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corporate executives have triggered sharp sell-offs in shares of these companies. On Friday, Navin Fluorine, a chemical company plummeted by as much as 15%, marking its most significant single-day decline in eight years, following the sudden resignation of its CEO.

Carpooling apps in Bengaluru as well as in other cities across Karnataka must register with the transport department and operate under the state’s regulations, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Monday. The minister refuted media reports that his department was planning to levy fines on car owners using the carpooling app in the state capital. Bengaluru has an estimated two million people employed in the technology, startup and BPO sectors for thousands of whom carpooling is a preferred option to get around in the traffic-laden city.

When it comes to the different risks that surround retirement planning, advisors tend to focus on market risk. However, there are two more that shouldn’t be ignored: longevity risk and sequence of return risks.

power consumption grew 10.7 per cent to 140.49 billion units in September mainly due to increased use of cooling appliances amid unusually humid weather conditions. In the year-ago period, power consumption stood at 126.91 Billion Units (BU), higher than 112.43 billion units in September 2021, according to government data. The peak power demand met — the highest supply in a day — rose to 239.97 GW in September. The peak power supply stood at 199.50 GW in September 2022 and 180.73 GW in September 2021. The power ministry had estimated the country's electricity demand to touch 229 GW during summer.

malaria vaccine jointly developed by University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India (SII), leveraging Novavax's adjuvant, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group, paving the way for a global roll-out soon. The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine is an easily deployable vaccine that can be manufactured at mass scale at a modest cost, enabling as many as hundreds of millions of doses to be supplied to countries which are suffering a significant malaria burden, according to a news release posted on the Oxford University website.

₹100 on its annual subscription. The platform tied up with MumbaiCha Raja for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as their exclusive OTT partner, besides rolling out short-format festive originals like Duranga season two in Hindi, Chhotolok in Bengali, Prema Vimanam in Telugu. Industry experts said with the rise of connected TVs and family viewing, content preference of audiences is becoming diverse.

NEW DELHI : Real estate developers across India are embracing the concept of outlet malls, inspired by the success of similar models in the West, offering clothing and footwear at discounted rates as brands seek avenues to liquidate stocks. While retail spaces such as outlet malls are already popular, particularly in Punjab, real estate experts said the trend is emerging as a pan-India phenomenon. Also, foreign outlet developers are also exploring ways to introduce global formats in India, they added.

malaria vaccine jointly developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII), leveraging Novavax's adjuvant, has now been recommended for use by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG), paving the way for a global roll-out soon. The R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine is an easily deployable vaccine that can be manufactured at mass scale and modest cost, enabling as many as hundreds of millions of doses to be supplied to countries which are suffering a significant malaria burden.

COP28 climate talks told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on Monday that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis. «For too long, this industry has been viewed as part of the problem, that it's not doing enough and in some cases even blocking progress,» said Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the COP28 talks, who is also the head of UAE state-owned oil firm ADNOC. «This is your opportunity to show the world that, in fact, you are central to the solution,» he told the ADIPEC conference of global industry figures and government officials. «This industry can change the global debate… It is time to silence the sceptics by applying scale, capital and technology to deliver outcomes.» Jaber urged industry leaders to curb emissions associated with energy production and expand use of renewable energy sources. He also encouraged them to embrace «low carbon solutions» like carbon capture and storage, tools that climate experts say distract from the urgent goal of slashing fossil fuel pollution. Climate activists have criticised the appointment of Jaber to lead the COP28 talks which kick off next month in Dubai.

Also Read: 'PM troubled by MP CM's lies..' Kamal Nath mocks Shivraj Singh Chouhan While addressing a gathering at Ladkui in Sehore's Budhni, Shivraj Singh Chouhan opened his heart and said that he had always kept politics next to worshipping God. “I changed the definition of politics in Madhya Pradesh. Our poor brothers and sisters, farmer brothers and sisters, you have seen the rule of Congress for years.

The highly-mutated Covid variant Pirola has now spread to «most regions in the UK» with experts anticipatinga further surge in infections as the country heads into autumn. UK's Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) said that the strain has been spotted in most parts of the UK. “The BA.2.86 continues to transmit across the UK, with isolated cases being detected in various regions,” a spokesperson for the agency said. UKHSA Chief Medical Advisor Susan Hopkins said, “While this is still very early data and more research is needed before we can be certain, it is encouraging to see an initial indication that BA.2.86 demonstrates similar levels of antibody escape compared to other variants circulating in the UK. Hopkins further said that there was no evidence to suggest that Pirola strain can make people seriously ill. «The data is too limited, but there is so far no evidence to suggest that the strain is more likely to make people seriously ill than other Omicron variants in circulation. She also urged people to take a booster dose for protection against the new variant. “The autumn vaccination programme started this month, and this new data shows once again how important it is that the most vulnerable among us are fully vaccinated in order to receive the greatest possible protection.

dollar bonds of Vedanta Resources slipped, with one dropping the most in more than three weeks, on news Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is planning to overhaul his sprawling conglomerate to tackle its debts. All four junk-rated notes were indicated lower on Monday, Bloomberg-compiled data showed. The August 2024 bond posted the biggest drop, down 0.6 cents on the dollar to 62.6 cents at 1:45 p.m. in Hong Kong, its biggest decline in more than three weeks. Of the four bonds, three were trading below the 80 cents-on-the-dollar mark typically considered distressed. With roughly $3 billion of US-currency bonds coming due over the next two years, the mining company needs to come up with cash. The board of India-based Vedanta Ltd. approved a plan to separate the business into six listed companies, according to an announcement on Friday. That step, if successful, would pave the way for low-growth assets to be spun off for cash, while allowing investors to bet on some of the company’s newer ambitions, such as semiconductors. The split-up is expected to be completed in the financial year ending March 2025. Parent Vedanta Resources has a $1 billion bond due in January 2024.

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Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials

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Focus Lighting has earlier approved to split its shares in the proportion of 1:5, which means, for every one share investors hold, it will be subdivided into five shares. The proposed stock split will be completed within 3 months from the date of shareholder’s approval. The record date for the same is fixed as October 6, and the stock will trade ex-split on the same day. Stock split is usually done to increase the liquidity of the stock in the market. On the ex-split date, investors who are holding the stock until the record date will receive the new shares in demat accounts and the stock price will be adjusted according to the split ratio. Focus Lighting and Fixtures provides lighting products and solutions.

Aman Soni, Head of Operations at Prudent Equity. He says investors should consider maintaining some unallocated capital that can be readily deployed when lucrative opportunities arise. Moreover, he finds attempting to predict whether a rate cut will occur in the first or second half of 2024 a futile exercise.

Today, October 2, 2023, due to Gandhi Jayanti banks in all states in India will be closed. Even though bank branches will be closed, online banking services will be available, allowing you to conduct transactions, check balances, and accomplish other necessary financial operations from the comfort of your home or on the go. The next bank holiday where many banks will be closed is for the festival of Dussehra. Also read: Bank holidays in October 2023: Banks will be closed for up to 18 days in October; check state-wise bank holiday list