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macroeconomic insecurity. The countries of the Global South have particularly been affected, as their rising debt burdens have hampered efforts at promoting sustainable development, placing a question mark on their ability to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) or respond to the effects of climate change.

It is easy to gain weight but difficult to shed the extra kilos, say fitness experts. Weight gain brings with it a host of lifestyle-related diseases, including diabetes and hypertension. Obesity is also associated with arthritis and even heart diseases. Losing weight the right way, say experts, is the only solution to such problems. And that means regular exercise in some form or the other—walking, running, yoga, swimming, cycling, aerobics and workouts at the gym help cut the flab and keep you fit. And, there is dieting as well.

Congress government in Karnataka completed 100 days, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sought people's cooperation to lead the «chariot of development» along with the execution of the five election guarantees. Riding on its pre-poll guarantees, the Congress swept to power winning 135 seats in the 224-member Assembly as it dislodged the ruling BJP.

Newcastle United's pursuit of Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool has been officially acknowledged by Eddie Howe, the team's manager. However, the potential move seems to have been hindered by financial considerations. Reports from NewcastleWorld initially indicated that the Magpies were evaluating the possibility of bringing Hungarian international Dominik Szoboszlai to their ranks during the summer transfer window. Alongside Sandro Tonali, Szoboszlai's name emerged as a potential addition to Newcastle United. Yet, rather than triggering his substantial £61 million release clause, the club's preference leaned towards engaging in negotiations below this valuation. With a considerable £52 million already committed to securing Tonali, the financial context played a significant role in the decision-making process.

roaming around Shiv Shakti point, the touchdown site of lander Vikram, on the South Pole of the Moon. “Pragyan rover roams around Shiv Shakti Point in pursuit of lunar secrets at the South Pole!" ISRO said on X (formerly Twitter).

BERLIN (Reuters) — Credit Suisse, which is now a subsidiary of UBS, posted a loss of 3.5 billion Swiss francs ($4.0 billion) in the second quarter of 2023, according to a report in the Sonntagszeitung, which cited insiders at the bank.

human intelligence nor the humane element in the adjudicatory process, the Delhi High Court has held and said ChatGPT can't be the basis of adjudication of legal or factual issues in a court of law. Justice Prathiba M Singh stated that the accuracy and reliability of AI generated data is still in the grey area and at best, such a tool can be utilised for a preliminary understanding or for preliminary research. The court's observations came while dealing with a lawsuit by luxury brand Christian Louboutin against a partnership firm involved in the manufacture and sale of shoes allegedly in violation of its trademark. The counsel for the plaintiff submitted that «Red Sole Shoe» was its registered trademark in India and placed before court responses by ChatGPT with respect to its «reputation». «The said tool (ChatGPT) cannot be the basis of adjudication of legal or factual issues in a court of law.

There has been a constant rise in the number of lifestyle diseases among youngsters and adults. The prevalence of these diseases leaves young adults bereft of opportunities to take health insurance. On average, 15% of people aged below 45 years fail to get any health insurance policy because of pre-existing diseases like heart disorders, uncontrolled diabetes, chronic liver and lung disease, etc, says PolicyBazaar’s data.

climate change events that have plagued the world are ‘here to stay’. Puri further added that companies in India should fine-tune their strategies in accordance to the climate change that has affected existence. Puri said extreme weather events are impacting the earth as well as human life and requires a lot of attention.

European Central Bank to follow suit with its 9th consecutive rate hike, reaching levels not seen since 2001. While these actions were somewhat anticipated, they have inadvertently created a challenging situation for India's central bank. India finds itself at a critical point as its interest rate differential with the US has notably narrowed (see Figures 1 & 2 wherein government bond yields have been used as proxies for interest rates).

US jobs data. This week, COMEX Gold prices saw an uptick, marking their first weekly gain in four weeks, even amid a significant surge in the US dollar. Previously, spot gold prices had dipped below the critical $1,900 per troy ounce threshold due to various factors, including US retail sales data and somewhat hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes.

ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said on Sunday. Addressing the B20 Summit organised by the CII here, Puri said extreme weather events are impacting the earth as well as human life and requires a lot of attention. Extreme weather events have a deep impact on nature and therefore also on the Global South.

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The major cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has made the formal announcement that it will be expanding its operations into the Canadian market. This monumental step is denoted by the incorporation of Interac payment rails, the partnership with leading banking and payment partners, and the launch of Coinbase One, a 30-day trial that provides customers in Canada with perks that are not available to users in other countries.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Profits at China's industrial firms fell 6.7% in July from a year earlier, extending this year's slump to a seventh month with weak demand squeezing companies as a post-pandemic recovery faltered in the world's second-biggest economy.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — increasing repo rates by 250 bps since last year, incremental cash reserve ratio — and the Central government's export controls have ensured that inflation is relatively under control, opined economists. India's central bank, the RBI, acts to control inflation through its monetary policies while the government does that through governance, infrastructure development that brings down the transaction costs and other ways, they added. «The RBI views inflation largely as a monetary phenomenon. Whether the inflation is due to supply or demand side, and whether it is driven by core or non-core components, the RBI believes that monetary policy intervention is required if the inflation rate breaches the tolerance zone,» Sujan Hajra, Chief Economist & Executive Director, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, told IANS. As a result, the RBI bases monetary policy on headline retail inflation (changes in cost of commodities, goods, services) rather than core retail inflation (changes in cost of services and goods excluding food, energy sectors). According to Hajra, the RBI with its mandate for growth support, strikes a balance between inflation management and growth promotion. «Consequently, the RBI may maintain an accommodative monetary policy stance to encourage growth even if the central bank is concerned about the current inflationary environment.

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The contraction in euro area business activity deepened this month, most notably in Germany where the decline was the steepest since the pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt in May 2020. France reported a third monthly drop in output, while the rest of the region contracted more moderately, according to a survey of purchasing managers. Sweden’s economic prospects dimmed, while a decline in UK retail sales underscored greater consumer caution. In Turkey, central bankers, including newly appointed officials led by Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, surprised markets with the steepest interest-rate increase since 2018.

Delhi government's plan to revise circle rates of residential and commercial areas in the capital is back on the drawing board, reported TOI. According to officials the previous plan prepared by the revenue department proposing the creation of sub-categories in A to H categories of residential areas with multiple slabs of circle rates was returned by the finance department with certain objections and suggestions. «We have decided to carefully study the suggestions and rework our proposal,» said a senior revenue department official. «Since there is a big gap in the existing circle rates and the market rate at which the sale and purchase of properties take place, we will propose a hike of up to 35%. But based on the feedback received from the stakeholders, we will also consider downgrading or upgrading the categories of certain colonies based on their location, facilities and existing market rates,» the official said. Circle rates, or minimum rates for valuation of land and immovable property in the national capital, were last hiked for residential areas in all existing categories in 2014.

Telangana Assembly elections, slated to be held in November-December this year. While the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is likely to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the high inflation rate, the 'world's costliest' LPG and steep hike in fuel prices, it may come under attack from the latter and also from the Congress over Telangana recording the highest inflation rate consistently among all states. The BJP is likely to hit back at BRS for not reducing Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel to pass on the benefits to the customers despite several states slashing VAT. The BJP leaders may also cite the fact that Telangana has been witnessing inflation ratethat is consistently the highest among the states. The Congress is likely to blame the policies of both the BJP and the BRS governments for the price rise. While attacking the BJP over the skyrocketing prices of fuel and LPG, its leaders may also slam the BRS for not reducing VAT on fuel and failing to check the high inflation. According to the Economic Survey 2022-23, Telangana logged the highest inflation rate in the country.