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Coir Board commits to setting up 15 coir clusters in A.P.
Coir Board Secretary M. S. Lakshmi Priya has said that the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of India (MSME) has committed to establishing 15 coir clusters in Andhra Pradesh. Addressing the gathering virtually during the inaugural session of the two-day Konaseema Coir Conclave-2026 on Thursday, Ms. Priya said that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema…
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7.3-magnitude quake hits Mexico-Guatemala border; no immediate damage reported
Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: Reuters A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday (July 17, 2026), right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities have not immediately reported any severe damage or casualties in any country. The…
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A trade deal that tests India’s competitive confidence
‘The gains promised today will become real only if India’s exporters are ready, its procedures are clean, and its enterprises are informed and educated of the opportunities that trade agreements create’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu A trade agreement is usually sold on its potential for export facilitation. Its deeper worth often lies in what…
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Landslide in China’s Chongqing city kills 8, leaves 34 missing
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide along Wujiang river in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, China on July 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A landslide on Friday (July 17, 2026) in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings…
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MAHE-SMI design & FinTech Conference: PFRDA chairperson outlines AI roadmap to redesign NPS onboarding
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology (SMI), a constituent unit of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Institution of Eminence Deemed-to-be University, concluded a two-day international conference on design-led innovation for inclusive, secure and sustainable financial systems at the MAHE Bengaluru campus. The conference, titled “Design-Led Innovation to Foster FinTech Ecosystem in…
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Israel’s Parliament dissolves ahead of October 27 elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026 Israeli elections, in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Parliament dissolved early Friday (July 17, 2026) after passing a marathon of Bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…