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American Airlines is drawing the largest fine ever keeping passengers on delayed flights without giving them a chance to leave the plane

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will call on lawmakers to pass legislation proactively protecting key provisions in the Affordable Care Act during a speech Wednesday where she'll outline her legislative priorities for the second half of the year

A new study says Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants could do a better job giving instructions on CPR to help bystanders respond in emergencies

The retirement plan world is breathing a sigh of relief after the IRS Friday announced a two-year delay on requiring high-income workers who make 401(k) catch-up contributions to do so in Roth accounts.

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Reliance New Solar Energy since June 2021.

Reliance Jio will launch its fixed wireless access offering — Jio AirFiber — on September 19, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said. While Jio, with 50 million 5G users, is on track to have a pan-India coverage of the next-gen technology by December 2023, the telco will be among the first globally to develop 6G capabilities, he said. The launch of Jio AirFiber — coming shortly after rival Bharti Airtel commercially launched its own device — is expected to help expand Jio's addressable market over the next three years to over 200 million high-paying homes and premises, Ambani said, addressing shareholders of Jio's parent Reliance Industries at a virtual annual general meeting on Monday. «Our extensive optical fibre presence puts us in close proximity to over 200 million premises.

NEW DELHI : The El Nino phenomenon that developed in July has remained weak, but has affected rainfall in August due to changes in atmospheric conditions, India Meteorological Department (IMD) director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, adding it will turn moderate in September and remain strong till December. Mohapatra said below-normal rainfall is expected in the rest of August as well. In a wide-ranging interview, the IMD chief spoke of rainfall distribution and deficiency, forecast errors and extreme weather events.

Mint Sustainability Summit, Gaurav Kumar Singh, IAS, Joint Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Rural Development Department and in-charge officer of RIPAs (Rural Industrial Parks Authority), shed light on their transformative power. Singh stated, “In RIPs, economic activities are orchestrated within villages, harnessing local markets and indigenous knowledge. This paradigm shift diminishes the lure of urban migration while invigorating the village economy.

NEW DELHI : Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) is gearing up to introduce beverage brand Campa Cola to international markets, starting with regions in Asia and Africa, the company said on Monday. The firm is the packaged consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries Ltd and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL). Addressing shareholders at its 46th annual general meeting, Isha Mukesh Ambani, the director of RRVL, said consumers have embraced Campa Cola since its roll-out in parts of India earlier this year.

MUMBAI : Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is looking to collaborate with large international wind equipment manufacturers to set up its ambitious wind energy business. On Monday, while addressing the 46th annual general meeting, Ambani unveiled the group’s renewable energy roadmap. As part of its strategy to transition from fossil fuels to new energy, RIL will expedite the development of its green energy giga manufacturing complex in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Mint Sustainability Summit 2023. They also felt that the rules are in the right direction and necessary to keep up with global standards. But India Inc.

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.

Disaster Management Authorities (SDMA) and District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMA) to last mile still have scope for improvement. The target should be to reach the last vulnerable and exposed persons and their compliance to the safety advisories too." “The language barrier in far flung tribal areas and hilly terrain pose further problems in outreach of the early warning. The lightning alert app ‘Damini’ is being developed by IITM, Pune on other regional languages to meet these challenges," he added.

NEW DELHI : The government may review its capital expenditure plans for this fiscal year during pre-budget meetings slated to start in October-November, two senior officials said. This comes amid expectations that the Narendra Modi administration will announce a slew of popular schemes in the coming months ahead of general elections early next year.

Soaring technology costs of 20 per cent in the past year are making it harder for Australia to roll out projects to reach its 2030 climate targets on the pathway to net zero by 2050.

India is launching a major outreach with key members of the Arab World through G20 to build momentum in strategic partnership and economic linkages. Besides Saudi Arabia, which is a G20 member, leaders of the UAE, Oman and Egypt are expected to attend the G20 Summit as invitees. All four are close strategic partners of India with the Egyptian President attending the Republic Day Parade as the chief guest this year and PM Narendra Modi visiting Cairo in June. Ties with Egypt have received fresh momentum since 2021 with regular defence exchanges.

certificates of deposit to meet funding requirements amid tighter liquidity conditions after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) implemented steps to drain out surplus funds with lenders. From August 18 to August 23, banks have issued certificates of deposit worth Rs 21,470 crore in the primary market, data provided by industry sources showed. The amount issued over just that period is more than half of the sum of Rs 40,625 crore issued in the whole of July, with private banks leading the pack, the data showed. The acceleration in the issuance of CDs — which are short-term debt instruments used by banks to raise funds —— comes after the RBI imposed an incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (ICRR) of 10% on the growth in bank deposits from May 19 to July 28. The ICRR requirement, which became effective from the fortnight beginning August 12, is estimated to have impounded funds worth around Rs 1.1 trillion from banks. The central bank will review the ICRR by September 8. “With the implementation of ICRR for a brief period, the tightness in the banking system liquidity is cropping up. As a measure to address this additional fund, private banks have resorted to issuing certificates of deposits (CDs), especially banks with relatively less access to easy deposit,” analysts from India Ratings & Research wrote.

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.

Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a «self-extinguishing» and a «temporary» provision. Appearing on behalf of the central government, solicitor general Tushar Mehta argued that a «mistake of the past should not befall upon the future generations», adding that the mistake has been «rectified» by the Centre by abrogating Article 370. Mehta further contended that the Constitution of India lies on a higher platform than that of the J&K Constitution which now stands repealed. The Solicitor General added that Article 370 was used in a «floating way» and any word in Article 370 which became «otiose» was replaced by its successor. Strongly defending the abrogation of Article 370, the solicitor general added that Article 370 could have been abrogated through «an administrative exercise» and that the Parliament committed no illegality, as alleged by the petitioners, by abrogating the Article. Reiterating that the abrogation of Article 370 has brought the people of Jammu and Kashmir on a par with their «brothers and sisters (natives)» of India, Mehta argued that it acted as a barrier in providing welfare legislations to the people of the region.

Globetrotters are always on the search for good, cheap accommodation. And that is good news for people offering homestays via platforms like Airbnb. The Airbnb story, though, is not new in India.