The global pressure sensitive adhesives market size is anticipated to reach USD 14.89 billion by 2025 expanding at a CAGR of 4.3%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising demand from packaging industry is predicted to drive the pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) market growth. Water-based PSAs, also known as emulsion PSA, led the…Continue Reading

Shivrana Tekchandrana, Dev Saroha, Rajat Suresh & Yogesh Kumar DalalBENGALURU: Four youths from Gurgaon were arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old nurse here on March 24. Rajat Suresh, Yogesh Kumar Dalal, Shivrana Tekchandrana and Dev Saroha are in their early 20s. While Rajat is undergoing training in a pool in Sadashivnagar, the other three are…Continue Reading

Representative imageBENGALURU: With Covid hurting the economy over the past two years, Karnataka saw 754 factories downing the shutters leaving more than 46,500 employees without a job or financial relief or alternative employment from the government. As per data tabled in the legislative council on Tuesday, the year 2020 was the worst for small-scale industries…Continue Reading

India Inc may be misjudging the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, which could force the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to revise its inflation target upward in the coming financial year. At the same time, the war in Europe offers an opportunity for the country, which could benefit from realignment of supply chains and also…Continue Reading

GP representatives recieve the honour; a check dam in the villageTUMAKURU: Water conservation efforts by Yelerampura gram panchayat in Tumakuru district, 90km from Bengaluru, over the last decade have finally paid off. The GP on Tuesday won the Union Jal Shakti ministry’s National Water Award in the ‘Best village panchayat – South Zone’ category. The…Continue Reading

Image used for representational purpose onlyMANGALURU/ UDUPI: Two I PU students of Government PU College for Girls, Udupi, who are among six girls demanding permission to wear the hijab inside the classroom since the last week of December, did not appear for the final exams that began on Tuesday. College principal Rudre Gowda confirmed that…Continue Reading

Russian central bank officials are expected to meet their counterparts from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to create a regulatory framework that will help sustain bilateral trade and banking operations despite the global sanctions against Moscow, four people familiar with the developments told ET. They are also likely to work on the creation of…Continue Reading