Category: India

IEA Says Global Coal Consumption Will Reach All-Time High This Year

Global coal consumption will hit an all-time high in this year amid high demand in Europe, despite attempts to transition toward a “carbon-free” economy. Use of coal is expected to remain at similar levels over the next few years if more is not done to move countries to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by…


India and China Clash on the Roof of the World

Commentary Chinese dictator Xi Jinping lost face when his communist regime, confronting mass and violent protests in major cities, backed off on its totalitarian “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 lockdown policies. Heavens, export dollars from an Apple iPhone factory were at risk! Chinese protesters from Xinjiang Province to Shanghai are heroes in the global fight for freedom. At…


India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile After Minor Border Clash With China

India on Thursday carried out a test launch of a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-5, which came days after a renewed clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the disputed Himalayan border. Indian Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the successful launch of Agni-5 from Abdul Kalam Island in eastern Odisha state marked a “historic…


Suspected Tainted Liquor Kills at Least 31 in Eastern India

PATNA, India—At least 31 people died and 20 others were hospitalized in serious condition after allegedly drinking tainted liquor sold without authorization in eastern India, a top elected official said Thursday. The deaths occurred Tuesday and Wednesday and the victims belonged to three villages in Saran district of Bihar state where the manufacturing, sale, and…


Indian and Chinese Troops Clash on Disputed Border Over New Indian Road: Experts

News Analysis NEW DELHI—The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops clashed again with the Indian troops on the disputed border, this time in Arunachal Pradesh on Dec. 9. Experts told The Epoch Times that the latest skirmish likely took place due to the new $4.8 billion (40,000 crores) frontier highway the India government is building in…


India, China Troops Scuffled Near Disputed Border Following India-US Joint Drills

Indian and Chinese troops scuffled along the disputed Himalayan border on Dec. 9 as the latter attempted to transgress Indian territory, resulting in minor injuries on both sides, India’s defense minister said on Tuesday. India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that Chinese troops attempted to “unilaterally change the status quo” by crossing the line of…


At Least 4 Killed as Cyclone Mandous Hits Southern Indian State

MUMBAI—A cyclonic storm killed at least four people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, the top state official said, as heavy rain and strong winds buffeted several districts damaging property and causing power outages. Cyclone Mandous, which made landfall late Friday night, damaged 185 houses and huts, Tamil Nadu’s chief minister,…


Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk

NEW DELHI—The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and strengthen its…


India’s Central Bank Opts for Modest 35-Basis-Point Hike in Policy Rate

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday increased its policy repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 percent, the fifth consecutive increase this year, signaling a moderate pace in monetary tightening. The RBI also increased its standing deposit facility rate and the marginal standing facility rate to 6 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively….


Ancient Bronze Age Sage Develops Theory of Atoms in India 2,600 Years Ago—And Here’s How

The English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844) is the man credited today with developing modern atomic theory. However, an understanding of atoms was actually formulated 2,500 years before Dalton by an Indian sage and philosopher, known as Acharya Kanad. The name “Acharya Kanad” was given to him after the theory of small particles he…