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World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Tuesday that the Israel-Gaza conflict is an unnecessary global economic shock that will make it harder for central banks to achieve soft landings in many economies if it spreads. «It's a humanitarian tragedy and it's an economic shock we don't need,» Banga told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Morocco. Central banks were «beginning to feel a little more confident that there was an opportunity for a soft landing, and this just makes it harder», Banga said. Banga said there was less immediate economic impact than at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year because the Israel-Gaza conflict does not impact exports of oil, grains and fertilizers. But it does transmit through financial markets, with dollar assets suddenly rising, he said. Inflation has come down in recent months, prices and wages were stabilizing and markets had become used to the idea that rates would stay higher for longer, Banga said, adding that another prolonged conflict could upset those dynamics. «It's the side effects of all that.

closely monitoring the safety of its employees in Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. “We are monitoring, and have been in touch with the HR (human resources) officials there.

Gautam Adani saying the might of a nation's logistics not only lies in its ships and cargo but also in its ability to weave dreams and ambitions. Mundra port is one of the world's largest ports, with over 260 million tonnes capacity. It handled over 155 million tonnes in fiscal 2022-23, nearly 11 per cent of India's maritime cargo. As much as 33 per cent of India's container traffic flows through the port and it has contributed over Rs 2.25 lakh crore to the state and national exchequer since inception. «Since berthing its first ship, MT Alpha on October 7, 1998, the port has consistently demonstrated a visionary approach, unwavering ambition and impeccable execution, positioning itself as one of the premier and technologically advanced ports on the global map,» the company said in a statement. Emerging as a crucial trade gateway, Mundra Port has grown into a multimodal hub that drives trade and fortifies economic progression. «Mundra is also the EXIM gateway for container traffic.

death toll in the flash floods in Sikkim and West Bengal has touched 70 even as Northern Sikkim still remains cut off. While 30 bodies were accounted for in Sikkim, 40 bodies were found on the Teesta river bed in neighbouring Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Over 1,320 houses were severely damaged and 2,563 people were rescued.

Hamas militants, as per Nepali Ambassador to Israel Kanta Rizal said. All those who died in the militant attacks were students who reached there on the «learn and earn» package of the Israeli government, he told Nepali media. However, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not officially confirmed the tragic deaths of the Nepali citizens in the brutal attack. Rizal told the Nepali media that three other Nepali nationals were injured in the attack. It is said that those killed in the deadly attacks were students who reached there from different universities of Nepal. According to Rizal, the deceased have been identified as Narayan Prasad Neupane, Ganesh Kumar Nepali, Ashish Chaudhary, Dipesh Raj Bista, Aanand Sah, Rajesh Kumar Swarnkar, Rajan Phulara, Padam Thapa, Pravesh Bhandari, and Lokendra Singh Dhami.

Indian tourists stranded in the country to facilitate their exit. Most tourists are travelling in groups. Apart from the tourists, some businessmen are also said to have got caught up in Israel and are looking to be evacuated.

Gaza in which Hamas fighters, armed with rockets, broke through Israel's security barrier, and rampaged through nearby communities. The war wherein Israeli forces are battling Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel, entered a second day on Sunday, even as the death toll mounted to over 300.

Israel's army said Sunday it aims to evacuate all Israelis living close to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as it deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Palestinian militants who had infiltrated into Israel. «Our mission for the upcoming 24 hours is to evacuate all residents living around Gaza,» military spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters, adding that fighting was still on to «rescue hostages» held by militants in Israel. «There are tens of thousands of combat soldiers in the area.

Associated Press. The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre of the magnitude 6.3 quake was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region's largest city Herat. It was later followed by three very strong aftershocks, measuring magnitude 6.3, 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude, as well as lesser shocks.

₹25,000 crore towards this initiative. And this includes, out efforts in terms of bioethanol, that is 2G ethanol. Our efforts to reduce gas flaring by creating infrastructure for evacuation of natural gas.

ALSO READ: Sikkim flash floods Updates Scientists even noted that if fully operational, the warning system could have given people more time to evacuate, though the details of the Lhonak Lake warning system have not previously been reported. "It's quite absurd, really," Reuters quoted geoscientist Simon Allen of the University of Zurich who is involved with the project as saying, who added, "The fact it happened just two weeks after our team was there was completely bad luck". Adding more, he said that they planned to add a tripwire sensor that would trigger if the lake was about to burst.

army men. Of the 23 army personnel who had gone missing from Bardang area, the bodies of seven have been recovered from different areas downstream while one army man had been rescued alive earlier and the search for the remaining is continuing both in Sikkim and north Bengal through which Teesta river flows, said Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Friday. Of the seven deceased army personnel, four have been identified.

Canadian diplomatic staff in the country to a level on par with the number of Indian diplomats in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sparked a diplomatic crisis last month after claiming that there were ‘credible allegations’ linking Indian government agents to the June murder.

Sikkim flash floods: As the death toll in the Sikkim floods climbed to 40, including 7 soldiers, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang spoke with news platform NDTV and blamed the "inferior construction" of Chungthang Dam for the tragedy. The 1200 MW hydroelectric project was destroyed on Wednesday intensifying the damage due to the flash floods in the state. Prem Singh Tamang said that the previous Sikkim Democratic Front government should be blamed for the tragedy due their "sub-standard" work.

The search for the missing Indian Army personnel is a relentless operation. Meanwhile, the Indian Army is extending a helping hand to stranded civilians and tourists in North Sikkim by providing food, medical assistance, and communication facilities.

₹25,000 crore for the initiative, including our efforts in terms of bioethanol, that is, 2G ethanol, our efforts to reduce gas flaring by creating infrastructure for the evacuation of natural gas, and feeding it to the North-East gas grid and the national gas grid." Rath said the company will participate in plans to establish hydrogen valleys in India. In May, department of science and technology issued guidelines to set up hydrogen valley innovation clusters.

Sikkim after the flood water recedes, the Ministry of Power said on Thursday. The state-owned hydro power giant NHPC is taking all possible measures to get the hydropower projects operational at the earliest, the ministry said, adding that the Ministry of Power is continuously monitoring the situation arising out of flash floods in Teesta Basin in Sikkim. According to the statement, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agrawal held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with NHPC, wherein senior officers of the ministry and Central Electricity Authority were also present.

A Southern California county has filed lawsuits alleging that the negligence of a power company caused two wildfires that collectively burned thousands of acres and prompted tens of thousands of evacuations

World Cup 2023 on October 5 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. To ensure maximum security for the high-profile match, a police force of more than 3,500 personnel and officers is going to be deployed. “The World Cup is beginning from October 5.

Sikkim due to sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim. A flash flood also occurred in the Teesta River in Lachen valley.