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While many companies have been cutting staff and freezing new hires this year, the government is laying out the welcome mat. Public-sector jobs at the federal, state and local level have risen by 327,000 positions so far in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is approaching one-fifth of all new American jobs created in the first eight months of the year.

NEW DELHI : The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another year till 15 September 2024. In 2017, the regulator slashed the price of orthopaedic implants by up to 69%. Since then, manufacturers have been lobbying the government to raise the prices.

New Delhi Naveen Jindal, the chairman of Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL), will be re-designated as a non-executive chairman, with effect from 1 October 2023, the company said in an exchange filing here on Monday. Jindal is currently acting as an executive director, designated as chairman, which is due to end on 31 September 2023, as per the exchange filing of the steel manufacturer.

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Best Agrolife Ltd (BAL), India's fastest-growing agrochemical company, today announced that it has inked an agreement with Syngenta for the marketing of Pyroxosulfone 85% WG herbicide under the brand name Movondo. Pyroxasulfone is a pre-emergence herbicide for wheat, corn, and soybean that ensures increased yields while offering outstanding crop safety by eliminating weeds that pose a threat to these crops. It is more effective against broadleaf weeds and requires fewer applications than other commercial herbicides.

Enso Oils & Lubricants, a leading subsidiary of Enso Group, will specialize in the importation and distribution of Gazpromneft-Lubricants' high-quality oils, lubricants, and technical fluids that cater to a wide array of industries.Vinay Maloo, Chairman, Enso Group said, “Enso is proud to be the strategic partner of Gazpromneft for their products and am sure that the relationship will bring positive gains to both entities."“Gazpromneft-Lubricants has world-class products in both automotive and industrial segments to fulfill the requirements of the Indian customers," said Radhakrishnan Ramarathnam, CEO, Enso Oils & Lubricants.The partnership will supplement the supply of specialized lubricants to India's largest manufacturers of industrial equipment and machinery, as well as other enterprises. For modern passenger vehicles manufactured in India, Gazpromneft-Lubricants will supply premium lines of engine and transmission oils with improved characteristics for reliable engine operation in hot climates.

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) announced on Monday that it experienced a substantial increase in deliveries during the second quarter, with 9,535 vehicles delivered, marking a more than fivefold surge compared to the first quarter. For the first half of this year, the company reported a total of 11,315 deliveries.

The S&P 500 (SPX) lost 0.2% last week following a sentiment reversal on Friday, when the index dropped 1.2%. This way, the S&P 500 fell below the short-term supporting trend line, which could invite more pressure in the near term.

emerging markets (EMs), including India, experts believe. The public debt of the world's second-largest economy has been mounting, its property market is in deep distress, its exports are slowing and it has to deal with geopolitical issues too. China's economic outlook is bleak.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is undoubtedly a man in a hurry. His go-getter attitude has undoubtedly transformed highway construction in India. Under his remit, the pace of road construction in India has leapfrogged from around 3 km per day to around 37 km per day.

Evercore ISI has initiated coverage of EV battery start-up, QuantumScape Corp (NYSE:QS) with an Outperform rating and has set their 12-month price target for the stock at $10.00. The US company became public through a SPAC in 2020 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc. «When you're talking about air taxis, that's the future,» Republican Gov. Mike DeWine told The Associated Press. «We find this very, very exciting — not only for the direct jobs and indirect jobs it's going to create, but like Intel, it's a signal to people that Ohio is looking to the future.

The data was sourced from StockEdge at 1:15 p.m., and the updates from the real-time data could come with a lag. The below data also pertains only to the time at which it was taken. (Data Source: StockEdge)1. Blue Star Blue Star Limited, a leading air conditioning and commercial refrigeration company, achieved a new all-time high of Rs 825.95 on September 18.

Canada first announced incentives to jumpstart clean technology projects there is still no money flowing, and if they are not in place soon, more than C$50 billion ($37 billion) in investments could be at risk, industry groups said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has pledged a bevy of investment tax credits (ITCs) worth some C$27 billion over five years to spur investment in green technologies, partly in response to the generous incentives that have been on offer in the United States for more than a year.

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Indian market. The company is currently in the process of assessing various options as it works towards finalizing its strategies for the domestic market. Additionally, Jeep India has set an ambitious goal of achieving more than 90 percent localization for its compact SUV, the Jeep Compass, within the next three years.

United States Military has sought public help to track or find the missing F-35 jet after a "mishap" caused its pilot to eject on Sunday afternoon. The fighter jet of the US Marine Corps went missing mid-air after an emergency caused its pilot to eject. A stealth-capable US fighter jet vanished, not from prying eyes but rather from the American military, prompting an unusual call to the public to help locate the missing multimillion-dollar plane.

Ming-Chi Kuo, the demand for the recently released iPhone 15 Pro Max is strong and surpasses that of the iPhone 14 Pro Max from the previous year. In contrast, the demand for the iPhone 15 Pro model is less compared to its predecessor, with Kuo suggesting that more customers are inclined towards the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year. Contrary to the iPhone 15 Pro, the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models from Apple are experiencing demand that is similar to the phones released by the company in the previous year, as noted by Kuo.

Railway Board has stressed on the need for dedicated coal corridors to meet the growing power demand in the country. The majority of the coal flows from the states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh to the north, west, and southeast of the country, there is a need to develop tracks exclusively for coal movement on these routes, the report on estimation of coal transportation by Rail-2030 said. “It is necessary to create coal corridors in these routes in line with Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC),” the report said adding that the East-Coast DFC corridors as well as the eastern part of the East-West DFC corridors have to be developed on priority to provide access to coal mainly from Talacher to Ports dotting the eastern coastline. According to the estimation, energy requirements of India will annually increase to approximately 3000 billion units (BU) by 2030.

apprenticeship programmes expand, there is a need for effective last-mile delivery mechanisms so that the benefits of these initiatives reach the people who are most in need of the skills and training. This segment recently saw two initiatives: one led by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the other by TeamLease. To ensure the apprenticeship training framework reaches rural areas, the MSDE and the Common Service Centres (CSCs) have entered into a partnership. The CSCs will train 40,000 apprentices annually.

Apprenticeship. The stipend is expected to range from Rs 12,500 to Rs 13,300 per month. One of the significant factor contributing to this growth is the extension of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the automotive sector. Originally scheduled to run from 2022-23 to 2027-28, this scheme's extension promises to usher in a new era of growth and increased employment opportunities within the sector. The data has been gathered after a careful assessment of industry relations and an in-depth understanding of the apprenticeship market's demand dynamics. The anticipated boom in apprentice recruitment can be largely attributed to the sector's robust performance, which is influenced by macroeconomic factors and positive industry sentiments across all its segments. To meet the demands of the industry, upskilling and re-skilling initiatives have become a very important factor. Due to the dynamic nature of the industry, pursuing degree-linked apprenticeships in the automotive sector are emerging as a solution, offering access to sought-after roles such as Automotive Service Technicians, Assembly Line Operators, and Shopfloor Engineers. This is being done to align with technological transformations such as EVs and connected-car technologies. This trend is evident in various regions, including the states of Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and metropolitan cities like Pune, Chennai, and Bengaluru.