New Delhi’s air quality hit a ‘severe’ level for the first time this season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 418 on Wednesday. A worker walks across a railway track amid fog, in New Delhi, Wednesday, November 13, 2024. (PTI Photo) As the pollution worsens in New Delhi, experts at the COP29 climate summit … Read more
Wind turbines in Punniyavalanpuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Image: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Vedanta to invest $500 million in hi-tech display glass unit Vedanta Limited is planning to invest close to $500 million in its group company, AvanStrate Inc (ASI), a display glass manufacturer, to strengthen its R&D, product lineup and manufacturing capabilities … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi recorded the worst air quality in the country on Wednesday, with the AQI recorded in the “severe” category for the first time this season, even as the central pollution watchdog attributed the deterioration to an “unprecedentedly dense” fog and described it as an “episodic event”.The city’s 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded … Read more
Karthik Ramanna, Author and professor of business and public policy at University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government Karthik Ramanna is professor of business and public policy at University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, and author of The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World. In an interview with Forbes India, … Read more
Washington: Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump . A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. … Read more
Firms now demand social skills–the capacity to interact, persuade and more generally relate to others—30 percent more compared to traditional operational and administrative capabilities. Image: Shutterstock “What skills do I need to demonstrate to show that I’m ready for the next step ?” is one of the more important questions confronting a formal-economy worker periodically. … Read more
Washington: Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump . A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. … Read more
The 4B movement emerged in the mid-2010s in South Korea, against a backdrop of persistent pay disparity, entrenched gender roles, and an epidemic of cyber sex crimes and sexual violence against women. Image: Jung Yeon-Je / AFP© No dating, sex, marriage or having children with men: South Korea’s extreme feminist movement “4B” has gone … Read more
Here are 50 WhatsApp messages and quotes you can share with your loved ones on this special occasion: Children’s Day, celebrated on November 14th each year, marks the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fondly known as “Chacha Nehru.” The day is dedicated to celebrating children, their rights, and their … Read more
Sanjeev Panchal, Country President & Managing Director for AstraZeneca India; Photo: Selvaprakash Lakshmanan for Forbes India AstraZeneca has had a strong presence in the Indian market for nearly 45 years, introducing over 50 innovative medicines to date. In India, the pharma major’s focus remains on areas including biopharmaceuticals (comprising cardiovascular, renal metabolism and respiratory), oncology, immune … Read more