[ad_1] For investors riding on the rise and rise of the Sensex — from levels of 61,000 in May 2023 to 82,000 last week, a stupendous 34% increase in just 15 months — Monday’s (August 5) fall came as a rude shock. The Sensex was at 78,929 at 1.45 pm, a fall of 2,050 points, […]
Paris Olympics boxing gender debate: Why was Imane Khelif allowed to compete against Angela Carini? | Explained News
[ad_1] On Thursday (August 1), Italy’s 66kg boxer Angela Carini withdrew from her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after just 46 seconds. Carini’s reason for pulling out: She had never been punched so hard. Her withdrawal made news because Khelif is one of the two boxers allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics despite failing […]
Explained: How did a 7-month pregnant fencer compete at the Paris Olympics? | Sport-others News
[ad_1] Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez recently made headlines after revealing that she competed at the Paris Olympics while she was seven months pregnant. The Cairo-based fencer is a three-time Olympian whose campaign in the women’s saber event at Paris 2024 ended with a defeat to Jeon Hayoung of South Korea. It was after her loss […]
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan plans to run for Oxford University Chancellor: What is the post? | Explained News
[ad_1] Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently lodged in a jail in Rawalpindi, has reportedly decided to run for the post of Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A July 24 report in the British newspaper The Telegraph said Khan “will enter an online ballot despite serving a 10-year jail sentence”. Khan was jailed […]
What is indexation in calculating long term capital gains tax? Does the removal of indexation benefit in the Budget mean you will pay more tax? | Explained News
[ad_1] The changes in the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax regime, particularly the withdrawal of the indexation benefit, has emerged as one of the most contentious decisions announced in the Union Budget for 2024-25. The announcement initially led to confusion and trepidation among various sections, prompting the government to issue a string of clarifications and […]
Why inclusion of Gaza’s Tell Umm Amer in the World Heritage Site List matters | Explained News
[ad_1] The World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Friday decided to include the Palestinian site of Tell Umm Amer in both the UNESCO World Heritage Site List and the Lost of World Heritage in Danger during its 46th session in New Delhi. Also known as the ‘Monastery of Saint Hilarion’, the site lies in the Gaza […]
Why AI’s present and future bring some serious environmental concerns | Explained News
[ad_1] In its annual environment report released earlier this month, Google reported a 13% increase in its emissions footprint in 2023 compared with the previous year. The rise was attributed mainly to the increased electricity consumption in its data centres and supply chains. Google said its data centres consumed 17% more electricity in 2023, and […]
Why SC couldn’t agree on environmental release of GM mustard | Explained News
[ad_1] A two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on whether to allow the “environmental release” of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard. Justices B V Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol disagreed on whether the approval given by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) — the body that is responsible for approving proposals […]
The rise of Kamala Harris, and what her likely presidential nomination signifies | Explained News
[ad_1] Announcing his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday (July 21), US President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new party nominee. He said, “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the […]
Kejriwal interim bail | Court draws line on ED power to arrest: Must be ‘rigid, restrictive’ | Explained News
[ad_1] IN GRANTING interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, the Supreme Court on Friday raised the bar for arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. “Arrest, after all, cannot be made arbitrarily and on the whims and fancies of the […]