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₹400 per tonne on domestic and imported coal are all emission charges. The government is also working towards a Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), which is expected to accelerate our adoption of market-based price discovery for emissions. Nevertheless, carbon prices in India and the EU are unlikely to converge, since the determination of a carbon price is linked to the emission-reduction obligations of each country; these differ.

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia—In Australia’s vast and sparsely populated Northern Territory, the indigenous communities that make up more than a quarter of the population are divided. Australia has long wrestled with the legacy of colonialism and how best to improve the lives of indigenous Australians—who are poorer, less healthy and less educated, and more at risk for domestic violence, suicide and incarceration than other groups.

Thomson will enter the laptop market in India in the next two quarters and is also considering to export smart TVs and other products manufactured in the country to foreign markets, a company official said on Wednesday. Thomson, owned by Technicolor SA, said it is «pretty satisfied» with the quality and standards of manufacturing by its India brand licensee Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL), which is investing Rs 300 crore to set up a fully-automated plant at Hapur in UP to increase its manufacturing capacity to 2 million TV units per annum.

Indian Ocean region to effectively address the development challenges as it warned them to be clear of the dangers of «hidden agendas» in unviable projects or unsustainable debt, in an apparent reference to China which is accused by the West of «debt trap» diplomacy. Speaking at the 23rd Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is important to maintain the Indian Ocean as a free, open and inclusive space based on the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS), as the Constitution of the Seas.

Israel «to remain calm, vigilant,» the Indian Embassy here on Wednesday reassured them that it is «monitoring the situation closely» and «working constantly to help our fellow citizens in Israel.» In a recorded message on the X, the social media platform, India's Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, said: «This is to assure you that the embassy is working constantly for your safety and welfare. All of us are going through very difficult times but please do remain calm and vigilant and follow the local security guidelines.» «We are here to help you, and we thank many of you who have sent so many messages of appreciation to us.

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Since May, gold and silver have been in a downtrend, mainly due to the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance which has sent long-term borrowing costs flying higher, boosting the US dollar.

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Narendra Modi Stadium here on October 14, when it is scheduled to host the World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Karan Mavi, was arrested from Rajkot, according to a crime branch release.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday asked NATO allies for more weapons and air defences to tide his country through another wartime winter as it braces for a barrage of Russian attacks on power stations and other infrastructure. Zelenskiy made his first visit to NATO headquarters since Russia's invasion last year, at a time when turbulence in the U.S.

Werks – Iron Mountain data centres joint venture has acquired a four-acre land in Ambattur, Chennai, to house two new data centers (CHE-1 and CHE-2) to meet growing customer demand in the region. The two data centers will be built to Tier III standards. They will support 36 megawatts of IT load, further enhancing the company’s rapidly growing pan-India footprint, which will support more than 90 megawatts of new development across the key markets of Pune, Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai and Hyderabad. “As Chennai is one of India’s most important connectivity hubs, we are thrilled to be building capacity to meet hyperscale, network, content, public sector undertakings and enterprise customer demand,” said Mark Kidd, EVP & Global General Manager, Iron Mountain Data Centers & Asset Lifecycle Management. Chennai is emerging as one of India's fastest-growing data center markets due to its strong interconnection with Singapore and the rest of Asia.

The Times of Israel cited the Foreign Ministry which said that 84 countries expressed support for Israel. Countries like France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States also issued a joint statement expressing their joint support and condemned Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism.

As part of its quest to gain access to minerals critical to the energy transition, the U.S. has recently considered a plan to drop sanctions against an Israeli mining magnate accused of corruption, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan involves the U.S.

Ritesh Bhatia, Cybercrime Investigator & Cybersecurity Consultant, says “from a user point of view, there is nothing much you can do except for locking your biometrics. I think that is something that every citizen of the country needs to do because somewhere or the other, the fingerprints can be stolen.” There are many reports about hacking of the biometrics linked with the Aadhaar card. Your view? When this entire debate on Aadhaar was going on, we were very concerned about it. We raised these questions that biometrics can be hacked and they said, no, it cannot be done and today it is a reality. It has been happening just like five years back we thought Deepfakes cannot happen but very soon that is going to become a part and parcel of your life. In fact, some of the anchors have already started creating Deepfake versions of themselves. So, what is happening over here is that there is something called AEPS, which is the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System. Now, what exactly is it? Now, if you go to some small villages where there are no ATMs or banks or are at quite a distance, there are micro ATMs or the POS devices, as we call it. They are very small. You just need to give your fingerprint over there, authenticate yourself and you will be given the money. Now, the money that is given is just Rs 10,000. Of course, you can withdraw more but the maximum limit is Rs 10,000 at one time and Rs 50,000 in the day, which means five times you can do this.

₹200 per cylinder. Diesel consumption reported during September was higher by 0.4% on month and up by 3.8% YoY. Demand remained strong in the mobility sector as evident from the data of e-way bill generation and daily average highway toll transactions.

It’s taken them a while, but perhaps Democratic leaders are beginning to understand that Trump deplorables aren’t the only voters who care about illegal immigration. It wasn’t long ago that President Biden was dismissing the massive surge of unlawful border crossings as a seasonal phenomenon, and New York Mayor Eric Adams was grinning ear-to-ear for the television cameras while welcoming migrants in person as they arrived at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. But that was then.

Delhi Police's Special Cell is currently investigating a case of cryptocurrency theft. As per a TOI report by Raj Shekhar, approximately Rs 4 crore was stolen from a west Delhi businessman's wallet. The police were able to trace some recipient wallet IDs but faced difficulties in tracking down the end users.

₹83.3 crore) in a mix of primary and secondary investment as part of its funding round from Tata Capital Healthcare Fund, the healthcare-focused arm of private equity firm Tata Capital Ltd. The Mumbai-based healthcare chain will use the fresh money to expand its dialysis services across the country. Notably, this is the second transaction in the nephrology space in the last month.

Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, the presidential office of the Central Asian country said, in what would be the Russian leader's first known trip abroad since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin has rarely travelled abroad since the start of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 and is not known to have left Russia since the ICC issued in March a warrant for him on suspicion of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. The Kremlin denies those allegations. «At the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, on October 12 of this year, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, will make an official visit to the country,» the Kyrgyz presidential administration said in a statement on its website. Putin agreed in May during talks with Japarov to visit Kyrgyzstan, but there has been no official confirmation yet from the Kremlin that the Russian president will travel there on Thursday. The Russian leader is also due to travel to China next week for the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.

Geneva International Motor Show, one sleek supercar stands out — the Simurgh, a vehicle that could be mistaken for the Batmobile at first glance. Its black, low-slung design with flared wheel arches exudes an aura of speed and sophistication. Yet, on closer inspection, it becomes evident that the Simurgh is no ordinary car among the impressive lineup in Doha.

It’s been a year since the rollout of 5G technology began in India. In this time the country has emerged as one of the fastest-growing 5G markets. The number of 5G users now stands at over 100 million, according to the country's top two telecom companies, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, which have driven the rollout.