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August 16, 2024 8:57 PM

Global Crude Prices dip over 2%

Brent and WTI Crude trading more than two percent down in the Global Crude Market today. The Global Oil Benchmark Brent crude down nearly two and half a percent, to 79 dollars and 40 cents per barrel. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is trading nearly 3 percent down, to 75 dollars and 96 cents...

August 16, 2024 8:47 PM

Akashvani Announces Revised Broadcast Schedule

The broadcast sequence of hourly news bulletins of Akashvani will be revised, starting 18th of August at 12:00 midnight Hindi news bulletins will be broadcast first, followed by 5-minute English news bulletins. From 18th August, the Hindi bulletin will air on the hour, with the English bulletin foll...

August 16, 2024 8:45 PM

Army chief honors Neeraj Chopra and Top Army Athletes for Paris 2024 Olympics

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi today felicitated Neeraj Chopra and other Indian Army sports persons for their accomplishments at the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj Chopra, who is a Subedar Major in the Indian Army, won a silver medal in javelin, while Subedar Bommandevara Dhiraj secured fourth plac...

August 16, 2024 8:39 PM

Global Health Emergency in Pakistan; two new Mpox cases detected

Two more cases of Mpox disease were detected in Pakistan today, bringing the total to three. The report comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak a global health emergency. Pakistan reported the first suspected case o...

August 16, 2024 8:22 PM

National Coal Index Drops, indicate sufficient availability of coal in market

The National Coal Index (NCI Provisional) has shown a decline of 3.48 percent in June 2024 at 142.13 points compared to June 2023, where it was at 147.25 points. This indicates sufficient availability of coal in the market to meet the growing demands.   The impressive growth of 14.58 percent ...

August 16, 2024 8:18 PM

Government to launch ‘Kisano Ki Baat’ radio programme

The government will start a programme called Kisano Ki Baat on radio to make science accessible to farmers. It will be modeled after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly Mann Ki Baat programme on Akashvani.   Interacting with farmers in New Delhi, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Mini...

August 16, 2024 8:14 PM

Asian indices on the rise today; Nikkei Leads with 3.51% Gain

The five major Asian indices experienced gain today. Japan's Nikkei gained 3.51 percent, South Korea's Kospi increased 1.95 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.84 percent, Singapore's Straits Times index added 1.11 percent and China's Shanghai Composite Index marginally up by 0.07 percent....

August 16, 2024 8:11 PM

Sensex, Nifty traded firm and ended week’s last session

Domestic Benchmark Indices, Sensex and Nifty traded firm and ended the week's last session more than one and half a percent up today. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex zoomed 1,331 points, or 1.68 percent, to close at 80,437. The NSE Nifty advanced 397 points, or 1.65 percent, to close ...

August 16, 2024 8:09 PM

Australia and New Zealand Unite on Clean Energy Transition

Australia and New Zealand today announced joint economic and energy commitments to support the clean energy transition in the region.   Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon announced at a joint press conference that New Zealand would jo...