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[ad_1] Congress leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Slamming the Modi government, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) said prioritising crony businesses over play-fair ones leads to weakened manufacturing sector, depreciating currency, record high trade deficits, high interest rates, falling consumption and soaring inflation.Tagging a media report which said that trade deficit and imports are at an all-time high, Mr. Gandhi hit out at the government.Read Editorial: Trade shocker: On November’s trade estimates”What happens when a government prioritises crony businesses over play-fair…

[ad_1] Lok Sabha MPs give voice vote on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill during the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday introduced two bills in Lok Sabha – the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Amendment Bill, 2024 – to change laws for holding simultaneous elections of Lok Sabha and state assemblies along with UTs amid massive uproar from the opposition parties, underlining the challenge Modi govt would face to synchronise polls.In the 90-minute debate, the opposition claimed the ‘one nation, one election’ (ONOE) plan was against the…

[ad_1] Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024.NYSEThe Dow Jones Industrial Average entered the history books Tuesday with its first nine-day losing streak since 1978.The 30-stock average slid 267.58 points, or 0.61%, to settle at 43,449.90. The S&P 500 lost 0.39% and closed at 6,050.61, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.32% to end at 20,109.06.The Dow’s losing streak began the day after it closed above 45,000 for the first time ever earlier in the month.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconDow, 1-monthThe Dow anomaly comes at a time when the broader market is doing well. The S&P…

[ad_1] NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander was recently spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in an image taken on October 23, 2024, using its High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera. The image shows dust build-up on the lander’s solar panels, which now match the reddish-brown colour of the Martian surface. Reports suggest this observation continues to provide insights into the movement of dust and wind patterns on Mars.InSight’s Mission and RetirementThe InSight lander, which touched down in November 2018, was central to detecting Marsquakes and studying the planet’s crust, mantle, and core. NASA officially ended the mission in December…

[ad_1] Minister for Higher Education M.C. Sudhakar on Tuesday said the government was contemplating setting up a sub-committee to look into the issue of fiscal health of State-run universities and suggest measures for their fiscal empowerment.Replying to the discussion on The Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the Minister said the government was aware of the issues plaguing the financial health of universities. The sub-committee would consult experts and suggest remedial measures.On the concern raised by BJP member Hemalata Nayak on the delay in issuing marks cards by universities, the Minister said there was a…

Emirates Biotech Selects Sulzer technology to Build World’s Largest Polylactic Acid Production Facility Emirates Biotech has selected Sulzer as the technology provider for its upcoming Polylactic Acid (PLA) production plant in the United Arab Emirates. The facility will be constructed in two phases, each with an annual capacity of 80,000 tonnes, resulting in a total production capacity of 160,000 tonnes per annum. Once completed, it will be the largest PLA production facility in the world. Supporting regional and global efforts to combat plastic pollution and climate change, this volume of bioplastic  material is enough to replace approximately 3.2 billion plastic…

[ad_1] European markets opened in negative territory Tuesday as central banks take center stage this week.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened 0.4% lower with all sectors in negative territory, as well as all major European bourses.A focal point for global markets this week is the U.S. Federal Reserve’s final two-day policy meeting of the year. The meeting kicks off Tuesday, with the central bank’s monetary policy decision due Dec. 18.Traders are pricing in a 95% chance of a quarter-point cut Wednesday, according to CME Group’s Fed Watch tool. Investors will also be looking out for clues to future policy moves from…

Neste Introduces Co-processed Renewable Neste RE feedstock for the Polymers and Chemicals Industry Neste complements its offering of more sustainable feedstock for polymers and chemicals production with co-processed Neste RE, a complementary solution to existing renewable and recycled Neste RE Thanks to the use of renewable raw materials in the production of Neste RE, the product has a smaller carbon footprint than conventional fossil feedstock commonly used in the chemicals industry Neste expands its offering for the polymers and chemicals industry by introducing a co-processed renewable feedstock under its established Neste RE™ brand. By co-processing renewable raw materials such as…

[ad_1] A person receives blood sugar test. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Aimed at facilitating advanced research on diabetes, the variations of the Indian type and other related disorders, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in collaboration with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) has set up the country’s first diabetes biobank.This repository of population-based biological samples established in Chennai will gather, process, store and distribute biospecimens to assist scientific studies.Chairman of MDRF V. Mohan said the process of setting up the biobank started around some years ago. “A plethora of blood samples of different types of diabetes in…

[ad_1] OUTCRY: Opposition politicians protest against EVMs at Maharashtra assembly’s Nagpur session on Monday. NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of J&K CM Omar Abdullah questioning Congress for its inconsistent stance on EVMs, another INDIA bloc partner, TMC, has disengaged itself from the leading opposition party’s carping against the voting machines.”People who raise questions on EVMs should go and show a demo to EC. If work is done properly at the time of EVM randomisation and people at the booth verify during mock polls and counting, then I don’t think there is any substance to these allegations,” TMC MP Abhishek…