MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- CRISIL, an S&P Global company, issued the following news release: * * * Highlights for quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023: Income from operations for the quarter up 7. 7%, and for the nine months rose 14.1 % PBT for the quarter up 6.1%, and for the nine months rose 10% Interim dividend of Rs 11 per share declared * * * The Board of Directors of CRISIL Ltd at its meeting today approved the unaudited financial results for the third quarter end  more

NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 10 -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release: Ms Lily Pandeya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India today emphasized that the cultural and creative industries face distinct challenges and foremost among these is the lack of universally accepted definition and the informality of the sector. "This in turn hampers accurate data collection hence impacting the evidence-based policy making. Without concrete da  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 7 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, continues to expand its intercontinental offering between Vietnam and Europe with the launch of a new air route with faster transit times. The new connection operated by a B767 aircraft was launched on October 31, 2023. Four evenings a week, it connects Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - with a stopover in Guangz  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 11 -- Fujifilm USA issued the following news: FUJIFILM North America Corporation's Personalized Photo Products Group is pleased to announce that it will hire up to 250 seasonal employees for production roles at its Portland, Oregon manufacturing plant as the company enters its busiest production season of the year. The Fujifilm plant in Portland produces a wide variety of custom photo products ranging from photo books, prints and cards to ornaments, textiles, wall decor,   more

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Nov. 11 -- Fujifilm USA issued the following news: FUJIFILM North America Corporation's Personalized Photo Products Group is pleased to announce that it will hire up to 600 seasonal employees for production roles at its Greenwood, South Carolina manufacturing plant as the company enters its busiest production season of the year. The Fujifilm plant in Greenwood provides a wide variety of custom photo products ranging from photo books, prints and cards to ornaments, tex  more

CARY, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following news release: INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has released a new report, North American Nonwovens Industry Outlook, 2022-2027. This report is the twelfth edition detailing demand data for 2017 through 2022, with forecasts to 2027. The report provides analysis across all nonwoven end-use markets, providing a comprehensive and accurate view of the total North A  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 7 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: By Matt Vines The winners of LSUS's Pilot Pitch competition have the potential to not just impact their respective industries, but to change those industries altogether. A total of eight finalists in two divisions presented their business ideas Monday as part of Pilot Pitch, a competition in which students discuss their business plan in front of a panel of judges for cash prizes. Dakota   more

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 11 -- The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design issued the following news release: Sarah Eichhorn, Visiting Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Design, received the October 2023 MIAD Values Recognition Award at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). Eichhorn's nominations speak to her Kindness, Inclusiveness, Innovation and support of MIAD's Community. The MIAD Values Recognition Award (VRA) celebrates faculty and staff who consistently model MIAD's values of courage, in  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 7 -- Nature Materials, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes research in materials science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2023 edition (Vol. 22, Issue 11): Editorial: * Electronics can be more sustainable Q&A: * Materials and technology innovations towards sustainable electronics News & Views: * Printing with a quantum dot matrix * Faster holes by delocalization * Magnetic proximity boosts chiral quan  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Artists bring Ho-Chunk beadwork to Bascom Hall on a grand scale Story by Doug Erickson | Photos by Jeff Miller, Bryce Richter and Ada Burton | Video by Jason Weiss The first few times they met, Molli Pauliot and Marianne Fairbanks simply talked. The two -- Pauliot is a UW-Madison PhD student, Fairbanks a faculty member -- had been commissioned to create banners for the university's 175th anniv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight issued the following written testimony by Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste and business at World Wildlife Fund, involving a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, entitled "Evaluating Material Alternatives for Single-Use Plastics": * * * Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportu  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Nov. 9 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Students and faculty of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Human Sciences recently returned from a study abroad program in the East African country of Kenya. The program focused on community service and experiential learning. Participants included Havilland Ford, Trenay Hayes and Justin Thomasson, seniors, and David Opiri, a sophomore. They were joined by Jai Lewis, a   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Jim Powell, UAS Assistant Research Professor, will briefly speak about how the burgeoning cruise ship tourism industry has impacted coastal communities. How do communities benefit and what are the impacts from cruise tourism? * * * NOTE: This event takes place in the Egan Lecture Hall (not the library), and because of the film's copyright this event will not be live-streamed. Dr  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: Tiara Woods (BS '23) has always had an interest in chemistry, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she realized that a strict STEM path might not be right for her. She began shifting her perspective and pursued classes in the School of Art, Design, and Art History. "I wanted a career that involved art in some way," said Woods. So, she decided to earn a minor in art history to compl  more

BANBURY, England, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release: * * * * WRAP warns textiles industry as production levels wipe out crucial environmental improvements to fashion and textiles. * Average person buys 28 new items of clothes every year: 8Kg/person, 586,000t in total. * * * WRAP's Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report shows that brands signed up to the environmental voluntary agreement have reduced the carbon impact of the textiles   more

TUNIS, Tunisia, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The World Bank issued the following news release: Tunisia's economic recovery slowed in the first half of 2023 as the country continued to grapple with persistent drought, external financing challenges, increasing domestic debt build-up of important public service enterprises and regulatory obstacles, according to the World Bank's Fall 2023 Economic Monitor of Tunisia. Despite some encouraging developments, including improvements in trade terms and a resurge  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization issued the following news release: Global patenting activity soared to new records in 2022, fueled by Indian and Chinese innovators, but an uncertain economic outlook is weighing on further growth. Interactive charts: Even as global filings for trademarks and designs dropped, innovators from around the world submitted 3.46 million patent applications in 2022, marking a third consecutive year o  more