Meesho shares gained 5.5% on Monday, October 12, to close in on it fresh all-time high after the company said its mega blockbuster sale’s day 1 orders opened with 75% growth compared to the year-ago period, as festive demand scaled across India. Meesho, in an exchange filing over the weekend, said orders crossed 75,000 a…
A massive rock avalanche, possibly involving glacial ice, may have triggered Sunday’s destructive flash flood in Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki valley after debris temporarily blocked a river, preliminary scientific assessments suggested.The disaster, which left five people missing and damaged houses, bridges and hydropower infrastructure, occurred 46 days after Rasuwa avalanche on Aug 26, less than 100km…
NEW DELHI: Govt Monday announced establishment of a high-level committee within a week to address the grievances of sugarcane farmers over discrepancies in sugar recovery, weighment and payments. The announcement was made at a meeting chaired by agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan which was attended by farmers from Maharashtra and Karnataka.Chouhan and food minister Pralhad…
After 18 years without sightings, 13 white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) have been released into Piedras Blancas National Park in southern Costa Rica as part of a conservation project to restore the species. Its disappearance left a gap in the rainforest’s food chain, disrupting the ecological balance. To address this, Osa Conservation is working with the…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday urged domestic steel producers to focus on decarbonisation and boosting domestic production of specialty steel to reduce dependence on imports.Addressing the World Steel Association General Assembly here, the FM mentioned that govt has introduced the PLI scheme for specialty steel, with an approved outlay of Rs 6,300…
The World Surf League (WSL) announced over the weekend that it had provisionally suspended a competitor from its Championship Tour following allegations it characterized as being of a “deeply serious nature.” Alan Cleland Jr’s next scheduled appearance was expected to come at Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. (X @WSL) The organization did not publicly identify the…
Real estate developer Puravankara on Monday, October 12, said it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for a 12.76-acre land parcel in Sathanur, North Bengaluru, with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of ₹2,500 crore. The proposed residential development will have a saleable area of approximately 1.90 million square feet, the company said in…
NEW DELHI: The challenge of regulating a satellite internet service controlled by a foreign operator is a key concern for Indian authorities as Elon Musk continues to target govt, alleging that Mukesh Ambani’s influence over it has been the main factor behind the SpaceX-run Starlink, owned by him, not being given a licence to offer…
NEW DELHI: Over 3.85 lakh appeals and complaints were pending across 28 information commissions as of June 30 this year. Moreover, 14 commissions have an estimated waiting time of 1 year or more to dispose of a matter. These findings are part of the ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India 2025-26’…
Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser has set another record, drawing 2,406 runners and walkers and raising nearly $407,000 for cancer research and patient care. The Oct. 1 event surpassed the previous year’s fundraising and participation records, according to Wake Forest News, while the university’s Hit the Bricks website and Office of Civic…
