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SC Hauls Up Punjab Over Protest Fast of Farmer Leader

The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Punjab government over the hunger strike by farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, saying the state's attitude appeared to be against reconciliation and its officials were spreading the wrong impression that the court was trying to persuade Dallewal to break his fast.

Low rainfall in Jan-March may hit rabi crop yield

IMD PREDICTS ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN NORTH INDIA TOO

ONDC Onboards Over 700k Sellers, Service Providers

More than 700,000 sellers and service providers have been included on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) so far, the government said on Thursday.

Centre to get first chance to restore J&K statehood: CM

IN HIS FIRST media interaction here Thursday, two-and-a-half months after taking over as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah stressed on restoration of statehood to J&K but added that his government was willing to wait for the Centre to do so rather than taking recourse to courts.

Iran minister in Delhi for talks to boost ties, trade

DAYS BEFORE DONALD Trump returns to the Oval Office, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, has reached New Delhi for talks Friday with external affairs minister S Jaishankar and foreign secretary Vikram Misri.

Banks urge RBI to ease cash crunch with forex swaps

Currency Watch

NSO to compile district-level estimates

STARTING THIS MONTH, the statistics ministry will conduct new survey rounds which will contain district-level estimates, in addition to the existing national- and state-level data, according to an official release.

Employment up 36% between FY15, FY24

EMPLOYMENT IN THE country has increased by 36% to 643.3 million in 2023-24 from 471.5 million in 2014-15, \"reflecting an improvement in jobs scenario\" under the NDA regime, labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday, citing official data.

Goyal to meet EV industry representatives

Representatives of electric vehicle manufacturers will meet commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday to discuss issues related to the expansion of manufacturing and the adoption and building of support infrastructure, including charging and battery swapping facilities.

India to add 30 GW RE capacity in FY25-26

INDIA IS LIKELY to add 30 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity over FY25-26, backed by continued policy support, availability of liquidity and established growth plans of some large corporate players, reduced equipment prices, and waiver of interstate transmission system charges, analysts say.

Panel to suggest road map for Producer Price Index

To revise WPI base year as well; Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand will lead committee

Budget wish list: Lower tax on FD interest & fund for NBFCs

Ahead of the Budget for 2025-26, representatives of the financial sector and capital markets on Thursday sought a lowering of tax on interest income from fixed deposits to align with capital gains tax on equities, a dedicated refinancing window for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and incentives for long-term savings.

Dec Manufacturing PMI Slips to 56.4, Weakest in 2024

EXPANSION IN MANUFACTURING activity in the country slowed in December, amid softer demand conditions and price pressures.

Regulation, deals, crypto: Fintech themes for 2025

THE CLOUDS THAT hung over the financial-technology industry in 2024 appear to be clearing as interest-rate cuts, recoveries in fintech stocks and promises of a looser regulatory environment in the second Trump administration paint a more promising outlook for startups.

Agritech to create 80K jobs in 5 yrs: Teamlease

THE AGRI-TECH SECTOR is expected to create 60,000-80,000 new employment opportunities over the next five years, a senior executive of TeamLease Services said.

Bhopal gas tragedy: 40 yrs later, toxic waste leaves Union Carbide factory

FORTY YEARS AFTER the Bhopal gas tragedy, the shifting of some 377 tonne of hazardous waste began from the defunct Union Carbide factory on Wednesday night for its disposal, an official said.

Dec GST mop-up at ₹1.77 lakh cr

The GST Council is likely to discuss rate rationalisation – hiking rates for some while pruning them for others – of about 150 items in its upcoming meeting.

From evolution to digital revolution

THE EYE GAVE Charles Darwin \"a cold shudder\". Writing in The Origin of Species, he struggled to explain how natural selection could create something so intricate. Over millions of years, our eyes evolved exquisitely. They adapted to function in natural light, their view constantly varying as our ancestors moved, gathering food and hunting, their blink rates perfectly adjusted to protect and nourish the eye. Today, the eyes are under unprecedented assault, their evolution utterly outpaced by technological change.

Data protection rules get home ministry's nod

THE RULES WILL also detail specific provisions, such as consent management for minors and exemptions for certain entities or contexts. Moreover, the government plans to establish the Data Protection Board, an adjudicatory body to address disputes between data principals (users) and fiduciaries (data handlers).

Boost quality control, fix fair pricing: Shah to NCOL

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed National Cooperative Organic Ltd (NCOL) to strengthen quality control and establish fair pricing for its \"Bharat Organics\" brand as the government seeks to expand organic farming nationwide.

An inspiration for India's Quantum Mission

THE SUCCESS OF Google is a shot in the arm for India's Quantum Computing Mission as this demonstrates the feasibility and great potential of quantum computing and will act a motivation to strengthen the ecosystem.

Large quantum computers a reality in the near future

THE WILLOW COMPUTING chip marks a significant milestone in quantum computing, advancing scalability, stability, and error correction – key to achieving fault-tolerant quantum systems.

The future of algo trading

SEBI PROPOSAL SEEKS TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN REGULATORY CONCERNS AND INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS

AI, Convergence, and Beyond

Firms poised to scale up AI deployments into full production

No Cause For Alarm

Slower loan growth should help lower liabilities and boost household savings

Virtual companions, real consequences

It is imperative to set up legal frameworks and ethical guidelines that safeguard users, especially those most vulnerable, from unintended consequences of AI

Cutting through the hype on AI, RTO, and DEI

FROM A QUICK glance at 2024's top business headlines, you'd think all companies were pushing return-to-office (RTO) policies, embracing artificial intelligence (AI), and banishing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programmes.

ECB Hopes to Hit 2% Inflation Target in 2025, Says Lagarde

The European Central Bank's (ECB) 2% inflation target is in sight, according to President Christine Lagarde.

Pakistan's inflation hits 81-month low of 4.1% in Dec

Path Towards Economic Recovery

Mubadala pips PIF as top spender globally

ABU DHABI'S MUBADALA Investment was the world's most active sovereign wealth fund last year as it ramped up deal-making across everything from private credit to artificial intelligence (AI).