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Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Rises To Record And Beats Expectations

Online shopping attracted more consumers than physical stores, the National Retail Federation said.

International Business Times · Nov 28, 2023

Black Friday Weekend Shopping Starts With Huge Numbers

Black Friday sales will be a key driver of record holiday spending this year, according to forecasts.

Kiplinger · Nov 22, 2023

UGC chairman wants Karnataka govt. not to scrap NEP

UGC Chairman urges Karnataka to reconsider decision to scrap NEP-2020, citing interests of students. Policy aims to improve GER to 50% by 2035, with focus on rural students. UGC interacting with States, VCs to implement NEP-2020. Karnataka must consider students' interests while framing SEP. UGC proposes scrapping grading system for…

The Hindu · Nov 20, 2023

Equity fund on stand-by to put federal billions to work

The promised $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has had its first board meeting but could be years away from writing its first cheque without expert help.

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Johannesburg fire: there was a plan to fix derelict buildings and provide good accommodation - how to move forward

Thousands of Johannesburg inner-city residents occupy buildings in conditions like those that led to the fire at 80 Albert Street that killed at least 77 people. They are living in derelict multi-storey buildings, former office blocks, sectional title buildings, tenements, warehouses and factories.

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023

Electrical union wants Australia’s net zero targets boosted by ‘substantial’ investment and state ownership

Exclusive: Influential leftwing unions to tell Labor’s national conference party it must seize ‘most significant economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2023

6 tips for cutting costs on back-to-school shopping

An estimated $135 billion will be spent on back-to-school and back-to-college shopping in 2023, according to the National Retail Federation, representing the second-largest spending period of the year, behind only the holidays

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Your family will probably spend $890 on back-to-school shopping this year, retail trade group says

The demand for electronics in the classroom is driving parents to spend more, a National Retail Federation survey found.

Fortune · Aug 7, 2023

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes National Research Foundation Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, that proposes to establish the National Research Foundation

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2023

Proposed National Research Foundation to provide ‘strategic’ direction, generate private funding

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, which proposes to establish the National Research Foundation, a new body that will provide “high level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship”, was tabled in the Lok Sabha. The National Research Foundation proposes a more expansive definition of research which includes science, engineering,…

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023