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India's Monsoon watch
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Govt draws up contingency plans for 315 districts amid 42% rain deficit

New Delhi: With India recording a 42% rainfall deficit till June23 in this monsoon season amid an emerging El Nino, the government has intensified contingency…

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India-US trade talks gather pace as tariff clock ticks

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday held high-level trade negotiations, led by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson…

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NITI Aayog proposes pharma chapter for future FTAs, urges India to move up value chain

New Delhi: Niti Aayog has proposed a model chapter on the pharmaceutical sector to serve as a blueprint for future free trade agreements to improve…

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India to resume train coach exports to Bangladesh, first shipment since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster likely in July

New Delhi: A rake of up to 20 train coaches is likely to be ready for export to Bangladesh next month, marking the first such…

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India prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon falters

New Delhi: India has drawn up contingency plans for more than 300 districts which are vulnerable to a weak monsoon as it steps up preparations…

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India launches anti-dumping probe into electrical steel imports from China, 3 other nations

New Delhi: India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of electrical steel, used in transformers, from China, Japan, Korea and Russia, a commerce ministry…

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WTO to set up dispute panel in China’s case against India’s solar, IT goods measures

New Delhi: The World Trade Organization‘s dispute settlement body on Tuesday agreed to set up a panel in a case filed by China against India…

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UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs
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UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs

The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies ​on Tuesday to publicly disclose the ​full environmental cost of their data centres and use renewable…

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Banks can offer loans for FCNR (B), rebook deposits, RBI clarifies

Mumbai: Indian banks and their overseas branches can extend loans to customers against FCNR(B) deposits raised through the RBI swap facility, the central bank clarified….

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More U.S. CEOs last year crossed the once-rare pay threshold than in any year since 2021—and nearly a dozen topped $200 million. (Unsplash)
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Top-Paid CEOs Smash the $200-Million Payday

The $100-million-plus CEO is back with a bang, just a year after nine-figure pay packages seemed to be fading. More U.S. CEOs last year crossed…

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