NTPC has rolled out a four-week long empowerment programme for underprivileged girls in Assam to train 40 minors in different skills. The programme — Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) — is being conducted by the power major across the country since 2018 and was launched in Assam for the first time. “We have shortlisted 40 girls […]
In the second major incident of drug bust from Gujarat’s Mundra port in one year, the state anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized Rs 350 crore worth heroin in a joint-operation after container from the Middle-East was intercepted by the agencies at the port owned by the Adani […]
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday morning issued a nowcast warning for Maharashtra’s Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli and Kolhapur districts, predicting moderate to intense rainfall at isolated places in next 3 to 4 hours. A nowcast is a prediction made by analysis of data currently available. The IMD has also issued a similar warning for […]
Recent research has revealed over half of employees believe their employer should offset some of the rising cost of living. The data, which was uncovered as part of a 1,000 employee survey, revealed many would relish the opportunity to make savings on their frequent hot drink purchases during their commutes, with almost two-fifths agreeing they […]
Frank Ha, chief executive officer of Tianqi Lithium Corp., discusses the company’s stock listing in Hong Kong, its strategy and outlook. Tianqi raised about HK$13.5 billion ($1.7 billion) after pricing its second listing at the top of a marketed range, cementing the Asian financial hub’s largest share sale this year. The Chengdu-based company raised 735 […]
Britons’ confidence in the economy has fallen for a seventh consecutive month, adding to mounting signs of squeezed spending leading to a recession this year. A monthly index of economic sentiment compiled by YouGov, the pollster, and the Centre for Economic and Business Research fell by 1.2 points last month to its lowest since August […]
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.5% and said the central bank will continue to tighten policy “at pace” until it’s sure inflation is contained. Kathleen Hays and Yvonne Man report on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
While most workers spend July counting down the days to their holidays, arable farmers spend these weeks anxiously watching their crops — and the weather forecast — ahead of the harvest. However this year the anxiety is building. Dry weather and soaring fuel and fertiliser costs mean that the yield and margins on the crops […]
Twitter Inc. sued Elon Musk over his abandoned $44 billion takeover bid. The San Francisco-based social-media platform is now asking a judge to force the billionaire to follow through on his offer. Jef Feeley reports on Bloomberg Television.
The Bank of Korea stepped up its battle against inflation now running at a 23-year high. The central bank raised its key interest rate by a half-percentage point to 2.25% on Wednesday. It’s its biggest increase since rates became the BOK’s primary monetary tool in the late 1990s. Min Joo Kang, senior economist at ING, […]