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SAIL has started working on plans to expand its installed capacity by 15 million tonnes (MT) in the first phase, the company's Chairman Amarendu Prakash said. Its current installed steel-making capacity is about 20 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), Prakash said. «It has been kicked off.

Sachin Tendulkar, who arrived in Ahmedabad earlier on Sunday to attend the World Cup final between India and Australia, said he was hopeful that the hosts would lift the coveted trophy for the third time in its cricketing history. The final between the two-time champions and the five-time winners will be staged at the Narendra Modi Stadium, which is acknowledged as the biggest cricketing arena in the world. Speaking to reporters on his arrival at the Ahmedabad airport on Sunday, the 'Master Blaster' said, «I have come here to extend my good wishes. Hopefully, the Indian team will prevail against Australia and lift the World Cup for the third time.

cost overruns of more than Rs 4.31 lakh crore in October this year, an official report said. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,788 projects, 411 reported cost overruns and 837 projects were delayed.

1983 — the year that transformed cricket in India. June 25, to be exact. Kapil Dev & co lifted India’s maiden World Cup trophy, having beaten the fiery West Indies on British soil. India would have to wait another 28 years to win the trophy again, this time on home turf. It’s 2023. And the cricketing world is witnessing a young Indian team as it cements its position at the top in the 50-overs format once more. But what drove India’s stake in the Britain-born game?

OpenAI employee shares that would value the startup at about $86 billion on paper hangs in the balance after the sudden firing of CEO Sam Altman and a slew of top executive departures, the Information reported on Saturday. The tender offer, which Thrive Capital is leading, has not yet closed but has been in its final stages and was expected to be completed as soon as next month, the report added, citing a person familiar with the matter.

critical minerals that, among other things, are key to transitioning to clean energy with some prodding from the US in the run-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit. The major factors aiding India's induction into this group included the sheer size of its market, criticality in meeting the global goals for mitigating greenhouse gases and, as the voice of the Global South, a phrase used for less developed and developing countries. The Minerals Security Partnership, as the group founded in June 2022 is called, seeks to offer an alternative to China's dominance in mining and processing critical minerals such lithium, cobalt, copper and others. Lithium is a key component of batteries and demand for it is estimated to go up by more than 40 times in view of the large-scale transitioning to electric vehicles of all kinds — cars, buses and two-wheelers — over the next couple of years. Australia, a member of the MSP, is the largest producer of this mineral and China is the third largest. These countries want to put together a supply chain in critical minerals — from exploration to mining to processing to distribution — that is safe from disruptions, the kind triggered by unforeseen events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or manipulation by monopoly majority stakeholders. Geoffrey Pyatt, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, set the conversation rolling during a visit to India prior to the Prime Minister's visit. Though he wouldn't say that this was like an «American demand», he said this when asked if India sought membership of the group or it was persuaded to join it. «We were both pushing on an open door.

BJP focusses on strengthening its organization at ground level in Uttarakhand, the state’s main opposition Congress is trying hard to revive its old support base ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. BJP, which won all the five seats in the 2014 and 2019 LS polls, is aiming to repeat its same performance in the coming 2024 LS polls. Apart from selecting “Vistarak” for all the five LS seats, the party has started a special campaign to make voters aware about various schemes of the centre as well as the state government. For this purpose, the party has been forming “Toli” (a group of BJP supporters) at every booth.

OpenAI who got fired by the company’s board in a surprise move, is in talks with the board members for a possible return to the artificial intelligence startup, according to a report by Reuters. Khosla Ventures’, an early backer of OpenAI, Vinod Khosla said, on November 18, in a X post, “To be clear, Khosla Ventures wants@sama (Sam Altman) back at@OpenAI (OpenAI) but will back him in whatever he does next." The day following his unexpected dismissal, Altman engaged in discussions with OpenAI executives regarding enhancements to the company's governance structure.

Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital Alternate Strategies, says “we have been dipping our toes in the power financier space. I think everyone is shifting a little bit away towards this type of financing companies and just away from NBFCs in the short term. There is a lot more to go because it is the renewables sector and it is something important to governments globally and it is going to see a lot of investment. So, the likes of REC will continue to do well and gain market share.” Would you be a buyer of some of these stocks which took it on the chin on Friday – L&T, RBL, some other PSU banks as well? You know it has been interesting. We have kind of been scratching our heads over the past few months about the whole financial sector and particularly the banks with their stellar results. Yes, not great commentary about NIMs, but there was something that was just holding the sector back. And maybe now with what the RBI has done, we know what the concerns were. To my mind, it is kind of fairly well priced, given the underperformance.

2023 Men's Cricket World Cup final today. The decisive match is scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. According to reports, the pitch is considerably drier, potentially favoring spinners. This has led to speculation that Indian captain Rohit Sharma might introduce a twist by including R Ashwin in the playing XI. Yesterday, Captain Rohit Sharma examined the pitch for the second consecutive day and noticed a slight difference from the track they played on against Pakistan on October 14.

Delhi continued to grapple with «very poor» air quality, as reported by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India). The air quality index (AQI) stood at 398, emphasising ongoing concerns about the city's atmospheric conditions. At 7:15 am, SAFAR-India recorded an AQI of 398, categorising Delhi's air quality as 'very poor.' Central Pollution Control Board data further highlighted specific areas within the city experiencing similar conditions.

In Australia, Sportsbet is offering 1.4 times the amount for bets on India winning the game, less than half the payout for an Australia win at 2.9 times, as of Friday. Betfair, based in the UK, presents a similar payout, with an India win earning speculators 1.49 times the money they wager, less than half of the payout for Australia at 3 times.

The Washington Post. "As long as Hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease-fire is not peace.

Israel prepared on Sunday to expand its offensive against Hamas militants to southern Gaza after air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians, including civilians reported to be sheltering at two schools. After earlier in the week dropping leaflets, Israel on Saturday again warned civilians in parts of southern Gaza to relocate as it girds for an onslaught in that part of the small coastal enclave, after subduing the north. Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of UNRWA, the U.N. aid organization for Palestinian refugees, said on social media platform X that Israel bombarded two agency schools in the north.

On an all-staff call at Schwartz Media last week, employees were given a management update. It lasted five minutes. Then came an hour’s discussion about how the publishers of The Monthly and The Saturday Paper were covering the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

World Cups, they have faced off 13 times as of now. Australia won 8 of those and India 5. In the last 5 World Cup encounters between these two teams, India have won thrice and Australia twice.

Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister and said he aimed to fight wartime abductions of children from Ukraine and other "Russian terror". "We are increasing the pressure of our state onto them and each of them must be held responsible for what they have done," he said in his nightly video address on Saturday, after his office issued corresponding decrees with his signature.

national capital's air quality was 340. As per SAFAR data, areas like Delhi University, Pusa, Lodhi Road, IIT Delhi, Airport T3, Noida, Mathura Road, and Dhirpur recorded ‘poor’ category air with AQI at 203, 169, 167, 193, 241, 193, 208, and 229 respectively.

defines Halal Food as that which is permitted under the Islamic Law. "All lawful land animals should be slaughtered in compliance with the rules laid down in the Codex Recommended Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat," the FAO guidelines say. ALSO READ: Uttar Pradesh bans manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of halal-certified products One of the many requirement is that the slaughter act should sever the trachea, oesophagus and main arteries and veins of the neck region" of the animal.

World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. Ahead of the mega encounter, all eyes are set on the predicted playing XI of both sides, the pitch report and where the match could be watched live. The India vs Australia final will be a day-night match, with a reserve day listed on November 20 if the match cannot be played or completed on November 19.

decision to dismiss Sam Altman as CEO and remove him as a director, sources told Bloomberg. The investors and Altman were both blindsided by the removal, the report added. Some investors, including Thrive Global, are also reportedly engaging in discussions with OpenAI’s largest shareholder Microsoft Corporation, as per sources the report added.