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Panchayat Mausam Sewa Portal, in English, Hindi and twelve regional languages to help farmers in planning the agricultural activities like sowing, transplantation, application of irrigation, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. It also launched a National Framework of Climate Services (NFCS) that seeks to reduce losses from climate hazards and extreme weather events to commemorate the 150th year of the weather office. The NFCS framework seeks to build a platform for users of climate information and services that will strengthen the production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate monitoring and prediction services for key sectors such as agriculture, health, energy and disaster management. Talking about the achievements of the weather office Kiren Rijiju, Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Earth Sciences said that IMD has improved its forecast accuracy of severe weather events by 40% in the last five years. It has improves the weather observational network in the country in last decade significantly by employing technology. For example, the number of Doppler radars in the country has increased from 15 in 2014 to 39 in 2023, and additional 25 radars will be added in the next 2-3 years. Rainfall Monitoring Stations have increased from 3955 in 2014 to 6095 in 2023; upper air stations have increased from 43 in 2014 to 56 in 2023; High wind speed recorders increased from 19 in 2014 to 35 in 2023.

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«The setup for 2023 was very powerful as its previous calendar year witnessed only 10 new 52-week highs, while for 2024, its previous calendar year saw a staggering 29 new 52-week highs. Today markets opened at new lifetime highs marking the second new lifetime high in just 15 days of calendar year 2024,» said Paras Matalia of SAMCO Mutual Fund. While shares of heavyweight RIL (Reliance Industries) have been giving support to Nifty with 8% upside in just 4 trading sessions, the rally in 2024 has been largely led by uptick in the IT index with growing optimism about increased discretionary spending and strong deal wins. «The US bond yield edged lower as market participants bet on the Fed easing cycle, which is expected to start in March. Investors are likely to take a more measured approach due to the release of Chinese GDP and UK inflation data this week,» Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, said. After buying Indian equities worth over Rs 66,000 crore in December, foreign institutional investors or FIIs have been net buyers to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore in the first two weeks of the calendar year. While anticipated rate cuts this year are expected to further fuel the rally till the Lok Sabha elections, analysts warn of intermittent volatility especially due to Budget and occasional profit booking. «The recent upswing warrants a certain degree of caution as, many times, such sharp rallies do not sustain. Thus, we believe that the near-term view will be cautious and suggest profit booking in areas of exuberance, especially in the smallcap space,» Pranav Haridasan, MD and CEO at Axis Securities.

Kothari held research roles at Merian Global Investors, Santander Asset Management and Schroders.

The survey respondents claimed the UK IPO market will return to normal activity levels in 2025.

President and CEO Peter Foster said the initial public offering will accelerate the company’s 'next stage of growth'.

Despite pay growth slowing down, the labour market is expected to unwind further with unemployment rising and vacancies decreasing over the year ahead.

Will James (pictured), joined the firm from Premier Miton, where he managed the Premier Miton Equity Income fund, which closed in June 2023.

635 million units in 2027. With generative AI, which can create new context with the help of prompts in natural languages like English or Hindi, smartphones will only get smarter. For instance, when Samsung Galaxy S24 launches on 17 January, Canalys expects on-device AI features like Live-Transcribe, but adds that most new AI features and solutions will be rolled out in the future using software updates.

Investing.com-- Oil prices retreated Monday as markets awaited new developments in the Middle East conflict, while anticipation of several key U.S. and Chinese economic readings this week kept sentiment on edge.

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QatarEnergy, one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, has stopped sending tankers via the Red Sea although production continues, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. At least four tankers used to carry Qatari LNG were held up over the weekend after U.S. and British forces carried out air and sea strikes on Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, part of a route that accounts for about 15% of the world's shipping traffic.

In a first, AI to 'join the ranks' at Army Day Parade: How will it help? General Manoj Pande asserted that today our country stands on the brink of a new era, adding, "We all have set a vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' as our country completes 100 years of independence for which a secure environment is essential and Indian Army plays a vital role in achieving it". The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan, extended greetings to all the ranks of the Indian Army, veterans, and Veer Naris on Monday.

₹7-9 crore, ex-showroom. Distinguishing itself from other Rolls-Royce models, the Spectre will abandon the traditional 6 ¾ V12 engine in favor of an electric motor on each wheel, making it a formidable 4WD vehicle. The EV coupe boasts a powerful 430 kW and 900 Nm drivetrain, propelling it from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.4 seconds.

Yemen in response to the Iran-backed rebel group’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea may be limited, a former U.S. diplomat says.Frank Lowenstein, who served as the U.S.

a scrappy insurgency in desolate northern Yemen has managed to put itself in conflict with both the Middle East’s strongest power and the world’s superpower. Early on January 12th American and British warplanes bombed dozens of targets in Yemen. More allied strikes could take place.

military personnel to serve across Europe in a major NATO exercise in the first half of this year, as well as warships and fighter jets, the defence ministry said on Monday. The deployment includes 16,000 British army troops who will be based in Eastern Europe from February to June, an aircraft carrier strike group and F35B Lightning attack jets and surveillance planes. NATO's Exercise Steadfast Defender 24 marks the Western alliance's 75th year. «I can announce today that UK will be sending some 20,000 personnel to take part in one of NATO's largest deployments since the end of the Cold War,» Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said in excerpts of a speech due to be delivered later on Monday at Lancaster House, published by the defence ministry. The NATO alliance has boosted the number of combat-ready troops after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago and has continued to support Kyiv with military, economic and humanitarian aid.

@British_Airways? How come u downgrade a premium economy passenger at check-in counter on false pretext of overbooking without even paying price difference forget about compensation? I’m told this is a common practice by BA @CSMIA Mumbai," IAS officer Ashwini Bhide said in a post on X. British Airways responded to her post and expressed apologies for the inconvenience caused. “Hi there, if you've been downgraded due to overbooking, you're entitled to any difference in the fare paid.

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