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Speaking diamond: A buyer’s glossary for India’s new disclosure eraIndia's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) now mandates clear labeling for natural versus laboratory-grown diamonds, enhancing consumer trust...
India raises gold import duty back to 15%: What’s behind the moveIndia has significantly raised import duties on gold, silver, and platinum. This move aims to safeguard the nation's economy and foreign ex...
India raises gold, silver import duty to 15% to curb imports, support rupee amid West Asia crisisGold, silver import duty hike: India has significantly raised customs duties on gold, silver, and platinum imports to 15% and 15.4%, respec...
DRDO & Indian Navy conduct maiden successful Salvo launch of NASM-SR missilesDuring the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, making it the first salvo launch of an advanced ...
DRDO, Indian Navy achieve milestone in Hydrodynamic testing for frontline warship projectIndia's naval capabilities are on the rise! The DRDO and the Indian Navy have marked a major milestone with the successful testing of a sta...
Liquidity unlocked, access denied: With rating rules, how TReDS leaves most MSMEs behindDespite the government’s TReDS push, experts say the RBI’s move to ease onboarding lacks clarity as credit ratings continue to be a key bot...
Kibble balance: Redefining our understanding of weightsThe Kibble balance is an electromechanical balance that can self-calibrate and measure mass, using electrical parameters. It operates in tw...
CBI issues look out notices against former CMD of ABG Shipyard, 8 othersThe agency in a statement said Look Out Circulars (LOCs) have already been opened by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the ...
Market Movers: What changed for D-Street while you were sleepingLet us check out the factors that may bring action to the domestic market during the day.
India adopts new standards for measuring units kilogram, kelvin, mole & ampereOver 100 countries have adopted the metric system of measurements, also known as the International System of Units (SI), which has been in ...
US govt looks at cutting higher education costs to woo Indian studentsMany US community colleges are now offering top quality higher education at lower costs, a senior official said.
Definition of kilogram changed after 130 yearsIt will be replaced by the Planck constant -- the fundamental constant of quantum physics.
ISRO, IAF may have to pay for getting precision timingsSo far, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been extending the service free of cost to ISRO, IAF, Indian Railways, State Bank of Ind...
Pakistan rejects India's move to appoint interlocutor for J&KPakistan's spokesperson said that the designated interlocutor had been entrusted with the task of understanding the "legitimate aspirations...
- This year will last a second longer than usual
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a "leap seco...
Some weights must remain constant…Of all the base international units of measure used today —kilogram, metre, second, ampere, kelvin, candela and mole — only the first is st...
China to shutdown airports for 3 hours for military paradeThe airports will be used for air force exercises in the parade. Several top leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, are sched...
New method for measuring a kilogramme developedThe humble kilogramme may be given a new and more precise definition that for the first time will not require reference to a physical objec...
Why time will stop for a second on June 30For synchronization, time will have to stop for a second on June 30th as the last minute of the month will have 61 seconds.
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How does the world appear to an ant, vis-à-vis an elephant? Bigger, of course.