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renewable energy for a cleaner future, 'Make in India' for domestic manufacturing, and EV infrastructure development. Key in this arena is the rise of green infrastructure, like LEED-certified buildings, which exemplify sustainable real estate practices. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria further enrich this domain, enabling investors to evaluate companies on broader societal impacts.

Dr. Hashima Hasan, stands at the forefront of NASA's groundbreaking discovery, unlocking the universe's enigmatic past. Dr. Hasan, the Deputy Program Scientist of the James Webb Space Telescope and Education and Public Outreach Lead for Astrophysics, played a pivotal role in revealing unprecedented images of distant galaxies, reshaping our comprehension of the cosmos. Her academic odyssey commenced at the University of Oxford, U.K., where she earned a doctorate in Theoretical Nuclear Physics in 1976.

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's largest company, has launched the Graduate Engineer Trainee programme, aiming to hire graduate engineers across businesses — from petrochemicals to new energy. Reliance has opened its entry-level recruitment drive for young engineers named the Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) 2024 programme from all over India, with an aim to nurture young, high-potential engineering talent for key technical roles across business verticals, the firm said on its website. This year, the application process has been taken online for the first time. Registration for the programme has started from January 11 and will remain open till January 19, the firm said on its website.

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Google will host more real money and daily fantasy sports games in India on its Play Store apps, including game types and operators “not covered by an existing framework”, the company said. “We are pleased that this new approach will provide new business opportunities to developers globally while continuing to prioritise user safety. It also enables developers currently participating in RMG (real money games) pilots in India,” the company said in a blog.

Any further shift among the taxpayers to the concessional personal income tax regime from 60% reported so far will require further tweaks to make it more attractive, government sources said on condition of anonymity. A few options in this regard are under consideration, they said, but hinted that these steps might get deferred beyond the interim Budget on February 1.

Microsoft says it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national privacy laws don’t exist

ITeS sector has come through a turbulent 2023 due to challenged growth, squeezed profit margins and fewer people on the payroll than in 2022. Many cite these developments as a symptom of the sector's decline and blame AI for the crisis. Depending upon which source one believes, the headcount in the sector has reduced between 5% and 10%. From a societal perspective, this is terrible news because the industry in the last three decades has:

The latest survey from Morgan Stanley shows that the annual acceleration of IT budgets in 2024 is projected to be underpinned by the robust strength of secular trends, particularly in Generative AI (GenAI) and the Public Cloud.

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OpenAI seeks to enhance its artificial intelligence products while addressing allegations of copyright infringement. OpenAI is in talks to license articles from CNN, produced by Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., to train ChatGPT and feature CNN's content in OpenAI's products, sources told the publication.

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Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar on Wednesday condemned the recent attacks on Hindu temples in the US, saying such incidents should not be tolerated. «We should not tolerate any kind of phobia, Hindu phobia. The religions are about love, helping each other and doing good things for each other. And these attacks on Hindu temples--I strongly condemn them and we must not tolerate that. I serve on the Homeland Security Committee and I am speaking with my committee members about helping religious organisations do better ability. Provide them the funds and resources they need to protect the religious organisations and help them fight any kind of Hindu phobia, any kind of hatred that we see,» Thanedar said.

Vedanta Resources' (VRL) bond prices rebounded from distressed levels to standard ranges after the London-based holding company, which owns mining, metals and resources assets in India, restructured the debt earlier this month. VRL's 6.125% bond worth $900 million and maturing in August this year, increased from 65 cents to 77 cents post-restructuring. This month, the Anil Agarwal-promoted company got investor approval to recast the debt ahead of a redemption deadline, with more than 97% of VRL bondholders approving the restructuring, particularly for bonds maturing in the next 18 months. VRL was otherwise required to repay $1 billion in debt on January 21, $900 million in August, and $1.25 billion in March 2025.

K-pop superstar and BTS member Jungkook has become viral for showing off toned physique. The viral clip from BTS documentary has gone viral on the social media. The documentary series «BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star» meticulously captures the extraordinary journey of the band, detailing their rapid ascent to fame and their enduring success. In the most recent episode, the band members offer glimpses into their personal spaces, witness Jin's head-shaving ritual for military enlistment, engage in thoughtful reflections on songwriting, and share their aspirations for the future.

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While electric vehicles are gaining the lion’s share of the attention for carbon-neutral technology at CES 2024, hydrogen energy has snuck its way back into the conversation thanks to two automotive giants

Viksit Bharat' conjures up discussions on economic definitions and terminologies, with focus on GDP. Using the current World Bank per capita nominal gross national income threshold of $13,845, a $22-trillion Indian economy will deliver a 'Viksit Bharat' for the projected 1.6-billion peak population. Much of the discourse today is on whether attaining the $22-trillion mark is an evidence-led projection or not. Sometimes, an optimistic view of this economic trajectory is brushed away as a leap of faith.

Through more than eight years since Justin Trudeau named his first Liberal cabinet on Nov. 4, 2015, Canada’s economic and social trajectory has been steadily downward, a trend that was entirely predictable.  I can say this … because I predicted it.

Indian companies to list directly on foreign stock exchanges, a senior Nasdaq executive said. Indian companies are currently not allowed to list their shares directly on overseas markets, but global investors and top Indian startups have been calling for this to change. Allowing Indian companies to list abroad on exchanges like Nasdaq will give them wider access to capital, Nasdaq's Executive Vice Chairman Edward Knight said in an interview.

Amaha Health has raised Rs 50 crore (about $6 million) in funding led by Fireside Ventures. The venture fund invested Rs 36 crore while the remaining Rs 15 crore came in from a set of angel investors and family offices. The startup, which offers psychiatry and other mental health services, has previously been backed by Lightbox Ventures, Capricorn Partners and Info Edge CEO Hitesh Oberoi.