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Silver jumps Rs 6,000, gold rebounds Rs 1,050 on safe-haven demand

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) Precious metal prices rebounded by up to 2 per cent, with silver gaining by Rs 6,000 to Rs 2.62 lakh per kilogram, and gold rose to Rs 1.61 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The white metal increased by Rs 6,000, or 2.34 per cent, to Rs 2,62,500 per kg (inclusive of all taxes). Gold of 99.9 per cent purity in the bullion market also snapped its three-day losing streak, rising by Rs 1,050, or nearly 1 per cent, to Rs 1,61,300 per 10

Rupee falls 12 paise to settle at record low of 92.40 against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at an all-time low of 92.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, pressured by rising crude oil prices and sustained outflow of foreign funds amid the West Asia crisis. A positive trend in domestic equity markets also helped the domestic currency at the lower level, even as investors remained watchful of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 92.35 and hit the lowest intra-day level of 92.47 against the greenback. The unit finally ended at

Stock markets rally for 2nd day; Sensex climbs 567 pts on gains in metal, auto shares

Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) Benchmark Sensex climbed 567 points and Nifty closed near 23,600 in their second consecutive day of gains on Tuesday, boosted by a rally in metal and auto shares and a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 567.99 points or 0.75 per cent to settle at 76,070.84. During the day, it surged 801.41 points or 1.06 per cent to 76,304.26. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 172.35 points or 0.74 per cent to end at 23,581.15. From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal surged the most by 5.70 per cent. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharat

Inactivity in a warming world could spur hundreds of thousands of deaths

In a warming world, playground slides grow too hot for children, a jog becomes punishing for adults trying to get fit and an evening stroll feels unbearable for older adults. Climate change is exacerbating physical inactivity with dire consequences, driving potentially hundreds of thousands of premature deaths worldwide by 2050, according to a study published Monday in Lancet Global Health. The research adds to an emerging body of scientific literature scrutinizing the far-reaching health effects of rising temperatures driven by greenhouse gas emissions. While researchers have been able to document how climate change kills people directly — with workers succumbing

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