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Amid protests, Kozhikode school welcomes gender-neutral uniforms

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Loknath DasAmid, gender-neutral, Kozhikode, protests, School, welcomes

AKerala higher secondary school has adopted a gender-neutral uniform despite some groups opposing the move. A higher secondary school in Kozhikode’s Balussery decided to end different uniform rules for girls and boys. About 200 students of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Balussery will be wearing a shirt and trousers as school uniform when they go to attend their classes. “The idea was proposed initially as part of implementing gender-inclusive concepts in the school. The Parents Teachers Association also agreed to the idea proposed by the teachers,” said Indu R,…

China’s tech services are a top investment pick amid decoupling with the US, says CITIC Capital CEO

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Loknath Dasa, Amid, Are, Capital, China's, CITIC, decoupling, investment, pick, Says, Services, Tech, The, Top, US, With

Consumption, healthcare and technology are three sector picks for investing in China, said CITIC Capital’s top executive on Tuesday. “For us, the top priority … is still on consumption, because it’s still growing at a higher rate than GDP growth,” said Zhang Yichen, chairman and CEO at CITIC Capital, the flagship investment arm of Chinese state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group. China’s GDP growth was 6.1%, down from 6.6% in 2018 as the economy took a hit from its bitter trade war with the U.S. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zhang said health care is…

Amid falling interest rates on FDs, these 4 investment options offer up to 8.6% interest rate

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 Loknath Das4), 8.6%, Amid, Falling, FDs, interest, investment, Offer, On, Options, Rates, these, to, Up

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repo rate for the fifth time in a row to give a further boost to consumption and private investment in a bid to revive growth as inflation remained within the central bank’s comfort level. The RBI cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.15%. Following the suit, banks have cut interest rates on loans and fixed deposits (FDs). A fixed deposit is among the most preferred investment option among senior citizens and retirees. State Bank of India (SBI), the…

Foreign direct investment inflows fall amid pre-election uncertainty

February 26, 2019 Loknath DasAmid, Direct, Fall:, Foreign, Inflows, investment, pre-election, uncertainty

NEW DELHI: The flow of foreign direct investment into India is dropping and may suffer its first full-year decline since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. The reversal from strong numbers in Modi’s initial years in charge may indicate that investors are being deterred by the government’s recent protectionist policies and uncertainty about this year’s general election result. Inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped 7 percent to $33.5 billion in the nine months between April and December 2018, compared with $36 billion in the year-earlier period, according to figures released over…

China’s Smoggiest City Closes Schools Amid Public Anger

December 23, 2016 SrijitaAmid, Anger:, China's, city, Closes, Public, Schools, Smoggiest

China’s smoggiest city closed schools on Wednesday, as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children’s health. Since Friday a choking miasma has covered a large swathe of northeastern China, leaving more than 460 million gasping for breath. Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, was one of more than 20 cities which went on red alert Friday evening, triggering an emergency plan to reduce pollution by shutting polluting factories and taking cars off the…

How to Fit in Some Fitness Amid The Holiday Hustle

November 29, 2016 SrijitaAmid, Fit, Fitness, Holiday, How, Hustle, In, Some, The, to

The holidays – high on social and food festivities and low on work and working out – are soon upon us. But my wish, as a fitness trainer and general wellness enthusiast, is for you to exercise not less but, if anything, more, because you probably will consume greater-than-usual amounts of fat and sugar – great fuel for physical exertion. You might say: I will be out of my element, visiting family where there are no sidewalks and where I can’t go to my favorite class or run with my…