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Rupee recovers from record low to close 4 paise higher at 88.11 against US dollar

Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI) The rupee recovered slightly from its record low level and ended with a gain of 4 paise at 88.11 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday aided by strong foreign fund inflows and a weaker greenback. Hopes of a breakthrough in India-US trade talks and positive sentiments in domestic equity markets supported the local unit while rise in crude oil prices capped gains, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.14 against the US dollar and traded in a narrow range of 88.06-88.19 before settling at 88.11 (provisional), up 4 paise

Sensex rises 323 pts, Nifty rallies for 6th day amid optimism over US-India trade talks

Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI) Benchmark Sensex rose by 323 points while Nifty closed higher for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday amid renewed optimism over a successful conclusion in India-US trade talks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 323.83 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 81,425.15, registering its third straight day of gain. During the day, it jumped 542.56 points or 0.66 per cent to 81,643.88. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 104.50 points or 0.42 per cent to 24,973.10. A rally in IT and capital goods shares and hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next

How our minds trick us into thinking we are being greener than we really are

Preston (UK), Sep 10 (The Conversation) ou’re in the supermarket. Imported beef mince, shrink-wrapped vegetables and cleaning spray are already in your basket. Then you toss in some organic apples and feel a flicker of moral relief. Surely that small green gesture lightens the load? Not quite. Objectively, every extra product increases your carbon footprint. But psychology research reveals a curious illusion: when we add eco-friendly items, we often judge our shopping basket as having less impact on our carbon footprint than before. This mental glitch is called the negative footprint illusion, and it matters for how we shop, how

The hidden plastic problem in your daily dental routine – and what’s being done about it

London, Sep 10 (The Conversation) You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet’s most pressing environmental crises? A growing body of research reveals that our pursuit of clean, healthy teeth comes with an unexpected cost: we’re washing billions of microplastic particles down the drain every day. Take toothpaste, for example. Decades of using toothpastes with plastic microbeads triggered bans in many countries, but studies show that many modern toothpastes still contain microplastic particles. And toothpaste isn’t the only offender;

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