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US sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine, prompting jitters in India and China
The sanctions target oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, which between...
Digital payment adaptability in India reaches 87%: FM Sitharaman
India is recognised as a world leader in digital payments,...
Deadly Spain floods show difficulty of adapting to intense rains
An extremely hot Mediterranean and warmer air temperatures exacerbated a type of storm system that is becoming more common in the Iberian peninsula due to global warming Floods that killed more than 200 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that...
Companies are dropping the D or E from DEI to avoid legal risks
Companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have modified DEI initiatives after being attacked. After a backlash against DEI programs by conservative activists, a majority of executives in a new survey said that their companies have changed how the...
Govt’s digital life certificate campaign to benefit over 1.81 lakh pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on Friday launched the third and the largest nationwide digital life certificates (DLC) campaign in 800 cities or districts across India from November 1-30 New Delhi: More than 1.8 lakh pensioners generated their...
India updates biodiversity action plan, to conserve 30pc areas by 2030
Reducing threats includes eight targets focused on major biodiversity threats, such as land and sea use changes, pollution, overuse of species, climate change, and invasive species, as well as restoring ecosystems, conserving species diversity, and enabling the...
Muhurat trading signifies positive investor sentiment for Indian markets
Despite the recent fall in the markets, the optimism during the muhurat trading on Friday signified positive investor sentiment New Delhi: The Indian benchmark indices exhibited initial signs of a positive reversal this week, coinciding with the festive season....
Samvat 2081 offers investors remarkable chance to reshape their financial journey
In Samvat year 2080, investors' wealth surged by a whopping Rs 128 lakh crore (about $1.5 trillion at current exchange rate) to Rs 453 lakh crore in just one year. This made Samvat 2080 the biggest wealth-creating year on record, banking upon a stable government,...
India records warmest temperature since 1901 in October
The minimum temperature in Oct also clocked 21.85 degrees Celsius against the normal of 20.01 degrees Celsius for the country as a whole New India: India experienced its warmest October since 1901 with mean temperature recording 1.23 degrees Celsius above normal, the...
IMF sees India driving growth in Asia-Pacific region
IMF said that the growth for the Asia Pacific region in 2024 has been revised up marginally by 0.1 percentage point to 4.6 per cent, primarily reflecting the robust performance early in the year. With this, the Asia and Pacific region are expected to contribute...
Toxic waste that set off global outcry seized by Albania
The shipments attracted international scrutiny because Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries have seen an influx of trash from developed countries, from dirty plastic to industrial and electronic waste. The illegal trafficking of waste worldwide generates as...
Global economy set to cruise at a solid 3% growth rate next year
Unexpected resilience that led economists to significantly upgrade their 2024 global growth forecasts since the beginning of the year is in large part thanks to the U.S. economy's performance BENGALURU: Global economic growth will maintain its robust pace next year as...