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municipal solid waste into charcoal, a project for which he has set up a plant in Gangoh, a nondescript town in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. “Cogo (Eco-Tech Solutions) is a Latin word, meaning bringing together,” says Kurishingal, 59, with a smile on his face as he points towards the logo on the new machines. “The USP of this Make-in-India technology is that it requires no segregation of waste at all. All types of waste can be put into a single machine.”

success is not dependent on variables such as determination, perseverance, or even talent. Having one or all of the three virtues does not sadly guarantee that you will reach the pinnacle of success. Entrepreneur, author, and motivation coach Ankur Warikoo admitted that his success had an element of luck. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Warikoo stated that his gender, appearance, and family all played a vital role in his success. He also urged his followers to acknowledge the importance of luck and good fortune when it comes to attaining prosperity. “5 lucky things that I believe defined 99% of where I am in life today. I was born a male. I was born fair-skinned. I was born to parents who went to college. I was sent to an English medium school. I was raised in a big city (Delhi). It would be pompous af for me to think that it's my hard work, grit, discipline, or anything like that, that played a major role in getting me to where I am in life today. The truth is — I am privileged.

election time. And all I can think of are people who like people who they (think) they are like. There are people who like politicians, writers, artists, actors, sportspersons that they look up to, because the latter provide them some pleasure, joy, purpose. Some of these people are even Indian White supremacists, who genuinely believe that the pavements would be smoother under British governance. Then there are the same people who don't like people who they are not like. Or rather, people who are not like them. The reason for their antipathy could be a difference in faith, dietary habits, regional residency, way he or she behaves in a gathering, or the way one dresses. But this kind of antipathy, even detestation, can be a defining feature of such a person.

Standard Mathematics in Class 11 in Academic Year 2024-25. Allowing the Basic Mathematics student to study Standard Mathematics in Class 11, the official notification of the CBSE read, “In the past, CBSE has given an exemption to offer Standard Mathematics (041) in class XI/XII to the students who offered Mathematics (Basic) in class X because of Covid pandemic." For the session 2024-2025, as many changes are proposed because of NEP; hence, after detailed deliberations, the Board has decided to continue further for the academic session 2024-25 only." As per a previous rule, students who opted for Basic Mathematics in Class 10 were not allowed to take the Mathematics subjects in Class 11.

I am staying away from the IT space. This is the fifth quarter in succession that we are clearly staying away and you have not lost anything because your money worked itself to give you fantastic returns from the domestic plays, says Vinit Bolinjkar, Ventura Securities. Edited excerpts:

Connaught Place, on Saturday was on alert after an unattended bag was discovered at N Block of the area, reported ANI. «The unattended bag at N Block of Connaught Place was checked and nothing suspicious was found inside it,» said Delhi Police. Over the possibility of a threat, the area was cordoned off with the police team present at the spot.

Krutrim AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded by Ola Electric's Bhavish Aggarwal, on Saturday launched a mobile app for its chatbot which will compete with the likes of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. In an event on Sunday, the company announced that it has opened up its cloud platform — Krutrim Cloud — to enterprises, developers and researchers, to help them develop technology products at lower costs.

Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday that it would cut its workforce by about 20%, as part of a restructuring plan for the current year. As of December last year, the company had nearly 800 full-time employees in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, India and China.

In the fast-paced realm of professional endeavours, finding equilibrium between career aspirations and personal well-being remains a perennial challenge. Balaji Viswanathan, Managing Director and CEO of Expleo Solutions, offers profound insights into navigating this delicate balance with finesse.

bomb threats targeting schools in Delhi, a dedicated team of over 7,000 cops, intelligence agents, and bomb squads worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of the city. However, the spotlight shone on a special group of officers that played a pivotal role in these operations – the K-9 squad. Led by dogs with names like Remo, Gabbar, Loafer, and Lucy, these specially trained canines were deployed to sniff through classrooms and sanitize them, giving the authorities the green light to ensure the safety of the premises. For years, the K-9 squad has been an indispensable part of Delhi Police's bomb detection teams. «They are lifesavers, quite literally. They sniff out critical areas first, giving the team a breather and a heads-up on any threats,» said a handler. Currently, the Delhi Police boasts a team of 72 dogs, including 62 sniffers, seven trackers, and three narcotics specialists. The tracker dogs, which include breeds like Labrador, German Shepherd, and Belgian Shepherd, play a crucial role in crime spot investigations as well.

