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Ocean currents: Forces Responsible For Ocean Currents | Desert Formation and Ocean Currents | PMF IAS
onsoon winds are responsible for the seasonal reversal of ocean currents in the Indian ocean. The oceanic circulation pattern roughly corresponds to the earth’s atmospheric circulation pattern. <span>The air circulation over the oceans in the middle latitudes is mainly anticyclonic [Sub-tropical High Pressure Belt] (more pronounced in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere due to differences in the extent of landmass). The oceanic circulation pattern also corresponds with the same. At higher latitudes, where the wind flow is mostly cyclonic [Sub-polar Low Pressure Belt], the oceanic circulation follows this pattern. In regions of pronounced monsoonal flow [Norther
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Federal Election Commission of the United States of America. Having been the Chief Election Commissioner (when I presided over the 2009 general election) this has struck me as a strange vacuum. <span>In India, our constitutional fathers had debated in the Constituent Assembly itself the necessity of imbuing the ECI with enormous power, of course to be exercised during the course of elections, and strictly on other election-related matters. By virtue of being the custodian of the electoral roll, all matters related to keeping the roll updated, fall under the ECI’s domain. Indeed, so vast are the powers accorded to the ECI during the election process that even the higher judiciary does not interfere during the course of the election process. Thus, the question arises. Why is the Federal Election Commission of the United States almost invisible? A comparison For a start, the Federal Election Commission has a much narrower ma
Federal Election Commission of the United States of America. Having been the Chief Election Commissioner (when I presided over the 2009 general election) this has struck me as a strange vacuum. <span>In India, our constitutional fathers had debated in the Constituent Assembly itself the necessity of imbuing the ECI with enormous power, of course to be exercised during the course of elections, and strictly on other election-related matters. By virtue of being the custodian of the electoral roll, all matters related to keeping the roll updated, fall under the ECI’s domain. Indeed, so vast are the powers accorded to the ECI during the election process that even the higher judiciary does not interfere during the course of the election process. Thus, the question arises. Why is the Federal Election Commission of the United States almost invisible? A comparison For a start, the Federal Election Commission has a much narrower ma
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rs also deliberated on strategies for removing bottlenecks to augment coal supply in the country. Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday met his counterpart in the Power Ministry, R.K. Singh and <span>deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic fuel as part of initiatives towards the government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ goal. During the meeting, both Ministers also deliberated on strategies for removing bottlenecks to augment coal supply in the country. Also Read | Meghalaya village turns oasis in coal mine
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ra Pradhan, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D. V. Sadananda Gowda and Union Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya to address various issues pertaining to <span>Talcher Fertilizer Limited. “Emphasised on resolving all issues and timely setting up the fertilizer plant,” Mr. Joshi tweeted. Talcher Fertilizers Limited is a joint venture between GAIL India Limited, Coal India
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ilizers Mansukh Mandaviya to address various issues pertaining to Talcher Fertilizer Limited. “Emphasised on resolving all issues and timely setting up the fertilizer plant,” Mr. Joshi tweeted. <span>Talcher Fertilizers Limited is a joint venture between GAIL India Limited, Coal India Limited, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL). In August, Mr. Joshi had reviewed the progress made in operational activities of Talcher Fertilizers Limited and asked it to expedite the coal gasification project. The coal gasificatio
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oration of India Ltd (FCIL). In August, Mr. Joshi had reviewed the progress made in operational activities of Talcher Fertilizers Limited and asked it to expedite the coal gasification project. <span>The coal gasification-based ammonia-urea project, a first-of-its-kind in the country, would have a design capacity of 2,200 tonnes per day of ammonia and 3,850 tonnes per day of urea, the government had earlier said. The state-of-the-art plant at Odisha will produce 100 tonne per day of sulphur flakes as a saleable by-product. The plant will produce 2.38 million tonne cubic metres per day of natural
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ivil Infrastructure business of L&T Construction, the construction arm of L&T has emerged as the lowest bidder to construct the Main Plant of Kudankulam 5&6 units (KKNP 5&6) for <span>Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), people familiar with the bidding process said. The scope of work comprises of construction of Reactor building, Reactor Auxiliary building, Turbine building and other associated safety related structures for the two new units which
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s the lowest bidder to construct the Main Plant of Kudankulam 5&6 units (KKNP 5&6) for Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), people familiar with the bidding process said. <span>The scope of work comprises of construction of Reactor building, Reactor Auxiliary building, Turbine building and other associated safety related structures for the two new units which are planned to be constructed adjacent to KKNPP 3&4. The project should be complete in 64 months. Each unit is expected to operate at a gross installed capacity of 1000 MWe. L&T is already executing three packages in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant campus. The packages in KKNPP 3
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of utility vehicles were up 17.16% to 1,03,525 units and van sales rose 8.23% to 11,424 units. | Photo Credit: Reuters It was primarily on account of the festive season, says the industry body. <span>Wholesale sales of passenger vehicles rose 4.65% in November driven by the festive season, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday. As per data shared by the industry body, passenger vehicle dispatches to the dealers from OEMs stood at 2,64,898 units last month, up from 2,53,139 units in the year ago period. Meanwhile, the auto dealers body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) earlier this week had said that retail sales for passenger vehicles were up 4.17% to 2,91,001 units
