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

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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 … Read more

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

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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 … Read more

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

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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 … Read more

Scheme explainer: The integrated aqua park and state-of-the-art fish wholesale market | Lucknow News

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AI generated image used for representative purpose Uttar Pradesh Government, committed to bring about blue revolution in the state, announced yet another welfare scheme in 2026–27 Budget. The Integrated Aqua Park and State-of-the-Art Fish Wholesale Market Scheme is a major infrastructure initiative designed to modernize the state’s fisheries sector. The scheme focuses on strengthening the … Read more

80th Independence Day: In a 1st, Vande Mataram to be sung from ramparts of Red Fort | India News

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PM Modi at the Red Fort during last year’s Independence Day celebration. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time during this year’s Independence Day celebrations, which will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a statement by the defence ministry.The … Read more

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

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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 … Read more

One man spent decades transforming a Kenyan quarry left barren by limestone mining into a thriving wildlife sanctuary filled with forests, wetlands and wildlife | World News

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A landscape near Mombasa, Kenya, once looked almost impossible to restore. Decades of limestone quarrying had left the ground hard, hot and largely devoid of vegetation, while salty groundwater made growing plants even more difficult. Then Dr René Haller, a Swiss-born naturalist and agronomist working with Bamburi Cement, began an ambitious experiment in ecological restoration. … Read more