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Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could be yet another shakeup in the industry that’s crucial for the energy transition. Sodium — found in rock salts and brines around the globe — has the potential to make inroads into energy storage and electric vehicles because it’s cheaper and far more abundant than lithium, which currently dominates batteries. But while chemically and structurally similar, sodium has yet to be used on a large scale, partly due to the better range and performance of similarly sized lithium cells. That could be about to change.

They said that the present situation is not alarming but if the illness spreads to other parts of the globe, it will have an impact on world trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports. The government on November 24 stated that India is prepared for any kind of exigency that may emerge from the current influenza situation in China and it is monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in that country. There is a low risk to India from the avian influenza, H9N2, cases reported in China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness, the Union health ministry has said. Some media reports indicated a clustering of cases of respiratory illness in children in northern China for which the World Health Organization (WHO) has also issued a statement. Leading leather exporter and Farida Group Chairman Rafeeq Ahmed said: “We are cautiously watching the situation. If the diseases spread, it will have an impact on trade”. Sharing similar views, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General Ajay Sahai said: “We are definitely concerned and most of the things depend on its spread.

GST, Adhar (govt services), UPI, Datacentre), high infrastructure & govt pending, developing as a manufacturing hub, and sustainable practices to renewable energy as a future source of energy. In manufacturing, it includes sectors that will substitute for and augment new exports, including electric to engineering goods.

space economy is estimated to soar to $40 billion by 2040. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, overseeing Science and Technology, Atomic Energy and Space, has shared these projections. Singh highlighted India's current space economy, valued at around $8 million.

retail investors are late to the party. Many times, their entry is seen as an indication of the peak of an ongoing rally in the stock market. However, the upswing in mid-cap and small-cap stocks is all initiated and funded by retail money.

In the fast-paced world of finance, where the traditional meets the technological, a new generation of investors is emerging, driven by a unique perspective and a digital-first mindset. Gen Z, the generation raised on smartphones and the internet, is redefining the way we think about investing. A wise adage goes, «Spread your risk like a well-planned garden,» and in the world of financial planning, this wisdom couldn't be truer. 

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Yarlung Tsangpo, known as the Brahmaputra in India. There have been reports that China has plans to divert the Yarlung River by way of construction of South-North Diversion Project by constructing 1,000 km canal. Since people in both Arunachal and Assam are heavily dependent on the Brahmaputra river for their quotidian water needs, the diversion of lean season flows will affect their day to day existence and the flora, fauna and the river ecology of the region.

Over the years, cars have gotten bigger and so has their cost to the climate.

how to thrive in the multipolar age. The country is home to just over 0.1% of the world’s people and produces only 0.5% of its GDP, but it contains nearly 10% of the world’s oil reserves, and this wealth helps it punch above its weight. Like many emerging countries today, it straddles political and economic divisions.

Amar Ambani, Group President and Head – Institutional Equities at YES Securities. In an interview with ETMarkets, Ambani said, “Domestic liquidity is strong and all we need is some relief on the global front, for FII inflows to resume,” Edited excerpts:

Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. “If your environmental sustainability is good, reporting is good, compliance is good, what you are doing actually is making yourself a strong competitor for exports, because the developed countries definitely are not going to buy from us if we are not compliant to the green norms,” said Bajpayee, at the 20th CII Global MSME Business Summit MSME 2023 on Thursday. The theme of the event was “Business Beyond Borders”.

statement from his office was posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and was aimed at addressing what he termed as "false rumors". Also Read: Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's next president who wants to scrap local currency, and eliminate the central bank? With his December 10 inauguration looming, the outsider libertarian economist is in a rush to assemble his team. Indications suggest that Milei might opt for a more moderate Cabinet than initially anticipated, the report added.

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(In Nov 21 story, corrects paragraph 10 to say services prices 'accelerated to 4.6%, the largest increase', not 'accelerated 4.6%, the fastest pace')

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year

The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat

Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and already Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and even protests if he makes good on his promises to slash the size of the state and privatize companies

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week

New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government bureaucracy, according to the three leaders who signed an agreement Friday to form a new government