ICELAND REVIEW
View: Gender diversity needs work
This year, 797 women candidates contested the general elections, constituting 9.6% of the total 8,337 candidates. Only 74 of them won a seat in the 18th Lok Sabha - four fewer than the number of women in the 17th Lok Sabha. This comes less than a year after the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, which reserves one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies for women.
Schengen visas get costlier by 12% after European Union hikes fee
The fee hike comes after the Schengen Visa Code mandated every three years revision of EU visa fees in December 2023. The EU justifies the rise by pointing to inflation and the pay of civil officials. The last increase in fees was from €60 to €80 in February 2020.
Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir elected as Iceland's next President
At her campaign celebration in the morning, Tomasdottir said, "I think people want to discuss our society and take part in it," Iceland Review reported. She said, "I feel the energy of the people who have joined me on this journey." Voter turnout in this election was 78.83 per cent and has not been higher in a presidential election since 1996, RUV reported.
FTAs and new markets will increase India's export to USD 1 trillion by 2030
With these new initiatives, India has seen a surprising surge in exports of precious metals, minerals, automobiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, organic chemicals, textiles, spices and defence equipment.
EU Commission's use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules: watchdog
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to halt data transfer to the US company and subsidiaries located in third countries that do not have privacy deals with the EU, setting a deadline of December 9 for both orders.
EU Commission's use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules, watchdog says
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to take measures to comply with privacy rules and to halt data transfer to the U.S. company and subsidiaries located in third countries which do not have privacy deals with the EU, setting a deadline of Dec. 9 for both orders.
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India will have option to withdraw duty concessions if USD 100 bn investment commitment not met by EFTA
India can suspend customs duty concessions on EFTA country goods if the European nation bloc fails to meet its USD 100 billion investment obligations. The agreement includes an investment promotion and cooperation chapter with a three-stage consultation procedure and an investment sub-committee. India will ensure a favourable investment climate.
EFTA Deal: India to link duty cuts with investments from companies of member nations
India plans to link duty reductions under the trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to investments made by member countries like Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. These nations have committed to investing $100 billion over 15 years. The FTA is scheduled to be signed on Sunday following its clearance by the Union cabinet on Thursday evening.
India Inc, here's a case for making room for women
A study published in Harvard Business Review in 2006 had recommended three or more women directors to drive change. According to researchers Alison M Konrad and Vicki W Kramer, solo women on boards feel isolated and marginalised. Adding a second helps reduce isolation but the two may be perceived as a separate group and could find they have to be careful not to appear to be conspiring. A clear shift occurs when boards have three or more women. At that critical mass, women tend to be regarded by other members not as 'female directors' but simply as fellow directors.
Help! My London rental apartment vanished and I’m out $3,100: What to do if you fall for a 'suspicious listing'
Booking.com, as does Airbnb and Vrbo, restricts hosts and guests from exchanging contact information before a reservation is made, but does generally allow hosts and guests to exchange contact information afterward, even as they encourage users to keep communication on the platform.
India, UK to continue FTA negotiations till Aug-end
Indian and UK officials will continue their negotiations till the month-end to iron out differences on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Sunday. This meeting will be followed by a review at the higher level, it said.
Piyush Goyal to visit UK for FTA talks, review EFTA trade talks progress
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is set to visit the UK on July 10-11 to discuss a free trade agreement (FTA) and review progress on progressing another similar pact with the European Free Trade Association. The visit will include meetings with UK ministers and representatives from various sectors and industries. Both the UK and India are committed to expanding economic ties and further strengthening their partnership.
Piyush Goyal to visit UK for FTA negotiations, review progress of TEPA
The India-UK bilateral trading relationship was worth Pound 34 billion in 2022, growing by Pound 10 billion ( Rs 102 crore) in one year, according to official UK government statistics. During the visit, the minister is also expected to meet with the ministers and officials from the EFTA member countries, (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein), to assess the progress made in the ongoing negotiations of the TEPA with EFTA.
India proposes talks on gender equality, women in EFTA trade pact: Piyush Goyal
Earlier India had opposed the inclusion of non-trade issues like gender in its trade pacts. On India’s patent office, Goyal said: “About 1,000 new posts have been created in the IP office so that we have many many more controllers, so that we can clear patent applications. I am personally taking reviews to see how we can digitalise the entire IP ecosystem”.
Adobe will need EU okay to acquire Figma, regulators say
The move by the European Commission underlines regulators' worries on Big Tech acquiring smaller innovative rivals and the impact on competition.
India reviews AstraZeneca side effects after concerns in Europe
New Delhi decided to conduct the review after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears even as the World Health Organization said there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 jab.
Denmark, Norway, Iceland suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
The move comes "following reports of serious cases of blood clots among people vaccinated with AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine", the Danish Health Authority said in a statement.
All hail the Mediterranean diet: Spain declared world's healthiest nation
Japan was the healthiest Asian nation.
Musa's brace gives Nigeria 2-0 victory vs Iceland
Nigeria, under pressure to beat Iceland after losing their World Cup opener 2-0 to Croatia, dropped strikers Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi to the bench along with defender Shehu Abdullahi.
Narendra Modi holds bilateral meetings with PMs of Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway
After the bilateral meeting between Modi and Rasmussen, documents were exchanged between the two sides in areas of animal husbandry, dairying and urban development.
So what is India’s human rights record really like?
The UPR has a specific format and is not intended to be a naming and shaming exercise, says former United Nations special rapporteur Miloon Kothari.
AIBA sidelines referees and judges pending probe
BOXING-AIBA-INVESTIGATION:AIBA sidelines referees and judges pending probe
The CO2 in our atmosphere can now be transformed into a building material
They even note that they tried out the "one pot" approach using power harvested from photovoltaics to heat the molten lithium carbonate.
IMF plans fresh Iceland aid, says economy stabilizing
The International Monetary Fund said Sunday it planned to release the fifth installment of an Iceland aid package late this year or early next year, noting the country's economy was further stabilizing.
Ash cloud hangs over Berlin air meetings
Top executives of the world's biggest airlines will gather in Berlin this weekend, seeking elusive answers to the future of the industry as they move past the financial crisis and the damage from Iceland's ash cloud.
Air India, Jet ready to resume flights to the UK
With the London airport opening up after wide-spread flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Iceland, Air India and Jet Airways today readied themselves to resume operation to the UK.
The terrible forecasting record of the IMF
Biggest fiasco occurred in Iceland, where foreign debt by 2008 was 800% of GDP. IMF should have flagged this financial insanity in its annual Article 4 consultation exercise.
IMF to decide on crisis loans to Iceland, Hungary next week
The International Monetary Fund will likely decide next week on emergency loan applications from Iceland and Hungary, battered by the global financial crisis, an IMF spokesman said today.
Mid-term Review of the Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the 2008-09
During the first quarter of 2008-09, real GDP growth was 7.9 per cent as against 9.2 per cent a year ago. The end-August 2008 release of national income aggregates by the Central Statistical Organisation.
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