-Livemint.com Top packaged consumer goods companies had also flagged slowing rural demand in the December quarter, citing inflationary pressures NEW DELHI: Top honchos of large fast moving consumer goods companies have flagged slowdown in rural demand in the March quarter, citing high inflation across products and commodities. Analysts Manoj Menon, Aniket Sethi, and Karan Bhuwania at brokerage ICICI Securities interviewed chief executive officers of companies such as Marico Ltd., Dabur India, and Tata...
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ICICI Bank official summoned as COVID orphans face eviction over loan dues -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights issues notice to official as bank moves to attach house The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued summons to a senior official at ICICI Bank as four children stare at the possibility of losing their home over repayment of a loan taken by their parents, both of whom died last year during the second wave of the pandemic. “The...
More »'Now or never’: Scientists warn window to avoid 1.5 degree C rise in temp closing, call for drastic action -Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.in A report found that the world can afford to emit just 500 billion tonnes of CO2 from 2020 onwards. However, 50–80% of emissions from fossil fuels could still be avoided with currently available technologies, the report said. As the world suffers the catastrophic impact of climate change, scientists said that the window to avoid 1.5 degrees Celsius is fast closing unless drastic actions are taken. The Working Group-III of the Intergovernmental Panel...
More »After Hottest March in 122 Years, No Respite Yet for Delhi, Northwest India -Aathira Perinchery
-The Wire Science * Northwest India is setting new records for heat. Places in this belt including Delhi witnessed the hottest March since 1901, with an average maximum temperature of 30.73º C. * On April 2, maximum temperatures ranged between 41-42º C over India’s northwest including Rajasthan; it was 4-6º C above normal in Delhi. * As per the India Meteorological Department, heat waves will continue over areas including south Haryana, Delhi and...
More »Six takeaways from IPCC AR6 Report: Long-term benefits of cutting emissions today outweigh costs -Avantika Goswami
-Down to Earth The report provides an exhaustive list of solutions across the energy, buildings, transport, land and industrial sectors which show that it is possible to cut emissions quickly and cheaply The United Nations’ climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the third instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) April 4, 2022. The report prepared by the IPCC Working Group III (WG-III) focuses on the mitigation...
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