The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to end plastic pollution, ahead of World Environment Day.

World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5, and the theme this year is Beat Plastic Pollution. The day serves as the principal platform of the UN for encouraging global awareness and action for environmental protection.

The mass mobilisation campaign ‘One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution’, highlights India’s unwavering commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. It is also aligned with the country’s flagship initiative -- Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment).

Following the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, security measures have been intensified in Jamnagar -- a strategically significant district in Gujarat that shares proximity to the International Border and hosts all three wings of the Indian Armed Forces.

As part of a district-wide alert system, the Jamnagar administration has begun installing 100 sirens across coastal villages to ensure swift communication with residents in case of emergencies. “We are installing sirens in about 100 coastal villages to enhance public awareness and preparedness,” said Jamnagar District Collector Ketan Thakkar. “So far, 55 sirens have been installed based on priority areas near the sea. The remaining units will be deployed after surveying the rest of the villages.”

Japan, which shares a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' with India on Thursday condemned in the strongest terms the growing threat of terrorism as the country hosted a visiting delegation of Indian Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha.

The all-party parliamentary delegation from India, which arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day, called on Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, reaffirming India's unwavering stand against terrorism under Operation Sindoor's global outreach campaign that aims at exposing Pakistan and the global terror outfits operating from its soil.

Real estate firm Emami Realty Limited on Thursday reported a sharp fall in its financial performance for the March quarter (Q4 FY25), as its consolidated net loss widened more than four times to Rs 79.68 crore, compared to a loss of Rs 19.47 crore in the previous quarter (Q3 FY25).

The loss also deepened on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, with the company posting an annual net loss of Rs 126.25 crore in FY25, slightly higher than the Rs 123.10 crore loss in FY24, according to its stock exchange filing.

Revenue from operations fell by 76.12 per cent to Rs 13.66 crore in Q4 FY25, down from Rs 57.22 crore in the preceding quarter.

Compared to the same period last year (Q4 FY24), when revenue stood at Rs 17.45 crore, the decline was 21.72 per cent.

Superstar Rajinikanth has said that work on his eagerly awaited film, 'Jailer 2', being directed by Nelson, is likely to go on until December this year.

Talking to reporters while making his way out of the Chennai airport on Thursday, Rajinikanth said, "Shooting of Jailer 2 is progressing well. It will be December by the time the film ends."

Jailer 2 has triggered huge interest, thanks to the phenomenal reach of the first part of the film, which went on to emerge a huge blockbuster, raking in around Rs 650 crores.

Shooting of the second part of 'Jailer' began in Chennai first. Sun Pictures, the production house producing the action entertainer, had announced that shooting for the film had commenced on March 10 this year.

Interest in the film peaked when Sun Pictures released an exceptionally interesting teaser that was both funny and thrilling.

An opportunity to grow exports is knocking on India’s door as supply chains are getting redrawn and steps which raise mid-tech labour-intensive exports can boost the country’s trade interlinkages, mass consumption, investment, and GDP growth, according to an HSBC report released on Thursday.

While there is a general sense that India is mostly a domestic demand-driven economy, it is in periods of rising integration with the world that India has grown its fastest, the report states.

The report uses the rolling correlation between India and world GDP growth as a measure of global integration, and finds that the 2000-2010 decade was a period of falling import tariffs, as well as rising global integration, export share, and GDP growth. In the next decade, 2010-2020, all of this changed.

The Adani Portfolio of companies on Thursday reported a landmark fiscal result for FY25, as EBITDA scaled to an all-time high of Rs 89,806 crore ($10.5 billion), up 8.2 per cent year-on-year.

Excluding non-recurring prior period items, the growth stands even higher at 18 per cent (on-year). Meanwhile, profit after tax (PAT) rose to an all-time high of Rs 40,565 crore.

Gross assets increased to Rs 609,133 lakh crore at a six-year (FY19-FY25) CAGR of over 25 per cent, as the Adani Portfolio registered record capex of Rs 126,000 crore ($14.7 billion).

"A key highlight of FY25 is the continued industry-beating Return on Assets (RoA) of 16.5 per cent, which is among the highest in any infrastructure business globally, underpinning the attractive asset base and the execution capabilities of the Adani Portfolio to continuously churn out the best quality assets across sub sectors," said Jugeshinder 'Robbie' Singh, GCFO, Adani Group.

North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after a "serious" accident occurred during Pyongyang's launch of a new warship.

The launches took place as North Korea said earlier in the day that parts of a new naval destroyer were "crushed" during its launch ceremony Wednesday, with the North's leader Kim Jong-un calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the North's missile launches at about 9 a.m. from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province, without providing further details, such as the number of missiles fired.

The military believes the missiles may have been fired from a maritime platform and are conducting a detailed analysis with US intelligence authorities.

US researchers have identified a widely used antidepressant drug that could shrink the growth of tumour and help the immune system fight cancer.

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), best known for the role they play in the brain, can significantly enhance the ability of T cells to fight cancer.

In the study, published in the journal Cell, the researchers tested SSRIs in mouse and human tumour models representing melanoma, breast, prostate, colon, and bladder cancer.

They found that SSRI treatment reduced average tumour size by over 50 per cent and made the cancer-fighting T cells more effective at killing cancer cells.

Veteran Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters after overcoming Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the second round on Thursday.

Srikanth, currently ranked 65 in the world following a prolonged dip in form, battled for 59 minutes to register a 23-21, 21-17 win over the world No. 33.

In the quarterfinals, He will take on France’s Toma Junior Popov, who advanced after defeating India’s Ayush Shetty 21-13, 21-17.

HS Prannoy put up a determined fight but fell short against Yushi Tanaka, losing 9-21, 18-21 in the second round.

In the mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila secured a place in the quarterfinals with a gritty 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 victory over France’s Lea Palermo and Julien Maio. They will next face the Chinese pair of Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin.