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NHAI asks DoT, TRAI to boost mobile connectivity on 424 National Highway locations

IANS | January 6, 2026 2:36 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday said it has sought the intervention of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to issue appropriate directions to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for addressing non-availability of the mobile network connectivity on several stretches of National Highways.

Dedicated to promoting investor awareness, protection: IEPFA

IANS | January 6, 2026 1:31 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, is dedicated to promoting investor awareness and protection through sustained outreach, education, and strategic collaborations, it said on Tuesday.

School-based HPV vaccination programmes boost herd immunity: Study

IANS | January 6, 2026 12:08 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) School-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against the development of pre-cancerous cells in unvaccinated women through herd immunity, according to a paper published in The Lancet Public Health journal on Tuesday.

New Environmental Standard lab, Solar Energy Complex to boost India’s renewable energy ecosystem

IANS | January 6, 2026 11:26 AM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The world's second "National Environmental Standard Laboratory" and the world's fifth "National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration" at the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will strengthen India’s environment and renewable energy ecosystem, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology.

Sensex, Nifty post mild losses as oil and gas stocks trade lower

IANS | January 6, 2026 9:49 AM

Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices posted mild losses on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in oil and gas stocks. Amid impressive corporate updates that had lifted expectations of stronger quarterly earnings, concerns of potential additional tariffs by US weighed on the domestic markets.

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