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Britain’s government has unveiled details of a new support package for workers who face losing their jobs at the country’s biggest steel plant ahead of its transition to a greener way of production

Congress on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee into the Adani issue and alleged that the Gujarat government was helping Adani Ports to «secure a monopoly» on the state's port sector. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Gujarat government grants private ports a 30-year concession period on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis, after which ownership gets transferred to the government of Gujarat. On the basis of this model, Adani Ports currently has control over Mundra, Hazira, and Dahej ports, he said. Before the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Adani Ports requested the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) to extend this concession period by another 45 years to 75 years in total, Ramesh claimed.

Lada Guruden Singh has stepped down from his role as General Manager, Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP), India, where he oversaw local production. Singh, who has turned a producer, will continue to work with the studio.

Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard¸ being made the new hosts of This Morning, the ITV daytime show. The pair will be replacing Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, leaving the disrupted show in May and October individually.

NEW DELHI : Planned job cuts in Britain by India's Tata Steel were the "least bad option," and the company will continue to hold talks with unions and hopes to reach a conclusion over the next two months, CEO TV Narendran said. The steelmaker will close its two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, axing up to 2,800 jobs at its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales.

ALSO READ: Tata Steel to close Port Talbot blast furnaces in UK; 3,000 jobs at stake: Reports The steelmaker will start a consultation process as part of the restructuring and would try to maximise voluntary redundancies. “The course we are putting forward is difficult, but we believe it is the right one," Tata Steel chief executive TV Narendran said.

methane emissions, Dr Nisbet worries that the Earth’s natural systems may be churning out more and more of the gas. Methane levels are certainly rising. Over the 40 years during which the gas’s level in the atmosphere has been monitored, it has grown by about 17%, in two distinct stages.

Amazon was hit by strikes at various locations in Britain, Germany and Italy during the annual «Black Friday» shopping extravaganza as workers demand higher wages and better working conditions. UNI Global Union said Amazon would face strikes and protests in more than 30 countries around the world, including the United States, as part of a "Make Amazon Pay" campaign. «Workers know that it doesn't matter what country you're in or what your job title is. We are all united in the fight for higher wages, an end to unreasonable quotas and a voice on the job,» said Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union. «That's what workers in Coventry are striking for and that is why workers around the world are standing up to Make Amazon Pay,» Hoffman said. Held the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday, «Black Friday» has been increasingly adopted in Europe and beyond, with stores offering big discounts to kick off shopping for the holiday gift-giving season. More than 1,000 workers went on strike at an Amazon hub in Coventry, England, which employs 2,300 people and supplies other warehouses, said Stuart Richards, spokesman for the GMB union. In Germany, the industrial action called by Union Verdi began overnight Thursday, affecting five out of the US e-commerce giant's 20 logistics sites in Europe's biggest economy. Amazon said the strikes in the UK and Germany would have no impact on customers. Workers at the Amazon hub in Castel San Giovanni, between Piacenza and Milan, joined the strike.

LONDON (Reuters) — Workers and activists across Europe plan demonstrations against U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Friday, aiming to disrupt its warehouses and prevent merchandise from reaching Amazon parcel lockers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the country’s biggest meal delivery companies don’t have collective bargaining rights because they aren’t employees

But hand or grip strength is also important for daily tasks that become harder as you age, whether you're opening a jar or catching yourself to avoid a fall. Despite this, it's not something many people go to the gym for, or think about much at all. «Hands are this important body part that's not on our exercise radar,» said Katy Bowman, a kinesiologist and host of the Move Your DNA podcast. Adding to this issue, people's hands are becoming weaker overall, possibly because of the way we use smartphones and touch screens, said Dr.