570 Two Indian-flagged vessels have successfully moved through the Strait of Hormuz despite escalating tensions between Iran and the United States that have severely disrupted maritime traffic in the region. The development offers a rare sign of relief for global shipping and energy markets as the strategic waterway remains highly volatile due to ongoing military…

“But if this [reverse migration] continues, it will have [a] significant impact, especially on micro, small and medium enterprises, particularly in labour-intensive sectors such as construction, textiles and manufacturing,” says Arvind Goel, co-chairman of the industrial relations committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Source link

Morbi, India – For seven years, Pradeep Kumar would walk into the ceramics factory in western India at 9am, load raw materials – clay, quartz and sand – into the kiln, and spend the day around the heat and dust of the furnaces. He handled the clay at different stages, sometimes feeding it into machines,…