‘Ministers don’t manufacture data’: Goyal hits out at critics for questioning GDP figures

NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday slammed the opposition and former finance secretary Subhash Garg for casting doubts over the latest GDP figures released by the government, saying that those who want to see India as “a dead economy” will fail repeatedly.While talking to reporters, Goyal said that “ministers don’t manufacture data” and…

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In 2019, US researchers added fluorescent dye to a Pennsylvania mine-water wetland and flew 12 drone missions; a system designed for 29-hour retention held water for only 4.65 hours

Visual observations indicated a retention time of about 61 minutes in Cell 3 and 66 minutes in Cell 4. Monastery Run Wetland 1, near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was built in 1997-1998 as a passive treatment system for several discharges from an abandoned underground mine. Adequate retention time for iron removal from mine water before discharge to…

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Uber Job Cuts: Uber lays off 3,300 employees as it restructures for faster growth

File photo: An Uber logo is displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco (Picture credit: AP) Uber Technologies will cut about 3,300 jobs, representing roughly 10% of its global workforce, as part of a major restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and reallocating resources towards its core ride-hailing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.The job cuts…

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Kalyan Silks’ Rs 1,500 Onam offer ad ruled misleading; consumer court orders Rs 31,500 payout

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Kerala has directed Kalyan Silks to pay Rs 1,500 to a customer after finding that its Onam promotional advertisement gave the misleading impression that customers spending Rs 3,000 would get shopping benefits worth Rs 1,500. The commission also awarded Rs 25,000…

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In 1998, researchers built 12 reefs off Miami Beach using limestone, concrete and concrete mixed with waste tyre chips; divers later counted 97,826 fish from 146 species

A hybrid artificial reef structure (Representational photo from a 2023 study- University of Miami) In 1998, researchers put 12 artificial reefs off Miami Beach to see how different materials would affect marine life. Over the next three years, divers recorded 97,826 fish from 146 species around the reefs. The study was published in the journal…

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In 1940, Nazis seized a 3-inch painting from a Jewish collector in Vienna; 86 years later, Austria returned it to his heir in Minnesota

An 1847 painting made by a not-so-popular artist wouldn’t have much historical or monetary value for most. But to Jackie Sondell, whose three grandparents died in the Holocaust, it’s a priceless family heirloom. The Austrian deputy consul general in the Twin Cities, from his posting in New York, lifted the top off a cardboard box…

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Disha Salian death case: Bombay high court orders CBI probe into death of Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian | Mumbai News

The HC said a senior officer of the CBI to conduct the probe. MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday pronounced its judgment in the Disha Salian case and directed registration of a first information report (FIR) for her June 8, 2020 death at a suburban Malad building in Mumbai.The Bombay HC appointed a senior officer…

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