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Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024
2 days, 18 hours ago

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Salon  

In the U.S., about half of the population takes a prescription drug every day, and half of adults have tried illicit drugs at least once. “What the numbers don't show are what I would say are the policy realities and the narratives of the communities that have been the hardest hit.” 02 The FDA rejected MDMA for PTSD This summer, …

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Humanoids to help out in more factories
3 days, 18 hours ago

Humanoids to help out in more factories

China Daily  

A full-size commercial humanoid robot developed by a Chengdu, Sichuan province-based company, will soon join several manufacturing firms as an "employee", its developer said. Feng Zhenyu, chairman and general manager of the company, said the robot applies its self-developed high-compact integrated joints and highly robust motion control algorithms, enabling it to handle complex terrains and environments. Feng said the Chengdu …

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Ministry of Justice is using safes made by Russian owner with ties to the Kremlin
4 days, 18 hours ago

Ministry of Justice is using safes made by Russian owner with ties to the Kremlin

NL Times  

The Ministry of Justice and Security was not aware that they are using safes made in a factory owned by a Russian owner with close ties to the Kremlin. Nauta responded to the news by saying that they only bought safes that were made in the Bulgarian factories. But Omroep Gelderland obtained export letters that show that safes were also …

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Tata Steel facing a potential 27 million euro fine and withdrawal of its permit
4 days, 18 hours ago

Tata Steel facing a potential 27 million euro fine and withdrawal of its permit

NL Times  

Tata Steel must significantly reduce emissions of harmful substances within eight weeks, otherwise the Noord-Holland steel manufacturer will be issued fines that could go up to 27 million euros. The environmental service also reported that it is "considering the step towards withdrawal of the permit" if Tata Steel's coking gas factory 2 still fails to meet the legal requirements in …

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Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts
6 days, 2 hours ago

Q2 growth ‘a temporary blip’, no generalised slowdown in factories, Finance Minister asserts

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dismissed concerns about a cyclical growth slowdown and a generalised downturn in India’s manufacturing sector, terming the disappointing 5.4% second quarter growth numbers as a ‘temporary blip’ caused by a multitude of factors, including the conduct of the general elections and the alignment of festival calendars this year compared to 2023-24. Responding to the …

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Prices won’t stop falling in China, and Beijing is grasping for solutions
1 week, 2 days ago

Prices won’t stop falling in China, and Beijing is grasping for solutions

Live Mint  

The country that invented paper is making way too much of it. So Shandong Chenming Paper, one of China’s biggest paper manufacturers, did what any company faced with overcapacity would do: It cut prices to unload more supply while it tried to ride out the storm. This week, China’s 24-man Politburo said it would implement more proactive fiscal policy and …

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Gujarat Diamonds & despair
1 week, 5 days ago

Gujarat Diamonds & despair

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: While diamonds are often regarded as timeless treasures, the industries that create these precious gems are currently facing significant challenges. A severe recession has impacted the diamond industry in Gujarat, leading to the closure of more than 2,000 factories -- approximately 50 % of the total-- after the Diwali vacation, according to the Gujarat Diamond Workers Association. The government …

Gujarat Diwali Diamond Factories
Gujarat's lacklustre diamond industry: Artisans witness worst recession in 50 years
1 week, 6 days ago

Gujarat's lacklustre diamond industry: Artisans witness worst recession in 50 years

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's diamond industry is reeling under a severe recession, with over 50% of factories shutting down after the Diwali vacation, claims the Gujarat Diamond Workers Association. The diamond industry had been on the decline over the past two years due to a falling demand in key export markets and supply chain disruptions, including G7 sanctions on Russian-origin diamonds. "In …

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Is there a link between tobacco and reading habits? The surprising similarities between Kerala and Cuba
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Is there a link between tobacco and reading habits? The surprising similarities between Kerala and Cuba

Hindustan Times  

Is there a link between tobacco and reading habits? In 1990s Kerala, workers in beedi factories often hired “young students or someone literate enough” to read newspapers aloud while they rolled beedis. Reading and beedi workers in Kerala: Author and journalist Ullekh NP explored this connection between tobacco and literacy in his book Mad About Cuba: A Malayali Revisits the …

Kerala Cuba Workers Read Cigar Beedi Habits Surprising
Safety and emergency workshop concludes in Vizag
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Safety and emergency workshop concludes in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A two-day workshop focused on ‘Safety and Emergency Management in the Chemical Industry’ was conducted at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Learning and Development Centre. The event, organised by joint chief inspector of factories Sivashankar Reddy in collaboration with the factories department and the Society for Occupational Health and Safety, attracted 270 representatives from various chemical factories and pharmaceutical companies. …

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Ningbo excels in green, low-carbon industrial development
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ningbo excels in green, low-carbon industrial development

China Daily  

Fifteen enterprises in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, have been honored as provincial-level green and low-carbon factories in 2024, as announced by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology. "Leveraging technological advancements, we annually process and repurpose 320,000 metric tons of fly ash, 200,000 tons of desulfurized gypsum, 260,000 tons of powder, alongside various other industrial waste materials,” said a …

Industrial Ningbo Excels
VW workers walk off job in Germany
2 weeks, 6 days ago

VW workers walk off job in Germany

China Daily  

Volkswagen workers march behind a banner that translates to "Ready to Strike!" HENDRIK SCHMIDT/DPA VIA AP Workers at Volkswagen factories across Germany walked off the job on Monday after a dispute between the automaker and the IG Metall trade union over looming redundancies reached boiling point. The union has said the company, also known as VW, should be fighting back …

