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World crude steel output increases by 5.3% in 2017

World crude steel production reached 1,691.2 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2017, up by 5.3% compared to 2016. Crude steel production increased in all regions in 2017 except in the CIS, which has remained stable (subject to current estimates). Annual production for Asia was 1,162.5 Mt of crude steel in 2017, an increase of …

Truecaller’s Mobile Identity Solution Increases 1mg’s User Registration By 21%

  New Delhi, 23rd October 2017: Upon integration of its web and mobile app products with Truecaller’s mobile identity solution, Truecaller SDK (Software Developer Kit), leading e-commerce healthcare start-up 1mg has witnessed an impact upside of 21% increase in their daily user registration. This integration with Truecaller SDK enables new 1mg users to instantly sign-up …

World military spending: increases in the USA and Europe, decreases in oil-exporting countries, says SIPRI

(Stockholm, 24 April 2017) Total world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 per cent in real terms from 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military spending in North America saw its first annual increase since 2010, while spending in Western Europe grew …

Drought Increases the Spread of HIV in Africa

June 16, 2015, Washington, D.C.—Bad weather in Africa south of the Sahara increases the spread of HIV, according to a study published in the June 2015 issue of the Economic Journal. When the rains fail, farmers in rural areas often see their incomes fall dramatically and will try to make up for it however they …

Energy and Environmental State Aid: New guidelines offer only limited protection from increases in electricity prices

“We appreciate the aim of the guidelines that the energy intensive industry, such as steel industry should be protected from artificial increase in electricity prices due to support offered to preferred energy generation technologies”, Gordon Moffat comments on the adoption of the new guidelines for energy and environmental state aid today by the European Commission …

World crude steel output increases by 3.5% in 2013

Brussels, 23 January 2014 – World crude steel production reached 1,607 megatonnes (Mt) for the year 2013, up by 3.5% compared to 2012. The growth came mainly from Asia and Middle East while crude steel production in all other regions decreased in 2013 compared to 2012. Figure 1: Annual crude steel production Annual production for …

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism Increases by 7.26 percent in November 2013

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupees terms in November, 2013 increased by 7.26% to Rs.10,429 crore as compared to Rs.9723 crore in November, 2012.  Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in November, 2013 was 7.18 lakh as against 7.01 lakh in November 2012 showing a growth of 1.41%.                The following are some of the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month of November, 2013: …

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism increases by 4.40 per cent in October 2013

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupees terms in October, 2013 increased by 4.40%. to Rs.8513 crore as compared to Rs.8154 crore in October, 2012.  Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in October, 2013 were 5.89 lakh as against 5.56 lakh in October 2012 showing a growth of 5.94 %.                The following are some of the important highlights regarding FTAs and FEEs from tourism during the month …