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Toxic waste from1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years

Toxic waste from1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years

BHUBANESHWAR, India, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people, to a disposal facility where it will take three to nine months to incinerate. In the early hours of Dec. 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American Union Carbide Corporation poisoning more than half a million people in Bhopal, capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Twelve leak-free containers carrying 337 metric tons of toxic waste for incineration reached the

December factory activity growth hits 2024 low, PMI shows

December factory activity growth hits 2024 low, PMI shows

BENGALURU, Jan 2 (Reuters) – India’s manufacturing activity grew in December at its weakest pace for the year amid softer demand and despite easing cost pressures and strong jobs growth, a survey showed, dulling the outlook for the start of 2025. That confounded a preliminary reading showing faster expansion last month in a sector that accounts for about a fifth of overall output in Asia’s third-largest economy, which grew at its weakest pace in seven quarters in July-September. The HSBC final India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by S&P Global, fell to 56.4 – the weakest since December 2023 –

27 IAS, 45 IPS and 29 IFS officers promoted in Rajasthan

27 IAS, 45 IPS and 29 IFS officers promoted in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Jan 1 (PTI) The Rajasthan government has issued orders to promote 27 IAS, 45 IPS and 29 IFS officers, according to a Department of Personnel order. The order released on Tuesday, PWD Principal Secretary Praveen Gupta and PHED Principal Secretary Bhaskar A Sawant have been promoted to the post of Additional Chief Secretary. Chief Minister’s Joint Secretary Siddharth Sihag has been promoted as Special Secretary while his wife Rukmini Riyar was promoted from junior pay scale to selection pay scale Both are 2012-batch IAS officers. Barmer Collector Tina Dabi, a 2016-batch IAS officer, and her sister Riya Dabi, a

Air India will increase its global coverage in years ahead: CEO Campbell Wilson

Air India will increase its global coverage in years ahead: CEO Campbell Wilson

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Air India has covered a lot of ground since privatisation and its global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, the airline’s chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. He also said the interior refit of the single-aisle fleet, serving domestic and short-haul international destinations, is underway, and will be completed by mid-2025. Loss-making Air India was acquired by the Tata Group from the government in January 2022, and is undergoing an ambitious five-year transformation plan. In 2024, Air India completed the merger of Vistara with itself as well as integration of Air India Express

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