The photographs of trashed flowers still haunt florists. In 2020, when much of the world went into lockdown because of the pandemic, many flower farms’ crops were discarded. Since no one knew what was going to happen, new crops were not planted as usual. Now, because of pandemic-related supply chain challenges, labor shortages and poor … Read more
NASA will host a media call at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 10, to discuss the science and technology demonstrations bound for the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft on the company’s 17th commercial resupply mission. Source link
Indian arms of companies from France, Netherlands would now not be eligible for low tax rate of 5% while remitting dividends to their overseas parents. India’s apex direct taxes body Thursday said taxpayers from these countries cannot apply the benefits available under tax treaties with entered into by India with Columbia, Slovenia making use of … Read more
Currently 9,05,696 people are in home quarantine and 2,610 people in institutional quarantine. Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 15,252 new coronavirus cases and 75 fatalities, the state health department said.No Omicron infection was reported during the day. The state has so far reported 3,334 infections of the Omicron variant. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 77,68,800, and … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said no communal riots broke out during his tenure, while they had almost doubled from previous regime during the government of the Samajwadi Party. He accused the previous government of indulging in “Bandar baat” (favouritism) in the name of development. Presenting a five year report card of … Read more
If it’s Yogi Adityanath for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, it’s Sangeet Singh Som in the critical western region of the poll-bound state, both hardcore Hindutva leaders and both Rajputs. For Som, however, the magic might be waning this time with his brand of communal politics unable to penetrate the mobilisation of caste in the … Read more
The member of the British Parliament who proposed the changes to the law, Richard Holden, spoke of being “tipped over the edge” after a radio story almost two years ago made him aware of these two inextricably linked practices that predominantly affect immigrant women in the United Kingdom. “I couldn’t believe it was still happening … Read more
Waves of employee resignation have hit the United Kingdom and European Union just as hard as U.S., and employers are responding by making offers job seekers simply can’t refuse. Image: iStockphoto/Pixsooz As U.S. resignation rates continue to climb, reaching all-time highs by last report, employers in the U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland have taken … Read more
Feb. 3, 2022 PepsiCo has added a hemp-infused energy drink to its RockStar Energy line. The drink will be called Unplugged and besides having hemp, it won’t have as much caffeine as other RockStar Energy drinks, PepsiCo said in a news release. Hemp oil, also known as hemp seed oil, is made from hemp, a … Read more
The business confidence has remained buoyant in the third quarter of the current financial year, though the pace of rise was moderated by a spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases in December 2021, said economic think-tank NCAER. Business sentiments recovered in the October-December quarter of 2021-22 as compared to those prevailing in the July-September … Read more