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Jobs data: India’s unemployment rate lowest among G20 at 2%; Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya cites WEF report

India’s unemployment rate, at 2 per cent according to World Economic Forum data, is the lowest among G20 nations, Union Labour and Employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.Speaking at the signing of MoUs between the Labour Ministry and digital mentorship platform Mentor Together and classifieds site Quikr, the minister said the figure reflected how…

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SpaceX deal: Elon Musk’s firm to buy EchoStar spectrum licenses for $17 bn; Starlink expansion to get major boost

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has struck a deal worth about $17 billion with EchoStar to acquire spectrum licenses that will strengthen its Starlink satellite network.The agreement covers EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses, with up to $8.5 billion to be paid in cash and an equal amount in SpaceX stock. SpaceX will also make about $2…

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Boardroom shift: Amitabh Kant joins HCLTech board as independent director; ex-G20 Sherpa to guide strategy

Amitabh Kant (FIle photo- PTI) IT services major HCL Technologies on Monday announced the appointment of Amitabh Kant as an independent director with effect from September 8, 2025.The company said in a statutory filing that the appointment, cleared by the Board and recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, is for a term of five…

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Why have central banks’ gold purchases come down? High prices, geopolitics weigh; trend of moving away from US assets intact

Escalating prices of gold have contributed to the slowdown in gold purchases. (AI image) After aggressively buying gold in the last year, central banks around the world have now slowed down their purchases of the yellow metal. Central bank gold acquisitions have come down compared to last year, indicating a more measured stance amid global…

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Donald Trump tariff fallout: Trade tensions linger as China posts slower export growth; US shipments plunge 33%

File photo: US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping (Picture credit: AP) China’s exports expanded in August but missed forecasts, weighed down by a sharp fall in shipments to the United States despite gains in Europe and Southeast Asia, official data showed Monday.According to news agency AFP, overall exports rose 4.4% year-on-year, lower…

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AI boom may drain resources: Data centres’ water use could hit 1,068 billion litres by 2028; Morgan Stanley report flags 11x rise

Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres could emerge as major consumers of global water resources in the next few years, according to a report by Morgan Stanley. The report, as cited by news agency ANI, projected that annual water use for cooling and electricity generation may rise to around 1,068 billion litres by 2028, an 11-fold…

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