By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R. Hutton told Reuters. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and looking to expand the cohort as it …
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By Rupam Jain New Delhi (Reuters) – Experts have fanned out in India’s southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has killed two people and three more have tested positive. The state is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of …
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(This Sept. 14 story has been corrected to fix the name in paragraph 3) By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee declined slightly on Thursday as the impact of equity inflows and some softness in Brent crude oil futures was more than offset by importer hedging and oil companies’ dollar demand, traders said. …
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By Biplob Kumar Das BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s largest winemaker, Sula Vineyards, is expanding its production capacity and counting on a pricing sweet spot to fend off foreign rivals in its home turf. Last year, the Indian government slashed import duties for some Australian winemakers as part of a foreign trade agreement (FTA) between the …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A private jet with eight people aboard skidded off the runway at the airport in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Thursday, temporarily delaying inbound and outbound flights, an airport authority spokesperson said. Three of those on board were injured, said Indian news agency ANI, in which Reuters has a minority stake. The …
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By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s biggest airline IndiGo wants to test fatigue among its pilots using smartwatches and plans to appoint a consultant to improve its fatigue risk management processes, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Pilots can volunteer for trials that will use a fatigue management tool from Thales, …
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By Aditi Shah and Biplob Kumar Das BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s aviation regulator has raised three incidents of engine failure in IndiGo flights with engine maker Pratt & Whitney, the country’s civil aviation ministry said on Thursday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has demanded that Pratt & Whitney identify the cause of engine damage …
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(Reuters) -There is a more than 95% chance that the El Niño weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter from January – March 2024, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, bringing more extreme conditions. “In August, sea surface temperatures were above average across the equatorial Pacific ocean, with strengthening in the central …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The first phase of the Ram Temple in India’s northern town of Ayodhya will be completed in December and will open to devotees in January, an official said on Thursday. The site where the temple was built was bitterly contested for years, with both Hindus and Muslims laying claim to it. Hindus say …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran and Archishma Iyer BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s main indexes Nifty 50 and Sensex rose to hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday, led by metals and real estate stocks, after U.S. inflation data cemented the likelihood of a pause in the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. The Nifty 50 was up 0.41% at a record …
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