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Dozens of firms risk losing B Corp status after standards overhaul

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:12:08+00:00

Tougher ethical certification process requires companies to meet standards in every one out of seven categoriesDozens of companies may be at risk of losing their coveted B Corp ethical status after the organisation behind the corporate kite-marking system raised the standards required to qualify.B Lab, which oversees B Corp certification, launched the biggest overhaul in its 19-year history earlier this month, scrapping a system under which companies must gather enough points across multiple categories to qualify. Continue reading...

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Nova dairy’s bulk sales halt; Sterling Agro sees zero dispatches in 20 days

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:09:42+00:00

Bulk packs—sold in large formats to food service and confectionery players—account for nearly 50% of sales for manufacturers like Sterling Agro which reported ₹2190 crore of revenues in FY25

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SP Group gets relief on $3.4 billion private credit debt

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:04:02+00:00

SP Group’s financing arm, Porteast Investment, will temporarily raise its loan-to-value limit to 40% from 34% for four months through July 15, say people in the know

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The Hindu Group, SRMIST inaugurate two-day Deep Tech Summit 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:02:54+00:00

Panneerselvam Madanagopal, CEO, MeitY Startup Hub, (MSH), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, said that the need for industry-academia collaboration is extremely critical

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« Les tests de féminité échouent à saisir la complexité qu’ils prétendent mesurer »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-06T13:00:08+00:00

La décision du Comité international olympique de réintroduire des contrôles génétiques obligatoires pour toutes les athlètes constitue un recul scientifique et éthique majeur, et aura des conséquences néfastes pour toutes les sportives, alerte la sociologue et historienne Anaïs Bohuon, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

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DMK failed to implement Central schemes: Piyush Goyal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T12:47:43+00:00

We will make the ministers and the CM accountable for the corruption of the last five years, says Union Commerce Minister

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Broker’s call: Emmvee Photovoltaic (Add)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T12:40:31+00:00

Emmvee is currently setting up a 6 GW integrated cell and module manufacturing unit, which will take its total capacity to 16.3 GW and 8.9 GW module and cell, respectively, making it the fourth largest player in India

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Підвищення тарифів "Укрзалізниці" змусить нас перевести вантажі на автотранспорт, - Maersk Ukraine

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-06T12:38:00+00:00

За словами Колоянова, наразі вартість перевезень залізницею вже наблизилась до автологістики, а на окремих напрямках навіть перевищує її.

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Broker’s call: Orient Electric

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T12:37:36+00:00

We model Orient to report revenue and PAT CAGRs of 11.7 per cent and 25.4 per cent, respectively, over FY25–28E

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A Rio de Janeiro, le tourisme explose dans la favela de Rocinha

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-06T12:37:27+00:00

Stimulé par les réseaux sociaux, le nombre de vacanciers de tous horizons a doublé en deux ans dans le bidonville du sud de la ville. Certains de ses habitants parviennent à tirer profit de cette activité quand d’autres s’agacent de visiteurs pas toujours respectueux.

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Denis Charbit, politiste : « Les députés israéliens qui ont instauré la peine capitale prétendent parler au nom du peuple mais ne font qu’obéir à leur instinct de vengeance »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-06T12:30:03+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », le professeur à l’Université ouverte d’Israël évoque la loi adoptée le 30 mars instituant la peine de mort pour les Palestiniens jugés coupables d’actes terroristes et d’attaques anti-israéliennes. Il y voit une grave régression morale et s’inquiète du renoncement « à des milliers d’années d’éthique ».

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Метінвест Ахметова розширює унікальну програму хібукі-терапії для дітей: вона зʼявиться ще у 3 містах

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-06T12:22:00+00:00

Хібукі-терапія - метод психологічної підтримки дітей через взаємодію з м’якою іграшкою у вигляді собаки / фото - MetinvestГрупа Метінвест розширює програму підготовки освітян і психологів із хібукі-терапії...

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German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T12:20:37+00:00

Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlifeGerman mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark.Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to wildlife active between dusk and dawn, prompting growing calls for regulation. Hedgehogs also tend to curl into a ball when threatened rather than running away, making them harder for a robot mower’s sensors to detect. Continue reading...

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