1. Oil producers usually prefer to bake the Earth for profit. But ONGC is bucking that trend by using some of its profit to nurse the ground and clean up key sources of water in the Himalayas.The flagship explorer has joined four expeditions launched by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, the apex mountaineering body, to take PM Narendra Modi's 'Swatchh Bharat' campaign to Himalayan heights.
2. US warplanes on Wednesday carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists.A US drone had last week executed a single lethal air strike against an IS target in Syria but this was the first time manned US fighter jets had carried out raids after taking off from Turkey's strategically-located Incirlik base.
3. A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on Wednesday announced a 2.5% increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from the metal industry, which is passing through a rough phase due to a crash in global prices and over capacity in countries such as China.
2. US warplanes on Wednesday carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists.A US drone had last week executed a single lethal air strike against an IS target in Syria but this was the first time manned US fighter jets had carried out raids after taking off from Turkey's strategically-located Incirlik base.
3. A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on Wednesday announced a 2.5% increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from the metal industry, which is passing through a rough phase due to a crash in global prices and over capacity in countries such as China.
