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Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman & MD, Godrej & Boyce, says: “Our vision is to grow 10-12% a year. That is our long term average growth. That has been that way and will stay that way, we hope. We see that all businesses should be profitable from the point of view of not just financial returns, but also from their impact on society. And I think that as we go along, we have to keep on being innovative. You cannot have a thriving company without having innovative products and innovative people. That is at the core of it. But at the same time, you have to be sustainable also. So this confluence of innovation and sustainability is really what is crucial.” First off, you are most passionate on the topic of the environment. There are certain initiatives that Godrej & Boyce has started. I would like you to talk to us a little bit about your environmental initiatives. You said that ESG as a word is clubbed together and misused in a lot of ways. A little bit on that front as well. Environmental issues have been very close to the family for generations now.

terrorist attacks that shook India's financial capital, Mumbai, on November 26, 2008. Commonly referred to as 26/11, these coordinated assaults by a group of 10 terrorists did mayhem on the streets of Mumbai and sent shockwaves through the nation and the world. Terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group had entered the city of Mumbai on the night of November 26, 2008. Over the course of four days, they killed 166 people and injured 300. The targets were carefully chosen after being surveyed for maximum impact, viz., the Taj and Oberoi Hotels, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Jewish centre at Nariman House, and the Leopold Cafe, since these places were frequented by Europeans, Indians and Jews. The nine LeT terrorists were killed while Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the lone surviving Pakistterrorist from the attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, was arrested.

(Reuters) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday.

Yarlung Tsangpo, known as the Brahmaputra in India. There have been reports that China has plans to divert the Yarlung River by way of construction of South-North Diversion Project by constructing 1,000 km canal. Since people in both Arunachal and Assam are heavily dependent on the Brahmaputra river for their quotidian water needs, the diversion of lean season flows will affect their day to day existence and the flora, fauna and the river ecology of the region.

cricket team ever to wear Indian colours. Nevertheless, the team that played so horribly at Ahmedabad last Sunday was definitely one of the best Indian XIs to play in a World Cup. I would have backed this Indian team to beat this Australian team in a World Cup final in any other stadium in India, or in JoBurg, or even in Perth.

Maheshwaram, Siddipet, Dubbak, Secunderabad Sitting cross-legged in the porch of her modest home on the outskirts of Dubbak town in Telangana’s Siddipet district, MD Habeeda is rolling bidi after bidi with the deftness of years of experience, arranging them in a pile in a winnow she balances on her lap. Despite doing it for about three decades, the remuneration remains meagre. “If I roll 1,000 bidis, I get Rs 200.

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: The state of Rajasthan voted to elect representatives to their 200-member Legislative Assembly on Saturday 25 November. The state registered more than 68 per cent voter turnout by 5 pm on Saturday. Rajasthan Assembly Elections passed off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence.

Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, achieved a historic feat by becoming the quickest player in Premier League history to score 50 goals. Surpassing Andrew Cole's previous record of 65 games, Haaland reached this milestone in just 48 games. His accomplishment came during City's Premier League match against Liverpool on Saturday when he scored with his left foot in the 27th minute, assisted by Nathan Aké.

Derek Chauvin is in the news once again. The police officer who was indicted for murdering George Floyd has been stabbed in prison. The 47-year-old police officer is serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence for the murder of Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. In a viral video, he could be seen kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes outside a corner store in a row over a fake $20 bill. The victim complained he was unable to breathe. It sparked nationwide protests against alleged police brutality and racism.

A year ago, the debate between EVs and hybrids looked settled. Now, Elon Musk’s vision for an electric-vehicle future is being challenged anew by Toyota and its re-energized hybrid plans. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, wants to make the world electric, targeting annual vehicle deliveries that would overtake Toyota to become the bestselling automaker before 2030.

CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry against Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on a reference from anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, officials said Saturday. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached the Lokpal with a complaint against Moitra over allegations of taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament.

cricket, it is always a huge task for the bowlers to keep batters quite even for one over. But there are some bowlers who not only create problems for the very best in the business but also get wickets on a regular basis.

Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on a reference from anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, officials said Saturday. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had approached the Lokpal with a complaint against Moitra over allegations of taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament.

drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said. «Kyiv was the main target,» Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel. In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 74 were destroyed by air defenses, Ukraine's air force said. The attack was «the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv,» said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration.

Justin Sun were hacked in two exploits that might have stolen up to $115 million to date, the media reported. The targeted platforms include the HTX digital currency exchange (formerly Huobi), from which hackers stole around $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies, according to the company.

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

gold closed with a weekly gain of nearly 1.10% at $2002.85 as traders look forward to a possible Fed pivot. The metal gained 0.60% Friday. S&P Global US PMI data was released Friday. US manufacturing PMI (November preliminary) at 49.40 trailed the forecast of 49.90, however, services and composite PMI at 50.80 and 50.70, respectively topped the respective estimates of 50.30 and 50.40.

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday.The attack Friday on the CMA CGM Symi comes as global shipping increasingly finds itself targeted in the weekslong war that threatens to become a wider regional conflict — even as a truce has halted fighting and Hamas exchanges hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.The defense official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said the Malta-flagged vessel was suspected to have been targeted by a triangle-shaped, bomb-carrying Shahed-136 drone while in international waters. The drone exploded, causing damage to the ship but not injuring any of its crew.“We continue to monitor the situation closely,” the official said.

Buy or sell stocks: Indian stock market continued to trade choppy throughout the week despite Nifty 50 index forming bullish candle on the weekly chart pattern. The 50-stock index went off 7 points and closed at 19,794 levels, BSE Sensex ended 47 points lower at 65,970 mark whereas Bank Nifty index gained 191 points and finished at 43,769 levels on Friday last week. Broad market indices ended marginally higher even as the advance-decline ratio closed at 1.16:1.

FMCG) companies, have always found it challenging to reach Indian rural markets. The potential of this market, constituting >70% of India’s retail landscape, has remained largely untapped, primarily due to challenges in rural distribution.

Titan, one of the flagship companies of Tata Group, recently crossed the Rs 3 lakh crore market cap on the back of a bumper surge in the last 10 years. The shares have jumped a massive 1400% over the last decade. Accordingly, if an investor had invested Rs 10,000 in the stock 10 years ago and stayed put, the investment would have turned to nearly Rs 1.4 lakh. In the last five years, the stock has more than tripled investors' wealth.