank may decide . Current Account... read more »

SC rejects Sahara’s proposal plan for refund...

New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Friday refused to accept the Sahara Group’s proposal to pay the entire amount to the Securities and... read more »

Gold Prices raises on fresh buying, firm global cues

Mumbai – Snapping a three-day losing streak, gold prices on Friday recovered by Rs 240 to Rs 31,060 per ten gram in the national capital on buying by... read more »

Despite the Code of Conduct RBI will issue new bank lic...

New delhi – It will not impact on the electoral code of conduct applicable to issue new banks licenses . The decisions have already been announced , they... read more »

indias $ 325 billion of exports Targe Will be not compl...

New delhi – India ‘s export target of $ 325 billion in the current financial year will not be achieved . Federation of Indian Export Orgnaijeshns (... read more »

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After Bhullar, another Delhi bomb blast case convict Gurdeep Sing...

Within two weeks of transferring 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Bhullar to Central Jail here, another convict in two separate cases under TADA in 1996 and 2001, Gurdeep Singh Khera, was brought... read more »

Obamacare survives major court challenge

The fate of Mr Obama’s most important domestic policy achievement was in the hands of America’s nine Supreme Court justices after... read more »

Iran Nuclear Agreement Deadline May Slip

U.S. and Iranian officials depart Friday for a final round of nuclear talks in Vienna, even as U.S. officials conceded a deal may not be able to be reached by... read more »

Didn’t Testify in Court: Vasundhara Raje’s ...

To justify that top BJP leader Vasundhara Raje does not need to resign as Rajasthan Chief Minister, the party is likely to present an argument from her legal... read more »

Leaked recordings in cash-for-vote case hits CM Chandra...

Just hours before grand celebrations to mark his first anniversary in office, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu finds himself in a political... read more »

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Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked

Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked **Infrastructure Resilience Tested Amidst Regional Tensions: Iran Reports Limited Service Disruptions** TEHRAN – Iran is navigating... read more »

Iran's 'new Supreme Leader' after K...

Iran's 'new Supreme Leader' after Khamenei killed was 'treated for impotency' ## Succession Speculation Intensifies Amid... read more »

Mystery gang hunt and kill Mexico 'cartel members&...

Mystery gang hunt and kill Mexico 'cartel members' 'If police won't we will' **Armed Group Claims Responsibility for Veracruz Office... read more »

'Large explosion' on tanker in Kuwait as oil ...

'Large explosion' on tanker in Kuwait as oil gushes into sea and ship takes on water **Maritime Incident: Tanker Suffers Significant Explosion Off... read more »

Iraqi womens rights activist Yanar Mohammed killing spu...

Iraqi womens rights activist Yanar Mohammed killing spurs call for justice **Prominent Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate Fatally Targeted, Sparking... read more »

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Israel bombs homes in southern Lebanon

Israel bombs homes in southern Lebanon **Israeli Military Operations Target Southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil District** **Beirut, Lebanon –** The Israeli military has conducted... read more »

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Perus ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election

Perus ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election **Peru Navigates Electoral Uncertainty as Vote Tally Continues Amidst Political Turmoil** Lima, Peru – Peru’s... read more »

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12 **El Salvador Approves Harsher Penalties for Juvenile Offenders Amidst Security Crackdown** **San Salvador, El... read more »

Iran war live: Pakistan in push for new round of US-Iran peace negotiations

Iran war live: Pakistan in push for new round of US-Iran peace negotiations **Regional Tensions Escalate as Pakistan Advocates for Renewed US-Iran Diplomacy Amidst Lebanese... read more »

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government and the district administration of Fatehpur for allowing excavations in a village where, he believed, huge reserves of gold lay buried. A Division Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Vipin Sinha dismissed the petition of Sarkar with the remark "no case has been made out to grant any of the reliefs as claimed in the writ petition". Sarkar had claimed that there was a "hidden gold treasure of about 2,500 tonnes at the bank of river Ganga in village Adampur, Tehsil and District Fatehpur". He had also claimed that he was ready to bear the expenses for carrying out excavations at the site for which he had planned to involve experts from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and IIT-Kanpur. However, the court rejected the petition observing that Sarkar had "miserably failed to prove any of his right to claim any permission". Significantly, an excavation was carried out at a village in Unnao district recently following a similar claim made by Sarkar. The seer later on blamed the failure of the operation on his not being "invited" to the site by the excavators.

Huge crowds greet Pope Leo in Cameroon 20 years after outreach tr...

Huge crowds greet Pope Leo in Cameroon 20 years after outreach trip **Pontiff’s Return to Cameroon Draws Jubilant Welcome, Echoing Two Decades of Pastoral Connection** Yaoundé, Cameroon –... read more »

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