Met Gala serves as a branding event for Vogue, it has long accepted sponsorships from the tech giants that have threatened the very survival of legacy media publications. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos appeared as the ball's honorary chair in 2012. Four years later, when Apple was a Met Gala sponsor, its CEO, Tim Cook, showed up in tux and tails. And Instagram supplied cash in 2022.

Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies' annual presentations to advertisers, as platforms like Snap and Meta look to capitalize on TikTok's political uncertainty in the US to take ad dollars from their rival. The presentations in New York, known as the NewFronts, come just a week after US President Joe Biden signed a bill that gives Chinese tech company ByteDance up to one year to divest TikTok, or else the app will be banned over national security concerns. TikTok has vowed to fight the legislation.

Coforge chief executive Sudhi Singh on Friday said it will shell out $220 million, or about Rs 1,826 crore, to acquire 54% stake in Hyderabad-based Cigniti Technologies even as the Noida-based IT firm launched an open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in Cigniti. Coforge had on Thursday said it is acquiring 54% share in Cigniti from promoters and other shareholders at Rs 1,415 per share.

protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. The agreements at schools including Brown, Northwestern and Rutgers stand out amid the chaotic scenes and 2,400-plus arrests on 46 campuses nationwide since April 17. Tent encampments and building takeovers have disrupted classes at some schools, including Columbia and UCLA.

Alphabet's Google on Friday in a second day of closing arguments focused on accusations that the online search leader broke the law to stay on top in search advertising. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday peppered both sides with questions seeking to better understand the case ahead of making a ruling.

Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday urged people to remember the good things that happened to them during YSRCP tenure before casting their vote in the forthcoming elections, and listed out a slew of welfare schemes introduced by his government. The ruling party chief said this during a public meeting in Narasapuram in West Godavari district. «Think under whose tenure good things happened and under whom will that good continue. Everybody should think about it and then vote,» said Reddy. Appealing to those who did not vote for him in the past elections, he requested them to go home and discuss with family members. Terming the forthcoming elections as a 'Kurukshetra' battle, Reddy said they are not just to elect MLAs and MPs but to decide the future of every household in the next five years and the continuation of welfare schemes.

Devina Mehra, Chairperson, MD & Founder,First Global, says: “Capital goods, industrial is now consensus trade. We went overweight on it in October 2021 when it was considered a dark sector. It took the market another two years to discover it. The Stocks have doubled, tripled, even quadrupled and we have been cutting exposure. We have been changing the stocks, but we do not hold as much as we used to, but we still are overweight. But that story may well get over in some quarters. On the other hand, the stocks which we still like are auto, pharma and some construction. While we are not hugely overweight on IT, we are waiting for it to bottom out. Sometime this year that will be the big opportunity.”

Google has asked a U.S. judge not to impose sweeping changes to the Alphabet unit's app store Play that were proposed by «Fortnite» maker Epic Games in the companies' closely-watched antitrust fight. Google made its filing late on Thursday in San Francisco federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over apps downloads on Android devices and payments to developers for in-app transactions.

Dubai rains: Flights affected, schools closed — 7 key points Emirates cancelled several flights due to bad weather across the UAE on Thursday. A Flydubai spokesperson told Khaleej Times that the “adverse weather conditions in Dubai on Thursday have caused some delays to their operations". India's IndiGo said that their flight operations have been affected due to bad weather in Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi.

Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Abhijit Chokshi, Founder, Stockifi.in, says that in the midcap space, he likes Aarti Pharmaceuticals. One of their products is APIs for caffeine and they are one of the top three players in that and the market cap right now is barely Rs 4,000-5,000 crore. He says both Aarti Pharma and Aarti Surfactants will do really well going forward. In terms of the result reactions that we have seen of late – be it Federal Bank today, the South Indian Bank numbers and the other names as well the entire stock equity ecosystem including the KFin Technologies of the world – did anything stand out from financials and stock market ancillaries? Abhijit Chokshi: I am betting mainly on PSU banks. Even though there is a lot of buzz that PSU banks are done with their rally, I believe banks like SBI, PNB will continue the rally going forward. I am expecting numbers to improve for these PSU banks. I am generally bullish on the PSU sector and specifically want to focus on banks. PNB and SBI are my picks.