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World population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day after a 71 million increase in 2024
The 0.9% increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from 2023, when the...
Airlines to mandatorily share int’l passenger data with customs from Apr 1
Details ranging from mobile number, and payment mode to travel...
Ukraine Crisis: Lloyd’s Register stop services to Russia
“Based on the latest legislative requirements taking effect in the United Kingdom, the European Union and United States, LR has confirmed that it will disengage from the provision of all services to Russian owned, controlled or managed assets or companies,” it said in...
Auto sales dip 23% in Feb as supply challenges continue: SIAM
"Continuing supply-side challenges like semiconductor shortages, increase in cost due to new regulations, higher commodity prices and higher logistics cost, etc., have impacted overall sales in the auto industry," Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)...
Covid deaths worldwide 18 million, three times official tally: Lancet Study
Because of its large population, India alone accounted for an estimated 22% -- or 4.1 million -- of the global deaths. The U.S. and Russia were the next highest with 1.1 million each, followed by Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia “At the global level, this is quite the...
US says $ 100 billion soon to help poor nations with climate
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry Kerry said to fund the economic transition that all countries must make to tackle climate change, "it's going to require not just $100 billion but trillions of dollars.No single government — no group of governments — can meet the $2.5...
Aviation Ministry invites applications from drone industry for PLI scheme
The ministry had on September 16, 2021, announced a PLI scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had on September 16 last year that the Indian drone industry will...
U.S. Census undercounted Latinos, Black people and Native Americans
The analysis found the national count of 323.2 million was largely accurate Black people had a net undercount of more than 3%, while Native Americans and Native Alaskans on reservations were undercounted by more than 5%, both more than in 2010.Non-Hispanic white...
Several privatisation transactions in an advanced stage: DIPAM Secretary
Regarding the mega-IPO of LIC, Pandey said the DRHP has been filed already. ''We are watching the market conditions due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Hopefully, the IPO will be brought to the market soon and it will be a great opportunity for the Indian capital...
Subscribers under PFRDA schemes increase 22% to 5.07 crore in February
The total assets under management (AUM) of the two schemes -- NPS and the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rose 28.21 per cent to Rs 7,17,467 crore New Delhi: The number of subscribers under two flagship pension schemes by PFRDA jumped 22 per cent year-on-year to more than...
A billion dollars a day, global funds keep selling India stocks
Overseas investors have offloaded $2 billion of local shares in just two days this week, according to the latest exchange data compiled by Bloomberg, after a record withdrawal of $2.9 billion last week. With this, $19 billion has flown out since Sept. 30, about half...
Investors’ wealth jumps over Rs 10.83 trn in three days amid market rally
"Markets today were driven majorly by election results across various states. Today post markets Russia-Ukraine are to hold talks which will have major effect on markets tomorrow," said Rahul Sharma from Equity 99 Mumbai: Equity investors have become richer by over Rs...