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Marriage integral to person’s natural life SC enhances award to woman with intellectual disability
The apex court enhanced the compensation amount under the heads of...
Labour Min mulls scheme for gig platform workers
"We are putting together the scheme for the gig and platform...
First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron’s community transmission
The study states that around 60.9 per cent of COVID-19 infected people showed a community spread It stated that most of the Omicron cases were asymptomatic and did not require any hospitalizations Most of the Omicron variant infected patients of COVID-19 during the...
India reports over 2.68 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 402 fatalities in last 24 hours
Active cases account for 3.85 per cent of the total cases. Of the total infections reported till date, 6,041 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far which is an increase of 5.01 per cent since yesterday. India recorded 2,68,833 fresh COVID-19...
Emissions set to rise with global power demand – IEA
South East Asia is expected to see the strongest electricity demand, growing by an average 5% between 2022 and 2024, followed by the Asia Pacific region, which includes China, at around 4% over that period, slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Demand in North America...
Aurizon and Anglo American look to hydrogen-powered trains in Australia
As part of its commitment to carbon neutral mines by 2040, Anglo American has taken a global lead in the development of green hydrogen solutions for its ultra-class 290 tonne payload mine haul trucking fleet. As part of its commitment to carbon neutral mines by 2040,...
For BP, car chargers to overtake pumps in profitability race
"If I think about a tank of fuel versus a fast charge, we are nearing a place where the business fundamentals on the fast charge are better than they are on the fuel," BP's head of customers and products Emma Delaney told Reuters BP says its fast electric vehicle...
Passenger vehicle sales in India dip 13 pc in December: SIAM
As per the latest data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler sales also fell 11 per cent to 10,06,062 units, compared to 11,27,917 vehicles in December 2020 New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined 13 per cent to...
Indian markets gains likely to be muted in 2022; 9% upside for Nifty by Dec: Report
The market rally that began from June 2020 and lasted till October 2021 will not hold this year and the return will be in high single-digit of say up to 9 per cent, Amish Shah, a research analyst at the brokerage, said and expects Nifty at 9,100 by December He also...
Rise in households’ inflation expectations impacts their savings in bank term deposits: RBI paper
Especially in the case of a developing economy, it is desirable for households to save in financial instruments like debt or equity, which can be utilised further into production enhancing activities, the paper said. However, considering the still nascent stage of...
After six-week surge, Africa’s Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave flattens: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced concern that even though more than 9.4 billion vaccine doses have now been administered globally, 90 countries did not reach the target of vaccinating 40 per cent of their populations by the end of last year, and...
Equity-oriented funds drive MF assets to record high in 2021 at Rs 37.7 lakh cr : Report
2021 saw investors put a larger amount of their money in equity-oriented funds, drawn by the strong gains in the underlying equity markets. While equity funds got net inflows of Rs 91,000 crore, passive funds saw Rs 1.14 lakh crore coming in and hybrid funds Rs 1.02...