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Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu is escalating and it poses a serious risk to the manufacturing ecosystem in the region, think tank GTRI said on Monday. It said the Centre and Tamil Nadu governments need to intervene immediately in the matter. «If the strike at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant is not resolved soon, India risks losing significant ground in its quest to become a global manufacturing powerhouse,» the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said in a statement. It added that the strike is quickly becoming a major crisis, and it will threaten the state's position as a leading electronics manufacturing hub.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two years after Chatgpt took the world by storm, generative artificial intelligence seems to have hit a roadblock. The energy costs of building and using bigger models are spiralling, and breakthroughs are getting harder.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s frugal moon mission, Chandrayaan 3, achieved the pioneering feat of landing near the south pole of the Moon. In STEM fields—of science, technology, engineering and mathematics—India and the Indian diaspora have nearly as many Nobel laureates (two in Physics, one in Chemistry and one in Medicine) as the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese diaspora (three in Physics, one in Chemistry and one in Medicine).

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has flagged 34 major cases of non-compliance by government departments, which diluted its advice of acting against «corrupt» officials. In some cases, these «corrupt» officials were either exonerated or punishment against them were diluted by the departments concerned, according to the CVC's annual report 2023. Of the total, a highest of seven cases involved are under the coal ministry, five in the State Bank of India (SBI), four in the IDBI Bank, three under the steel ministry and two each under the power ministry and NBCC (India) Limited, it said. One such instance each was in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), the Ministry of Railways, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) among others, according to the report.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Online sellers of refurbished electronics like Apple’s iPhones and Samsung laptops expect an uptick in business during this year’s festive season even as consumers face a quandary with new devices becoming more affordable and accessible.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. dropped 0.91 per cent to Rs 5278.4 at 01:39PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 5365.0 and low of Rs 5261.0 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 5326.95 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 01:39PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 4.02 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 129.59 and a price-to-book ratio of 15.76.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. rose 0.15 per cent to Rs 3286.8 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3306.2 and low of Rs 3277.4, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3330.9 and low of Rs 2293.1.

REC Ltd. gained 0.96 per cent to Rs 545.0 at 12:57PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 548.5 and low of Rs 535.8 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 539.8 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 117893 shares so far with a value of Rs 6.39 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 9.85 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.73.

European shares started Monday on a subdued note as investors maintained a cautious stance ahead of a slew of key economic data from the region through the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 index held its ground at 514.43, as of 0710 GMT.

SRF Ltd. slipped 0.06 per cent to Rs 2418.45 in Monday's trade as of 12:48PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 2433.45 and low of Rs 2412.05 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 11.63 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 12:48PM shares and turnover at Rs 5.7 crore around that time. The stock of SRF Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2697.45 and 52-week low prices of Rs 2081.25, respectively.

tax benefits are the significant factors influencing the post Covid investment decisions, said a study jointly conducted by the PHD Research Bureau, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIIMS), Rohini. The industry body conducted a study with the objectives to analyse the factors influencing the individual investments across various financial instruments and to compare the investor behaviors towards selected financial instruments in pre and post Covid years. The time period considered for the analysis includes two years of pre-pandemic (FY 2018-2020) and two years of post-pandemic (FY 2021-23).

tectonic plate that was thought to be lost for millions of years has been discovered in Borneo by geologists, bringing new insights into Earth’s ancient history. The plate, named Pontus, dates back 120 million years, according to a study led by Suzanna van de Lagemaat, a graduate geologist at Utrecht University, and her supervisor, Douwe van Hinsbergen. The discovery, based on geological data collected from the mountainous regions of Borneo, sheds light on the movements of tectonic plates that once formed part of the Earth’s crust. Van de Lagemaat said, «We thought we were dealing with relics of a lost plate that we already knew about. But our magnetic lab research on those rocks indicated that our finds were originally from much farther north, and had to be remnants of a different, previously unknown plate.»

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BEIJING — More economists are calling for China to stimulate growth, including those based inside the country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian stock market hit new highs on Friday, driven by the US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates. This fuelled optimism in the market, with both the frontline indices Nifty 50 and Sensex recording healthy gains.

Overseas investors bought Indian equities worth ₹32,779 crore across 17 sectors in the first 15 days of September, according to data from NSDL. Financial services received the highest inflows as Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pumped ₹12,253 crore into the sector in the first-half of September, after selling a similar amount in August. Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services indices gained 6.13% and 6.95%, respectively, in the past month. From January to August, overseas investors pulled ₹64,932 crore out of the shares in the sector.

Nifty, with a potential target of 26,250 and immediate support at 25,600. However, caution is advised due to indicators like the FPIs’ long-short ratio reaching 75%, and the monthly RSI crossing 80, according to analysts. Stocks such as HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, M&M, Maruti, Eicher Motors, L&T, Nestle India, United Spirits, Sobha, Lodha, JSW Steel, Blue Star, and Havells have formed bullish trends on charts. NAGARAJ SHETTI, TECHNICAL ANALYST, HDFC SECURITIES