Govt awards national highways projects worth over Rs 1 lakh cr As many as 599 highways projects have been sanctioned and about 12,903 km of national highways have been awarded entailing estimated expenditure of Rs 1.08 lakh crore under the present government. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Road Transport and […]
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Billions in Change – Manoj Bhargava ji The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t reduce pollution, or grow food, or heal the sick. That takes doing. This film is the story about a group of doers, the elegantly simple inventions they have
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Billionaire Wants To Bring Free Electricity To A Billion People For the 1.3 billion people who live without access to electricity, the Industrial Revolution never happened. Billionaire Manoj Bhargava wants to change that. Bhargava, creator of the 2-ounce caffeine shot 5-hour Energy, has committed to spending his wealth to improve humanity. But instead of conventional
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Meditate your way to better productivity At the start of one hectic day, Gandhi is reputed to have said, “I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.” Contained in that counterintuitive argument is the reason for pursuing the practice of mindfulness – but also the reason
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Yoga class cancelled at University of Ottawa over ‘cultural issues’ A yoga instructor who says her free class at the University of Ottawa was cancelled because of concerns over cultural appropriation believes the student union’s issues are misplaced. Jen Scharf said she’s been teaching a free yoga class for the university’s Centre for Students with Disabilities, which is
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Indian supermarket boss takes brand home Indian supermarket boss takes brand home
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Sureshbhai Patel speaks out over ‘assault’ by Alabama police US prosecutors say they plan to try a police officer for a third time for allegedly using excessive force against an Indian grandfather who was pushed to the ground while he went for a morning walk. Eric Parker has been tried twice in a federal court
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Indian-Americans Feel ‘Disappointed,’ ‘Abandoned’ By Bobby Jindal In suspending his campaign for president, Bobby Jindal gave a nod to his immigrant roots. “To put this in perspective, my parents came to this country 45 years ago; they came here for freedom and opportunity,” Jindal told Fox News Tuesday night. “I don’t think in a million
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Indian diaspora fete Modi in London as trouble stirs back home Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political problems in New Delhi seemed a long way away on Friday as he addressed an adoring crowd in a stadium daubed in the saffron, white and green of his country’s flag. They were 4,168 miles away, to be
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Amazon may export delivery lessons from India to cut costs abroad E-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is taking lessons learnt from its daily battles with India’s choked roads and cramped cities to some of its largest developed markets, exporting a model of cheaper deliveries and reduced warehousing costs. Online shopping is booming in India, where millions
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