India may topple no. 2 Japan in crude steel production

KOLKATA: World crude steel production increased 5.6% to 141.4 million tonnes in September from a year earlier. India, which is tipped to topple Japan and emerge as the second-largest global steel producer, produced 8.2 million tonnes of the alloy last month, up 1.9%.

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L&T loses government order to supply 2.5m smart meters in reverse bid

NEW DELHI: Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has lost the government's order to supply 2.5 million smart meters in a reverse bid conducted by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), where government body ITI Ltd emerged as the lowest bidder for supplying smart meters.

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Flipkart investment in marketplace shrinks to Rs 27 lakh, Amazon’s falls to Rs 2,010 cr in FY17

Amazon has invested 79% more in its flagship marketplace in India than Flipkart has in its retail platform, demonstrating the Seattle-based ecommerce giant’s aggressive push to wrest market leadership in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

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Where Do Your Tools Go When You Die?

Ah, October. The leaves are falling, snow is in the forecast in Minnesota, and the neighbors are decorating their yards with ghosts in their trees and skeletons perched in tire swings. That last is a reminder that all of us have a finite lifespan on this earth, before we go the way of all flesh.

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EESL to procure energy efficient powerlooms for small and medium units

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) will procure in bulk energy efficient powerlooms among other equipment to supply to the small and medium powerloom units in the country, as part of the government’s initiative for sustainable and accelerated adoption of efficient textile technologies to he

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VIDEO: How to Cut Tenons with a Table Saw

Learn how to cut accurate tenons using a table saw. You can use a regular saw blade or a dado set to cut the tenons for mortise and tenon joints.

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Jo Schwartz: Woodburning Realistic Portraits

A few years ago, Jo Schwartz was looking for a hobby. “I would tell people, ‘I don’t paint, I don’t draw – and it turns out, I can’t whittle, either.” She did know, however, that she liked working with wood. “I’ve always had a love for the different grains and things like that.

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Red Oak Railing System

I built this railing system for my son and his fiancée’s new home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We designed this system to use Red Oak as the base material, and then chose walnut for the top and bottom accents. The Zebra wood top accents on columns were my new daughter-in-law’s idea.

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North American Power Development: The Pause Before the Surge

SUGAR LAND--October 23, 2017--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Call 2017 the pause before the surge for North American Electric Power developers, who are expected to begin construction on about 27,722 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in the U.S.

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RIKON Helical-cutterhead Jointers

Helical cutterheads make sharpening and setting jointer knives unnecessary, because they feature replaceable carbide inserts instead of steel knives. The helical cutterheads on these two new jointers from RIKON have four-edged inserts that cut on the shear angle, for superior surface smoothness.

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Refinishing a Grill Table?

Last year I built this grill table for my son using riftsawn white oak, and in just that amount of time, the finish has deteriorated as you can see (below).

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SAIL supplied 33,500 metric tonnes of steel for Agra - Lucknow expressway

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) supplied 33,500 metric tonnes of steel for the construction of the Agra - Lucknow expressway which facilitated the touch-and-go landing of planes of the Indian Air Force, on Tuesday.

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Massive Data Breaches and Cyber Threats in India

Digital India is vastly under-prepared for cyber-attacks that are becoming increasingly common. In this article, our partner, MitKat, describes India’s digital vulnerabilities and ways foreign companies can anticipate subsequent cyber-attacks.

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Bharatmala project implementation could see significant upper hitting for infra stocks: Chakri Lokapriya, TCG AMC

Talking to ET Now, Chakri Lokapriya , CIO & MD, TCG AMC , says EPC companies have seen a slowdown of late because of stalled road and various infra projects. There is an Asian Paints which has done well.

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World crude steel production saw a 5.6 per cent jump

KOLKATA: World crude steel production saw a 5.6% increase its biggest ever in months to 141.4 million tonne (mt) in September 2017, compared to September 2016.

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GST collections at Rs 92,150 crore in September

The government has collected Rs 92,150 crore as Goods and Services Tax (GST) in September from 42.91 lakh businesses, the finance ministry said today. Of this, Rs 14,042 crore is on account of Central GST, while State GST is to the tune of Rs 21,172 crore.

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Nobody is looking at real estate as an investment option anymore: Shubham Jain, ICRA

Talking to ET Now, Shubham Jain , VP & Sector Head - Real Estate, ICRA , says while cumulative sales volumes have really grown by around 40 odd per cent, out of a sample of 11 companies, only four companies have shown positive growth in volumes whereas other seven have still shown a declining trend.

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Milwaukee Sweatshirt Review

It’s not a mystery which power tool manufacturer offers the most job site workwear.  Ever since Milwaukee first introduced their heated jacket, other companies have been playing catch-up and no one has come close to Milwaukee’s vast array of jobsite workwear.

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Jyotivardhan Jaipuria is betting big on these 2 themes, here’s why

In an interview with ET Now, Jyotivardhan Jaipuria , Founder & MD, Veda Investment Managers , says he is betting big on the rural theme and specially tractor and agrochem companies as 2019 elections near. The other theme he is betting on are companies that are getting operating leverage.

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We distribute our geographical risk rather than focusing on one market: KK Bangur, Graphite India

Talking to ET Now, KK Bangur, Chairman, Graphite India, says for specialty grade graphite, US is one of the markets. Graphite India is selling in about 50 countries across the globe and we are present in almost all markets.

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