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We all had a curious fascination about the sky, stars and astronomy in general before we even knew what astronomy was. Even though ten or twenty years back the resources to get a better understanding about them were limited, it’s not the same case now.

fiscal deficit in the first four months of this financial year hit 17.2% of the annual target, against 33.9% a year before, as revenue mop-up soared while expenditure contracted. The performance keeps the government firmly on course to meet its renewed target of containing fiscal deficit at 4.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024-25, said experts. The Centre aims to reduce the gap further to less than 4.5% of GDP in 2025-26.

Centre has directed states to focus towards creating quality jobs while ensuring creation of employment data, integration of unorganised sector worker data with e-Shram portal, timely and regular submission of employment returns and job fair details and undertaking a consultative approach to framing rules across four Labour Codes. The directive was issued by Shobha Karandlaje, minister of state for labour and employment during her regional meeting with top government officials of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bengaluru on Friday. The ministry of labour and employment plans to hold five more such regional meetings with states over the next month, aimed at greater participation of states in boosting employment generation under the three employment-linked incentive schemes and to fast-track labour reforms.

Recognising a critical gap in the real estate market, Credvest has designed Parking Capital to serve developers and investors. Developers gain access to essential capital and resources necessary for land acquisition, fostering growth in micro-markets. Simultaneously, investors can enjoy the opportunity to earn passive income through lucrative returns from real estate bonds offered by Parking Capital. Parking Capital is committed to thorough due diligence, encompassing financial, legal, and physical aspects. With pre-determined exit strategies tailored to individual investment capacities, investors can choose from monthly, quarterly, or annual interest payout options, ensuring flexibility and reliability.

Tata Power Company Ltd. traded at Rs 434.6 on BSE at 11:21AM (IST) on Friday, up 0.84 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 230.75 and a high of Rs 470.85.

Meta’s Llama series of AI models have become the fastest growing open-source family of models securing 350 million downloads globally on Hugging Face. Of these, 20 million downloads were made last month alone, the company said. Besides the community platform Hugging Face, Llama was also being accessed through Meta’s cloud partners such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft’s Azure, Databricks, Dell, Google Cloud, Groq, NVIDIA, IBM watsonx, Scale AI, Snowflake, to name a few. “Hosted Llama usage by token volume across our major cloud service provider partners more than doubled May through July 2024 when we released Llama 3.1,” Meta said in a blogpost on Thursday.

Spectre Divide, a tactical FPS game developed by Mountaintop Studios, is set to release on September 3, 2024. The game, which features unique gameplay mechanics, will be available exclusively on PC.

₹6,850 crore, driven by major contributions from Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar. The number of UHNI donors grew from 100 to 120 between 2020-21 and 2022-23, with 70 consistent donors and 50 contributing sporadically. This reveals significant potential for more sustained engagement.

Info Edge (India) Ltd. traded at Rs 7669.1 on BSE at 01:29PM (IST) on Thursday, up 0.65 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 3973.15 and a high of Rs 7669.15.

United Spirits Ltd. traded at Rs 1444.0 on BSE at 12:48PM (IST) on Thursday, down 0.32 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 981.25 and a high of Rs 1480.0. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down opening.

Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China, argued that feminism poses the biggest threat to China’s authoritarian regime, which is partly why it has faced such high censorship. Prominent activists have been detained.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. traded at Rs 4011.3 on BSE at 01:54PM (IST) on Thursday, down 3.42 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 2832.05 and a high of Rs 4666.0.

Siemens Ltd. traded at Rs 6915.0 on BSE at 12:33PM (IST) on Thursday, down 0.52 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 3248.0 and a high of Rs 7974.25. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down opening.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. fell 0.31 per cent to Rs 2132.6 at 11:11AM hours (IST) on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 894 shares with a turnover of Rs 0.2 crore till 11:11AM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 49.86, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 6.8.

The Treasury Department has finalized new regulations extending anti-money-laundering measures to certain investment advisers, though it’s made concessions on some requirements after pushback from the industry.

GDP data for the first quarter of the current financial year is scheduled to be released on 30 August. If these projections hold, it would mark the lowest GDP growth in five quarters. Economists have projected GDP growth in the range of 6.0-7.3% for the quarter.

Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and condu...

health insurers to bridge gap in coverage and expand their market reach. Moreover, with a working population ratio of nearly 56% as per the latest Annual Periodic Labour survey report, and comprising largely of Gen Y and Gen Z, there is a pressing need for health insurance solutions that are affordable, easily accessible and relevant for young customers. One of the key issues in the current market is the lack of visibility regarding the value proposition of health insurance, leaving many unsure of its immediate necessity.

The SEC has reached a settlement with a New York-based registered investment adviser, which agreed to pay more $1.8 million over allegations that it failed to enforce adequate policies to prevent insider trading.

On Monday, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das announced the launch of its Unified Lending Interface (ULI), a tech platform aimed at “frictionless credit", especially for those who find it hard to borrow. “Just as UPI transformed the payments ecosystem, we expect that ULI will play a similar role in transforming the lending space in India," he said.

₹47.3 trillion of bonds outstanding as of March 2024, the corporate bond market enjoys less than 20% share of the wider bond market. With government issuances continuing to dominate, a tentative corporate bond market directly impacts private sector’s propensity for investment.