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Iceland whaling to be prohibited by 2024

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  • 2022-02-07 --

Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice. The northern European country, an island in the Nor Read more...

UN : China should allow ‘credible visit’ by human rights chief

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  • 2022-02-07 --

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Chinese leadership that he expects Beijing to allow the world body’s human rights chief to make a “cr Read more...

Ukraine front: Russia’s 70% troops in place

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  • 2022-02-07 --

Washington: Russia has assembled at least 70% of the military firepower it likely intends to have in place by mid-month to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a f Read more...

Air India: A name chosen through opinion poll 75 years ago

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  • 2022-02-07 --

More than 75 years ago, an opinion poll among Tata employees to choose from four names resulted in the country’s first airline company being named as ‘Air India’.

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SBI lines up 6 NPA accounts for sale, to recover Rs 406 cr

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  • 2022-02-07 --

Country’s largest lender SBI has lined up six non-performing assets (NPAs) for sale to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to recover dues of nearly Rs 406 crore.

The six NPA acco Read more...

Audi to make EVs in India

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  • 2022-02-07 --

German luxury carmaker Audi is evaluating the feasibility of producing electric vehicles locally in India while it seeks to reach threshold volumes for such a step to be successful, according to a Read more...

Switching from aerosol asthma inhaler better for you and the planet

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  • 2022-02-07 --

The current aerosol asthma inhalers we use are cheap but, because of the gases they contain, are one of the NHS’s biggest contributions to climate change. Other countries think alternatives a Read more...

US sanctions relief too little, says Iran minister

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  • 2022-02-07 --

Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday welcomed U.S. sanctions relief intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 nuclear deal, but called it insufficient.

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Air India: A name chosen through opinion poll 75 years ago

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  • 2022-02-07 --

More than 75 years ago, an opinion poll among Tata employees to choose from four names resulted in the country’s first airline company being named as ‘Air India’.

Little Read more...

RBI may retain policy rates: Experts

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  • 2022-02-07 --

In view of inflationary concerns, the Reserve Bank is likely to maintain the status quo on key policy rates in its next bimonthly economic policy, which will be the first after the presentation of Read more...

Maruti sees easing of chip woes, production to be scaled up

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  • 2022-02-07 --

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is expecting production activity to improve in the current quarter with gradual improvement in the supply of critical electronic components, Read more...

IPO-bound LIC ropes in six directors

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  • 2022-02-07 --

Ahead of the initial public offering (IPO), Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) last month appointed six independent directors on its board to meet regulatory norms of corporate governance.

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