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4 months, 1 week ago

Mauritius FSC reacts to Hindenburg Research's offshore funds allegations against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch

The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius on Tuesday denied the offshore fund allegations against Securities and Exchange Board of India chief Madhabi Puri Buch in the new Hindenburg Research report, saying that the funds are “not domiciled” in the island nation. Madhabi Puri Buch, SEBI chief “The report of Hindenburg has further cited 'IPE Plus Fund' is a small offshore …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Hindenburg Research: Mauritius’ Financial Services Commission says fund at heart of charge against SEBI chief not domiciled in Mauritius

The Hindu

Financial Services Commission of Mauritius on Tuesday said the offshore fund at the heart of the conflict of interest allegation Hindenburg Research levelled against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch is not domiciled in the island nation, and that it does not permit creation of shell companies. “The report of Hindenburg has further cited ‘IPE Plus Fund’ is a small offshore …

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5 months ago

Rare Video Shows Isolated Indigenous Tribe Emerging From Amazon Amid Nearby Logging

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rare photos and video published this week show members of an isolated Indigenous South American tribe emerging from the Amazonian rainforest in Peru near where logging companies have been demolishing land under government-backed concessions. “Several logging companies hold timber concessions inside the territory that belongs to the Mashco Piro people,” the Indigenous rights organization said in a …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Toilet roll test reveals hardwood used in ‘bamboo only’ paper

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bumboo, Bazoo and Naked Sprout, which all source their bamboo material from China, said they use bamboo certified by …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Day after PGI blaze: Chandigarh MC orders fresh safety audit of high-rise buildings

Hindustan Times

A day after a major fire broke out at the Nehru Hospital block of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, the Chandigarh municipal corporation has announced a fresh audit of high-rise buildings in the city. As per the MC’s earlier estimate, there are over 320 high-rise buildings in Chandigarh, including the police headquarters of Chandigarh and Punjab, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Can Pakistan’s Law on Transgender Rights Survive?

The Diplomat

While Pakistan and its mainstream media remained engulfed in a political fire fueled by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, the Federal Shariat Court released its verdict on a petition filed against the landmark Transgender Persons Act 2018. On May 19, the FSC announced its verdict striking down core sections of the Transgender Persons Act 2018 – …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Jamaica launches fraud probe as millions in Bolt’s account feared missing

The Hindu

Jamaican financial authorities have launched an investigation into a company holding investments for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt after reports that he may have lost millions to large-scale fraud. Jamaica’s Financial Services Commission said in a statement that it had placed the firm, Stocks and Securities Limited, in “enhanced oversight” while it conducts the probe. Bolt’s manager Nugent Walker …

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3 years, 1 month ago

If not native jarrah, where does WA get its hardwood?

ABC

Only one month after a state ban on native forest harvesting was announced, West Australian furniture-makers are looking to imports to replace iconic native hardwoods. Key points: After a spike in jarrah prices, WA woodworkers are eyeing Indonesian imports to replace the native hardwood in locally made furniture The WA government is yet to clarify how much native timber will …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Ikea sold children’s furniture ‘made of illegally-logged Russian wood’