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VW workers walk off job in Germany
2 weeks, 6 days ago

VW workers walk off job in Germany

China Daily  

Volkswagen workers march behind a banner that translates to "Ready to Strike!" HENDRIK SCHMIDT/DPA VIA AP Workers at Volkswagen factories across Germany walked off the job on Monday after a dispute between the automaker and the IG Metall trade union over looming redundancies reached boiling point. The union has said the company, also known as VW, should be fighting back …

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Volkswagen workers stage mass protest across Germany
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Volkswagen workers stage mass protest across Germany

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Volkswagen workers have begun mass …

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General Motors to sell its stake in Lansing, Michigan, battery factory to LG Energy Solution
2 weeks, 6 days ago

General Motors to sell its stake in Lansing, Michigan, battery factory to LG Energy Solution

Associated Press  

DETROIT — General Motors has reached an agreement to sell its stake in a nearly completed electric vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Michigan. The company said Monday that it has a nonbinding agreement for the sale to joint venture partner LG Energy Solution of South Korea. The company said it will rely on joint venture factories in Warren, Ohio, and …

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Safety lapses led to gas leak at Andhra's Anakapalle pharmaceutical unit, reveals investigation
3 weeks ago

Safety lapses led to gas leak at Andhra's Anakapalle pharmaceutical unit, reveals investigation

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A preliminary investigation conducted on November 27 by the Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, Visakhapatnam, and the Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, Vizianagaram, has uncovered several safety violations at Tagoor Laboratories Private Limited, Unit-III, Parawada in Anakapalle. According to the report, key safety lapses identified during the probe include the absence of a Hazard Analysis and Quantitative Risk Assessment …

Safety System Gas Leak Investigation Visakhapatnam Pharmaceutical Unit
Authorities Order Closure of Tagoor Labs Unit in Parawada
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Authorities Order Closure of Tagoor Labs Unit in Parawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: State authorities have ordered shut all manufacturing operations at Tagoor Laboratories Unit III in the Parawada area of Anakapalle district. Two employees of Tagoor Laboratories had died and eight others hospitalised on November 26 when toxic gas leak leaked at the unit. Manufacturing at the Tagoor unit will remain suspended till the company management implements various safety measures. Further, …

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Trump says he’ll protect US-made cars through steep tariffs, but there is no such thing as an all-American car
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump says he’ll protect US-made cars through steep tariffs, but there is no such thing as an all-American car

CNN  

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to protect American-made cars through steep tariffs on imports. That’s why auto prices could rise sharply if Trump goes ahead with plans to impose steep tariffs on the parts that go into the “American” vehicles found in showrooms nationwide. But the amount of parts that go into cars assembled here would …

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Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China’s shift to new markets and offshore factories
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China’s shift to new markets and offshore factories

Associated Press  

YIWU, China — Visitors who bought fridge magnets at Times Square or other tourist hotspots around New York in recent years most likely were purchasing the work of Du Jing or one of her fellow exporters in a small Chinese city that supplies the U.S. and the world with tons of small commodities. Du Jing stands by variety fridge magnets …

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How Sharad Pawar lost the battle in sugar belt stronghold of Maharashtra
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Sharad Pawar lost the battle in sugar belt stronghold of Maharashtra

India Today  

The Maharashtra Assembly elections mark a stunning downfall for Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, which recorded the lowest strike rate among the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition partners. Sharad Pawar strategically extended his influence beyond traditional politics by fielding his candidates in local elections for sugar factories, milk unions, cooperative banks, and agricultural produce market committees. In western Maharashtra, a region …

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To challenge China, India needs to get out of the way of its factory owners
1 month ago

To challenge China, India needs to get out of the way of its factory owners

Live Mint  

Boosting manufacturing is critical to India becoming an economic powerhouse. In India, manufacturing’s contribution to its gross domestic product has fallen from around 17% two decades ago to 13% in 2023, according to World Bank data. Manufacturing firms in India said they are wary of operating large factories because of the power of organized labor. “No manufacturer wants to set …

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Hyderabad: Six Pharma Majors to Set Up Factories at Pharma City
1 month ago

Hyderabad: Six Pharma Majors to Set Up Factories at Pharma City

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Six leading pharmaceutical companies have signed memoranda of understanding with the state government to invest Rs 5,260 crore to establish eco-friendly pharma units in Pharma City on the city outskirts. Management representatives from MSN Group, Laurus Labs, Gland Pharma, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma and Hetero Labs held talks with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and industries minister D. …

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Dharavi Awaits Poll Results to Define its Future
1 month ago

Dharavi Awaits Poll Results to Define its Future

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day before the Maharashtra Assembly election results, people in Dharavi are worried about their future. Dharavi’s small houses and one-room factories are now marked with red ink, signalling impending change even as the ‘Dharavi Bachao Andolan’ has gained momentum. Within five months, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project was awarded to Gautam Adani's company, with 80 per cent of the …

Mumbai Maharashtra Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde Dharavi Redevelopment Project Small Factories
Deteriorating air quality in Lucknow
1 month ago

Deteriorating air quality in Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of two factories in the state capital’s Talkatora industrial area as the city inched close to the ‘very poor’ category from the ‘poor’ category. Sweeping roads without sprinkling water causes AQI rise: UPPCB A study revealed that sweeping roads without sprinkling water was a cause of rising AQI during morning …

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