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Mangalyaan sends first pictures of earth
ISRO posts first Snap of Earth taken by ...

ISRO posts first Snap of Earth taken by Mars probe

The Mars orbiter currently revolving around Earth has sent its first pictures. The single greenish, yellow and cream picture of India and its neighbourhood that ISRO has shared was taken on November 20 at 1.50 p.m. from a distance of 70,000 km. ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said the spacecraft was... read more »

Tehelka case: Shoma Chaudhury reaches Goa Court
Will address all issues raised’: Tehelka...

Will address all issues raised’: Tehelka Managing Editor on sexual assault ...

New Delhi – Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury on Thursday said she would address all issues that have been raised regarding allegations that the founder of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, sexually assaulted a young woman journalist working for the magazine. “I want to address all questions... read more »

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters
China appoints spokesmen to boost milita...

China appoints spokesmen to boost military transparency

Beijing –  China has appointed spokesmen for its seven military branches in a bid to boost up the country’s military transparency. The branches for which spokesmen have been announced are: the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Armament... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN
Syria’s chemical weapons destructi...

Syria’s chemical weapons destruction in midst of civil war is tough j...

Washington –  The destruction of Syrian chemical weapons stockpile is a difficult task amidst country’s brutal civil war and it will require multiple strategies, an article revealed. The weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN),... read more »

Ronaldo's hat trick sends Portugal to World Cup

Ronaldo’s hat trick sends Portugal to World Cup

The irrepressible Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dazzling hat trick to send Portugal into the 2014 World Cup finals at the expense of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden on Tuesday, while France... read more »

Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf's treason case

Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf’s treason case

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the names of three judges, including a female judge, for the special court that will conduct trial of former President... read more »

India, US don't want ties to be spoilt by one incident: Khurshid

India has an intrinsic link in the world: Khurshid

India provides intrinsic and important link between the developing and the developed world, and maintains a distinct relationships with the United States and China on individual basis, says... read more »

Obama assuages Netanyahu on Iran post 'historic blunder' remarks

Give diplomacy a chance for six months on Iran sanctions: Obama

A day before the United States and the other world leaders are set to resume negotiations with Iran in Geneva, U.S. President Barack Obama has asked American lawmakers and the international... 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.

Vedanta (VAL) commissions World’s first red mud powder plant

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL) 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... read more »

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