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NEW DELHI : India’s leading carrier, Reliance Jio, is set to introduce its 5G home broadband service, Jio AirFiber, on 19 September, seeking to cover 200 million homes, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said. Besides, it also seeks to democratize artificial-intelligence (AI) access for all Indians, as the carrier moves to becoming a tech-co from a telco. Ambani also outlined four key growth areas for the telco, including the consumer segment, powered by Jio 5G and Jio Bharat (a 5G device tailored for feature-phone users); home segment will benefit from Jio AirFiber; and the business segment and Jio Platforms will be focussing on global expansion.

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India, and they would need to focus on education and infrastructure to take advantage of the demographic dividend, according to the latest report by Moody's Investor Service. «The ability of sovereigns to address these challenges will determine the extent to which their large populations can take advantage of opportunities to enhance long-term economic growth,» the ratings and research firm said in a report released Monday. While it appreciated the efforts made by India and the Philippines on infrastructure and governance, the firm noted that considerable work needed to be done on parameters like education and labour force participation. «There remains a considerable gap in the quality of education between Pakistan, Bangladesh and India compared with China and other peers in Southeast Asia, which contributes to labour-force participation imbalances,» the report said. The report pointed out that while the six large economies would contribute to a third of the global population increase over the next two decades and contribute significantly to the global labour pool, it said that «population growth unaccompanied by adequate job creation is likely to exacerbate sovereigns' exposure to social risks. According to the United Nations, India crossed China this year to become the most populous country in the world, and its population shall take another 40 years to reach its peak.

No one knew what was wrong until a test that looked at her full genetic blueprint found a rare bleeding disorder called factor XIII deficiency — an early diagnosis that saved her life. «You have this hopeless feeling when you don't really know what's going on,» said her father, Mike Schulte. «Casting a wide net really made a world of difference figuring this out quickly and getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately.» Brynn, now 4, got the genetic testing as part of a clinical trial, the results of which were published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. «Whole genome» tests are nearly twice as good as narrower tests at unearthing genetic abnormalities that can cause disease in infants — the study found 49% of abnormalities, compared to 27% with more commonly used tests targeting particular types of genetic diseases. Whole genome tests could solve the problem of doing several narrowly targeted tests on babies, which still might not find the disorder. Experts caution there are some issues, because labs vary in how they interpret results, and whole genome tests are costlier and less likely to be covered by insurance.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) has partnered with industrial and logistics real estate developer Prakhhyat Group to develop a warehousing project spread over 7 lakh sq ft in Bhiwandi near Mumbai. MSREI has invested around Rs 350 crore to acquire majority equity stake in the project One K-Square will be developed in the Mumbai-based warehousing major’s existing facility K Square Logistics Park. In September 2021, it closed a $3.1 billion real estate fund and has been investing across assets from that pool. It has so far invested in over 5.6 million sq ft of logistics assets across India’s key warehousing hubs. “Industrial and Logistics as an asset class is a high-conviction theme across our investment strategy and we are partnering with Prakhhyat Group to develop a top-class warehousing park in one of the strongest logistics clusters in the country,” said Anand Iyer, Vice President, MSREI India. This alliance marks MSREI’s entry in the Bhiwandi sub-market of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). “Our experience in this market has helped us establish a solid track record in the logistics space.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said the company is rapidly augmenting its talent pool and capabilities in artificial intelligence, especially the recent advances in generative AI, adding that the company will create up to 2000 MW of AI-ready computing capacity across both cloud and edge locations. “Within the RIL group, we are rapidly augmenting our talent pool and capabilities to swiftly assimilate the latest global innovations in AI, especially the recent advances in Generative AI,” Ambani said during RIL’s annual general meeting. He also said RIL will be developing India-specific AI models and AI-powered solutions. At the annual gathering of company shareholders, Ambani said India needs a digital infrastructure that can handle AI’s immense computational demands. “As the sector expands, we stand committed to create up to 2000 MW of AI-ready computing capacity, across both cloud and edge location. And we will do this while adopting sustainable practices and a greener future,” he said. He said India has the scale, data, and the talent to spur a homegrown AI revolution. “Seven years ago, Jio promised broadband connectivity to everyone, everywhere.

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mutual funds having exposure to this segment, as the moolah chasing it is momentum money that could put investors to greater risks when markets correct, experts tell ETMarkets, while warning against getting enticed into investing more, in case small caps rally up further from here. Mutual funds having exposure purely to small cap stocks have seen inflows of Rs 19,784 crore in six months ended July which is nearly double from the inflows seen in midcap funds at Rs 10,304 crore. In contrast, largecap funds have been at the receiving end of investors’ ire with outflows of Rs 3,974.10 crore. The traction towards small cap stocks has been riding on high returns they have yielded, this year.

