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The national capital has recorded 913.1 mm of rains this monsoon so far which is 56 per cent above the normal, according to weather department data. Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services, a private forecaster, told PTI that Delhi has seen an unusually high number of rainy days this year. Although the city experienced fewer rainy days in July, heavy downpours over just two or three days contributed significantly to the overall rainfall, he explained. Similarly, August saw a higher number of days with rain, contributing to the overall increase in rainfall, Palawat said. According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi’s primary weather station at Safdarjung recorded 913.1 mm of rain this season against the… Read More »Delhi Records 913.1 mm Of Rainfall This Monsoon, 56% Above Normal

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will travel to India on an official visit “very soon”, his spokesperson said today. Heena Waleed, the chief spokesperson at the President’s Office, announced Mr Muizzu’s visit on a day when two junior ministers, suspended in January for derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi – resigned from the government. She said that while the exact date for the visit is yet to be finalised, the two sides are discussing a date, which is of convenience to the leaders of both countries, the Sun Online news portal reported. “The President is scheduled to visit India very soon. As you are aware, such trips are scheduled for a time of maximum convenience… Read More »Amid Strained Ties, 2 Maldives Ministers Quit, President To Visit India

India has the capability to become a trusted partner in a diversified semiconductor supply chain globally and the government will follow a predictable and stable policy regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Chairing the Semiconductor Executives’ Roundtable at his residence in the national capital on the eve of the three-day ‘Semicon India 2024’ event, PM Modi said that the semiconductor is the basis of the Digital Age and the day is not far when the semiconductor industry will be the bedrock for even our basic necessities. “India’s focus is to develop products which are globally competitive,” PM Modi told the attending CEOs of some of the major chip companies, adding that India is… Read More »India Has Capability To Lead Global Semiconductor Supply Chain: PM Modi

SpaceX launched its historic Polaris Dawn mission on Tuesday — an audacious orbital expedition that will catapult civilians into a high-radiation region of space and see them attempt the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. Led by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, the four-member crew aims to journey farther into the cosmos than any other manned mission in more than half a century, since the end of the Apollo era. Watch live as Falcon 9 launches the @PolarisProgram‘s Polaris Dawn crew on a multi-day mission orbiting Earth https://t.co/u1KqQx5AFr — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 10, 2024 On the mission’s first day, they will soar to a peak altitude of 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) before returning into a lower… Read More »SpaceX Launches 4-Member Civilian Crew For 1st Privately-Funded Spacewalk

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will travel to India on an official visit “very soon”, his spokesperson said today. Heena Waleed, the chief spokesperson at the President’s Office, announced Mr Muizzu’s visit on a day when two junior ministers, suspended in January for derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi – resigned from the government. She said that while the exact date for the visit is yet to be finalised, the two sides are discussing a date, which is of convenience to the leaders of both countries, the Sun Online news portal reported. “The President is scheduled to visit India very soon. As you are aware, such trips are scheduled for a time of maximum convenience… Read More »Amid Strained Ties, 2 Maldives Ministers Quit, President To Visit India