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World Cup final, a screenshot suggesting that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) had crossed $4 trillion went viral. GDP is an estimate of the economic size of a country in a particular period. Soon, this screenshot was all over social media.

Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Cyriac Joseph, the CEO of Squadron Infra Mining Pvt Ltd, which was majorly involved in the operation, said that it wasn't just a difficult mission but a 'war for humanity'. After the workers were brought out safely from the tunnel at the end of a determined 16-day effort, Joseph said, «It was not just a difficult mission but war for humanity. We are glad to have been a part of it.» Earlier, on Tuesday, the much-awaited breakthrough was achieved at 7.05 pm as all 41 trapped workers were brought out safely from the Silkyara tunnel. Meanwhile, locals erupted in jubilation at the tunnel site and were seen exchanging sweets as the trapped workers finally saw light at the end of the tunnel. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who camped at the tunnel site, monitoring the progress of the rescue operation every hour, exchanged greetings with the workers, along with Union Minister of State General (retd.) VK Singh, after they were rescued. «Initial health checkup of all the workers is being done in the temporary medical camp built in the tunnel,» Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami posted from his official handle on X. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, praised the bravery and determination of rescuers involved in the Silkyara tunnel operation, saying that they gave a new life to the trapped workers. He added that the rescue operation has set an «example of humanity and teamwork». «The success of the rescue operation of our labourer brothers in Uttarkashi is making everyone emotional.

Federal Reserve officials, with upbeat consumer data providing some lift. All three major U.S. stock indexes lost momentum as the session progressed, but ended the range-bound session in the green. «Even marathon runners have to pause, to take a breath and a drink of water.

central bank suggested that more rate hikes could be in the offing. The kiwi jumped more than 1% to hit a four-month peak of $0.6203 after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept interest rates steady, as expected, but revised its official cash rate (OCR) track higher for 2024 and 2025, pointing to further tightening ahead. «Whilst the RBNZ were expected to hold, their statement struck a hawkish tone by stating that inflation remains too high,» said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at City Index. The Australian dollar similarly scaled a four-month top of $0.6670, unfazed by domestic data showing inflation eased by more than expected in October as goods prices fell, while core inflation also edged down. The Antipodean currencies got a lift from a falling greenback, which tumbled to an over three-month low against a basket of currencies as bets grow that the U.S. Federal Reserve could begin cutting rates early next year. Fed Governor Christopher Waller — a known hawkish and influential voice at the central bank — on Tuesday flagged a possible rate cut in the months ahead, feeding market expectations that U.S.

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funds sloshing about within the financial system during the Covid pandemic, top-rated companies are now paying more to raise money through bond markets, with the pricing of issues by even the likes of Reliance Industries reflecting the divergence between sovereign and corporate debt. Over the past year-and-a-half, as the Reserve Bank of India has raised interest rates and progressively drained the banking system of excess liquidity, the spreads between government bond (Gsec) yields and AAA-rated corporate bond yields have shot up. The rate of interest that companies pay to investors to raise money through bonds is determined by yields on Gsecs. A higher spread implies a rise in borrowing costs for companies vis-a-vis what the government pays to raise funds. While the spreads for 5-year and 10-year AAA corporate bonds are still lower than the historical average of 43 basis points and 50 basis points, respectively, the gap has increased significantly from just 1 bps and 6 bps at the end of April 2022, data provided to ET by CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics showed.

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Despite the negative forecasts for equity markets at the beginning of 2023, the year has unfolded more favorably, defying the pessimistic scenario. Most indexes have demonstrated robust positive performance since January, with Nasdaq standing out with an impressive +36% gain so far.

Telangana Assembly polls came to an end at 5 pm Tuesday, after witnessing the longest poll season among the five states including Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, which have already completed the voting process of their elections. The upcoming Telangana Assembly elections is going to witness a triangular contest between Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling BRS is trying to retain power for the third consecutive term, while the Congress is vigorously trying make a comeback, and the BJP is also confident to win a clear majority to get into power in the state.

