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Automobile sales up almost 3 % in April, CV sales fall, says Fada
FADA President C. S. Vigneshwar attributed April sales to pull back...
US insurers pulling ahead in AI investment, strategy execution
One thing is certain, AI is not just a technical investment, it’s a...
Delhi air in ‘very poor’ zone, farm fire smoke may push it to ‘severe’
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the 'severe' zone. With pollution levels worsening, the Centre's air...
As inflation crisis hits Britain, healthy diets are a casualty
Close to 10 million adults - or one in five households - are unable to put enough food on the table, with some skipping meals or going without for an entire day, the charity's nationwide survey carried out in late September suggests. That’s double the number affected...
Road transport and highways sector has maximum number of delayed projects: Govt report
In the road transport and highways sector, 262 out of 835 projects are delayed. In railways, out of 173 projects, 115 are delayed, while for petroleum, 89 out of 140 projects are delayed, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for September 2022 NEW...
Russia halts UN brokered Ukraine Black Sea grain exports
The U.N. chief said the grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July helps "to cushion the suffering that this global cost-of-living crisis is inflicting on billions of people, his spokesman said Kyiv: Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately...
Pakistan needs USD 16 Bn to build back as losses due to flash floods cross over USD 30 Bn
As per the report, the damage, and loss, following the unprecedented floods in Pakistan require transparency, inclusion, and climate resilience The losses due to devastating floods in Pakistan have surpassed USD 30 billion in the country as the monsoon rains have...
Majority of millennials, gen Z plan to ask for pay raise in next 6 months: Report
This is being helmed by India's younger professional generations, Gen Z (51 per cent) and millennials (51 per cent), who are most likely to ask their boss for a raise as compared to Gen X (40 per cent) and Boomers (26 per cent), LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index...
Along with environment, job protection is a concern: Rijiju
''Today, the per capita GDP of India is 2,100 dollars and it is very less, but India as a whole, when we calculate, it's close to a 3.23 trillion dollar economy. It is the fifth largest economy (in the world),'' he said. Kaziranga: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren...
Heat waves due to climate change have cost world economy trillions so far
The study is among the first to specifically examine how heat waves affect economic output, said senior author Justin Mankin, an assistant professor of geography at Dartmouth It has discovered that from 1992 to 2013, heat waves statistically correlated with changes in...
Foreign investors turn net sellers in India for second month
In September, foreign investors sold Rs 7,624 crore worth of equities in India, data from National Securities Depository Limited showed. So far in 2022, they sold Rs 170,375 crore worth of stocks on a cumulative basis New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors have...
Odisha to prepare disaster management warriors to face calamities: Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik,Chief Minister,Odisha For better impact-based forecasting, the government will set up a telemetric rain gauge in all gram panchayats, the automatic weather stations at block headquarters, and sensors in our river systems. These steps will help us to get...