The sound of treated radioactive water flowing to an underground pool could be heard as media toured Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's central control room in northeastern Japan, the treated water transfer switch is on. A graph on a computer monitor nearby shows a steady decrease of water levels as treated radioactive wastewater is diluted and released into the Pacific Ocean. In the coastal area of the plant, two seawater pumps are in action, gushing torrents of seawater through sky blue pipes into the big header where the treated water, which comes down through a much thinner black pipe from the hilltop tanks, gets diluted by hundreds of times before the release. The sound of the treated and diluted radioactive water flowing into an underground secondary pool was heard from beneath the ground during Sunday's first plant tour for media, including The Associated Press, since the controversial release began. «The best way to eliminate the contaminated water is to remove the melted fuel debris,» said Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings spokesperson Kenichi Takahara, who escorted Sunday's media tour for the foreign press. But Takahara said the scarcity of information from inside the reactors makes planning and development of the necessary robotic technology and a facility for the melted fuel removal extremely difficult. «Removal of the melted fuel debris is not like we can just take it out and be finished,» he said. The projected decades-long release of treated water has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and criticized by neighboring countries.

It is easy to gain weight but difficult to shed the extra kilos, say fitness experts. Weight gain brings with it a host of lifestyle-related diseases, including diabetes and hypertension. Obesity is also associated with arthritis and even heart diseases. Losing weight the right way, say experts, is the only solution to such problems. And that means regular exercise in some form or the other—walking, running, yoga, swimming, cycling, aerobics and workouts at the gym help cut the flab and keep you fit. And, there is dieting as well.

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Satyendar Jain's interim bail till 1 September, despite vehement opposition from Enforcement Directorate (ED). Jain had bee arrested in a money laundering case. A Supreme Court bench of Justices AS Bopanna and M M Sundresh granted the relief to Jain after taking note of his medical report.

equity investments in the Indian real estate sector have consistently grown over the past two decades and from a projected figure of $5.6 billion in 2023, it is expected to reach $54.3 billion by 2047, an annual growth of 9.5%. Rajan Bandelkar, president, Naredeco India said, "Significant expansion of the Indian economy by 2047, will be powered by Real Estate.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Curve Finance has announced its plan to refund users affected by the recent attack that resulted in a loss of $62 million. The incident, which occurred on July 30, 2023, involved a malicious hacker exploiting security vulnerabilities in Curve Finance's Vyper compiler, specifically targeting versions 0.2.15 to 0.3.0.

Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has made a strategic investment in Rocket Pool, a decentralized Ethereum staking pool. The announcement was made on August 10, 2023, through a series of tweets by Coinbase Ventures.

CaratLane on Friday appointed Avnish Anand as its new chief executive, roughly a week after the departure of its founder and former chief executive Mithun Sacheti. Anand was previously chief operating officer of the Tata Group-owned CaratLane and has been at the firm for more than 8 years. “Avnish… was employee No.1 at CaratLane and an integral part of the founding team.

Harsh Roongta, Founder, Fee Only Investment Advisers LLP, says “the entire waiting period is like a handicap, so that the person with a higher risk can still participate in the same pool as the person with a lower risk. So there can possibly be waiting periods, conceptually, whether they are allowed or not, I am not very sure in critical policies or disease specific policies like cancer. I do not think there is any restriction like that, but I am not completely sure.”How long is the waiting period before insurance kicks in for surgery?In case of knee replacement or hip replacement or hysterectomy and similar things, typically waiting periods are about two years, but it could vary from policy to policy.

Amjad Khan, Executive Director — Employee Benefit Practice & Workplace Wellness, Anand Rathi, says “there are options today of health insurance policies with zero waiting periods. But under a conventional policy, you cannot do away with the waiting period. Probably you can look at a reduction. If you are 25 years of age, your waiting period can go down to two years. But you cannot have a zero waiting period unless you look at these new age policies which have a zero waiting period under them.”What would be those criterias where an insurance company would be willing to skip the waiting period? Can we pay more premium and just skip this entire process for a few years?What we see in the last 12-18 months is that there are a few insurance companies in the Indian market who are giving policies which do not have these waiting periods.

Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. The lawsuit alleges that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred it from hiring anyone but US citizens and permanent residents.

₹25,000 crore will be required to comply with additional granular disclosure requirements. However, FPIs having a broad-based, pooled structure with a widespread investor base, ownership interest by the government, or government-related investors may not pose significant systemic risk.