ONGC, Shell Energy India sign MoU to explore deepwater blocks, LNG sourcing opportunities

ONGC, Shell Energy India set to explore deepwater blocks, LNG sourcing opportunities Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Shell Energy India Private Ltd have signed a non-binding MoU to explore joint opportunities in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas exploration. The two companies will also look at opportunities for LNG sourcing, ONGC said on…

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Will Ajith Kumar and Shankar join hands for their first collaboration? Here’s what we know |

A possible collaboration between two of Tamil cinema’s biggest names has started creating excitement among movie fans. Ajith Kumar and director Shankar have never worked together despite having long and successful careers. If the reported project takes shape, it could bring together Ajith’s mass appeal and Shankar’s trademark large-scale filmmaking. Ajith Kumar-Shankar film after ‘Dare…

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Austin: An Austin homeowner with no claims in over a decade paid $3,000 to trim trees after aerial photos put her insurance renewal at risk

Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two…

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Mercury is still shrinking after billions of years: How its giant cooling core is cracking the planet’s thin crust |

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System, only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, but what lies beneath its battered surface is anything but small. Its metallic core stretches out to nearly 85 per cent of the planet’s total radius, leaving behind a rocky shell so thin it barely qualifies as a shell at…

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Zineb Lazraq: Daughter saves father’s 34-year-old shoe store from shutting down by using social media; now customers wait for hours outside their London store

Zineb, 25, had watched her father work in the shop throughout her childhood (Photo credit: Zineb Lazraq / SWNS) For 34 years, Rachid Lazraq ran his shoe shop in Shoreditch, East London, building a business around a loyal customer base. But as the neighbourhood changed, so did his customers. Rising rents, gentrification and the arrival…

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UPSC topic on India’s forex reserves: What they are, who owns them and how RBI uses them

Competitive Exam explainers | Indian economy India’s foreign exchange reserves are often discussed when the rupee comes under pressure, global oil prices rise, or financial markets turn volatile. But the headline figure alone does not tell the full story. Forex reserves are a pool of external assets held by the country’s monetary authority that provide…

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Security guard found dead at under-construction project site in Maharashtra | Mumbai News

Thane: A 60-year-old security guard was found dead on Sunday in the open basement area of an under-construction project in Thane, police said.The deceased has been identified as Ashok Salunkhe who was working as a contract security guard at SATIS-2 project site.Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS-2) project in Thane (East) is a multimodal transit…

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TN plans gold-ring incentive as govt hosp births decline, sets aside ₹560cr | Chennai News

Chennai: The share of births taking place in Tamil Nadu govt hospitals has fallen from more than 65% in 2017-18 to below 51% now, health minister K G Arunraj said on Sunday, calling for a detailed study of why women are increasingly choosing private facilities.After inaugurating the Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of South India mid-year…

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