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Taiwan with a plan to send tens of thousands of workers to the island as early as next month, according to senior officials familiar with the matter, potentially angering neighbor China. Taiwan could hire as many as 100,000 Indians to work at factories, farms and hospitals, the officials said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The two sides are expected to sign an employment mobility agreement by as early as December, the people said. Taiwan’s aging society means it needs more workers, while in India, the economy isn’t growing fast enough to create enough jobs for the millions of young people who enter the labor market every year.

SIAM data, the total production of Passenger Vehicles, Three-wheelers, Two-wheelers, and Quadricycle in October 2023 was 2,621,248 units. For passenger vehicles in particular, the segment saw 15.9 percent growth year-on-year (YoY) - a record milestone. Also Read: Share of entry-level cars in India's PV market plummets to record low – Passenger Vehicle sales were 389,714 units in October 2023.

Cost of Living LIVE Updates Nov 10: The cost of living is basically the amount of money one needs to survive in a given place - and one's most essential needs such as food, water, housing, taxes, cost of commute, healthcare, etc. The high rate of inflation has pushed up the cost of living across the globe, burning a hole in the common man's pocket.

India’s festival of light. Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities at the best of times, but in the days leading up to Sunday's Diwali festival the gloom is deepening.

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Climate protesters delay the start of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the Economic Club of New York.

A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania

artificial rain to combat hazardous air pollution in the city and directed the chief secretary to present the government's views before the Supreme Court on Friday, officials said. If the Centre supports the decision, the Delhi government can arrange for the first phase of artificial rain in the city by November 20, they said on Thursday. «In a significant development, the Delhi government has decided to bear the cost of artificial rain that could be made to happen by November 20 if the Centre extends its support to the Delhi government,» said a senior government functionary. «The chief secretary has been directed to inform the Supreme court that the Delhi government has in principle agreed, based on the advice of an IIT-Kanpur team, to bear the cost of Phase 1 and Phase 2 pilots (totalling Rs 13 Crore) for carrying out artificial rain,» he said. The Arvind Kejriwal government plans to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding technology to combat air pollution in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday after meeting the IIT-Kanpur team. The IIT-Kanpur team claimed that successful trials of artificial rain have been carried out in Kanpur, resulting in success in six out of seven attempts.

Churu, Rajasthan: It’s forenoon Saturday in Rajgarh, a rural town in Churu district of Rajasthan. With a week to go before Diwali, the festival of lights that marks the peak of the festive season in India, one would expect a rush of shoppers. But the local market, which caters to more than 150 villages in its vicinity, wears a deserted look.

In a world navigating the shift towards cleaner energies, recent disruptions in fossil fuel markets triggered by the conflict in Ukraine have prompted nations to reassess their reliance on natural gas and oil.

Thermax Ltd, whose shares have risen 48% so far this year. The heavy electrical equipment manufacturer is viewed as a beneficiary of investments in clean energy, decarbonization, and focus on cleaner air and water. Its September quarter results (Q2FY24) were a mixed bag.

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paper, "an experiment on artificial stimulation of rain using a warm cloud seeding technique was undertaken in three nearby climatologically similar regions, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in northwest India". Many countries now use this technology, including India and China, but implementation is easier said than done. It has certain limitations, not to mention a likely adverse impact on the environment.

refrigerators. Whether you've been dreaming of a kitchen upgrade or simply in need of a reliable fridge, this is the moment you've been eagerly anticipating. The Flipkart Diwali Sale of 2023 has opened the doors to a treasure trove of discounts and deals that promise to not only keep your food fresh but also make your wallet feel a lot heavier.

Read all our coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas Most of those displaced are sheltering in UN facilities, hospitals and other public buildings—all of them bursting at the seams. At a vocational-training centre in Khan Younis, the most crowded UN shelter, each resident has less than two square metres of personal space and each toilet is shared by at least 600 people. Before the war the average person in Gaza received 80 litres of water a day.

PM Modi slams Bihar's Nitish Kumar, BJP seeks his resignation over ‘porn story Yesterday also PM went all guns blazing against the Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, saying that the grand old party followed a "Laapata" model, in which development was missing when it ruled the state. PM Modi, Amit Shah greet LK Advani on his 96th birthday On Wednesday, PM Modi addressed election rallies in Guna, Damoh, and Morena. PM Modi accused Congress of playing with national security and said that it did its first scam of independence India in defence.

weather depends partly on what the northern polar jet stream is up to. Jet streams are powerful and persistent winds that snake around the Earth from west to east, several miles above the surface. The meanderings of the northern polar jet stream can bring cold air down from the Arctic over the American Midwest, or send waves of Atlantic storms crashing into Ireland or Scandinavia.

Authorities in Croatia have recommended that people drink only tap water as they investigate reports of several people getting sick or suffering throat injuries allegedly after consuming bottled beverages

Top 10 polluted cities in India In view of the deteriorating air quality in Mumbai, several new initiatives have been taken by authorities to reduce air pollution. Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar said initiatives like, 'cleaning up the roads with water', ' sprinkling water on construction sites', and 'fogging guns are being used to clean air'. Beyond stubble burning: Why is dealing with other 'consistent' sources of Delhi air pollution important He appealed to citizens not to burst firecrackers during Diwali and extended cooperation in improving Mumbai's poor air quality index.

Iran and its proxies from turning the Israel-Hamas fighting into a regional war, but the repeated attacks and strikes in response risk a conflict between Washington and Tehran. "US military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.