BUSINESS

Govt exploring possibilities of investing in lithium mines in Argentina, Australia
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According to top sources, the joint venture company of union mines ministry, Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL), which consists of National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) and Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Ltd, is exploring opportunities for investment in lithium mines in Argentina and Australia.
Pakistan facing real danger of defaulting on its debt: Analysis
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There is a real danger that nuclear-armed Pakistan with a population of nearly 230 million people may be unable to meet its external debt obligations -- which will trigger a sovereign default, it said. If Pakistan ultimately defaults, there will be a cascade of disruptive effects. Crucially, Pakistan's imports could be disrupted.
India received 6.19 mn foreign tourists in 2022
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There were 10.93 million FTAs in India during the pre-pandemic year 2019. The Tourism Industry has shown good signs of revival after Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Tourism under its Schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan', PRASHAD' and Assistance to Central Agencies, provides central financial assistance.
LG Electronics' Q1 profit down 23% on sluggish demand
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The South Korean tech company estimated its first-quarter operating profit at 1.49 trillion won ($1.1 billion), down 22.9 per cent from a year earlier. Sales decreased 2.6 per cent to 20.41 trillion won. The data for net income was not available.The operating profit, however, was 20.7 per cent higher than the average estimate, according to a survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency.
Consumer rights body asks Sitharaman to probe Rario biz which counts Sachin Tendulkar as strategic investor
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Bejon Kumar Mishra, Managing Trustee, Consumer Online Foundation said in the letter to Sitharaman that as per its official website, Rario refers to itself as the world's first and largest licensed digital cricket collectible platform, dedicated to bringing the fans closer to the sport like never before. In reality, Rario is an NFT and Cryptocurrency platform, a fact which is not obvious to a visitor to their website.
Public Cloud services market in Asia-Pacific to reach $154 bn in 2026
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IDC expects the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) Public Cloud market will grow at a year-over-year (YoY) rate in 2022 at 25.9 per cent in comparison to 36.3 per cent in 2021, as cloud migration continues to accelerate. However, the YoY growth rates will slow down, beginning from 2023 with a YoY growth of 24.1 per cent, to 21.4 per cent in 2026.
US-based firms sack over 2.7 lakh employees in Q1, up nearly 400%
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In March alone, employers announced 89,703 cuts in March, up 15 per cent from the 77,770 announced in February, according to the report by global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It is up 319 per cent from the 21,387 cuts announced in the same month in 2022. "March's total marks the third time this year when cuts were higher than the corresponding month a year earlier," the findings showed.
74% of Indians concerned about their personal financial situation: Report
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According to the 2023 PwC Global Consumer Insights Pulse report, most Indian consumers expect to reduce their expenditure across all surveyed categories over the next six months, a significant decline in planned spend across all categories since the previous pulse survey in June 2022.
Coal production rises 12% to 107.84 million tonnes in March 2023
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As per the provisional data released by coal ministry, during March 2023, Coal India Ltd (CIL), Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and captive mines among others registered a growth of 4.06 per cent, 8.53 per cent and 81.35 per cent respectively.
27,000 ckm of power transmission lines to be added by 2024-25: Government
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India has a robust National Grid grid which facilitates seamless power transfer from the resource rich areas to major load centres of the country with reliability & security. Power can be transferred from surplus regions/states to deficit regions/states.
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