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Also Read: Insider alert: Top 5 companies in which promoters are increasing their stake In contrast, India's agrochemicals market is expected to witness a higher CAGR of 6.0–6.5% by 2027–28, touching US$ 9.8 billion. According to the brokerage, the country's emergence as the second-largest exporter of agrochemicals globally is notable, driven by a surge in exports to key markets such as the USA and Brazil. It highlights that the regulatory reforms, technological advancements, and sustainability initiatives will be poised to further propel growth in the Indian agrochemicals landscape.

A report by CoinShares on the performance of Bitcoin investment products sheds new light on how the recently launched spot Bitcoin ETFs, together with bullish investment, have helped the products post all-time high inflows last week.

Brazilian Supreme Court today released the federal police's indictment that alleges the former president and 16 others in his close circle provided false information into the public health database to make it appear as if they had received the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. The indictment comes one year after the federal police searched Bolsonaro’s residence to investigate if the former president and his close circle provided false data into the health ministry’s database as proof of vaccination ahead of international trips.

Looking into the rate of crypto adoption and the share of cryptocurrency owners in 56 countries as of February 2024, Nigeria and Turkey lead the pack, according to data from Statista.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazilian exchange operator B3 and S&P Dow Jones Indices on Tuesday launched the first volatility index of Brazil's domestic market, to be calculated based on the methodology of the CBOE Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge.

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Anita Roddick died in 2007; the company was sold to the kind of giant cosmetics corporation she had launched in opposition to. When Roddick started her chain, she defiantly used ultra-simple containers (urine-sample bottles bought from a local hospital, refillable packs) and was in opposition to the animal testing common with cosmetics companies. But what I found most striking was how the products seemed edible. Not that you were encouraged to swig shampoo or munch moisturiser, but they touted natural, often edible ingredients: Satsuma hand cream, almond milk face mask, mango bath blend, ginger anti-dandruff shampoo, peppermint foot scrub. They had categories like body butters and body yoghurt. A friend with luxuriantly curly hair asked me to buy their Brazil nut conditioner from abroad. It made sense to learn that loofah scrubs, which Body Shop popularised abroad, were the dried mature fruits of turai, ridge gourd which we cooked when it was tender. It was smart marketing. If it sounded good enough to put inside you, then it must be good enough to put on yourself as well.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he does not fear being put on trial, one day after a police investigation revealed the far-right politician tried to co-op the country's military chiefs in a coup plan to overturn his 2022 election defeat.

Meta on Friday won an appeal overturning a previous court ruling that barred it from using its name in Brazil due to confusion with another company. Mark Zuckerberg's tech company was in late February ordered to stop using its name in Brazil within 30 days after a Brazilian computer services provider won a favourable ruling arguing it already owned rights to the name and had as a result of the U.S. branding been wrongly cited in over 100 lawsuits.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Facebook-parent Meta on Friday won a Brazilian court order overturning a previous ruling that barred it from using the name in the South American country, due to confusion with another company.

Chinese automakers seeking global growth are building more car factories in overseas markets, as foreign regulators mull imposing measures against imports of China-made electric cars. Chery Auto is holding talks with the Italian government to manufacture there, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Should the talks succeed, Chery would be among the first Chinese automakers with a European manufacturing presence. The growing clout of China car exports has been causing friction with the U.S. and Europe. Here's what Chinese automakers are planning:

Environment at Duke University. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses factors shaping effective green strategies: Q. What is the core of your research? A. I’m an economist working with different disciplines. My focus is on researching which policy interventions can bring both environmental and livelihoods gains in developing economies. We often imagine development and conservation as being opposed — can you share how planning achieved both in the Brazilian Amazon? We must remember that you can impose a policy — but local individuals have a lot of agency. If conservation actions don’t offer local development, they are likely to fail. Impactful conservation actions tend to be much more consistent with local development benefits. A protected area that helps locals, for example, means you can do this in a place where it really matters. Research by David Gill from the Duke Marine Lab shows you can have impacts in marine protected areas when you allow local smallholder activities. This needs community involvement in planning and conditions, resources and governance to ensure these places do as well as protected areas which evict people.

An Atlantic Council study published Thursday showed that 134 countries, or 98% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are currently exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This number has surged from just 35 since May 2020.

Spotify takes on Apple: Audiobooks and subscriptions available in-app, bypassing 30% fee Explaining the reason behind the new feature, the company said in a blogpost, “Spotify is where fans go to dive deeper into an artist’s music. So whether you’re a superfan who wants to rewatch the videos you love and share them with friends, or a casual fan on the lookout for new releases, music videos create a new point of connection with artists." The beta version of the Spotify app with the music videos feature rolled out in select markets yesterday with compatibility for a limited number of catalogue for music vidceos like hits from artists like Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat and Ice Spice.

RapidCanvas, an auto artificial intelligence (AI) platform built for businesses, has raised $7.5 million in a funding round led by Accel, with participation from Valley Capital Partners. The funds will be used for customer acquisition through marketing and sales expansion, as well as for customer retention through investment in research and development.

The tests will explore payment use cases using the Brazilian digital currency in situations where there is no internet connection or electricity grid. It will also enable payments to be made in crisis situations, such as power or internet outages, where cash was previously the only option.

Shoppers who want to determine if their meat, eggs and poultry were “Made in the USA” are expected to find the task easier once a finalized federal rule takes effect

CNN. ALSO READ: Nazara Technologies seeks to acquire Smaaash under IBC Reports claim that high inflation in recent years has affected traditional retailers that predominantly operated out of malls and were aimed at the middle class.