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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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This article is adapted from the author’s new book , We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age (MIT Press, 2023). What is the digital afterlife industry? T oday, a “digital afterlife industry” is already making it possible to create reconstructions of dead people based on the data they’ve left behind. Your father appears.

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The Next Oil Price Spike May Cripple The Industry

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How it is possible for the price of oil to go both up and not up, and what would that mean for the oil industry? In fact, we have been highlighting this threat to the energy industry in articles since 2015, for example here , here , here and here.) Why an oil price spike would be bad for the industry.

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Auto industry to invest USD 7 bn in 5 years to deepen parts localisation – ET Auto

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“World over, the industry is building resilient supply chains by reducing overdependence on any particular country or geography,” said Shradha Suri Marwah, president of ACMA. Automakers and their suppliers are likely to make this investment between FY24 and FY28, industry body Automotive Component Manufacturers Association ( ACMA ) said.

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Ministry of Heavy Industry announced FAME India Phase II scheme extended for 2 years

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Ministry of Heavy Industry announced FAME India Phase II scheme extended for 2 years. The FAME I ran from April 1, 2015, and was extended till March 31, 2019. Also read related article: 6 EV Charging Infrastructure Projects funded by FAME II Scheme. Read further in detail about FAME India Phase II scheme. .

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The Rise of the Electric Vehicle Industry in India

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The electric vehicle (EV) industry in India is gaining momentum as the government and private players focus on developing the necessary infrastructure and increasing consumer awareness. Now the rapid growth is going on in the electric vehicle industry. Read “The short history of Indian EV sector” to know more.

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Opinion: Saudis Planning For A War Of Attrition In Europe With Russia’s Oil Industry

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To stop the ruble from plunging further and to keep inflation from spiraling ever upwards, the Russian central bank took aggressive action by hiking interest rates to as high as 17 percent at the beginning of 2015. Russian oil production is expected to rise by a modest 70,000 barrels per day in 2015, averaging 10.75

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Bharat Forge fined under Factories Act, 1948 – ET Auto

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New Delhi: In accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI Regulations, 2015, Bharat Forge , a leading industrial powerhouse, is facing litigation under the Factories Act , 1948. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pune, has issued an order levying a fine of INR 30,000 on the occupier of Bharat Forge’s factory premises.

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