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FSSAI stated that the manufacturers and processors of packaged drinking water and mineral water will now be subjected to annual regulatory inspections.

For India, the situation is complex as it has no choice but to take mitigation and adaptation efforts seriously. First, even though it is not a legacy polluter, it is among the top three greenhouse gas emitters. It has to reduce its fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions with or without external support. It is also severely affected by extreme weather fluctuations and associated natural calamities that kill and displace thousands of citizens. A Reserve Bank of India report, published in May 2023, quotes studies to suggest that India, along Brazil and Mexico, faces high risk of reduction in economic growth if global warming raises temperature by two degrees. It says climate change could cost 2.8% of GDP and depress living standards of nearly half the population by 2050. The report also says that India could account for 34 million of the projected 80 million job losses from heat stress-associated productivity decline by 2030 and up to 4.5% of India's GDP could be at risk by 2030 owing to labour hours lost due to extreme heat and humidity. These estimates underscore the importance of faster implementation of climate mitigation policies irrespective of whether India gets external support or not. A sustainable future is a necessity for India.

Companies such as TCS, Infosys and Maruti increase the share of business from foreign shores to keep India's exports buzzing.

The open-source dataset is named ‘DHARANI,' and it is freely available for all researchers worldwide.

Ajay Kela, president and CEO of Wadhwani Foundation, said the pilot rollout of the platform could happen by mid-2025.

The Swiss authorities termed it as a reciprocal action against a 2023 verdict of India's Supreme Court which made Swiss multinational Nestle liable to pay a ‘higher' rate of tax in India.

India exported $32.11 billion worth of goods in November 2024 as compared to $33.75 billion in November 2023.

The project aims to establish the city as a well-managed, climate-resilient growth centre in Andhra Pradesh that generates jobs and improves the lives of its current and future residents

Acquired by BYJU’S in 2021, Epic and Tangible Play provide educational content to students through its 50,000-plus institutional subscribers globally.

The federation stated that govt support will build digital health infrastructure, enhance data security, implement EHR systems, upskill talent.