New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher Acharya Prashant returned to India on Sunday after a landmark leg of his United Kingdom tour that took him to the platforms of Oxford University, Cambridge and the UK Parliament, where he placed the teachings of Vedanta and Indian Philosophy at the centre of global discourse on some of the defining questions of our times. At Delhi airport, hundreds of students and listeners who had converged from across the country gave him a reception that was as much a hom…
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London, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant addressed a special gathering at the House of Lords in the British Parliament on June 12. Speaking as the Chief Guest on the theme “Indian Roots, Global Wings”, he presented the message of Indian philosophy and Vedanta in a global context.He said that true Indianness lies beyond culture, tradition, festivals, or cuisine, and that India’s real identity rests on her emphasis on self-knowledge pursued through self-enquiry, the fundament…
Oxford (UK), June 10 (IANS) In 1879, Professor Max Muller carried the Ishavasya Upanishad to the West, publishing its first English translation through Oxford University Press as the opening volume of the ‘Sacred Books of the East’. Nearly a century and a half later, an Indian philosopher has arrived at the same university to return the text to its living meaning.Muller was himself Oxford’s first Professor of Comparative Philology, and the entire Sacred Books of the East series was prepared …
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India’s clean industrial investment pipeline has reached an estimated $433.07 billion, with the country emerging as the world’s third-largest hub for clean industrial projects, a report said on Monday.According to Mission Possible Partnership’s latest Global Project Tracker, India now ranks third globally in terms of clean industrial project pipeline by number of projects, behind China and the United States.The pipeline spans 65 projects across four sectors and 11 …
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Adani Group’s resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) has received approval from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which dismissed Vedanta’s appeal challenging the process.A Bench comprising Chairperson Justice (Retd.) Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra upheld the earlier order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), and said there were no grounds to interfere with the decision of the adjudicating authority.The tribuna…
Raipur/Sakti, April 19 (IANS) Another worker from Jharkhand injured in the boiler explosion at the Vedanta power plant in Singhitarai village of Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, passed away on Sunday at Raigarh Medical College. He was identified as Manish Kumar. This has taken the total death toll to 24 following the tragic incident on April 14.A total of 36 labourers had suffered grievous burn injuries in the blast. The condition of three among the remaining injured continues to be critical, said …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A central team, comprising officials from the Department of Industrial Safety and Boiler Inspectors, is likely to begin a probe into the deadly accident at the Vedanta power plant in Dabhra tehsil of Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, that led to the death of several workers, while many others sustained serious injuries.According to reports, the team was expected to arrive in Sakti from Delhi on Saturday to carry out the inquiry.The move follows the submission of a report b…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Mining major Vedanta’s industrial safety practices have come under renewed scrutiny after a deadly boiler tube explosion at its power plant in Chhattisgarh, where at least 14 workers have died and several others remain critical.The Anil Agarwal-backed company — which is engaged in natural resources mining — has repeatedly figured in discussions around industrial safety, with workplace fatalities reported across its mining, metals, oil and gas, and power businesses …
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Eimco Elecon (India) Limited on Tuesday reported a 57.22 per cent decline in its fourth-quarter profit (Q4) for FY26.The Gujarat-based mining and construction equipment manufacturer posted a profit of Rs 6.36 crore for the quarter ended March 31 (Q4 FY26), compared to Rs 14.87 crore in the same period previous financial year (Q4 FY25).Profit before tax also fell significantly by 54.55 per cent year-on-year to Rs 8.94 crore, according to its stock exchange filing.Despite t…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ places strong emphasis on infrastructure development, overall economic growth, and achieving net-zero emissions as key priorities, NALCO’s CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh said on Monday, adding that in alignment with this vision, “we are planning an expansion of 0.5 million tonnes and are also exploring the adoption of green power”.The chief of Aluminium major NALCO told IANS here that as part of thei…