How the future could resemble the past
- Health
- January 15, 2015

Meta Platforms Inc’s stricter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share buyback sent shares soaring on Wednesday, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the “Year of Efficiency.” The parent of Instagram and Facebook (NASDAQ:META), which has fallen on hard times amid a broad post-pandemic slump in digital ads, is focused on improving
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Germany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a decline at its electronic chemicals unit and a drop in COVID-related demand for its lab supplies from drug and vaccine makers. For 2023 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for one-offs, the company “assumes a moderate decline to an
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The glaciers in Uttarakhand are melting at an alarming rate, with experts warning of dire consequences, including a looming water crisis in the region. According to the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun, all 900 glaciers in Uttarakhand are experiencing significant melting due to global warming. Major glaciers like Gangotri, Satopanth, Bhagirathi, and Raikhana
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India saw a strong rise in Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in May 2025, recording a 13.7% year-on-year growth in gross GST collection. The total net GST revenue reached ₹1.74 lakh crore, showing a healthy boost in the country’s indirect tax income. Maharashtra Tops GST Collection List Maharashtra remained the highest GST contributor, collecting
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Speaking at an event on Sunday where noted Marathi theatre actor Prashant Damle was felicitated for the 12,500th show of his play ‘Eka Lagnachi Gosht’, Shinde said the state government will support Marathi theatre and cinema The Maharashtra government will work on planning a film city between Mumbai and Thane cities to provide a wider
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