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11-year-old Kerala girl develops unique eye scanning app that uses AI

She clarified that so far, her app, Ogler Eyescan only works on iPhone 10 and above with iOS 16+

Include coarse grain in diet of children under PM POSHAN scheme: Parl Panel

The PM Poshan scheme benefits about 11.80 crore children in the country studying in 11.20 lakh government and government-aided schools

First batch of 2,585 Agniveers graduate after four months of training

Rajya Sabha MP PT Usha, a noted former athlete, and cricketer Mithali Raj were present at the historic programme. Among those passing out were 272 female Agniveers

BJP only pan-India party today amidst family-run political outfits: PM Modi

Addressing an event PM attributed the BJP's rise from a small political outfit to the world's biggest one to the dedication and sacrifices made by party workers

Sebi relaxes FPI onboarding norms but gaps remain in framework, say experts

Anomalies seen in time period for reporting material changes

India has potential to be world's skill capital: Rural Development Minister

The RTD (Recruit, Train & Deploy) model has been developed to address the needs of the Industry on one hand and ensuring sustainable placement for rural youths

Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal seen without turban in fresh CCTV footage

The undated CCTV footage, said to be from a market in Delhi, showed the fugitive walking down a street wearing dark glasses. Behind him, Papalpreet Singh could be seen walking with a bag

G20: Working group meet calls for paperless international trade

An official statement said digitalisation of international trade could be an effective solution towards achieving cost reduction in trade and trade finance

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Warburg sells 2.3% stake in Kalyan Jewellers, mops up Rs 257 crore

PE major's holding in the Thrissur-based gold retailer falls to 24.06% from 26.36%; Shares of Kalyan Jewellers dip 9.1% to end at Rs 107.9 on the NSE

Goods, services exports to cross $760 bn in FY23:, says Piyush Goyal

The minister also said the FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) with the UAE and Australia have been welcomed by the industry

Hiring intent for manufacturing, services sector up 10% in Q1FY24: Report

Industries around the world, including those in India, have been severely affected by the current global unrest, which has resulted in large-scale layoffs and hiring freeze

India, UK scientists collaborate on SMART early warning flood alert system

As a result of climate change, flash floods are becoming more frequent and damaging to the lives and property of vulnerable people

WHO's group of experts on immunisation updates Covid vaccination guidance

The guidance newly considers the cost-effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccination for those at lower risk like healthy children and adolescents compared to other health interventions

EPFO marginally raises interest rate on PF deposits to 8.15% for FY23

Not enough to meet rising inflation, say some quarters; EPFO likely to distribute Rs 90,000 cr to members' accounts, on a total principal amount of Rs 11 trn

Renewable energy needs to be ramped up to meet global climate goals

Governments agreed in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit the global temperature rise to 2 C (3.6 F) ideally no more than 1.5 C above pre-industrial averages

Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to side-view mirror issue

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the vehicles don't comply with the necessary rear visibility requirements

Export ban on wheat to continue; record output likely: FCI CMD

Wheat production will not be affected due to recent rains, confident of achieving the output target, he added

Urea imports to fall in FY23, 7.4 mn tonne imported till March 24: Govt

Urea imports stood at 91.36 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 fiscal, 98.28 lakh tonnes in 2020-21, 91.23 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 and 74.81 lakh tonnes in 2018-19

Industry majors welcome Irdai move to remove cap on agent commissions

Insurance regulator has replaced earlier cap on commission payments with overall cap on expenses; move is seen to provide more flexibility to insurers in managing their expenses