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Legislatures being reduced to disruptive platforms: VP Naidu in Hyderabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jun 9 (ANI): Voicing concern about political discourse in India reaching a 'new low', Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the country's legislatures, instead of becoming effective forums of debate, are being reduced to "disruptive platforms."
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Stocks end in the green after volatile session, pharma stocks slide
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices oscillated between gains and losses on Friday, a day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) marginally reduced key interest rates and serious funding challenges appeared to cripple non-bank financial institutions.
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IMF urges policymakers to consider rising power of big successful companie
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 7 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that rising power of big successful companies across the world could lower capital investment, weaken productivity and reduce people's take-home pay.
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Researchers discover sensors which can detect food spoilage
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 6 (ANI): A recent study discovered new sensors which could help in detecting food spoilage and reduce wastage of food for supermarkets and consumers.
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Stocks plunge despite RBI rate cut, financials under pressure
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were dragged down by financial stocks in afternoon trade on Thursday even though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent in its second bi-monthly monetary policy meet of fiscal
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Andhra Pradesh: Narrow escape for passengers as bus catches fire in Kurnoo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): A private Yellow Travels bus heading from Hyderabad to Bangalore was engulfed in fire and reduced to ashes near Enugumarri village of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning. All the 20 passengers made a quick escape bef
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Swachh Bharat helped reduce groundwater contamination, says UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The 'Swachh Bharat' initiative of the Narendra Modi government has led to a reduction in the contamination of groundwater, a UNICEF study has observed.
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Growth rates in low-income countries below mark to reduce poverty: World B
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): Growth rates in low-income countries are expected to rise to 6 per cent in 2020 from 5.4 per cent this year, but that is still not enough to substantially reduce poverty, according to the World Bank (WB).
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This World Environment Day, pledge to reduce your plastic footprint
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 4 (ANI): Since 1950, humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics and most of that synthetic material still exists on our planet.
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Improvements in water quality could off-set climate change impact on river
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 4 : A study by Cardiff University's Water Research Institute and the University of Vermont has suggested that the ecological impact of climate change on rivers could be minimised by improving the quality of water.
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RBI tweaks exposure framework for banks, introduces economic inter-depende
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made changes in guidelines on large exposures framework for banks to reduce the concentration of risk and align them with global norms.
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IATA calls on governments to reduce carbon emissions, leverage digital tec
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 3 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as agreed through the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
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