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cient India-specific use cases along with viable and affordable business models, TRAI Secretary said on Thursday while expressing hope that 5G will be introduced in the Indian market very soon. <span>On the issue of spectrum pricing, which has time and again been flagged by players as expensive, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Secretary SK Gupta emphasised that the regulator has made all-out efforts to ensure that price of radiowaves is “reasonable and market-friendly”. Mr. Gupta further asserted that global comparisons, in this regard, should be done only on equitable parameters taking, into account various variables and future prospects. Speaking at
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already given its recommendation for the auction of spectrum in 3,300-3,600 MHz bands, which is under the telecom department’s consideration, and hoped that auctions would be conducted “soon”. <span>Identification of spectrum in millimeterWave band is important to roll out 5G services, he said, adding that TRAI hoped to get the reference (from the DoT) on the matter. “I feel 5G is a gamechanger, has sufficient India-specific use case, provides viable and affordable business models and I am very optimistic and hope that 5G will be introduced in India
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entify import substitute products PTI New Delhi, December 10, 2020 16:35 IST Updated: December 10, 2020 16:36 IST PTI New Delhi, December 10, 2020 16:35 IST Updated: December 10, 2020 16:36 IST <span>He said the government has decided to go in for a tendering process to give government technology centers comprising tool rooms to successful private players who have an excellent track record Share Article 0 PRINT A A A Nitin Gadkari. File | Photo Credit: PTI He said the government has decided to go in for a tendering process to give government technology centers comprising
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He said the government has decided to go in for a tendering process to give government technology centers comprising tool rooms to successful private players who have an excellent track record. <span>The minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport and Highways said “we are now launching Flex engines where 100% ethanol or petrol can be used,” highlighting its significance in lowering crude oil imports. Addressing a webinar organised by All India Management Association, the minister said “this is the time for the industry, for the government to identify the things important for the fut
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IOC previously operated its directly-owned plants at full capacity ahead of a nationwide lockdown enforced from late March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Operates nine plants at 100% capacity <span>Indian Oil Corp. (IOC), the country’s top refiner, operated all of its 9 plants in November at 100% capacity for the first time since February, to meet rising local fuel demand, it said in a statement on Thursday. IOC previously operated its directly-owned plants at full capacity ahead of a nationwide lockdown enforced from late March to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s fuel demand has been
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nstatement of Cyrus Mistry as chairman Share Article 0 PRINT A A A File photo of Ratan Tata (L) with Cyrus Mistry. | Photo Credit: PTI Tribunal ordered reinstatement of Cyrus Mistry as chairman <span>Multi-billion salt to software conglomerate Tata Sons Private Limited submitted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the December 18 last decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to reinstate Cyrus Mistry as its chairman effectively amounted to vesting the control of the Tata companies with a minority shareholder. “What NCLAT has done now is vest the control of the company with minority. Minority with 18% holding has been effectively given power to rule over all the Tata Companies”, senior advoca
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ust that, it also quoted prices for 10 container loads (200 tonnes) of this syrup that could bypass the above testing parameters for honey authenticity in India,” the CSE said in its statement. <span>The environment watchdog further said that it is common knowledge that Chinese companies have expertise in syrups, which when adulterated in honey can pass the Indian testing parameters. There are numerous sellers on online marketplaces like Alibaba who advertise this. Wuhu Deli is one such advertiser and has been rated by Alibaba as a ‘gold supplier’, it said. A letter
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standards. CSE said that its investigators wrote to Wuhu Deli seeking syrups that could bypass the honey specifications as mandated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSAAI). <span>“We clearly wrote asking for syrups that could pass C3, C4 tests, including those for SMR, TMR, and foreign oligosaccharides,” says CSE. Watch | Honey adulteration in India Is there anything called ‘pure honey’? Volume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled
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dulterating honey with sugar syrup. China-based Wuhu Deli has denied that it knew the syrups solicited by the CSE investigators were to bypass tests to prove the authenticity of honey in India. <span>The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday rebutted the Chinese company Wuhu Deli Foods’s statement which denied having knowledge that their transaction had anything to do with adulterating honey with sugar syrup. In
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) of Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal. File | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang It could lock India out of a global ecosystem and slow down pace of innovation, says its MD & CEO at India Mobile Congress <span>Adopting India-specific standards for 5G was an existential threat that could lock the country out of the global ecosystem, MD & CEO (India and South Asia) of Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal on Tuesday observed and called for embracing the global 5G standards and a predictable policy environment for the success of ‘Digital India’. “There is sometimes talk of India having its own 5G standards. This is an existential threat which could lock India out of a global ecosystem and slow down the pace of innovation. We wo
