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Mahindra Group CEO and Managing Director Anish Shah on Thursday pitched for a balance between tariff and non-tariff barriers for a stronger manufacturing sector in the country. «Indian industry needs no protection. We've had no protection for the last 20 years and if we had protection, we would not have the quality that we have today,» Shah said, while speaking at the CNBC TV18 Global leadership summit here. «With regard to duties, the questions are around non-tariff barriers along with tariff barriers… And frankly they should (be there) because that will put Indian manufacturing in a much stronger place,» he said. He was responding to a question on whether India needs to impose import tariffs on companies such as Tesla as they look at entering the Indian market.

Scindia had a review meeting with the Chief Minister of Mizoram Lalduhoma and his teams in the Conference Hall of Planning and Implementation Department. The meeting was held for reviewing of various schemes of Ministry of DoNER in the state of Mizoram. Scindia said, “The purpose of the meeting is to jointly look at the project of Mizoram growth and development” he said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi there has been an immense transformation in the development of the Northeast region in the last ten years. He said that Northeast is the vantage point and the entry point for all of South East Asia countries into the Indian sub-continent and much play a very important role in the dynamics of the India’s growth.

medical tubing used in catheters. The groundbreaking of the new manufacturing site is expected in 2025, with operations commencing in 2026. The manufacturing site will increase US-based Lubrizol’s local medical tubing volume five-fold, creating easier access to life-saving medical tubing in India and in markets around the world through export. High-quality medical tubing produced through the partnership will be used in neurovascular and cardiovascular medical applications, such as balloon catheters and minimally invasive procedure catheters.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy reiterated his statement of not believing in work-life balance at the CNBC Global Leadership Summit. Murthy said that KV Kamath, Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services, had once said that since India is a poor country with lot of challenges and we need to worry about those rather than about work-life balance."

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At Technovation, science takes centre stage, playing a crucial role in the evolving landscape of tobacco alternatives. Philip Morris International (PMI) recently hosted its ninth Technovation event ‘30 years of innovation, 10 years of progress at the Cube, its R&D centre in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In this context, PMI’s Chief Communications Officer, Dr. Moira Gilchrist, shares her perspective on the critical role of science & technology in driving PMI's commitment to a smoke-free future.

KP Singh, Chairman Emeritus, DLF, told ET. In a conversation with ET’s Faizan Haidar, Singh talks about current issues plaguing urban development, how this wasn’t his vision for Gurgaon, and planning his succession. Edited excerpts: Q: You have been an advocate for urban planning. How satisfied are you with India’s progress on infrastructure and urban planning? A: I am not satisfied. The test of good urban planning is its ability to accommodate everything related to urban life, enabling citizens to live comfortably and in good health.

Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bengaluru. He called SMA a rare and often devastating genetic disorder while adding this initiative as a transformative one for patients from low-income families. The government has established a Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases (COERD) at the institute. «We are proud to share that this is the first such centre in the country to enrol 100 beneficiaries under the National policy for the Rare Diseases,» the minister said. Since 2016, the government has been supporting patients with rare diseases and has provided Rs 75 crore as additional fund for the treatment of rare diseases. «We are also investing in infrastructure, training, and outreach to improve early diagnosis, making Karnataka a leader in addressing rare diseases,» Dr Patil said.

JEE (Main) exam has started on a slow note. The country's largest engineering entrance exam saw only 5.1 lakh students register with less than a week left for the deadline. During the same time period last year, 12.2 lakh applications were submitted. As the deadline approaches on November 22, experts are expressing concern over the sluggish pace of registrations.

Logistics aggregator Shiprocket and air cargo handling company Cargo Service Centre (CSC) have been selected by the government on a pilot basis to set up ecommerce export hubs in the country, a senior official said on Thursday. The ecommerce export hubs (EECH) will come in and around Delhi airport and begin operations in February next year, Director General of Foreign Trade Santosh Kumar Sarangi told reporters here. While Shiprocket is headquartered in Gurugram, the CSC is Mumbai-based.

Money is a focus at COP29 whose success is likely to be judged by whether it can agree a new target for how much richer countries, development lenders and the private sector must provide each year to help developing countries finance the transition to greener energy and protect against extreme weather. Reaching a deal is likely to be especially hard at a summit where the mood has been soured by disputes and pessimism about shifts in global politics.

Congress gave the 'Garibi Hatao' slogan, but looted the poor, adding that the party's mentality was to ensure that the poor did not progress. «If the poor are benefiting, you feel happy, but the Congress doesn't feel happy over this,» Modi said, addressing a rally at Panvel in Maharashtra for the November 20 state assembly elections. «The Congress is far ahead when it comes to vote bank politics, but is the enemy of the poor,» Modi said.

‘The Big Money Show’ co-host Brian Brenberg breaks down the latest Fox News’ voter analysis poll and its expected impact on the election for the Democracy 2024 panel.

An association of editors and rights groups has condemned a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to cancel press accreditations for 167 journalists, calling it a threat to press freedom in the country

South Africa’s government says it will not help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining

The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities

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Infosys' founder Narayana Murthy recently said Indians failing to solve problems as the main factor behind issues such as Delhi pollution remaining a persistent problem for the country. «Which area has (India) invented? Please give me an example,» Murthy during an inter highlighting the country’s dependence on adapting foreign technologies rather than creating innovations. Murthy said that India has yet to solve long-standing issues like Dengue and Delhi's pollution, despite these being persistent problems. He questioned why the IT services industry should be singled out for criticism when the country as a whole has not addressed these challenges.

Elon Musk for weighing in on Italian court rulings that have stymied the government’s plans to process some asylum-seekers in Albania. The US billionaire had said Rome judges blocking a government anti-immigration initiative should be sent packing. With the election in the US, where immigration was a hot-button issue, done, Musk criticised Italian judges for going against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's move to deport illegal immigrants. Meloni planned to detain up to 30,000 migrants in Albanian facilities.