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NEW DELHI : Falling water levels in hydro power dams are raising worries, as a looming summer threatens to turn up power demand and strain the electricity grid. Thanks to last year's late monsoon, scanty winter rains and lack of snowfall, reservoir levels fell 17% from a year earlier to 73.29 billion cubic metres (bcm) on Thursday, data from the Central Water Commission (CWC) showed. The levels are also nearly 3.6 percentage points below the 10-year average of 76.06 bcm.

₹2,000 crore or ₹6,000 crore turnover in India alone had warranted CCI approval. This has been revised to a combined asset threshold of ₹2,500 crore and turnover threshold of ₹7,500 crore. In the case of businesses with cross-border presence, the threshold since 2016 has been aggregate assets of $1 billion, out of which at least ₹1,000 crore of assets should be in India or combined sales of $3 billion, out of which at least ₹3,000 crore should be from India.

NVIDIA's (NASDAQ:NVDA) red-hot stock is adding to recent momentum in early trading Friday, with the stock up another 2.8% and over the $950 mark.

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Taro Sakamoto's 158th chapter releases on 10th. Fans can read this latest issue on the Shonen Jump+ official app, Viz Media's official site or Shueisha's MANGAPlus platform. Here's how you can read all the action.

As Bitcoin (BTC) pushes back above $68,000 and eyes a retest of the record highs it printed last week, major meme coins continue to pump, but as their valuations become more bloated, traders are hunting for lesser-known alternatives that could be the best crypto meme coins to buy now.

Canadian employers are continuing to hire, but are still outpaced by population growth in the country, Statistics Canada said Friday.

West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that has won final legislative passage

Efforts are ramping up to deliver more desperately needed aid to war-ravaged Gaza, with the United States and Europe focusing on opening a sea route in a signal of the West’s growing frustration with Israel’s conduct in the war

Fear of crime on subways and buses is back as a top concern in some big U.S. cities, and so are efforts aimed at persuading the public that officials are taking the issue seriously

A new survey says one-third of Italians have reduced their consumption of extra virgin olive oil due to skyrocketing prices

Indian Semiconductor Mission or ISM scheme, from the current ₹ 76,000 crore, following the growing popularity worldwide. “We can increase funding when the ISM scheme gets exhausted. If we have to bring more fabs in the country, then we may need more money, and may have to bring in more funds to this focus area,” S Krishnan, Secretary MeitY told ET. The top official further said that in the next 2 to 3 years, the government would try to have 2-3 more semiconductor fabrication (fab) units in the country.

alliance can afford to ignore the state. Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Election Dates The Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections are likely to be held in late April or early May, typically concluding in the first half of the election season due to the state's efficient electoral processes and high voter turnout.

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Coal India Ltd hit a record 703.91 million tonnes (MT) in this fiscal until March 7, surpassing the last fiscal's output of 703.20 MT, the Coal Ministry said on Friday. Highlighting that several key measures were implemented to enhance production, the ministry said Coal India maintains an ample stock of 72.70 MT as of 7th March 2024. "Coal India Limited (CIL) has achieved a record production of 703.91 million tonnes of coal up to 7th March 2024 during the current fiscal, surpassing last financial year's production of 703.20 MT by an impressive margin of 26 days," the ministry said in a release. Adoption of the Mine Developer and Operator model, mechanization and modernization of CIL mines, both Underground & Opencast, undertaking new projects, expanding existing projects, have bolstered coal production, it said.

NIA) on Friday released a new video on its X handle, seeking people’s help in identifying the suspect in the Rameshwaram cafe blast case. The suspect was caught on a CCTV camera in a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus. The NIA had taken over the investigation last week and had released a picture of the suspect, announcing a bounty of Rs 10 lakh to anyone who came forward with information about him. The informers would be anonymous, the agency had promised. In the new video, the suspect, wearing a cap and mask, and carrying a bag, can be seen boarding the bus and changing seats. Rameshwaram cafe is set to reopen on Saturday, nearly a week after a suspected IED blast blew up its outlet in the city's tech hub. “At 6.30 a.m., the cafe will open with the singing of the National Anthem. It is our mantra,” Raghavendra Rao, owner of Rameswaram Cafe, said.

The country's data protection watchdog, AEPD, has effectively banned Worldcoin for up to three months in a move that the organisation says is "circumventing EU law".Launched last year, Worldcoin distributes tokens to people "just for being a unique individual".

The central bank in January opened applications for vendors to provide components and related services for a potential digital euro in contracts that could total more than EUR1 billion. Speaking before a European parliament committee, ECB board member Piero Cipollone, reassured MEPs that the central bank is not launching any of the development now, but instead is drawing up "framework agreements" that could be used in the coming years to develop the relevant components if the decision to launch the digital euro is taken. "We need to be prepared for such an event," he says.

The world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap is rallying due to big investors' growing appetite. Bitcoin's price rose 10% in two days and was trading at more than $56,000 (€51,606), the highest since November 2021.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Telecom Italia SpA’s landline network.

The top executives at three of Canada’s biggest banks took home less than their target pay last year, according to new filings.