Raghuram Rajan discusses how to revitalise world economy Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has stressed the need to “revitalise the world economy” by dissecting various prevalent or growing problems across the world today. In a report published in Financial Times, Mr Rajan foresaw that a “perfect economic storm engulfs industrial countries”. While the claim may […]
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May
Jurassic World Dominion ticket bookings are now live in India — in English and Hindi; we’re waiting on Tamil and Telugu. Quietly on Monday morning, Universal Pictures India opened ticket sales for the third and final movie in the Jurassic World trilogy on ticketing partners BookMyShow and Paytm, and the official website of Cinépolis, INOX, […]
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May
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A paper published by the world’s main central bank umbrella group, the BIS, has called for individuals and firms to be given more control over the data collected on them by social media and other Big Tech firms and banks. The boom in internet-enabled mobile phones, apps and other high-tech gadgets in recent decades has […]
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With its proton beams, the newly enhanced Large Hadron Collider (LHC) set a new world record. The LHC, which is housed at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, reopened on April 22 after a planned three-year sabbatical during which the facility was upgraded. These improvements are already being put to the test, and the LHC has already […]
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World needs $1.3 trillion of incremental investment by 2030 to boost energy output, JP Morgan said LONDON: The world needs to find $1.3 trillion of incremental investment by 2030 to boost all types of energy output and infrastructure from renewables to oil and gas to avoid an energy crunch, US bank JP Morgan said in its […]
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Sri Lanka is on the brink of bankruptcy. Colombo/Washington: The World Bank is ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka and protect the vulnerable people amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, a media report on Wednesday quoted a senior official of the global lender as saying. Sri Lanka, which is on the […]
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World Bank has reduced its global growth forecast due to impact of Russia-Ukraine war The World Bank is reducing its global growth forecast for 2022 by nearly a full percentage point, to 3.2 per cent from 4.1 per cent, due to the impacts from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday. […]
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5 percent on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside the company’s virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. The overall charge comprises of 30 percent hardware platform fee for sales made through Meta Quest Store, where it sells apps and games meant for its virtual reality headsets, […]
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World Bank has cut growth forecast for India due to Ukraine crisis The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for India and the whole South Asian region on Wednesday, citing worsening supply bottlenecks and rising inflation risks caused by the Ukraine crisis. The international lender lowered its growth estimate for India, the region’s largest economy, to 8 […]
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Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game Mortal Kombat despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind. The Texas resident – who relies on sound to time punches, kicks, and dodges – is among a chorus of voices calling for better access to gaming for people with disabilities. “You […]