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DOMS approved an initial public offering (IPO), Italian pencil maker Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini SpA (Fila) which holds 51 per cent in DOMS said on Friday. Fila has committed to offer 90 million euros worth of DOMS shares for sale while still remaining the company's single largest shareholder post IPO. The listing is expected to close by the end of the year, Reuters reported citing the Italian pencil maker.

Investing.com — OPEC’s bid for $80 and above oil got a boost from ally Russia this week as Moscow’s increasingly desperate offensives against Ukraine raised supply concerns in a market already besieged by the oil cartel’s rhetoric over cuts. 

OTTAWA — Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public Policy Forum.

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  New Delhi: India’s per capita carbon emissions have been hailed as significantly low amidst growing concerns over climate change, said Union minister for power and new & renewable Energy R.K. Singh. The statement was made during the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation Meeting in Goa.

President Droupadi Murmu seeking Indian citizenship, as she plans to live in India with her children and now husband Sachin Meena.  This comes amid an ongoing investigation by the Uttar Pradesh Police and Anti-Terrorism Squad for her illegally entering India, and increasing demands of her deportation to Pakistan.  The 30-year-old woman from Sindh had crossed over to India illegally in May to be with her partner Sachin Meena in Greater Noida. According to a Hindustan Times report, Haider in her petition to president Murmu has requested permission to stay in India. She claims to have been deeply influenced by Indian culture and traditions.  In her petition, Haider also pleaded for mercy from President Murmu.  Seema (30) and her Indian partner Sachin Meena (22) were questioned by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad on Monday and Tuesday.

opposition alliance INDIA is likely to be held after August 15 in Mumbai, a leader of the bloc said Friday. An 11-member coordination committee is likely to be finalised in the Mumbai meeting, the third such after the Patna and Bengaluru meets.

New Delhi: In a major stride towards strengthening road safety measures, the ministry of road transport & highways (MoRTH) on Friday released comprehensive guidelines for signages on expressways and national highways. The move comes as part of the government's commitment to enhancing road safety and ensuring a secure travel experience for drivers across the country.

CRCS Sahara Refund Portal Registration Link news: Sahara Refund Portal Registration Link is available on the ‘CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (https://mocrefund.crcs.gov.in/). Depositors, who have their money stuck in the Sahara Group, need to register on this portal with their Aadhaar and Aadhaar-linked mobile number.

With a vision to develop Trincomalee as a regional hub, India and Sri Lanka are determined to deepen their ties through trade, digitalization, and people-to-people engagement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ranil Wickremesinghe during talks addressed the economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka, leading to various agreements and declarations of intent that signal growing economic collaboration between the two neighboring nations.A Common Vision for Enhanced Connectivity

Consumer price inflation is expected to overshoot the Reserve Bank’s tolerance mark of 6 per cent again in July and August due to the sky high vegetable prices, a Japanese brokerage said on Friday.

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Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate Friday for the first time since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, a response to a difficult new period for the economy of labor shortages, a weakened ruble and resurgent inflation. The Russian economy fell into a recession last year but survived the onslaught of Western sanctions thanks to a windfall of oil and gas revenues, state handouts and the ability to quickly reroute trade from Europe to Asia. Economists expect Russia to eke out positive growth this year.

Guwahati: The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs,Nirmala Sitharaman said that North East is the biggest beneficiary of GST as this tax regime is destination / consumption based. North East has witnessed GST Revenue growth of 27.5% and the taxpayer base has increased significantly from 1 lakh to 3.45 lakh in the region. Sitharaman was in Guwahati on Friday to attend the Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates and Medals for — ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ to the officers and staff of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs was held at Guwahati.

India's coal production increased by 8.55 per cent to 223.36 million tonnes in the April-June quarter of 2023-24 compared to the year-ago period, an official statement said on Friday. Coal production was 205.76 million tonnes (MT) in the same period during FY 2022-23, the Ministry of Coal said.Coal India Limited (CIL) registered 175.48 MT production between April and June 2023, marking a commendable growth rate of 9.85 per cent in comparison to 159.75 MT during the corresponding period of the previous year.

The Association of Democratic Reforms has released... moreThe Association of Democratic Reforms has released a report on the asset of Indian MLAs.

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee broke down as she recounted an alleged incident of sexual assault of a party candidate during the Panchayat polls in the Howrah district of West Bengal, saying the state is not outside the country. The party has alleged that Trinamool Congress workers were behind the July 8 incident. Locket Chatterjee was addressing a press briefing along with West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in connection with a viral video of Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded naked and assaulted by a mob in Thoubal district on May 4.

For more clues about how extreme weather might fuel food inflation, watch the price of goods made with olives and other commodities following this month’s heat waves. This summer is shaping up to be one of the hottest on record. In Phoenix, temperatures reached an all-time high of 118 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days.

apples, walnuts, and lentils, will not result in a loss to the country, Parliament was informed on Friday. India had imposed these duties on 28 US products in retaliation to America's move to increase import duty on certain steel and aluminium goods. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Washington, both sides decided to resolve six trade disputes at the World Trade Organisation.

AIIMS Delhi administration has decided that a collegium system may be implemented for now at the premier hospital on the policy of rotation of headship, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Responding to a question on whether the government proposes to implement the rotation of headship policy at AIIMS here and all other AIIMS in the country, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a committee was constituted at the institute here to examine the proposal.