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Govt seeks public feedback on draft guidelines for dark patterns
Dark patterns are practices or patterns on UI/UX interactions on any platform designed to mislead or trick users
 "Govt seeks public feedback on draft guidelines for dark patterns")
India needs to clock 8% to become biggest contributor to global growth
Barclays report says that while the debt overhang and worsening demographics will hinder China's growth
 "India needs to clock 8% to become biggest contributor to global growth")
Inflation likely to be cooled in August, but still above RBI target range
Erratic monsoon rains have ruined some crops of staple food items, prompting the government to subsidise vegetable prices and ban exports of some cereals, providing temporary relief to households
 "Inflation likely to be cooled in August, but still above RBI target range")
Huge potential to increase exports of organic agri products: Comm secretary
There is a huge potential to increase exports of organic agri products as the global market stood at about $135 billion and India's shipments are only over $700 million
 "Huge potential to increase exports of organic agri products: Comm secretary")
How carbon emissions accounting helps in achieving net zero targets
The process of calculating the amount of greenhouse gas emitted directly by operations or indirectly by supply chain and subsidiaries is known as carbon accounting
 "How carbon emissions accounting helps in achieving net zero targets")
El Nino unlikely to cause sugar shortage in India in 2023-24: NFCSF
Sugar cooperative NFCSF junked rumours of likely sugar shortage in the country due to El Nino, saying domestic availability of the sweetener is not expected to be "adverse"
 "El Nino unlikely to cause sugar shortage in India in 2023-24: NFCSF")
Clean Air Survey 2023: Indore ranks first followed by Agra and Thane
A total of 131 cities have been identified for the implementation of the city-specific action plans under this programme, for reducing air pollution by up to 40% by FY26
 "Clean Air Survey 2023: Indore ranks first followed by Agra and Thane")
Google Cloud partners with CERT-In to train govt officials in cybersecurity
The initiative includes training a 'cyber force' of 1,000 government officials in cyber defence best practices.
 "Google Cloud partners with CERT-In to train govt officials in cybersecurity")
August fuel consumption perks up by 6.5% on strong manufacturing
India's factory growth accelerated at the fastest pace in three months in August, driven by strong growth in new orders and output, according to a private survey
 "August fuel consumption perks up by 6.5% on strong manufacturing")
Apples to lentils: India removes additional duties on certain US products
During the prime minister's state visit to the US in June, both countries decided to terminate six WTO (World Trade Organization) disputes and also remove the retaliatory tariffs on certain US product
 "Apples to lentils: India removes additional duties on certain US products")
Tomato prices pushed cost of vegetarian thali up 24% in August: CRISIL
For non-veg thali, the cost was up 13 per cent. It was lower than that of a veg thali owing to a marginal rise in broiler prices
 "Tomato prices pushed cost of vegetarian thali up 24% in August: CRISIL")
NPCI launches voice-enabled UPI payments, other features; Check details
The launch of the new products comes a day after NPCI chief Dilip Asbe said at a fintech event that UPI had the potential to reach a couple of billion transactions a day by 2030
 "NPCI launches voice-enabled UPI payments, other features; Check details")
Ukraine war will be main topic of discussion, says EU official ahead of G20
G20 is a major international grouping that brings together the world's major economies
 "Ukraine war will be main topic of discussion, says EU official ahead of G20")
UP, Gujarat, West Bengal contribute to more than 30% UPI frauds in India
NPCI takes only an average of 24 hours to respond to frauds
 "UP, Gujarat, West Bengal contribute to more than 30% UPI frauds in India")
World must stand against 'might is right' culture, says PM Narendra Modi
On how India is reconciling competing and even divergent interests among G20 nations, Modi said every country agrees with another country on a few issues and disagrees on others
 "World must stand against 'might is right' culture, says PM Narendra Modi")
Govt notifies valuation methodology for calculating GST on online gaming
The Ministry of Finance notified amendments to Central GST law for calculating value of supply in case of online gaming and casinos as per the decision of the GST Council last month
 "Govt notifies valuation methodology for calculating GST on online gaming")
UK acknowledges possible encryption hurdles as online safety law looms
"If appropriate technology does not exist which meets these requirements, Ofcom cannot require its use," Parkinson said
 "UK acknowledges possible encryption hurdles as online safety law looms")
Agro-chemical industry can grow 9% despite Chinese competition: NITI Aayog
India's agro-chemical industry has the potential to grow more than the current nine per cent notwithstanding the competition from China, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said on Wednesday
 "Agro-chemical industry can grow 9% despite Chinese competition: NITI Aayog")
PowerMin issues steps for States to meet rising electricity demand
The ministry has also asked states to expedite commissioning of new units of thermal, solar and wind
 "PowerMin issues steps for States to meet rising electricity demand")
Cabinet approves viability gap funding for battery storage system
The VGF scheme for BESS projects was first announced in the Union Budget 2023
 "Cabinet approves viability gap funding for battery storage system")