J&K Council chief taps Pune firms for limestone, marble miningThe Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council Chairman has informally invited Pune companies to explore the possibility of extracting marble and limestone in Kargil district which has vast reserves of these natural stones.Haji Anayat Ali, who hails from Kargil ... Business Standard, 2 months ago |
Goa: Traffic jam ensue as workers protest demanding renewal of mining licensesA massive traffic jam ensued as protests by mining workers continued on Monday, demanding renewal of mining licences.With the traffic mess continuing and agitators refusing to budge, Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar went to the Mandovi Bridge, where the ... Business Standard, 1 month ago
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Goa's mining industry body warns of lay-offs; seeks govt clarityGoa's mining industry body GMOEA today sought clarity from the government on the commencement of mining operations in the state, warning that failure to do so could amount "harsh decisions", including layoffs in the sector.However, GMOEA--the body ... Business Standard, 1 month ago
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Raman Singh denies allegations of inviting Australian company for investmentChief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that the allegation made by the Congress party in the state Legislative Assembly that he had invited an associate company of PNB fraud case accused Nirav Modi, to invest in the state were 'baseless and ... Business Standard, 2 months ago
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De Beers chief on the future of diamond trade in India'We plan to launch blockchain project with bigger diamonds - 2-carat and higher.' 'We are taking all care for testing diamonds; even retailers use our equipment to test when they sell.' Despite various challenges, the past year was a good one, says Bruce Cleaver, chief executive officer of the De Beers Group, the global corporation that has been the leading one in all aspects of the diamond trade for over a century. Edited excerpts of a talk with Rajesh Bhayani on what's ahead for the trade. Rediff.com, 4 days ago
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After Facebook data breach, can we trust WhatsApp? Experts cast doubt on privacy featuresFacebook-owned WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging service with over 200-million active users in India, might not be as secure as being claimed, with experts raising questions about certain provisions of the user agreement wherein most of its wrongdoings ... DNA, 2 weeks ago
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Thousands protest against Sterlite's copper plant in Tamil Nadu's ThoothukudiChennai : Thousands of people gathered in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi on Saturday demanding the closure of Sterlite's copper smelting factory in the coastal town, which is a part of Vedanta Limited group, it was only the latest in a series of protests going back ... Sify, 3 weeks ago
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Facebook data breach: Govt issues notice to Cambridge Analytica Cracking the whip on alleged misuse of user data on Facebook, the government on Friday issued a notice to United Kingdom-based Cambridge Analytica, asking it to give a list of clients and the source of data it had collected. The notice came after reports that political parties had used the data analytics firm during elections. The IT ministry has asked Cambridge Analytica -- the firm at the centre of Facebook data breach scandal -- to respond by March 31 on six questions, including how ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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Tanishq, TBZ, Kalyan under human rights lensTotally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated Indian jewellery brands like Tanishq, TBZ and Kalyan Jewellers as being ‘very weak’ in sourcing gold and diamonds from places that ‘are not tainted with human rights abuses'. Thirteen global brands having a 10 per cent share in global jewellery business were selected on the ... Rediff.com, 1 month ago
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After Facebook, Google to ban cryptocurrency adsSan Francisco: Taking a cue from Facebook, Google has announced that it will ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and other "speculative financial products" across its ad platforms. "In June 2018, Google will update the financial services policy to ... Sify, 1 month ago
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