Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at COP26 said that “it would be appropriate justice to create pressure on nations that don’t meet their own promises of climate finance.” India’s prime minister said that the country is working very hard to tackle climate change-related issues. Also read | COP26: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with British PM…Continue Reading
Seeking to allay concerns, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said there will be more than adequate supply of crop nutrients, including urea and DAP, in November, and urged farmers not to hoard the commodities on rumours of shortage. He asked state governments to take strict action against hoarders and those engaged in…Continue Reading
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday emphasised that good governance must percolate down to the lowest level, according to an official statement. Presiding over the 67th annual meeting of general body of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) here through video-conferencing, he said that the government has been making policies and designing programmes…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit here and the two leaders discussed cooperation in areas like green hydrogen, renewables and clean technology, economy and defence. This was the first in-person meeting between Modi and Johnson following the British Prime Minister’s twice…Continue Reading
Stock futures were slightly lower in overnight trading after the S&P 500 eked out a fresh record close Monday to kick off November.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 51 points. S&P 500 futures were near the flatline and Nasdaq 100 futures were mildly lower.All three major U.S. stock indexes hit new intraday highs…Continue Reading
GUANGZHOU, China — The biggest shopping event in the world, Singles Day, is underway but China’s e-commerce giants will have to deal with economic growth potentially slowing as well as continued scrutiny from domestic regulators.Singles Day — also known as Double 11 — takes place on Nov. 11 in China and is widely believed to…Continue Reading
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing titled Children’s Online Safety-Facebook Whistleblower, in Russell Building on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should step down from the helm of…Continue Reading
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStablecoins, a popular type of digital asset pegged to traditional currencies, could transform the way Americans pay for everything from cell phones and gasoline to haircuts…Continue Reading
Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said he has not seen the Indian team as ‘off coloured’ as it was against New Zealand in a long time and called for an investigation into Ravichandran Ashwin’s repeated exclusion from the playing eleven in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. (More Cricket News) “The team looked off coloured…Continue Reading
The severe shortage of a critical rabi season fertiliser is likely to pinch farmers and put pressure on government finances Topics Fertilizers | monsoons | food crops Enthused by rising potato prices after a prolonged slump, Pradeep Sharma was planning to sow the crop on his 15-acre farm near Agra slightly earlier than usual. The delayed departure of the…Continue Reading