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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.New Delhi: India is set to implement a new framework for fire and life safety across all healthcare facilities, moving beyond general building codes to address the specific vulnerabilities of patients and critical care units.The ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) has released a comprehensive manual titled “National Guidelines on Fire and Life Safety in Healthcare Facilities (2026)” in the backdrop of recurring tragedies that highlight systemic safety failures in Indian healthcare.The manual provides a technical and operational roadmap to identify high-risk zones such as ICUs, operation theatres, and oxygen storage areas for targeted interventions. Under these guidelines, all major structural elements in new hospitals must be non-combustible, and existing buildings must maintain compartmentation to limit the spread of fire and smoke.The updated framework responds to a history of tragic incidents where electrical faults—specifically short circuits and malfunctioning equipment—were identified as the primary cause of hospital fires, exacerbated by high oxygen concentrations and limited patient mobility.In 2021, an oxygen leak at Dr.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Power transmission projects worth nearly ₹5 trillion are currently under bidding or execution across India, according to a senior official from the ministry of power.This large pipeline comes at a time when transmission infrastructure has emerged as a bottleneck in expanding renewable energy capacity and meeting the country’s rapidly rising power demand.To achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the government has planned significant transmission expansion.In FY26, transmission projects worth ₹1 trillion cleared the National Committee on Transmission stage, while projects worth ₹1.47 trillion progressed beyond the special purpose vehicle stage.The government’s broader objective is to build a next-generation, intelligent and integrated national grid capable of supporting renewable energy, storage solutions, green hydrogen, and emerging demand centres such as data hubs.With power transmission emerging as a major investment theme, the sector is attracting investor interest.Here are a few companies with strong order pipelines to track.According to the business update Investor and analyst interaction on 23 March 2026, the company has a strong, visible execution pipeline of over ₹1.48 trillion.Assuming a 50% win rate on a ₹15 trillion opportunity, the company estimates potential project wins of around ₹7.5 trillion over the coming decades, resulting in an illustrative long-term execution pipeline of over ₹9 trillion.Power Grid, a Maharatna central public sector enterprise under the ministry of power, is primarily engaged in the transmission of electricity through its EHVAC (extra high voltage alternating current) and HVDC (high voltage direct current) transmission networks.The

State Bank of India has evacuated 64 employees from West Asia to Mumbai over the past few days as the country’s largest lender activated a business continuity plan in response to the escalating war in Iran.SBI obtained approvals from local regulators to temporarily manage its operations in three countries from India, two people aware of the matter said. Only minimal on-ground presence has been maintained in these locations to comply with regulatory requirements.“People have shifted to India after regulators permitted it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Centre has stepped in to resolve the green power quagmire of surplus production and insufficient transmission, following sweeping production cuts at solar and wind farms. The curtailment offers a temporary fix and keeps the grid stable, but results in steep losses for the developers, and threatens to derail India's ambitious green energy trajectory.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. GE Vernova T&D India Ltd’s shares have risen about 8% after it announced a big-ticket order award from Adani Energy Solutions Ltd on Friday. The order pertains to the setting up of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) substation for the evacuation of renewable energy from Khavda to Olpad in Gujarat.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Tristan Keyser-Parker, a senior at Brown University, was in a workshop inside the school’s Barus & Holley engineering building Saturday afternoon when he heard someone yell “Intruder!" Keyser-Parker sprinted with about 30 students out a side entrance as police converged on the building. The students fled to the third story of a nearby dorm, where they sat, stunned, on the floor.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian Railways is exploring three new freight corridors to extend the high-speed cargo network deeper into southern, eastern, and central India, building on the success of two operational lines to create a continuous nationwide logistics loop, two people aware of the development said. Detailed project reports for the three new lines have been completed and are under examination, said one of the three people quoted earlier.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Top solar power producers in Rajasthan have dialled down production, after a congested grid prompted the regional regulator to step in. According to three people aware of the matter, Adani Group, NTPC Green, KKR-backed Serentica, EQT-backed Zelestra and JSW Group have had to curtail peak-hour production totalling 5GW in the second half of November alone, leading to potential losses and highlighting the slow pace of transmission capacity addition in the face of frenetic solar power growth.

As of now, over 1,000 people have been confirmed dead in Myanmar, with thousands injured. In Thailand, the death toll stands at 20, with dozens still trapped under collapsed buildings.

Snares Islands in New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday (March 25) afternoon. The earthquake took place at a depth of 12km under the sea at 2.43pm New Zealand time but no tsunami warning has been issued. But New Zealand's Civil Defence stated that there was a «danger to anyone in or near the water in the area». While Snares Islands are uninhabited, thousands of South Island residents reported the earthquake. However, no loss of life or property has been reported till now. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised residents of South Island that sea water was unlikely to flood the coastal regions and no evacuation was required. Authorities assert that strong and unusual currents along with unpredictable surges is expected along the shore of the West Coast of South Islands from Milford Sound to Puyseugur Point. «Ongoing risk of strong and unusual currents for the West Coast of the South Island from Milford Sound to to Puysegur Point. This risk is expected to ease around 8pm tonight (25 March). A cancellation message will be issued by NEMA around this time. We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake near off the West Coast of the South Island NZ at 2:43 PM, 25 March,» the warning stated. «Strong currents and surges can injure and drown people. There is a danger to swimmers, surfers, people fishing, and anyone in or near the water close to shore. People in or near the sea in the following areas should move out of the water, off beaches and shore areas and away from harbours, marinas, rivers and estuaries,» it added.

Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed a Hamas political leader, Salah al-Bardaweel, on Sunday, the militant group said, as Palestinian officials put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at over 50,000. After two months of relative calm in the war, Gazans have again been fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire, launching a new all-out air and ground campaign on Tuesday against Hamas. Explosions echoed throughout the north, central and southern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, as Israeli planes hit several targets in those areas in what witnesses said was an escalation of the attacks that began earlier in the week. At least 30 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah and Khan Younis so far on Sunday, health authorities said. Those killed included three municipal employees, medics said. Hamas said the airstrike on Khan Younis killed Bardaweel and his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Israel’s military is expanding its ground operations across the Gaza Strip, with troops operating in key locations across the enclave in an effort to pressure Hamas as talks to stop the fighting and release more hostages have stalled. Israeli troops pressed into the northern Gaza border town of Beit Hanoun on Saturday to lay the groundwork for expanding Israel’s security buffer, a several-hundred-meter-wide zone the military has carved out within Gaza that spans its border with Israel.

London Heathrow’s unprecedented blackout on Friday has put the airport’s reliance on potentially vulnerable infrastructure into focus, at a time when the biggest UK hub is lobbying for an ambitious expansion plan. A fire late Thursday at a nearby electrical substation cut off the power supply to Heathrow, bringing flights to a standstill for almost all of Friday. While backup systems kicked in, they only allow the hub to land some aircraft and evacuate passengers, but not to support full operations. Only by late on Friday did a few flights resume, mainly to repatriate dislocated passengers. Smoke from a fire at North Hyde Electricity Substation near London Heathrow Airport in London on March 21. The public blowback to the outage was swift, with Willie Walsh, the former chief executive officer of British Airways parent IAG SA and now IATA director, saying it’s “yet another case of Heathrow letting down both travelers and airlines.” Walsh said it’s a “clear planning failure by the airport” if critical national infrastructure relies on one energy source without an alternative.

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last seven days. An eruption followed by an explosion was heard Thursday evening as far away as Larantuka and Maumere, two cities about 50 kilometers (31 miles) to 85 kilometers (53 miles) from the volcano. The eruption was recorded at several monitoring stations on Flores island, Muhammad Wafid, chief of Indonesia's Geology Agency, said in a statement. There were two other eruptions, and smaller activity occurred during the day Friday. Smoke blew around the crater with weak to moderate pressure, and firelight was seen at the peak, indicating the glowing volcanic material was at a shallow depth. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone from 7 kilometers (4.5 miles) to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater. No new evacuations were ordered.

IndiGo flight heading to Leh accidentally deployed the emergency slide before takeoff at Delhi airport on Wednesday.

«Nifty 50 is broadly going to traverse something like 10% to 12% EPS growth. So, from here, 22,000 to expect 24,500 to 25,000 between December 25 and March 26 is certainly not out of place. So, from that point of view, a 10% to 12% Nifty gain is purely doable,» says Manish Sonthalia, Emkay Investment Managers. So, tell us a sum and summary. With so much of analysis you have done, tell us three stocks to buy. We will keep it very simple. You give me three stocks, one question and then I will let you go to a meeting. Manish Sonthalia: So, stock recommendations not doable because of regulations but look we have priced in most of the negative, that is one and whatever micro details you need to know about India is already known in public domain. There is nothing new to analyse just yet as things stand. We do not know all the information regarding tariffs, etc.

Local news footage showed homes with roofs torn off and large trucks overturned, while forecasters warned of additional tornadoes expected over the weekend. In Kansas, eight people were killed in a crash involving over 50 vehicles, which police attributed to low visibility during a «severe dust storm.» Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 12 storm-related deaths and released images of boats stacked on top of one another at a marina that had been destroyed. The patrol also noted downed trees, damaged buildings, and power outages caused by «tornadoes, thunderstorms, and large hail.» «It was the scariest thing I've ever been through; it was so fast, our ears were all about to burst,» said Alicia Wilson, a Missouri resident who had to evacuate her home.

hurricane-force winds, and massive hailstones. This system is no ordinary storm; it's a potential game-changer that could leave a path of destruction across multiple states.

The American Airlines Flight 1006 en route from Colorado Springs to Dallas was forced to divert to Denver after the crew reported engine vibrations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Upon landing at 5:15 p.m. (2315 GMT), one of the aircraft's engines caught fire, prompting an emergency evacuation. The airline confirmed that all 172 passengers and six crew members exited safely, though 12 individuals sustained minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals. Several videos circulating on social media show passengers standing on the wing of the Boeing 737-800 as thick smoke billows from the engine. The aircraft, 13 years old, is equipped with CFM56 engines manufactured by CFM International, a joint venture between GE and Safran.

Schools closed, public transport stopped – What we know about rare storm nearing Australian coastTropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday with the strength of a category 1 Atlantic hurricane, as it swirls west toward the city of Brisbane, home to 2.5 million people, and coastal suburbs either side.ALSO READ: Brisbane Airport cancels flights; schools closed, transport halted as storm approaches Australian coastAlfred is threatening a region that doesn’t normally experience cyclones; they typically form much further north, over warmer waters in the tropics. The delay in the storm’s arrival gave officials more time to issue warnings to anxious residents living in properties previously untested by cyclonic winds.Catch Live Updates With MintCyclone Alfred LIVE Updates: Prime minister Anthony Albanese said 660 schools in southern Queensland and 280 schools in northern New South Wales were closed on Thursday as weather conditions worsen."My message to people, whether they be in southeast Queensland or northern New South Wales, is we are there to support you.