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  • Chinese firm to develop huge Bolivian lithium deposit

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    London, Jan 21 A giant Chinese battery company, Catl, has won a bidding process to develop Bolivia's huge lithium reserves. The ultra-light metal is used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, production of which is expected to soar as fossil fuels are phased out, the BBC reported. Bolivian President Luis Arce ...
  • Jeff Bezos makes a rare visit at Washington Post amid layoffs fears

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    New York, Jan 20 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare appearance at The Washington Post headquarters amid layoff fears at the publishing giant that has been battling declining ad revenue and stalled online subscription growth, the media reported. According to a report in The New York Times, Bezos, who ...
  • Maharashtra to sign 21 MoUs worth Rs 1.40 lakh crore at Davos WEF

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    Davos/Mumbai, Jan 16 Setting the state on an ambitious journey of a $1 trillion economy, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is all set to sing 21 MoUs worth Rs 1.40 lakh crore, intended to create over 66,500 jobs in the next five years, officials said here on Monday. The MoUs ...
  • ‘Tesla is constantly improving Model S,’ says chief designer

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    San Francisco, Jan 16 Elon-musk owned Tesla's chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, has revealed in an interview that the company is constantly improving its Model S. In a recent interview with Ryan McCaffrey's podcast, Ride The Lightning, Holzhausen said that it felt like he was working on the Model S ...
  • Great opportunity to look at sectors like green hydrogen: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

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    New Delhi, Jan 13 G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Friday said it is a great opportunity to look at sunrise sectors like green hydrogen development and mobile phone manufacturing with India holding the presidency of the G20 grouping. "The stars are aligned in favour of India," he said while referring ...
  • US could default on its debt as soon as June

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    Washington, Jan 14 The US Treasury Department said the country could default on its debt as soon as June. The US will reach the debt limit on January 19 on January 19 and then "extraordinary measures" will need to be taken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote in a letter to ...
  • Vadodara-based WardWizard unveils electric scooter ‘Mihos’

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    Greater Noida, Jan 12 Vadodara-based electric scooter manufacturer, WardWizard, on Thursday launched two-wheeler 'Mihos', built with poly dicyclopentadiene material (PDCPD), at the Auto Expo 2023 here. The company said that designed and developed by it, Mihos is a retro-style electric scooter and equipped with advanced technology, and user-friendly features with ...
  • World’s richest person Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior

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    London, Jan 11 Bernard Arnault, the worlds richest person, has appointed his daughter Delphine to run Christian Dior, the second-biggest brand in his LVMH luxury goods empire, according to a media report. Arnault, 73, is the chief executive, chair and majority shareholder of the group, which owns a swathe of ...
  • Hershey sued in US over metal in dark chocolate claim

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    New York, Dec 30 Chocolate and cocoa products company Hershey has been sued in the US over claims the firm is selling products containing harmful levels of metal, a media report said. The lawsuit brought by Christopher Lazazzaro alleges that the firm misled consumers by failing to disclose the quantities ...
  • Yogi govt to rate FPOs on performance

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    Lucknow, Dec 30 For the first time, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will rate the Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) on the basis of their performance and facilitate them accordingly. The rating, a state government spokesman said, would induce competitiveness amongst the FPOs -- the organisations of farm producers ...