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ESG practices are considered pivotal for business sustainability and community engagement. Consumers are increasingly favouring socially conscious brands, providing a competitive edge for MSMEs embracing sustainability.

Sensex gained 363.20 points, or 0.49%, to close at 74,014.55, while the Nifty 50 settled 135.10 points, or 0.61%, higher at 22,462.00. “The market is expected to continue its positive momentum but the journey could be volatile on the back of elections and Q4 earnings this month. Now all eyes will be on RBI monetary policy due this Friday where status quo is expected but commentary would be keenly watched," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

European and US equity futures rose Monday as US inflation figures did little to alter views that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.

magpie are campaigning for Australian wildlife authorities to reunite him with his best friend Peggy, an English Staffordshire terrier, after the animals’ owners say they were pressured to surrender the wild bird.Molly the magpie was rescued as a chick by Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen, a couple from Queensland who now run the “Peggy and Molly” social media pages. The couple’s videos document the magpie and Staffie playing and sleeping together, and one recent video even showed Molly imitating the sound of a dog barking.A post shared by Peggyandmolly (@peggyandmolly)But in an emotional video posted to Instagram, the couple revealed they “had to surrender Molly.”Wells said that “a small group of people” had been “constantly complaining” about Molly to the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Desi).

removed Shaheen Shah Afridi as the T20I captain. With the T20 World Cup starting on June 2, the board reappointed Babar Azam to lead the team. It was under Babar Azam’s captaincy in 2022 that Pakistan reached the WC final.

Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party at a car rally organized in Atlanta ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in seven phases beginning on April 19. More than 150 cars participated in the event. A few days ago, the ‘Overseas Friends of BJP' also organized a similar car rally with over 250 participants in London and Australia.

«Talks are on with the United States (US), Australia, and United Kingdom (UK), South Korea, and Japan for processing technology. Brazil and Argentina are also positive about collaborating with India,» a senior mines ministry official told ET. According to another official aware of the plan, agreements with countries are being lined up and will soon be signed.

real estate demand is on an upcycle, and will continue for at least the next 12 to 18 months if not longer, with supportive interest rate regime, Dhruv Agarwala, Group CEO, Housing.com said. REA India, which owns Housing.com and other platforms, reported 44 million Australian dollars revenue for the first 6 months, 21% growth over the same period last year. “The fact that interest rates have remained stable also helping and I think the expectation is that it’s only gonna come down or unless something really out of the blue happens globally, I think towards the end of the year one can actually expect a rate cut,” said Agarwala.

Hardik Pandya's intense criticism after replacing Rohit Sharma as the MI captain, Ravichandran Ashwin said that the reaction of the fans is making it seem like no junior player has replaced a senior player as captain. Then he named some legends of Indian cricket, who played under their juniors. “I don’t understand.

ESPNCricinfo. "Personally, for me, it doesn't bother me. I don't care.

players and urged fans to respect them. Without mentioning Pandya's name, Sonu wrote on X, “We should respect our players. Players who made us proud, players who made our country proud.

lost his captaincy after a disappointing tournament in the World Cup 2023. Afridi took over as the Pakistan captain in the shorter format while Shan Masood became the Test captain. However, Pakistan hasn’t announced any new captain for the ODI format yet.

Ewan McGregor stars alongside his wife in the new series 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' based on Amor Towles' novel. It follows a Russian aristocrat sentenced to life in a hotel post-Bolshevik Revolution. Here's all you need to know about its release, cast, and more.

Under this multi-year agreement with AWS, Minfy will help enterprises across multiple industries worldwide leverage AI and cloud technologies to deliver new solutions, like the Swayam.ai generative AI app store. Swayam.ai serves healthcare, aerospace, logistics, manufacturing, and public sector customers worldwide with solutions including intelligent chatbots, sentiment analysis tools, and text-to-video conversion. Minfy plans to further international expansion in the U.S., Australia, and in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Philippines with AWS.

US stocks ended on a positive note amid expectations that the world’s biggest economy will be able to achieve a soft landing. Japanese, South Korean and mainland Chinese stocks also rose, with much of the region, including Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore closed for a public holiday.

China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two countries

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics

Web3 gaming platform Elixir Games has raised a $14 million seed funding round from Square Enix, the Solana Foundation and Shima Capital, and others.

RECord closing high ahead of key economic data. Investors will watch out for the US Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due on Good Friday, when the stock markets will remain closed. On Wednesday, the Indian stock market indices ended with decent gains led by a rally in index heavyweights, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing above the 22,100 level.

Hyundai Creta, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Kia Seltos and Mahindra XUV700 from customers in Australia, Latin America and Southeast Asia. According to industry estimates, Indian carmakers are set to ship more than 675,000 vehicles in the fiscal year that ends March 31, recovering from a low of 404,000 reported in the aftermath of the pandemic in FY21. Around 663,000 cars were exported from the country in the last financial year. Vehicle exports were dominated by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, which together accounted for two-thirds of all cars shipped out of the country.

China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries