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India's goods and services exports are expected to cross USD 800 billion this fiscal despite global challenges, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. In 2023-24, the shipments stood at USD 778.2 billion (goods USD 437.1 billion and services USD 341 billion).

Plos One, titled A Paradigm Of Uphill Running, studied the biomechanical movement of humans when running uphill. The biggest takeaway was that the heart rate increased by nearly 10% on a 2-7% incline. “A large number of variables have been targeted to try to shed light on the relationships between the mechanical and metabolic during uphill running… It has been confirmed that running at increasing slope elicits greater heart rate, metabolic and mechanical cost," the study stated.

Preparations are heating up for the Paris Olympics and some countries, including Canada, are making sure their athletes remain cool during the two-week-long summer sporting event.

Modern business strategies often embrace simplicity through gamification. Testament to this is Bitcoin Aligo, a crypto project that could make decentralized finance more appealing to everyone.

How many people actually know about the NSS?: While everyone knows about the Census, the NSS seems to be largely mentioned only in circles of statisticians and researchers, and we hear of it when reports are released or when the veracity of public data-sets is questioned. More than the data itself, let me draw attention to the NSS region framework that rarely gets discussed.

Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one of the most popular savings vehicles. Individuals can only keep one PPF account, except an account created on behalf of a minor. Investment in PPF is risk-free since the government backs it, the interest rates are favourable, and many tax breaks allow you to save on income taxes. PPF, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi, NSC, other small savings schemes' rates announced for July-September 2024 quarter

gold recovered on Thursday and Friday ahead of the key US PCE inflation data due Friday. Spot gold managed to recover nearly 2% from the weekly low of $2293 as it rallied to $2339 level; however, the metal gave back some of its gains on the much awaited US PCE inflation data (May) coming in line with the forecast. The yellow metal closed with a loss of $1 at $2326 on Friday; it was up nearly 0.30% on the week though. The US Dollar Index gained further ground on Trump gaining an edge over Biden in the presidential debate Friday, though it gave back some of its gains on healthy risk appetite. The Index closed with a loss of 0.04% at 105.84 on Friday; it was up around 0.04% on the week. The ten-year US yields at 4.38% were up 2.28% on the day and were up around 4% on the week. The two-year yields were up 0.20% on the week as they closed around 4.75%.

astronomers and sky enthusiasts are gearing up for an extraordinary celestial event as the "Planet Killer" asteroid 2011 UL21 makes a close approach to Earth. Estimated to be one of the largest asteroids of its kind, with a diameter of approximately 2.5 kilometers, it orbits the sun every three years. Despite its size, it will pass by Earth at a safe distance of 4.1 million miles, which is about 17 times farther than the distance to the moon. Recent observations by astronomers in South Africa have identified the asteroid known as 2024 MK, a celestial object that has captured attention due to its potential impact risks. Discovered just weeks ago, this asteroid measures significantly smaller than the mountain-sized 2011 UL21 asteroid that recently made headlines. Despite its smaller size, experts warn that 2024 MK could still cause «considerable damage» if it were to collide with Earth, according to assessments by the European Space Agency and MIT Technology Review. An asteroid about its size could wipe out a city, according to the MIT Technology Review. When the mountain-sized asteroid was discovered in 2011, it was classified as «potentially hazardous.» An asteroid its size would have «worldwide effects» if it collided with the Earth, according to NASA.

BJP's extended state executive meeting to discuss strategy for the Haryana assembly elections due later this year began in Panchkula on Saturday. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the BJP's election in-charge for Haryana, co-in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, his predecessor and Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and senior leader Saudan Singh were present during the session at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the meeting during the afternoon session, a BJP leader said. Besides preparing the outline for the elections, Shah will infuse fresh zeal and enthusiasm in the party workers, the leader added.

visa-waiver program for Chinese tourists announced by the Laos government includes elements that gives false impression that Taiwan is part of China, the Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The document issued by the Laos government on Wednesday said that Chinese nationals travelling to Laos may visit the country visa-free for up to 15 days as part of a group tour. It also provided the itinerary approved by the Laotian Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.

CBI custody. Kejriwal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi government's excise policy. On March 21, he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped policy. He was granted bail by a trial court that was stayed by Delhi High Court. The protesters assembled at the AAP office close to the BJP headquarters on DDU Marg and raised slogans against the saffron party while demanding Kejriwal's release.

Graphic detail page.THE GLOBAL cost-of-living crisis that began in 2022 is now so much part of daily life that it is entering the vernacular. “Cozzie livs", British slang for the crisis, was recently named Australia’s word of the year by the Macquarie Dictionary. The latest Worldwide Cost of Living survey by EIU, our sister company, confirms that inflation remains high worldwide: the prices of 200 products and services that it tracks rose by an average of 7.4% over the past year.

In 2019, Boris Johnson rode to a big election win on a promise to “Get Brexit Done" and finally strike a deal with the European Union for Britain’s departure. Next week, the Conservative Party that delivered Brexit goes to the polls again, this time facing a deficit of more than 20 percentage points and almost certain defeat by the opposition Labour Party. The only question, it seems, is the scale of the wipeout for the hapless Rishi Sunak and his Tories.

market continued its momentum through this year as well with as many as 34 listings so far in the first half. This was higher than the debuts seen in H1 of previous year. The fundraising of Rs 26,272 crore, however fell short of the previous two years likely due to the absence of mega issues. Investors' reception also remained positive with only one failed IPO.

artificial intelligence sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now AI developers are cribbing from the movies, crafting voices for real machines based on dated cinematic fantasies of how machines should talk. Last month, OpenAI revealed upgrades to its artificially intelligent chatbot. ChatGPT, the company said, was learning how to hear, see and converse in a naturalistic voice — one that sounded much like the disembodied operating system voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the 2013 Spike Jonze movie «Her.»

There were no immediate details on what caused the break-up of the RESURS-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which was declared dead in 2022. U.S. Space Command, tracking the debris swarm, said there was no immediate threat to other satellites.

fertiliser demand is just now starting to stabilise from seismic shocks of the past few years that left the company with wild profit swings. “We’re getting back at least to a market that we would call stable,” Nutrien Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Ken Seitz said Wednesday in an interview at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York. Black Swan-like events — unanticipated calamities that pull markets into a tailspin — upended the typical cycles of the market, the CEO said. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine disrupted global fertiliser shipments and pushed prices — and Nutrien earnings — to record heights. But as farmers and retailers balked at the sticker shock, demand tumbled.

Black Mirror Cafe in East Delhi's Vikas Marg area to celebrate her birthday, a TOI report stated.

Sanjay Manjrekar is «not concerned» about misfiring Virat Kohli's form as he believes the overall momentum and form of the team is far more important ahead of the T20 World Cup final against South Africa. India's stalwart batter has struggled to boss around the bowlers just like he did while opening for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Since touching down in the USA and the West Indies for the marquee event, Kohli has been enduring a nightmare, chasing shadows of his former self and searching for runs from his bat throughout the marquee event.