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The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

PALPITE: The wings of the world's tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species. The bee hummingbird, which measures just five to six centimeters (two inches) long, is only found in Cuba. Its losses have been huge, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) saying it has disappeared from many areas due to deforestation. But in Palpite, in the southwest of the country, Bernabe Hernandez, 75, has turned his garden into a paradise for the bitty bird.

As passive funds, these investments will align their portfolios with an underlying index. Mint explains how this proposal could help investors in building their portfolios. A passive hybrid fund gives more clarity to investors in terms of portfolio structure, according to experts.

Rohit Sharma's announcement to retire from T20Is after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to lead the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will lead the team in ODIs, as per the sources. «Hardik Pandya is all set to lead the Indian team in the T20, Rohit Sharma's announced his retirement. Hardik is also unlikely to be rested for the upcoming series vs Sri Lanka,» BCCI Sources told ANI. In the T20 WC, Pandya scored 144 runs in six innings at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 151.57, with a half-century and best score of 50*. He also took 11 wickets in eight games at an average of 17.36 and an economy rate of 7.64, with the best figures of 3/20.

electric vehicle (EV) policy to incentivise automakers that have already made investments in the country, people in the know told ET. This comes as US electric carmaker Tesla Inc is still to make any firm commitment on building a factory in India. The policy, which aims to accelerate the local manufacturing of high-end electric cars, currently supports only fresh investments. Consultations are also on with stakeholders on another key issue troubling carmakers. Govt Preparing SOPs The government may potentially consider investments in plants producing both internal combustion engine and electric vehicles as eligible for incentives to add scale and make large investments viable for automakers, the people said. About half a dozen carmakers such as Volkswagen-Skoda, Hyundai-Kia and VinFast have expressed interest in the new policy, the Scheme for Manufacturing of Electric Cars (SMEC), the people said.

Reuters on Wednesday reported that India plans to increase state subsidies on rural housing in the upcoming federal budget by as much as 50% from the previous year to more than $6.5 billion. “The rural development ministry has proposed to aid construction of another 20 million houses under Awas Yojana (rural) in the next five years.

an election year’. Investors looking for stability shifted their focus to strong fundamentals and a few promising sectors rather than betting on the overall market. With the economy battling inflation and high interest rates, companies had to find a way to take advantage of the country's economic growth.

NEW DELHI : Private companies spending lakhs of rupees on training their employees may receive an additional boost in the upcoming budget to ensure their workers are skilled enough to be among the world's best. The finance ministry is evaluating a proposal to incentivise private companies to train and upgrade the skills of their workers, two officials aware of the development told Mint.

Narendra Modi landed in Russia for a visit on Monday and Tuesday — the first time in five years. He’s expected to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin to help re-energize relations between the two countries and likely deliver strategic deals. Russia and India are likely to agree on a long-term uranium supply pact for a nuclear power plant coming online in Tamil Nadu, said senior officials with knowledge of the matter. During the visit, India and Russia are also expected to sign an agreement allowing the military to use each other’s facilities for training, port calls and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, said the officials who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter.

T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados.In the video, Virat Kohli and other players were seen kissing the World Cup trophy, clicking pictures with the prize, and lauding each other for the T20 victory, ending the 13-year wait.Take a look at the video below,Soon after the World Cup victory, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Sunday announced a grand prize of ₹125 crore for Team India. “I am pleased to announce prize money of INR 125 Crores for Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024."“The team has showcased exceptional talent, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

Diya Kumari today presented the state budget in which she made four big announcements to promote solar energy in the state. Among the announcements include Energy Express Home Reforms. Besides, the state is planning to create model solar village in each district of the state. The FM has also proposed a plan to build 2 MW decentralised solar plant.

Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Political affairs, Security, Investment and Growth and Skill Employment and Livelihood. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The Committee on Accommodation features Shah, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Housing and Urban affairs Manohar Lal, and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. The committee will have Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Jiterndra Singh as a special invitee.

The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners

Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in Delhi excise scam cases, seeking additional virtual meetings with his lawyers. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna granted the prison authorities five days to file a reply and listed the matter for argument on July 15. Kejriwal has challenged a trial court's July 1 order rejecting his application for directions to the prison authorities to grant him two additional meetings in a week with his lawyers through video conference. At present, the jailed Aam Aadmi Party national convener is allowed two meetings with his lawyers per week.

two officials said. Allocations to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are likely to be similar to estimates in the interim budget, one of the two officials said. "These allocations can be increased later as per the requirement and demand for jobs in the rural regions," the person said on the condition of anonymity.

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren will seek a trust vote for his government during the special one-day assembly session on Monday. Sources told ET that a Cabinet expansion would take place once the government wins the trust vote. At present, Jharkhand assembly has 76 MLAs after five MLAs resigned from their seats. These five MLAs contested the Lok Sabha elections and four of them won. JMM MLA from Jama, Sita Soren, had quit the party to contest the Lok Sabha poll on a BJP ticket from Dumka but she lost the election. Joba Manjhi and Nalin Soren (JMM) and Dulu Mahato and Manish Jaiswal (BJP) are now Lok Sabha members.

British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country

Britain’s new Treasury chief says the Labour government will make stimulating economic growth its mission while limiting bureaucracy to allow for easier investments

₹1.5-lakh exemption under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act and, two, funds in the fixed deposit have to stay locked in for five years. There is now a demand to further liberalize this category of deposits. The other reason for slow deposit growth has been the banking sector’s near-stagnant physical presence.

In Wednesday’s trading session, the following five stocks witnessed a build of fresh long positions. Let us first understand how this conclusion is reached whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh long position or not. When the stock prices move up and open interest on the counter also moves upward, it is taken as a sign of a long buildup. The signal is considered more reliable if the volume on the counter has also seen an increase.

Budget 2024 scheduled in the coming weeks, the Finance Minister is expected to make announcements that will set the path for India to achieve the vision. Towards this, the government may look to providing various incentives to taxpayers, especially on capital gain taxation boosting investment and in providing stimulus to the housing sector, alleviating procedural complications and differing operations mechanics based on asset classification, holding period, etc. Now, all eyes are on the upcoming Budget. Budget 2024: Here is the list of expectations an individual taxpayer would have with respect to a property sale transaction.