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Nifty hits new all-time high level; Sensex jumps nearly 600 points

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Nifty hits new all-time high level; Sensex jumps nearly 600 points

Image used for representative purpose only. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices climbed on June 12, with the Nifty hitting its fresh record high level and Sensex climbing nearly 600 points, amid buying in market blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. Buying in IT stocks also propelled the rally in the markets….

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Rupee rises 5 paise to 83.54 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee rises 5 paise to 83.54 against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.56 and gained further to trade at 83.54 against the greenback in initial deals. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 5 paise to 83.54 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on June 12, boosted by positive sentiments in the domestic equity…

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New portable atomic clock offers very accurate timekeeping at sea

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New portable atomic clock offers very accurate timekeeping at sea

Atomic clocks are the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the network of satellites above the earth that we use every day to navigate cities, respond to emergencies, and organise military operations, among other things. Despite being one of the most accurate timekeeping methods, however, there is still room for improvement. Scientists today are…

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Indian tyre exports register sharp recovery in second half of last fiscal

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Indian tyre exports register sharp recovery in second half of last fiscal

Tyre exports from India made a sharp recovery in the second half of 2023-24 fiscal and went up by 12% in value terms compared to the same period during the previous fiscal, according to data recently released by the Ministry of Commerce. In the first, tyre exports were severely impacted by falling demand in view…

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Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface

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Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface

Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater.  | Photo Credit: S Rambabu/The Hindu Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater. Where is it? In the voids between grains and cracks within rocks. We see it when it rises to the surface in…

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IISc researchers develop sustainable method to remove heavy metal contaminants from groundwater

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IISc researchers develop sustainable method to remove heavy metal contaminants from groundwater

IISc said that according to reports, 113 districts in 21 States in India have arsenic levels above 0.01 mg per litre while 223 districts in 23 States have fluoride levels above 1.5 mg per litre, which are beyond the permissible limits set by the Bureau of Indian Standards and the World Health Organization. | Photo…

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2025 to be International Year of Quantum Science and Tech, UN says

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2025 to be International Year of Quantum Science and Tech, UN says

A creative illustration of a quantum computer. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United Nations has said 2025 will be designated the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’. In a statement, the body said the initiative will be “year-long”, “worldwide”, and that it will “be observed through activities at all levels aimed at increasing…

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Modi Cabinet 2024: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge of Agriculture Ministry; farmers welfare top priority

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Modi Cabinet 2024: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge of Agriculture Ministry; farmers welfare top priority

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, offering prayer during assuming charge, at his office in New Delhi on June 11, 2024.  | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Union Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development. He had held an…

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RBI should review plan to raise provisions against infra loans, says FIDC

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RBI should review plan to raise provisions against infra loans, says FIDC

The logo of the Reserve Bank of India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The lobby group for Indian non-banking lenders on June 11 asked for a review of a recent proposal from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calling for an increase in the provisions that lenders have to set aside against infrastructure project loans….

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