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Quidax, a cryptocurrency exchange founded in Africa, said it has become the first crypto exchange to receive a ‘provisional operating license’ from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Read this | Green revolution 2.0: Why India needs an integrated energy policy Meanwhile, India holds its position as the world’s fourth-largest renewable power capacity, trailing only China and Brazil among emerging economies, excluding hydropower plants. Also read: The rooftop eclipse on India’s solar ambitions India also aims to power half of its energy capacity with renewables by 2030, a goal supported by encouraging progress.

Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, highlighted the issue of India's rising population as a major challenge during the convocation ceremony at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj on Sunday. He stressed that inadequate attention to population control since the Emergency period threatens the country's sustainability. «India faces significant challenges related to population, per capita land availability, and healthcare facilities,» Murthy stated. He elaborated by comparing India with other nations, saying, «Since the Emergency period, we Indians have not paid enough attention to population control. This poses a risk of making our country unsustainable. In comparison, countries such as the US, Brazil and China have far higher per capita land availability.»

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Antony Blinken left Saturday on a mission to the Middle East to push ahead a Gaza ceasefire deal, as cautious optimism rises. The top US diplomat, who is putting off vacation plans for his ninth trip to the Middle East since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, will fly to Tel Aviv ahead of expected meetings with the Israeli leadership. He has routinely visited Arab states on previous trips but no further stops were immediately announced.

Kaushik Basu on Saturday said India needs to tame inflation that disproportionately affects people who spend a large chunk of their income on food and could exacerbate inequality. «Even if inflation is at 5.1%, food inflation is at 30%. For someone spending 50% of their income on food, that 30% food inflation is hitting them significantly harder despite government programmes like PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojana providing some relief,» Basu said at a Delhi School of Economics event to mark its 75 years of existence. Basu, who served as the chief economic advisor to the central government under the United Progressive Alliance regime, also underscored the importance of the next 10-15 years for lower middle-income category countries such as India to unleash the demand for labour.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage

Leading companies such as Page Industries, which has the rights for the Jockey brand in India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Arvind Fashions and Rupa & Co. have attested to this in earnings calls this month. A consumption recovery of inner wear, including men's underwear, is in sight with green shoots visible in the June quarter. Sentiment has also been boosted by sales kicking off through quick commerce.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that inadequate access to developmental finance is hindering developing economies from achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and underscored the urgent need to address this USD 4 trillion annual financing gap. Addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit virtually, Sitharaman said that recent reports reveal that the implementation of many SDGs in developing economies is stagnating, with some indicators even regressing. The SDG financing gap is estimated to be USD 4 trillion annually for developing countries, she said. Observing that the global South is affected by global uncertainties, she said one in four developing countries will be poorer by the end of this year than they were before the pandemic as per a recent World Bank report.

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Lucknow. The conference would be held with the theme «Sashakt aur Surakahit Bharat: Transforming the Armed Forces' (String and Secure India: Transforming the Armed Forces'). The first day of the conference would be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff, where the topmost defence officer in the country is expected to address the military commanders on how the wars of the future will be fought and how the Indian armed forces will tackle the security challenges through transformation into Theatre Commands, defence sources told ANI.

Shiv Sena (UBT), through its mouthpiece Saamana, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, calling it «boring». The editorial further stated that he gave a speech that should have been given in an election campaign. «Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people associated with him were never serious about the country's Independence. That is why his speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day was boring. He gave a speech that should have been given in an election campaign rally,» stated Shiv Sena (UBT) through its mouthpiece Saamana.

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday reaffirmed his government's commitment to restoring peace, highlighting that the state is home to 34 recognised tribes. Speaking at the 78th Independence Day celebrations at Ist Manipur Rifles ground here, Singh attributed the ongoing unrest to external elements seeking to destabilise the state. Reflecting on the ongoing conflict, Singh reiterated that Manipur belongs to all 34 recognized tribes, including Thadou, Hmar, Simte, Meitei, Tangkhul, Mao, Maram, Anal, and Lamkang. «This Manipur is not for one community. We must all stand together for a united and strong India,» he added. Despite recent challenges, Singh expressed confidence in the state's future. «Had it not been for May 3, 2023 violence, the progress and development Manipur would have achieved now would be unimaginable. However, we are committed to working harder to make up for the lost time,» he concluded.

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Aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) in defence and gradually emerging as a global manufacturing hub of military equipment due to measures taken by the government in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said there was a time when the majority of the defence budget was used to procure military hardware from abroad, but his government focused on indigenous defence production. «We are becoming self-reliant in the defence sector. Today, we have our own identity in defence manufacturing. India is emerging as a defence manufacturing hub,» he said. The prime minister complimented the defence ministry and the armed forces for taking a series of decisions, including the notification of a number of positive indigenisation lists under which over thousands of items are being procured from the Indian industry in line with designated timelines. According to the defence ministry, a total of 5,600 items have been identified for domestic manufacturing.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday said the person at the last rung of the society is the «first person» for the state government. After hoisting the national flag at a state-level event at the Sawai Man Singh stadium here on the occasion of India's 78th Independence Day, he said the Rajasthan government has adopted a proactive approach for the inclusive development of the state. «Our government has given top priority to progress and has taken important decisions for development,» Sharma said. The chief minister said the state government has been working for the development of rural areas, tourism, sports facilities, women empowerment and water conservation.

political parties to come forward to realise the dream while contending that frequent polls were creating hurdles in the nation's progress. Addressing the nation on the 78th Independence Day, he said extensive consultations have been held across the country on the issue and all political parties have given their views while a committee has submitted an excellent report. "Frequent elections are creating hurdles in the progress of the nation. It has become easy to link any scheme/initiative with elections. There are elections somewhere every three to six months. Every work is linked to elections," Modi said from the ramparts of the Red Fort. «The nation has to come forward for one nation, one election,» he said.

77 years in various fields. This period has seen India transform dramatically, marking substantial progress in agriculture, space, sports, academia, industry, and cinema. The nation's remarkable journey is attributed to visionary pioneers, resilient individuals, and innovative minds who continue to shape its future. Statistics offer milestones that reflect India's advancement. However, numbers alone cannot fully capture the triumph of the human spirit that has driven this progress. The country has seen pioneering men and women daring to dream, institutions being nurtured against daunting odds, and innovators remaking India with hope and energy.