The proposed line will extend the railway network from Rangpo to Gangtok. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: In a push to bring Sikkim’s capital Gangtok on the railway map, railway ministry has prioritised the plan for a 34-km rail link between Rangpo and Gangtok, estimated to cost around Rs 9,000 crore.TOI has learnt that the proposed…
Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal addresses the US Indian Community Foundation event India is building a network of free trade relationships that could eventually cover nearly 75-80 per cent of the world’s economies, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in Chicago, pitching the country as an expanding base for global trade and…
India’s crude imports hit year-high in September India has kept the crude flowing even as the Middle East conflict has choked global energy supply chains for over seven months. Imports surged to a year-high of 5.26 million barrels a day (mbd) in September, powered by a surprise jump in Gulf supplies.The rise in shipments from…
UPI transactions rise 27% UPI’s digital tap-to-pay habit appears to be getting stronger by the month. The platform processed around 145 billion transactions in the first half of the current financial year, up 27% from 114 billion in the same period last year, according to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data.The value of those…
For decades, millions of tons of uranium mill tailings sat beside the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, leaving behind a major environmental cleanup challenge in a landscape known for its red rock scenery and tourism. The waste came from a uranium processing site that operated during the Cold War era, and concerns grew over contamination…
AI-generated representative image showing a stabilized fly-ash base being constructed. Credits – Gemini The pavement must withstand repeated loads without failing or deforming when airports construct runways for huge planes. Throughout the 1970s, Newark International Airport in New Jersey hosted one of the biggest US operations using coal fly ash in a stabilised pavement base….
What happens after G7’s emergency release The G7 is tapping its emergency oil stash, with plans to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products to ease the diesel crunch. Earlier on Friday, the bloc said it would start opening the taps in the coming weeks, beginning with a “frontloaded substantial release” of diesel…
In Grundy County, Illinois, grain farmer John Dollinger gets yearly payments from ten wind turbines spread across his family’s 800-acre property. About a decade ago, the deal guaranteed him $10,000 per turbine each year. That amount has slowly increased with inflation. By 2025, each turbine paid about $12,000, giving the farm roughly $120,000 in total…
In October 2024, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, through her Yield Giving fund, donated $30 million to Housing Trust Silicon Valley, providing the largest individual gift in the nonprofit’s history. The unrestricted donation was aimed at helping the organisation expand affordable housing opportunities across the 14-county Bay Area, one of the most expensive…
A homeowner in Parkville, a suburb of Baltimore, opened her mail one day to find an unexpected check for $234,368.25 (£176,000) made out to her. It was not a lottery prize or a bank mistake. Instead, it was a tactic used by a potential buyer who wanted to purchase her home without putting it on…
