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Delhi-NCR air quality ‘severe’ to breathe as smog envelops region | Photos, videos So, what about the other cities in India? We take a look at the top 10 with the worst air pollution levels in the country. AQI levels from 401-500 are termed as 'hazardous', while levels between 301-400 are 'severe', and between 201-300 are 'unhealthy'. Pan-India, the AQI level is 'poor' recording 151, as per AQI.in.

Isabelle Tschan, the Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP, on Thursday said that while the UN agency is halfway through the sustainable development agenda (SDGA 2023), they are not making the progress they would like to make. She explained that here both the UN member-states and the private sector have an important role to play in this agenda and partnership is central to it. “In terms of the cooperation, we believe at the UN and that North-South cooperation will help tremendously.

ROME: Referring to the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that while terrorism is «unacceptable», there also needs to be a solution for the issue of Palestine. He made the remarks at the Joint Secretary Session of the Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission, Rome. Addressing the session, Jaishankar said, «What happened on October 7 was a big act of terrorism, the subsequent acts happening after that. This has taken the entire region into a different direction. But surely, it must be everybody's hope that eventually...the conflict can't be the normal of the region and that it comes back to some stability, some cooperation». The EAM noted that a balance needs to be struck on different issues and reiterated New Delhi's position of a 'two-state' solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. «Within this we have to find a balance between different issues.

Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second edition of the Mega food event ‘World Food India 2023 ’ .The event will be inaugurated at 10 am in Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi To strengthen Self Help Groups, the Prime Minister will disburse seed capital assistance for over one lakh SHG members. "This support will help SHGs gain better price realisation in the market through improved packaging and quality manufacturing," the Prime Minister's Office said in an official statement. Prime Minister will also inaugurate 'Food Street' as part of World Food India 2023.

NEW DELHI : In yet another reform measure, the Centre plans to ease penalties in mineral concessions for small and medium miners for a range of offences. The mines ministry has started consultations on amendments to the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 and the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021.

NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman backed the need for improved bilateral trade relations between India and Sri Lanka at a time when multilateral tie-ups were not working, and said that the country should look at opportunities for regional currency arrangements, food and energy security, in order to protect the country’s economy and prevent forex driven crisis. "Global multilateral treaties are now receding. It is not happening.

New Delhi: JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd on Thursday reported a 55.15% increase in consolidated profit after tax to ₹95.87 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2023. The company posted a consolidated profit after tax of ₹61.79 crore in the July-September quarter last fiscal, according to a regulatory filing from JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.

NEW DELHI : India’s plans to internationalize the domestic currency are likely to find traction in its immediate neighbourhood in the first instance, as it works its way through other emerging economies, Exim Bank deputy managing director N Ramesh said. This is because of the absence of a market exchange mechanism for rupee trade in these countries. “Recently, rupee trade was enabled between ICICI bank and Bangladeshi banks.

NEW DELHI : The government plans to offload a quarter of a million tonnes of wheat into the country’s vast food distribution system and offer cut-price whole wheat flour made from it in the run-up to the last festival season of its term. Under the plan, the Centre will slash the price of its Bharat Atta brand to ₹27.50 per kg from the existing ₹29.50 a kg, a senior government official said.

NEW DELHI : Karnataka information technology minister Priyank Kharge said the state aims to corner investments worth $2.8-3 billion in the semiconductor-related electronics manufacturing sector, converting at least 50% of them by March 2024. He said the state is willing to tweak incentive and labour policies to attract major players along with their supply chains.

India's growing presence at the global high table, one can be forgiven for forgetting that New Delhi still has a neighbourhood to deal with. Which it is, one must say, doing with aplomb. The three India-assisted development projects in Bangladesh jointly inaugurated by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday marks an important moment not just in the bilateral ties between both democracies, but is also regional foreign policy 101 as it should be.

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) has said that it will maintain distance from the two national parties — Congress and BJP. ZPM — second largest party in the state — is hoping to make it big in the November 7 polls to be held for the 40-member assembly. Showing confidence, 74-year-old ZPM president Lalduhoma, a police officer-turned-politician, told ET, «We are heading for a landslide victory.» Attacking the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), he accused the party of having two faces, one in New Delhi and one in Mizoram. «MNF is part and parcel of the NDA and Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA).

Joe Biden's proposed New Delhi trip for the Quad summit and Republic Day celebrations in January, and review the developments in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. During his visit, US secretary of state Antony Blinken will be accompanied by defence secretary Lloyd Austin and they will meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar, defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with other senior Indian officials. «The secretary will travel to New Delhi to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

New Delhi: Mahesh Kumar Malik has resigned from IndiGo as Chief Commercial Officer for domestic cargo, according to a regulatory filing. Malik has resigned with effect from November 1 citing personal reasons.

Mumbai is at 4th position among 46 cities globally in terms of price rise of luxury residential properties, according to Knight Frank.

New Delhi: On 30 October, Apple sent an unusual notification to several prominent Indians, including members of Parliament Raghav Chadha and Shashi Tharoor, Congress media chairperson Pawan Khera, and others. The ‘threat notification’ said their devices may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers. Mint explains.

India and the US are both facing similar impacts of climate change, and the US can learn a lot from India on managing these, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, said on Thursday. Speaking at The Energy Transition Dialogues being organised by the Global Energy Alliance (GEAPP) in New Delhi, Garcetti said that even in places like Los Angeles, people die every day because they don't have access to air conditioning. “They don't have access to what they need.

NEW DELHI : German enterprise software firm SAP on Thursday launched a series of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and extensions for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite, SAP Business Technology Platform. However, the company is yet to decide on a pricing strategy for its generative AI capabilities—some of which are not only expensive to build, but can also be costly to run and maintain. Kulmeet Bawa, president and managing director of SAP Indian subcontinent, said in an interview that the September quarter marked the 12th consecutive quarter for India being SAP’s fastest growing market globally.

NEW DELHI : Apple and the central government have set up technical teams to examine messages that the tech giant sent to several opposition politicians and journalists warning that their iPhones may have been targeted for “state-sponsored attacks", said a top official, asking not to be named. The official added that Apple had agreed to be part of the investigation that the government was launching after protests by the recipients of the message. “Technical teams to look into the issue have been assembled by both sides.

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched three India-assisted development projects, two of which are expected to boost trade and improve connectivity with the Northeastern states. “In this journey of nine years, the inauguration of the Akhaura-Agartala rail link today is a historic moment. This is the first rail link from India’s northeastern states to Bangladesh," said Modi at a joint press briefing.

India and Bangladesh have launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit to strengthen connections and energy security in the region