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rapid expansion of its infrastructure. This sector has played a pivotal role in bolstering the nation's economic landscape, making substantial contributions to its GDP, and offering gainful employment opportunities to millions of individuals. Out of the blue on Monday this week, shares of Vallabh Steels, Prakash Industries, Jindal Stainless, Steel Authority of India, and Steel Exchange of India surged by an impressive 11%.

Himanshu Gupta knows full well the heavy toll climate change is taking on agriculture. Growing up in India and eventually working in public policy, he saw how the unpredictably late monsoon season was damaging crops and worsening farmers’ lives. “I always knew there was a big problem,” he said of the climate change-fueled dangers to agricultural commodities like cotton and the resulting impact on livelihoods.

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 software update on September 18, bringing a wave of exciting new features and improvements for iPhone and iPad users. These announcements came during Apple's recent iPhone 15 launch event, following their initial reveal at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) back in June.

Reliance Industries: Reliance Retail is in talks with existing investors including the sovereign wealth funds of Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia for combined new investments of around $1.5 billion. The discussions of India's largest retailer with investors are part of an internal target to raise $3.5 billion which the company wants to close by the end of this month, according to a report by news agency Reuters. Out of that, QIA last month announced a $1 billion investment and KKR & Co this week $250 million.

Indian stock market is likely to open higher on Thursday led by positive global cues as the Asian markets traded higher while US stocks ended mixed overnight. The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading higher at 20,183 level as compared to the Nifty futures’ previous close of 20,129.

₹156 to ₹164 per equity share of face value of ₹1 each. Zaggle IPO garnered ₹253.52 crore from 23 anchor investors at the upper price band of ₹164 per equity share. Zaggle IPO has reserved not more than 75% of the shares in the public issue for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB), not less than 15% for Non Institutional Investors (NII), and not less than 10% of the offer is reserved for Retail Investors.

ANI. In the briefing, Miller also added that there is a "possibility" of weapons flowing two ways between Russia and North Korea, as he underlined how war unleashed by Russia President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine resulted in the loss of billions of dollars as well as thousands of Russian soldiers.

Young children growing up in towns and cities suffer from more respiratory infections than those who live in rural areas, according to a study.

WWE), the world's biggest sports entertainment company and the top mixed martial arts promotion (UFC) completed their merger to form a new entity named TKO Group Holdings. WWE announced the merger through their website. Endeavor Group Holdings owns the UFC. «Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.

Indian startup ecosystem. The sector has witnessed one of the worst slowdowns in risk capital funding for startups that has stretched for over a year, drawing the moniker of a “funding winter”. The eleven jurors including top business leaders, startup entrepreneurs who have taken their companies public recently, marquee investors and other founders, would therefore display a razorsharp focus on business models built for the long term.

Russia and North Korea as Kim Jong Un arrived in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin recently, giving rise to the concerns of a possible arms deal between the two countries, which has remained the talk of the town for quite sometime now. In a press briefing on Wednesday, the official spokesperson of the US Department of State, Matthew Miller said, «And then I want to speak specifically for a second about the idea of North Korea providing weapons to Russia, which I spoke to the other day but I don't think you were here. One, just the overall context, and one thing it's important to restate again, that a year and a half ago Vladimir Putin launched this war thinking he was going to restore the glory of the Russian empire, failed in all of his maximalist, imperialist aims, and now a year and a half later, after losing tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and spending billions and billions of dollars, here he is begging Kim Jong-un for help.» «So it says something about the overall context of how this war is going for Russia.

₹2000 banknotes on cash on delivery services. As per Amazon's FAQ on ‘using Rs. 2,000 notes for Cash on Delivery (COD) Payments and Cashloads’, the e-commernce company has said that starting from 19 September, they will stop accepting ₹2000 currency notes as cash.

Adani stocksAdani Group is in talks with banks to refinance debt taken on to fund its purchase of Ambuja Cements, with lenders divided into three categories in what could be one of Asia’s largest syndicated loan deals of the year, Bloomberg reported.Reliance IndustriesReliance Industries arm Reliance Retail is in talks with existing investors including the sovereign wealth funds of Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia for combined new investments of around $1.5 billion.Read more: Here's the trading setup for today's sessionKPI Green EnergyKPI Green Energy has commissioned a 7.80MW wind-solar hybrid power project comprising 4.20 MW wind and 3.60 Mwdc solar capacity under the CPP segment.NBCCNBCC has been awarded consultancy and project management services for upcoming Infrastructural related projects of Bokaro Steel Plant from SAIL.IRCTCIRCTC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to enable MSRTC's online bus booking services via IRCTC's bus booking portal/website.Bombay DyeingBombay Dyeing approved a proposal to sell the land parcel of about 22 acres in Worli, Mumbai to Goisu Realty, a subsidiary of Japanese realty developer Sumitomo for Rs 5200 crore.WiproWipro has launched a cyber defense center (CDC) in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Outgoing Myer chief executive John King is banking on the growing base of younger shoppers joining its Myer One loyalty scheme, and is confident introducing brands owned by The Country Road Group will drive sales this year to offset the consumer slowdown.

(Reuters) — Direxion is rolling out two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the price movement in shares of Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), the financial products provider said on Wednesday, seeking to capitalize on excitement over developments in artificial intelligence that helped boost stocks this year.

₹3,300 crore, across Andhra Pradesh. officials believe this project has caused the state an excess loss of ₹300 crore. CID investigators claim that most of the ₹371 crore advanced by the state was channelled to shell companies using fake invoices.

Kozhikode villages. 3) 58 wards across nine panchayats in Vadakara taluk of Kozhikode district have been declared as containment zones. Essential services and only entry and exit are allowed in these areas.

BEIJING — China's real estate problems have again drawn attention to the world of shadow banking and the risks it poses to the economy.

OfBusiness was voted as The Economic Times Startup of the Year 2023 surging ahead of competition on the back of strong revenue backed by handsome profits. The eight-year-old venture was feted for its value proposition and focus on SMEs, which are regarded as the backbone of India’s fast-growing economy. The eleven-member jury chose the B2B venture, which is currently valued at about nearly $5 billion, over eyewear retailer Lenskart in a closely fought contest that included detailed discussions on the relative merits of both companies.

ET Startup Awards (ETSA) have stood out amid a crowded ecosystem and have gone on to become successful businesses. We look at a few of them from previous editions of the awards.Atomberg Technologies – Best on Campus (2019)

ZopSmart emerged as the hands-down winners of the Comeback Kid category at ETSA 2023. Hailing the team of Mukesh Singh, Raj Pandey and Vikash Kumar as role models for their sheer hard work, grit and perseverance, the star-studded jury unanimously voted for ZopSmart’s founders in the secret ballot on Tuesday.