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f a global ecosystem and slow down the pace of innovation. We would have let our citizens down if you allow that to happen,” he said at the India Mobile Congress 2020. Drawing a comparison with <span>GSM and CDMA technologies, Mr. Vittal said CDMA was a better technology but GSM won between the two as it was a more accepted technology and more companies in the world embraced GSM. “So, GSM won because it became part of the global ecosystem and CDMA died.” Mukesh Ambani’s observation The comments follow the speech by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani earlier in the day, hinting at 5G launch in the second half of 2021. “Jio will p
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ext generation 5G equipment in India Share On Business Agri-Business Industry Economy Markets Budget 2020 Stock Quotes Watch | Features of the new Parliament building Business Industry Industry <span>Nokia starts production of next generation 5G equipment in India PTI New Delhi , December 08, 2020 11:35 IST Updated: December 08, 2020 11:35 IST PTI New Delhi , December 08, 2020 11:35 IST Updated: December 08, 2020 11:35 IST The roll out of 5G serv
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n network company, Nokia plant in Lannion. File | Photo Credit: AFP The roll out of 5G services in India is dependent on spectrum auction as telecom operators need suitable wireless frequencies <span>Telecom gear maker Nokia on Tuesday said it has started production of 5G equipment in India and the equipment are being shipped to countries that are in advanced stages of deploying the next generation technology. The roll out of 5G services in India is dependent on spectrum auction as telecom operators need suitable wireless frequencies to start 5G in the country. “From being the first to manufacture 5G NR in India to producing mMIMO, it demonstrates our innovative manufacturing capabilities and our belief in India’s skill and talent to produce t
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he best-in-class equipment. This will enable us to support Indian Operators as they prepare to launch 5G,” Nokia Senior Vice President and Head of India Market Sanjay Malik said in a statement. <span>Nokia was the first to manufacture the 5G New Radio in India, and it is now producing the cutting-edge Nokia AirScale massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO) solution, the company said. “Nokia Chennai factory is manufacturing the latest 5G massive MIMO equipment that is shipped to countries who are in advanced stages of 5G deployment. “Since 2008, the site has manufact
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Nokia was the first to manufacture the 5G New Radio in India, and it is now producing the cutting-edge Nokia AirScale massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO) solution, the company said. <span>“Nokia Chennai factory is manufacturing the latest 5G massive MIMO equipment that is shipped to countries who are in advanced stages of 5G deployment. “Since 2008, the site has manufactured over 5 million tel
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pondent MUMBAI , December 07, 2020 21:49 IST Updated: December 07, 2020 21:49 IST Unit at Silvassa to go live in 24 months. Share Article 0 PRINT A A A Unit at Silvassa to go live in 24 months. <span>Hindalco Industries Ltd., belonging to the Aditya Birla Group, has announced plans to set up a 34,000-tonne extrusion plant at Silvassa with an investment of ₹730 crore. The new plant will service the market for extruded aluminium products in the western and southern regions, the company said in a statement. “The project in Silvassa signals a big step forward in Hindalco’s downstream strategy as the company revives its long-term downstream investment plan, it said. The company plans to buil
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’t need govt. nod for gas pricing’ Share On 0 Business Agri-Business Industry Economy Markets Budget 2020 Stock Quotes Watch | Features of the new Parliament building Business Industry Industry <span>‘RIL, others don’t need govt. nod for gas pricing’ PTI New Delhi , December 07, 2020 21:41 IST Updated: December 07, 2020 21:41 IST PTI New Delhi , December 07, 2020 21:41 IST Updated: December 07, 2020 21:41 IST Discretion allowed under new norms. Share Article 0 PRINT A A A Discretion allowed under new norms. Reli
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20 21:41 IST PTI New Delhi , December 07, 2020 21:41 IST Updated: December 07, 2020 21:41 IST Discretion allowed under new norms. Share Article 0 PRINT A A A Discretion allowed under new norms. <span>Reliance Industries and other producers of natural gas will no longer need the government’s approval for gas price if it is arrived at using the new guidelines for the discovery of market price, an official order said. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, last week, notified guidelines for discovery of market prices for domestically produced natural gas via e-bidding. The companies “shall design the tender/ bid offer, including the eligibility criteria, bid parameters, evaluation criteria, tender fee, salient terms and conditions of Gas Sales Agreeme
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d any other relevant information, etc., with a view to encourage wider participation from prospective buyers, promote competition and maximise the value of natural gas offered,” the order said. <span>ONGC and OIL are also to follow these guidelines for discovery of market price of natural gas from their fields wherever pricing and marketing freedom have been granted, it added. A letter from the Editor Dear reader, We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, ou
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E-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and London’s Kalrock Capital – which has won the bid to revive Jet Airways – on Monday said it expects to start operating the airline by the summer of 2021. <span>The consortium is awaiting the National Company Law Tribunal(NCLT) and other regulatory approvals, including reinstatement of slots and bilateral traffic rights by the Civil Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Why Jet Airways is under pressure? It is also planning to launch dedicated freighter services once the carrier takes off the ground again. The committee of creditors (CoC) has already a
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