Noida Airport is progressing rapidly to meet the deadline of becoming operational in about a year. According to Noida International Airport (NIA) CEO Christoph Schnellmann, the final floor level of the passenger terminal has been completed and façade work has commenced, a TOI report stated.

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Earth's climate is in trouble, and the signs could be seen around the world this summer

industrial powerhouse, home to over a quarter of the world’s manufacturing—more than America and Germany combined. But its progress has come at a cost in terms of emissions. Over the past three decades China has pumped more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, in total, than any other country (see chart 1).

SM REITs, with an asset value of at least ₹50 crore vis-a-vis minimum asset value of ₹500 crore for existing REITs.The decision was approved at the meeting of the board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in Mumbai. Industry experts welcomed the Sebi decision to regulate fractional ownership real estate market.

Air India completes two years under the Tata group’s ownership, its CEO Campbell Wilson has found that his job is mostly a balance between fighting the airline’s existing legacy issues and exploiting its tremendous future potential. In a recent interview, Wilson spoke to ET about the progress Air India is making in its long, arduous journey to regaining its long-lost status as a globally relevant airline. Edited excerpts: Q1) Let’s start with Air India’s transformation project. The first phase was taxi, which was focussed on legacy issues. The airline is six months into the next phase which is called takeoff, which is focused on developing the platforms, processes and systems needed to build a product of exellence. Where is Air India at right now and how do the next 100 days look like? Ans: We have a five-year roadmap called Vihaan, which has three phases.

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Here are the key issues in the two-week COP28 negotiations starting Nov. 30 in Dubai. TAKING STOCK OF CLIMATE PROGRESS The main task at COP28 is a first-time assessment of countries' progress towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement's goal of limiting the global temperature rise to «well below» 2 degrees Celsius, while aiming for 1.5C. With global efforts lagging, countries will try during this «global stocktake» to agree on a plan to get the world on track to meet climate goals, which could include urgent steps towards cutting CO2 emissions or boosting green technology investments. As the COP28 talks begin, countries are at odds over whether this exercise should put the onus on all countries or just the world's wealthiest countries to do more because they released the most planet-warming emissions historically. Countries are expected to update their national emissions-cutting targets and plans by 2025. FUTURE OF FOSSIL FUELS The toughest talks at COP28 may focus on the future role of fossil fuels, and whether countries should commit to start phasing out the use of CO2-emitting coal, oil and gas. Countries agreed at COP26 to phase down the use of coal, but they have never agreed to quit all fossil fuels — the main source of planet-warming emissions. The United States, European Union and many climate-vulnerable countries are insisting on a final COP28 deal that commits countries to phase out fossil fuels.

₹10 lakh on edtech platform Byju’s for publishing allegedly false and misleading advertisements for its online IAS (Indian Administrative Service) coaching offering. CCPA had taken suo moto cognisance of the issue in 2022 and sent a show-cause notice to Byju’s on 24 August that year. The authority’s order of 23 November says that Think & Learn Pvt.

COP28 host the United Arab Emirates planned to discuss possible natural gas and other commercial deals ahead of U.N. climate talks that begin this week, an investigation by the BBC and the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) said on Monday. The climate summit will be the first global assessment of progress since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, which set a goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), while aiming for a cap of 1.5C. Climate scientists have said achieving that goal depends on phasing out fossil fuels. The investigation cited leaked documents, which it said were prepared for COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber for meetings with at least 27 governments. They included talking points to further ADNOC's interests in LNG or petrochemicals, as well as state renewables firm Masdar's interests in renewables and other climate-mitigation measures. A COP28 spokesperson told Reuters the documents were «innacurate». «The documents referred to in the BBC article are inaccurate and were not used by COP28 in meetings,» a COP28 spokesperson said.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation pressures are easing as expected but wage growth is still strong and the outlook is especially uncertain, so the European Central Bank's fight to contain price growth is not yet done, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.