Last Sunday, Roach, her husband, and their nine children were swimming near the East Avenue boat launch, when they noticed a strange sighting.
PM Narendra Modi launched 109 varieties of high-yielding, climate-resilient crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute. This included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. Modi discussed the importance of these varieties for improving agriculture and encouraged krishi vigyan kendras to inform farmers about the benefits of using these new seeds.
Telecom companies have pushed for regulators to bring communication apps like WhatsApp into regulatory licensing. They supported the idea for a single Unified Services Authorisation to simplify telecom regulations. Industry bodies had mixed reactions, with some cautioning against structural changes and others urging expansion of ISP license scope.
BEML Ltd anticipated significant revenue from its rail, metro, and defence segments. It aimed to boost Vande Bharat and metro train exports by next year. Currently at 4%, BEML sought to push exports to 10% of revenue. The company had reorganized its operations to streamline growth and focused on profitability improvements.
Trai has requested clarifications from the government regarding backhaul spectrum allocation as per the new Telecommunications Act. The regulator had proposed different options, including auctions, for spectrum allocation. The telecom operators are divided, with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea favoring administrative allocation, while Reliance Jio supports auctions. The Department of Telecommunications had earlier suggested auctioning the E and V bands.
Reflections on an Olympic Games to remember in Paris
The government and banks sought advice from attorney general R Venkataramani to regain public sector banks' power to issue look-out circulars against defaulters. Consultations with stakeholders and potential legal amendments are underway. Courts have previously ruled against banks issuing LOCs independently. A swift resolution is expected by involving the banking regulator, RBI, and possibly the Supreme Court.
Watch a montage of every medal won by Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Compassion is a profound virtue and meditative practice that goes beyond mere feelings of warmth and goodwill. It involves allowing ourselves to deeply feel the pain and vulnerability that all living beings experience. True compassion means not only being aware of this suffering but also responding to it with genuine actions aimed at alleviating it and enhancing the well-being of others. It is about actively seeking to lessen suffering and improve the lives of those around us.
Kraftwerk's 1978 track 'The Man-Machine' seamlessly combined electronic music with futuristic themes, using synthesizers and vocoders to create a unique sound. The minimalistic repetition of the word 'machine' hinted at technological advancements and the future of human-machine integration. This groundbreaking work remains relevant and influential in the realm of AI and music.
No racing this weekend so catching up on reports.Thought we should get the Spa 6 Hour thread up and running. Myself and MG David will compete for the last time in Gilbert.Its all getting too professional and expensive but we will enjoy our run at...
The 2024 Paris Games have seen a luxury touch from Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, part of luxury fashion entering the sports world.
Breakdancing debuted in the Olympics, referred to as 'breaking,' with Japan's Ami Yuasa and Canada's Philip Kim winning gold. This inclusion raised questions among both street dancers and enthusiasts about its necessity as an Olympic sport. There are comparisons to other dance forms, suggesting increasing inclusivity in the Olympic roster.
Charles, 75, and Camilla, 77, were heading to Crathie Kirk - a regular place of worship for the royal family while staying at their summer residence in Scotland.
This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.
Leigh beat Hull with a strong second-half display to sustain their hopes of making the Super League play-offs.
UPDATE 2:17 p.m. ET: Boston Red Sox veteran left-hander James Paxton was removed from Sunday’s series finale against the Houston Astros due to a right calf strain, per the team. Original story: BOSTON — The Red Sox’s pitching staff was dealt another blow Sunday. Veteran left-hander James Paxton had to be helped off the field […]
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Proximity to natural gas lines could become just as desirable for datacenter operators as high-speed fiber-optic networks as they scramble to satiate AI's ever growing thirst for power.…
Graeme McDowell is suspended by LIV Golf for one tournament for violating the circuit's anti-doping policy.
A Patriots rookie quarterback stole the show Thursday night, but it wasn’t New England’s first-round selection. Joe Milton, like Drake Maye, saw limited playing time in the Patriots’ preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. But unlike Maye, Milton managed to dazzle at Gillette Stadium and prompted fans to get excited about his NFL potential. The […]
Exxaro Resources has blamed low offtake of coal volumes by Eskom and depressed prices for the expected fall in its earnings for the half-year period to June, though it expects a higher contribution from its wind energy business in the second-half of the year.
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By Zingiswa Losi
On Friday, we honoured the 68th anniversary of the heroic march to the Union Buildings by more than 20 000 women during the darkest days of apartheid. While it was sparked by the pass laws and the dream to be free in one’s own land, equally important was the desire to earn a living wage, and improve the lives of one’s children and families.
Without a doubt, we have made great progress as a nation since the democratic breakthrough of 1994, and the coming to power of ANC-led governments. Читать дальше...
The Red Meat Producers Organisation (RPO) has called for South Africa to also consider some meat products to be included in the zero VAT list alongside individually quick frozen (IQF) chicken portions to drive affordable food for consumers in South Africa.
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Edward West and Tawanda Karombo
Jubilee Metals, diversified metals producer with operations in South Africa and Zambia, has started operations at its Roan upgrade project in Zambia, adding processing capacity and flexibility to the already operating Roan milling and flotation sections.
Jubilee is involved in copper in Zambia as well as chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) in South Africa. The upgrade of the Roan project located in Zambia has added more processing capacity and flexibility... Читать дальше...
EDWARD WEST
edward.west@inl.co.za
GLOBAL speciality paper, pulp and packaging group Sappi anticipates earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the three months to September 30 to be above that of the same period last year in spite of rising costs and only a modest global economic recovery.
This was after it reported a whopping 80% increase in earnings to 9 US cents (R1.69) for the third quarter to June 30, compared with 5 US cents at the same time a year before. Читать дальше...
