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How Did Apple Surpass Microsoft in Market Value?

June 13, 2024

Apple has surpassed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company again. This goal was reached around noon on June 12 when Apple’s market value jumped to $3.3 trillion, higher than Microsoft’s value of $3.2 trillion. This change in leadership ..

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Why Is India a Leading Nitrous Oxide Emitter?

June 13, 2024

India has emerged as the world’s second-largest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. In 2020, the country was responsible for almost 11% of the world’s human-made N2O pollution. Only China was responsible for more, at 16%. The ..

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Why Do Southeast Asians Consume Most Microplastics?

June 12, 2024

Researchers at Cornell University recently published a study that put Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines at the top of the list of countries in the world in terms of how much microplastics each person eats. The study in April shows ..

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Visakhapatnam Port Ranks 19th in Global Efficiency Index

June 12, 2024

Along with Mundra Port, Visakhapatnam Port has moved to 19th place in the famous Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023. The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence work together to make the CPPI 2023. It rates the effectiveness of ..

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Catla Among Top 10 Harvested Aquatic Species in 2022

June 10, 2024

The United Nations put out a very important study in June 2024 called “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024.” It said that Catla (Labeo catla) was one of the most fished marine species in 2022, with a yield ..

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Nvidia Surpasses Apple With $3 Trillion Market Cap

June 8, 2024

Nvidia, a major chipmaker for artificial intelligence based in Santa Clara, recently reached a major milestone by raising its market value to $3.019 trillion, which is higher than Apple’s $2.99 trillion and just below Microsoft’s $3.15 trillion. Nvidia is now ..

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Indian Universities Climb in QS 2025 Global Rankings

June 5, 2024

The most recent QS World University scores for 2025 show that Indian universities have made big strides forward. 61% of those universities saw their scores go up. For the 13th year in a row, the Massachusetts School of Technology (MIT) ..

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Preston Curve Links Income and Life Expectancy

June 4, 2024

The Preston Curve is a well-known empirical relationship that shows how the life expectancy of a country’s people is related to its per capita income. The sociologist Samuel H. Preston first noticed the curve in 1975. It shows that people ..

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Nvidia Stock Hits Record High, Approaches Apple’s Value

May 31, 2024

New Rise in the Price of Nvidia’s Stock market value rose sharply on May 28, when its stocks hit a new high. They are now worth almost as much as Apple’s. The value of the company’s shares went up by ..

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World Unemployment to Fall Slightly in 2024: UN

May 30, 2024

The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently said that the rate of unemployment around the world will settle at 4.9% in 2024, a small drop from the previous year. This increase is a big change from earlier predictions, which called for ..

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