India, world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, has waived excise duty on blended petrol. The exemption covers E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel blends, which contain varying proportions of motor spirit and ethanol. As per the finance ministry’s notification, these blends consist of 78%, 75%, 73% and 70% motor spirit mixed with 22%, 25%, 27%…

The DRDO has developed different classes of lasers, which are increasingly becoming more powerful. (Image credit: DRDO) India is moving to take its indigenous directed-energy weapon capability from trials to production, with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) set to seek an industry partner within the next six months for its 30kW-class counter-drone laser…

4 workers killed after train hits track workers in Japan Four workers carrying out weed-control work on a railway track in Japan were killed after they were struck by an express train as it entered Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo.The collision occurred around 10.46 am (local time) on Thursday while the workers were spraying herbicide…