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Marrakech in October to deliberate over possible reforms at multilateral development banks (MDBs), crypto-asset regulations and the global economic outlook, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth told Banikinkar Pattanayak in an interview. Edited excerpts.What are the Finance Track’s most significant outcomes under India’s G20 presidency? There are many important outcomes of the Finance Track… Three particularly relevant in the current global context are a widening of the discussion on strengthening MDBs incorporating perspectives of the Global South; firming up the building blocks for a globally coordinated and comprehensive policy and regulatory framework for crypto assets; and advancing financial inclusion and productivity gains through digital public infrastructure.How does G20 plan to achieve better, bigger and more efficient MDBs and by when? G20 leaders have committed to pursuing ambitious efforts to evolve and strengthen MDBs.The call for bigger, better and more effective MDBs is based on this commitment.

Mint’s queries. “It will help in expediting the process of land demarcation and classification, and preparing blocks for auctions faster, as searching offline records takes considerable time." Earlier, the 2015 mineral auction regulations mandated identification and demarcation of the proposed mineral blocks using total station and differential global positioning system (DGPS) technology, before the mining leases were granted. The demarcated areas were then categorized into forest land, state-owned land, and non-state-owned land.

Attorneys for 10 states and some Louisiana local governments hope a federal judge will block a new system for calculating rates for federal flood insurance

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Air India has introduced a tool in its rostering system that will help in mitigating fatigue among pilots as well as put in place various initiatives to ensure the stability of rosters and minimise disruptions. These moves by the Tata Group-owned full-service carrier also come at a time when there are rising concerns in certain quarters about fatigue among pilots and ways to deal with the issue amid rising air traffic and flights. In his weekly message to the employees on Friday, Air India chief Campbell Wilson said the airline has introduced several new initiatives in tandem that seek to increase the stability of printed rosters and minimise disruptions, utilise standby blocks optimally, and set up efficient communications channels. Mentioning about the safety protocols being introduced in all aspects of the airline's operations, Wilson said, «We launched Coruson a few weeks ago, which was followed by the Boeing Alertness Model (BAM)3, the fatigue mitigating tool in our Jeppesen rostering system, that will prevent publishing fatiguing rosters and pairings». During a Jeppesen Crew Ambassadors' session on Thursday, Wilson said there were detailed discussions as well as questions on pairings/rostering, fairness, crew welfare and admin processes.

Friday, September 15th, 2023 – If you had bought $100 of Bitcoin in 2011, it would have been worth $3m when BTC was trading at $30,000 earlier this year – could Bitcoin BSC repeat that feat?

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HDFC Bank gained over 1 per cent on Friday, September 15, and traded at an intra day high of ₹1,670 on the NSE during late afternoon deals, after the leading private lender witnessed block deals worth ₹4,500 crore. The deals came over passive inflows following a rejig of the FTSE indices.

Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) could be going to zero, as downside price moves continue to dominate price action despite a LUNC network core upgrade by the L1 Terra Classic Task Force (L1TF) developer group.

By Laurie Chen and Xiaoyu Yin

NICOLE PANKOPP, a former engineer turned DIY-renovation blogger in Denver, sweated designing her home office. “It’s a very functional space, and you don’t want to mess that up," she said. Beyond practicalities, notes Charleston, S.C., designer Jacob Laws, aesthetics count.

Pink WhatsApp. This mysterious phenomenon has sparked concerns among users of the popular messaging platform, WhatsApp. This scam lures individuals with promises of a pink-colored version of WhatsApp, often accompanied by additional features.

Cosmos (ATOM) Hub, an integral blockchain within the Cosmos Network, announced the successful completion of its v12 upgrade. The update introduces the Liquid Staking Module (LSM) that allows ATOM token holders to bypass the previously mandated 21-day unbonding period for unstaking their assets.

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Develop Global boss Bill Beament has lashed out at an independent expert finding that its takeover offer for lithium hopeful Essential Metals is “not fair but reasonable”.

₹50 crore in Indian stocks today.The ECB raised its key interest rate to an all-time record-high level on Thursday and signalled this will likely be its final move in a more-than-a-year-long fight against stubbornly high inflation. The decision raised the benchmark deposit rate to 4%, up drastically from minus 0.5% just a little more than a year ago and the highest since the euro was established in 1999.One report from the US said that shoppers spent more at retailers last month than economists expected.

Reliance Industries: The Centre on Thursday filed a petition challenging a Delhi high court order in favour of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) regarding a gas dispute in the Krishna Godavari Basin. The court has asked RIL to file a response, a counsel aware of the matter said.

Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices. The settlement announced on Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta resolves claims that the Alphabet Inc unit deceived people into believing they maintained control over how Google collected and used their personal data.

Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday. Marie el-Drese, the aid group's secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500.

Libya flood updates: The Libyan Red Crescent said that the death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as the search efforts continue. However, local officials suggested that the death toll could be much higher than announced, The Associated Press has reported. Daniel, an unusually strong Mediterranean storm, caused deadly flooding in communities across eastern Libya, the worst-hit was Derna.

Renewables developer Edify Energy has been sounding investors for a 185-megawatt battery energy storage system in Victoria via ICA Partners, the same adviser that helped it sell NSW’s biggest battery last year.