August 28, 2024 - The Lucknow Tribune

Lucknow Falcons fail to open account in UPT20 for second time

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The sixth match of UP T20 League 2024 was played between Noida Super Kings and Lucknow Falcons. In this match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Lucknow team flopped, while Piyush Chawla of Noida bowled very well. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 12-12 overs. Batting first, Lucknow Falcons scored 100 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 12 overs. In reply, Noida Super Kings achieved this target on the last ball. This is the second consecutive defeat of Lucknow Falcons. Lucknow Falcons, who came to bat…

Rinku Singh strikes hard

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

Courtesy – SportsTak Lucknow: Middle-order batter Rinku Singh led Meerut Mavericks from the front in the run chase against Kanpur Superstars in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh T20 League. Rinku joined forces with wicketkeeper-batter Uvaish Ahmed and shared an unbeaten 100-run partnership for the fifth wicket in the run chase of 153. Meerut Mavericks won the match by six wickets with 14 balls to spare. Earlier, Meerut Mavericks’ leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari registered a five-wicket haul conceding 26 runs from his quota of four overs. Kanpur Superstars’ Shoaib Siddiqui departed for a single-digit…

India is world-class cost-effective healthcare destination

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Jitin Prasada said that India has emerged as a world-class cost-effective healthcare destination and global pharma leader. The Minister stated this while inagurating the three day International Exhibition For Pharma And Healthcare Exhibition (IPHEX 2024) organised by Pharma Export Promotion Council of India (CAPEXIL) and Ministry of Commerce and Industry today at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He urged the Indian Pharmaceutical industry to work towards becoming the healthcare custodian of the world. He urged the pharma industry to increase…

Composite membranes for detecting toxic amines can prevent disasters in industries

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: A newly developed composite membranes made from two or more materials also called Mixed Matrix Membrane (MMM) showed remarkable color change when exposed to vapors of different amines, aiding in the detection of ammonia or other amine leaks in laboratories or industrial settings. Ammonia or other aliphatic amines are extensively used as raw material or intermediate products in many chemical, fertilizer, and food industries. They are highly toxic and corrosive and become widely dispersed in the environment. They can quickly oxidize in water to produce several N-nitrosamines, which are…

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes over as Director General Project Seabird

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar NM, assumed duties of the Director General Project Seabird, with a charter to oversee largest defence infrastructure project currently progressing at the Karwar Naval Base, from Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, on 28 August 2024. The change of guard took place at the Headquarters, Project Seabird, New Delhi. VAdm Rajesh Dhankhar was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 July 1990 and is a specialist in Navigation & Direction. The Flag Officer is an alumnus of the prestigious Naval Academy, Defence Services Staff College, and has undergone…

Cabinet approves rolling out Private FM Radio to 234 uncovered new cities / towns

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

News Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for conduct of 3rd batch of ascending e-auctions for 730 channels in 234 new cities with estimated reserve price of Rs.784.87 crore under Private FM Radio Phase Ill Policy. State-wise list of the cities / towns and the number of Private FM channels approved for fresh auctions is enclosed as Annexure. The Cabinet also approved the proposal to charge Annual License Fee (ALF) of FM channel as 4% of Gross Revenue excluding Goods and…

PM Modi chairs 44th edition of PRAGATI

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of the 44th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments. This was the first meeting in the third term. In the meeting, seven significant projects were reviewed, which included two projects relating to road connectivity, two rail projects and one project each of the Coal, Power and Water Resources sectors. The cost of these projects totalled more than Rs. 76,500 crore and relate to 11 States and UTs viz., Uttar…

Searchlight made in Kanpur to check infiltration from Bangladesh

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

Kanpur: The India-Bangladesh border will be monitored with a searchlight made in a company in Kanpur city. In view of the possibility of intruders in the border, the BSF has given an initial order of 50 searchlights to the company. Orders are expected to be received in the future as well. With the help of this searchlight, surveillance can be done in a range of up to one kilometer. The searchlight operated by remote control can be rotated up and down in any direction. This comes at a time when…

Lucknow – Meerut Vande Bharat to turn into reality soon

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: There is good news for passengers travelling from Lucknow to Meerut. Now they are going to get a high-speed train. The third Vande Bharat train passing through Moradabad division will soon be seen running on the tracks. Permission has been granted for its operation between Meerut and Lucknow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off this train on August 31. The train will reach Lucknow via Hapur-Moradabad-Bareilly. It will be operated on the same route as Rajyarani Express. After the information was released by the Prime Minister’s Office and…

New research to help streamline functioning of prisons

August 28, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh released a detailed research report titled “Study of the status of women prisoners and their children and their communication needs in Indian prisons with special reference to Uttar Pradesh” prepared by Dr. Vartika Nanda, Head of the Department of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi under the aegis of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). In his address, the Chief Secretary said that various welfare measures are being taken for the women prisoners and their children living with them…