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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared early losses to close higher for a second straight session on Wednesday, supported by fag-end buying in index majors Infosys, L&T and M&M amid a mixed trend in global markets. In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 137.50 points or 0.21% to settle at 65,539.42. During…
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The logo of the Adani group is seen on the facade of one of its buildings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S.-based boutique investment firm GQG Partners has invested $1.1 billion in Adani Power for an 8.1% stake, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. GQG Partners bought…
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Bumblebee (Bombus festivus) specimens from high-altitude regions of Arunachal Pradesh in the NCBS museum in Bengaluru. A museum at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru has started to put together a collection of bees from across India, particularly biodiversity hotspots such as Western Ghats and North-east India. According to NCBS, whose scientists are…
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Colours to dye threads which are used to make colourful threads for embroidering the Namda carpets. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmed/The Hindu Q: X is a dye named for a country, associated with the name of a revolt in that country in 1859, and whose colour is popularly associated today with denim jeans. Name X….
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Unsoo Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. File | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) said it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the acquisition and assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India (GMI)’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai…
Petrol sales fell 8 per cent to 1.19 million tonnes in the first fortnight of August 2023, when compared with the same period last year. File photo | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal India’s petrol and diesel consumption fell in the first half of August from the previous month and a year ago, as monsoon rains…
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Pedestrians and shoppers walk past a branch of fashion retailer H&M. The brand is investigating cases of labour abuse at its factories in Myanmar | Photo Credit: Reuters H&M is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, just weeks after top rival…
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File. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on August 16 amid weak global market trends and continuous foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 369.03 points to 65,032.89. The NSE Nifty declined 117.35 points to 19,317.20. From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors,…
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ISRO released on August 16 a new image of the moon captured by the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. | Photo Credit: special arrangement After being together for 34 days onboard the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the propulsion module and the lander module will part ways on August 17 and embark on their respective journeys. “It’s time for preparations as…
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Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A new-to-science cryptic amphibian has given violence-hit Manipur something to cheer about amid bloodshed and gloom. A team of scientists trekked to the Khongtheng mountain range in 2022 to uncover the mysteries of the Tylototriton verrucosus, commonly called crocodile newt, whose members had long confused even the most experienced of herpetologists. They…