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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19: Dun  &amp;  Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, along with SIDBI, released SPeX (also known as the 'Green Pulse Indicator') for July-September 2024, which evaluates the perception of sustainability among MSMEs across three key dimensions: willingness, awareness, and implementation. The index revealed a 30% jump in willingness during July - September 2024 followed by awareness, which saw a 4% increase to 62; while implementation dropped 15% to 41 compared to the previous quarter. Both the willingness and awareness dimension increased, and implementation fell from the last year quarter.

MSMEs Show Growing Sustainability Awareness Amidst Persistent Challenges: SIDBI - D &amp; B SPeX

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 19: iMerit, a software-delivered AI data solutions leader, is expanding. The company has launched an Automotive AI Center of Excellence in the vibrant city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. This is a testament to the potential of the industry. According to a Nasscom report, the international market size of the automotive industry with AI is forecasted to reach a whopping $7.5 billion. The market will also grow at a rate of 21.5% CAGR by 2028, which will be a revolution in the industry.

iMerit launches Automotive AI Center of Excellence in Coimbatore

The government on Thursday said coal-based power generation rose 3.87 per cent in the April-October period of the current fiscal year.
"...there was a significant growth of 3.87 per cent in coal-based power generation from April 2024 to October 2024 compared to the same period last year," the coal ministry said in a statement.
The ministry further said the imports for blending purposes by thermal power plants dropped 19.5 per cent during the same period.
This decline emphasises the country's commitment to achieve self-sufficiency in coal production and reducing reliance on imports.
"Increase in coal import for power sector is attributed to the import of coal by imported coal-based power plants (designed to utilise imported coal only) i.e. 30.04 MT during this period, up from 21.71 MT, reaching a growth of 38.4 per cent in the corresponding timeframe last year," it said.
Coal imports during April-October period of the current fiscal year dropped 3.1 per cent to 149.39 million tonne

Coal

Sukumar directed "Pushpa 2: The Rule" has earned ₹973 crore net in India in just two weeks. The movie was released in theatres on December 5, 2024

Pushpa 2

Hitting out at Congress for "failing" to address the unemployment issue during its decades in power, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil on Thursday claimed that the initiatives taken by the BJP-led NDA government has reduced brain drain of the youth.
Addressing a press conference, Patil said now even those who went abroad are returning and contributing to the nation's progress.
Responding to a question, the Union minister alleged that the challenges faced by the nation today are a direct result of the Congress' inability to deliver during its 70-year tenure.
"The Modi government has been in power for 10 years. What did they (Congress) do in the 70 years before that?
"If they had worked properly, Modi ji wouldn't have to make so much effort now," Patil remarked.
He also pointed to the government's free foodgrain distribution scheme for 80 crore people, saying, "Today, the need to distribute 5 kg of free food grains wouldn't have arisen. The fact that 80 crore people still require 

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Markets Today LIVE: Markets in India are likely to come under heavy pressure on Thursday, following the significant decline on Wall Street after the US Fed's hawkish commentary about future rate cuts

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The key benchmarks - Sensex, Nifty faced another bear attack on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex crashing 1,162 points or 1.44 per cent to its intraday low of 79020

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Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya questions excess recovery claims, seeks relief from authorities

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain February 11, 2020. (REUTERS/File Photo)

Analysts believe the largely expected adjustment is a bid by the Fed to nudge cash out of a facility that's widely viewed as a proxy for excessive liquidity in the financial system

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Dhaka has been behind on payments to Adani Power since supply started in July 2023

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NPAs were recorded at a modest Rs 14.7 crore at the end of FY19, at a time when the P2P lending segment was still in its nascent stage

The Indian Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) industry has shown strong resilience amid global headwinds and achieved impressive growth. Credit growth has remained robust, and non-performing assets (NPAs) have reduced to multi-year low

On Thursday, the Billboard Music Awards awarded the year's most listed albums, artists, song producers, and songwriters based on the sales metrics and streaming it gained an entire year

Taylor Swift

As many as 17.49 lakh members of retirement fund body EPFO have applied for the option to contribute on their actual (higher) basic pay for eventually getting higher pension after an apex court order in November 2022, Parliament was informed on Monday.
Presently, these applicants are either contributing or contributed on fixed threshold of Rs 15,000 per month, irrespective of their higher actual basic wages.
"In implementation of the judgement on November 4, 2022 passed by Supreme Court, an online facility was provided by EPFO, wherein total 17.49 lakh applications for Validation of Option/Joint Options were successfully submitted by the applicants," stated Minister state of Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlaje.
On November 4, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of existing employees being able to opt for a higher pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995.
The Employee Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95), which the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) ...

EPFO

India has 1,065 large dams that are between 50 and 100 years old while 224 are over a century old, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Monday.
There are a total of 6,138 constructed and 143 under-construction dams in the country.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said the government enacted the Dam Safety Act, 2021 to address the challenges posed by ageing dams and to prevent disasters arising from dam failures.
He said dams, apart from serving irrigation and power generation purposes, play a significant role in mitigating floods.
According to the National Register of Large Dams (NRLD-2023 edition), compiled jointly by the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and CWC, there are 6,138 constructed and 143 under construction dams which aggregate to a total of 6,281 large dams.
Of these numbers, only 224 dams are more than 100 years old and there are 1065 large dams which are 50 to 100 years old.
Choudhary said the governm

water body, dam, reservoir

Allu Arjun's movie is showing no sign of stopping and has emerged as the most successful movie post covid. Released on December 5, the movie minted Rs 1414 crore within 12 days of its release

On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi honoured Indian soldiers whose sacrifices secured victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war, leading to the liberation of Bangladesh

1971 Surrender pic India Pakistan

Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said.
According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version on the statements made.
The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.
"The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The details and particulars have been called from the high court and the matter is under consideration," an official statement had said.
According to the established norm, a judge, against whom a report is sought by the apex court collegium on any controversial issue from the high court concerned, is given opportunity to 

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The shift will comprise women employees for all the mining activities of the shift, including heavy earth-moving machinery

Tata Steel, Tata

The policies of the first decade-and-a half of planned development are better characterised as Nehruvian Humanism

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To counter China's trade dominance and boost US manufacturing and jobs, a strategy beyond high tariffs is essential

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