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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has advanced the tender process for its proposed waste management facility at Bainguinim by shortlisting four companies for the next round of bidding. Shrinivas Waste Management Services Pvt Ltd, Organic Recycling Systems Limited, HNB Engineers Pvt Ltd and Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt Ltd have cleared the initial qualification stage for appointment as the project management consultant. The proposed facility is designed to process around 100 tonnes of waste a day and will be developed through a 15-year public-private partnership. The project envisages the use of biomethanation to process wet waste and…

New Delhi: India produced a dominant performance in their final men’s hockey Pool A match at the Asian Games 2026, thrashing Bangladesh 10-0 to finish the group stage unbeaten at the top of the table. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led the scoring charge with a superb hat-trick. All three of his goals came from penalty corners as India maintained relentless pressure throughout the match. Shilanand Lakra also made a major contribution with two goals, while Jugraj Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay, Abhishek and Mandeep Singh each found the net to complete India’s ten-goal rout. India controlled the contest from the early stages…

New Delhi: India enjoyed a memorable Day 10 at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Nagoya, with Neeru Dhanda ending the country’s wait for an individual shooting gold medal. Dhanda produced a superb performance in the women’s individual trap event despite difficult rainy conditions to claim the gold medal. Her victory also marked India’s fifth gold of the Games and ended the country’s gold medal drought in individual shooting at the Asian Games. Earlier in the day, India’s women’s trap team secured a silver medal, adding to the shooting haul. The men’s trap team, however, narrowly missed out on a…

New Delhi: India’s Essar Group is set to make one of its biggest overseas investments with plans to commit around $18 billion to projects in the United States, including a proposed $15 billion integrated steel plant in Iowa. The project was announced at the White House, where US President Donald Trump described the planned facility as the largest steel plant in American history. The plant is being developed by Essar’s US subsidiary, Mesabi Metallics, and is expected to begin production in 2030. Once fully operational, the facility is projected to produce around 10 million tonnes of steel every year. The…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and the United States have reached a stage where there is broadly an understanding on the proposed bilateral trade agreement, but changes in US tariff policies have made the final negotiations more complicated. Speaking in New York, Jaishankar explained that the negotiations had taken longer than initially expected because of differences in the economic structures of the two countries. He highlighted India’s large base of small farmers, producers and manufacturers and said the scale and nature of the two economies made detailed negotiations necessary. A major issue now is Washington’s…

New Delhi: India’s indigenous Kaveri dry engine has successfully completed a series of high altitude and flight trials in Russia, achieving a peak dry thrust of 48.5 kilonewtons. The performance exceeds its original target of around 46 kN, marking an important step in the development of an Indian engine for future unmanned combat aircraft. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment, the Kaveri Derivative Engine is a non afterburning version of the original Kaveri engine. It is being developed to power the Ghatak, India’s planned stealth Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. The latest trials were conducted…

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended 30 food licences and registration certificates and seized 50,601.78 kg of food products valued at around ₹1.19 crore during a statewide enforcement drive between September 23 and 27. The action was carried out ahead of the festive season to check food safety, hygiene, storage and distribution practices. Licences of 13 establishments in Mumbai, six in the Konkan division, eight in Pune division and three in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division were suspended. Several establishments in Mumbai faced action after inspections revealed serious hygiene concerns. At Kyani & Co in Kalbadevi, officials reported…