Between 2001 and 2022, it said, forests in India emitted 51 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year and removed 141 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year. This represents a net carbon sink of 89.9 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year.
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We invited readers to share their festive recipes with us. Here is the first set of responses.
The Osmania University authorities late on Wednesday evening made it clear that no "beef festival" would be allowed to be organised on the varsity campus.
The shootout occurred at a place between Haraothel and Kobsha villages though the police are not yet sure about how it began.
HR experts estimate that up to 70 per cent companies in the manufacturing and services space including sectors like auto components, edutech and construction equipment are looking to restore the salary cuts over the next couple of months.
The court order came on a plea by a registered society, Rashtriya Goraksha Sena, seeking directions to JNU and other authorities to enforce the law and prevent the organisers from holding the scheduled beef and pork festival in JNU campus.
'The question is, which is worse?' 'Is it worse that he would be resting in peace or is it worse that he's being held by these terrible people who have attacked and killed babies and raped women?'
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Students' groups says they will go ahead with their plans while a BJP MLA vows to stop them.
The present Puja is as much about having fun as it is tied in with bowing to the Mother Goddess.
The delicious sweet made from rava and coconut is an absolute delight.
Hindustan Unilever's Q3FY24 performance was lacklustre, with both sales and operating profit barely moving from the year-ago period due to price cuts and higher advertising costs. Besides weak demand, the FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) major is facing increased competitive pressures, particularly from regional players, which, coupled with a slow recovery in rural markets, could put revenues under pressure going forward. Margins are expected to remain range-bound as benefits from falling raw material costs are expected to be neutralised by rising promotional budgets.
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The California walnuts shipped from the US to India have seen a sharp uptick with imports more than doubling from September to November against the same period last year. This comes after New Delhi removed its retaliatory customs tariffs on the key dry fruit. Two days ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit on September 9-10, India dropped additional customs duties on about half a dozen US goods that were imposed in 2019 in response to America raising tariffs on certain steel and aluminum products coming from India.
The resumption of drilling with the auger machine is likely to speed up the rescue efforts.
Importers protest as food safety regulator demands adherence to recent law on labelling, blocks entry at ports for packs with stickers.
Here are a few ways to avoid the proverbial winter weight gain during this festive season.
'We were shaking with fear whenever we heard a gunshot somewhere and we could hear gun shots all around us.' 'We thought they would come near us soon.'
Abraham and Susan Chacko of London run a culinary website www.chackoskitchen.com -- here's some festive recipes from their new e-book 'Christmas With Susan'.
This Diwali, don't binge on processed foods, but consume fruits.
Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa and a host of other ministers also took a holy dip on the occasion.
With the rains at unprecedented low in August, kiranas are thinking twice before stocking up on goods. "With August 2023 rain shortfall at almost a 100-year low, we are seeing kiranas stocking up very carefully," Akshay D'Souza, chief of growth and insights at Bizom. He added, "As we look ahead, it does seem that the impact of rains in September will be critical to the sowing season.
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are expected to see muted topline growth, with uneven spread of the monsoon impacting demand. Rural demand recovery, too, remains elusive in the July-September quarter. Brokerages expect volumes to remain steady in the quarter on a sequential basis.
Glimpses from the annual La Tomatina festival in Bunol, Spain.
You can replace sugar with healthier alternatives like dates, raw honey and coconut sugar to protect your health during the festive season.
Why starve while fasting when you can feast on these nutritious goodies?
'Don't be scared of the people who are trying to make a fool of you, those people who trying to pull you down...it is their insecurities that make them behave the way they do.'
There is no near-term respite for the country's largest fast-moving consumer goods maker, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), which is facing multiple challenges on the growth front. With demand showing no signs of improvement, especially in the rural segment, the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2023-24 (FY24) is likely to be similar to the previous quarter, with volume growth in the low single digits. The stock, which is down 7 per cent over the past year compared to the 11 per cent jump for the S&P BSE Sensex, could underperform the benchmark in the near term as well.
These tempting spring rolls can be made in advance and frozen.
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Guntu Kaaram doesn't deliver on its basic promise: Entertainment, sighs Mayur Sanap.
'Israel should stop water supply to the people who want to destroy us.' 'It is not Israel's responsibility to take care of the people who want to kill Israelis.'
The lip-smacking dessert isn't very difficult to make says Rediff reader Swayampurna Mishra.
In fact, some private sector lenders have decided to skip advertising these altogether.
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
It may be a little early to cheer the recovery in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space as a deceleration in discretionary demand, after the festival season, may offset fragile rural recovery, analysts have cautioned. "The overall demand environment for staples remains muted, while discretionary demand trends have seen some deceleration after the festival season. "We believe margins in staples have bottomed out, but we expect only a gradual uptick with the ongoing softening in raw material prices.
You can enjoy all those yummy goodies this Christmas and New Year. Just keep these simple rules in mind.
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