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End on an Era- Warren Buffett to retire after heading Berkshire for six decade, Greg Abel to succeed
Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board that...
India bans imports from Pakistan amid tension over tourist killings
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade in a notification said...
Competition Comm slaps Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google
Besides, the fair trade regulator has directed the internet major to cease and desist from unfair business practices New Delhi: The Competition Commission on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple...
Govt seeks $7.7 billion value for IDBI Bank in stake sale
After years of trying, the government has only been able to privatise national carrier Air India Ltd. and introduce outside backers to LIC, while its plans to sell refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. hit a wall as bidders struggled to find partners. New Delhi: India is...
XBB subvariant of Omicron can cause another wave of infections in some countries: Swaminathan
"Many people just think that it is just like the flu or any other respiratory infection, but more and more data is coming out on how COVID is affecting all organ systems and not just the respiratory route. It also affects the cardiovascular system and the inflammatory...
Maha govt eyes to make use of satellites for crop damage assessment and payout to farmers
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “Satellite-based crop damage assessment and compensation will be a game changer in this sector. The satellite images will decide the intensity of crop damage and go on to make compensatory payment to farmers.”...
India suffered income loss of $159 bn in key sectors due to extreme heat in 2021: Report
Suruchi Bhadwal, director for earth science and climate change at The Energy and Resources Institute, said,'' Extreme weather events in our regions have shown that the effects of climate change are increasing, and more and more people are being affected.'' ''The need...
Unseasonal rain, crop losses could keep India’s food inflation high
The crop losses for farmers across the country mean that food prices, already at their highest in over two years, could stay elevated, instead of tapering after the harvest as they usually do India's millions of rural poor will be particularly affected, hit by both...
Combined wealth of India’s 100 richest on Forbes list rises to USD 800 billion: Report
Mukesh Ambani, who controls Reliance Industries, the energy to telecom giant, is at number two with USD88 billion, down 5per cent from last year. Between them, Adani and Ambani now account for 30per cent of the total wealth of India's 100 richest Mumbai: The...
Natural disasters cost global economy over $227 billion till Q3 2022: Aon Cat Report
Michal Lörinc, head of catastrophe insight in Aon’s Impact Forecasting team, said: “It is anticipated that there will be robust loss development across many of the reported natural catastrophes, especially with the realization of costs associated with recent tropical...
Maharashtra: 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron detected in 15 days
It said 15 out of these 20 cases (18 of XBB and one each of BQ.1 and BA.2.3.20) were vaccinated against COVID-19 while information on the rest five cases is to be received New Delhi:At least 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron have been reported in Maharashtra in...
Vivek Joshi named new DFS secy, Alka Upadhyaya new road and transport secy
Vivek Joshi, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Vivek Joshi, will be the new secretary, Department of Financial Services, in place of Malhotra New Delhi: Registrar General of...