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 Global project ‘paints’ evidence of air pollution in India

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 Global project ‘paints’ evidence of air pollution in India

Birds fly through a hazy sky in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash/The Hindu, File photo Researchers and artists joined forces for a so-called “painting with light” international project to make invisible air pollution in India visible, demonstrating the health risks posed to the population. Combining digital light painting and low-cost air pollution sensors, the…

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Investors become richer by ₹13.22 lakh crore as markets bounce back after rout

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Investors become richer by ₹13.22 lakh crore as markets bounce back after rout

All the 30 Sensex companies ended in the green, with IndusInd Bank jumping nearly 8%. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever and JSW Steel also emerged big gainers. | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after facing massive erosion from their wealth, equity investors became richer…

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Sebi makes process of securities payout directly to client’s account mandatory

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Sebi makes process of securities payout directly to client’s account mandatory

The Securities and Exchange Board of India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters To enhance operational efficiency and reduce the risk to clients’ securities, markets regulator SEBI on May 5 decided to make the process of direct payout of such securities to the client’s account mandatory. This will become effective from October 14, the Securities and…

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Rupee rebounds 14 paise to 83.37 against US dollar

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Rupee rebounds 14 paise to 83.37 against US dollar

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee recovered 14 paise to close at 83.37 (provisional) against the US dollar on June 6, tracking strong buying in domestic equities and lower crude oil prices in international markets. However, a surging greenback against major crosses overseas and fresh foreign fund outflows restricted…

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Stock markets bounce back 3% after bloodbath on value-buying

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Stock markets bounce back 3% after bloodbath on value-buying

A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty made a strong comeback on June 5, rallying over 3% each after facing heavy drubbing in the previous trade on below-expectation poll results. Bouncing back from June 4’s debacle, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,303.19 points…

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Air India in ‘good position’, to retrofit over 100 planes: CEO Campbell Wilson

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Air India in ‘good position’, to retrofit over 100 planes: CEO Campbell Wilson

File picture of Campbell Wilson, MD and CEO of Air India | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Air India will be retrofitting more than 100 planes, including 40 wide body planes, and has ordered around 25,000 aircraft seats as part of revamping the fleet, its chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. Emphasising that “plenty of things”…

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Rupee gains 7 paise to 83.44 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee gains 7 paise to 83.44 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from the lower level and appreciated 7 paise to 83.44 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on June 5, taking cues from domestic equity markets and lower crude oil prices overseas. Forex traders said the rush for value-buying triggered an uptrend in…

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Markets bounce back in early trade after massive drop on value-buying at lower levels

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Markets bounce back in early trade after massive drop on value-buying at lower levels

man checks stock market news on the big screen as Sensex opened in the red when counting began on June 4. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on June 5 after facing heavy drubbing in the previous trade as value-buying at lower levels led…

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The bacteria that write new genes to cope with infections

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The bacteria that write new genes to cope with infections

A researcher holds up a plate showing a growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria from a positive blood culture, December 14, 2019. | Photo Credit: Chiara Marraccini Amid the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a once obscure enzyme found itself in the spotlight: reverse transcriptase. As laboratories worldwide rushed to develop reliable diagnostic tests,…

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