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Nepal Hikes Fee for Everest Climbers
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world's tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said.
From red lights to green: DPI for businesses will spur job creation
Employer Aadhaar and Digilocker will apply Digital Public Infrastructure to compliance and help create high-wage jobs
Tata Motors' electric CV sales weighed down by loss of sops
Continuing incentives needed until inflection point is reached in electric sales, says company
An ode to the Maximum City of hopes and heartbreak
Murzban F. Shroff's new collection of Mumbai stories chronicles the decline of the city, while celebrating its resilience
Tiny hike seen for fund to build farm buffer
Budget may raise outlay for purchases of pulses, onions, and potatoes
Garth Hudson wove a musical spell on listeners
Hudson was the last surviving member of the influential rock group The Band
Dixon Tech: A flurry of acquisitions, capacity expansions
Upwardly mobile
Green hydrogen incentives likely for polluting sectors
Moving to large-scale use of hydrogen fuel could enhance India's geopolitical heft
Basic technology R&D: Let's wake up before it's too late
India's future in AI and in other fast-emerging technologies depends on our will to invest in the unknown
Budget Wishlist: Insurance Sector Seeks Affordability, Awareness Boost
Reducing GST on policies will help lower the barriers to entry and improving accessibility
RIL arm acquires sauces brand SIL
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), announced on Wednesday its acquisition of SIL, a food brand known for sauces and condiments.
Servify shoots for unicorn tag with $100 million fundraise
The startup was valued at about $850 million when it raised $65 million in 2022 as part of its Series D funding round
A Call For Tax Reforms: Disparities Between Equity And Debt Investments
There is a case for revising LTCG taxation for debt funds with a one-year holding period
Cabinet nod for a higher support price for raw jute
The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute for the 2025-26 marketing season, set at ₹5,650 per quintal, representing a rise of ₹315 per quintal from the previous season's MSP of ₹5,335.
Drone firms seek higher PLI outlay in budget
The drone industry, one of India's sunrise sectors, wants the government to increase allocations under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in the upcoming Union budget for 2025-26.
Budget Needs to Offer a Vision to Reform India's Overburdened Justice System
Over 50 million court cases are pending, with many taking 15-20 years to resolve
UN chief Guterres calls on Iran to renounce nuclear weapons
Iran must make a first step towards improving relations with countries in the region and the United States by making it clear it does not aim to develop nuclear weapons, United Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
Shareholders nix Gokaldas Esop plan
Apparel maker Gokaldas Exports' plan to reward its top executive with a generous stock grant has been blocked by the company's institutional shareholders, more than half of whom voted against the resolution enabling its latest employee stock option plan (Esop).
Magnesium craze grips wellness market
Magnesium mania
Five new industrial clusters from India join WEF initiative
As many as 33 industrial clusters from 16 countries, including five from India, on Wednesday committed to economic growth, jobs creation and emission cuts as part of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative.
'28 will start India's new era: CM Naidu
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said India will enter a new era of global leadership starting in 2028.
Minor accounts: Unlock savings, investment opportunities for kids
How parents are wisely investing their children's monetary gifts to foster financial literacy, inculcate saving habit
Budget Interventions Can Position Indian Pharma For Global Leadership
Over the past 3 years, India's healthcare budget has fallen below 2% of GDP
RBI's New Bad Debt Norms Boost Stressed Asset Buyers
Asset reconstruction firms welcome central bank's faster settlement rules for small bad loans
Busy Bee retreats from Go First bid amid liquidation process
Busy Bee Airways Pvt. Ltd, former bidder for bankrupt airline Go First, on Tuesday withdrew its plea challenging the 18 December decision of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) reserving the liquidation order.
'IT sector's talent model to change'
Infosys expects the way the tech industry manages talent to shift and has already begun experimenting with how this transformation will occur, its chief technology officer (CTO) said in an interview.
Electoral politics could extract too high a price
Will the budget for 2025-26 see India's government stick to its stated fiscal consolidation goal? Or will the demands of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and political largesse get in the way?
Govt drafts safety rules for e-comm consumers
As part of its initiatives to promote self-regulation among e-commerce platforms, the government released draft guidelines on Tuesday aimed at protecting consumers from potential fraud in the fast-growing digital shopping industry.
Liquidity rule upsets banks
Some of India's largest lenders are planning to request concessions from the new head of the nation's central bank regarding proposed liquidity regulations, arguing the rules could hamper efforts to boost lending, according to people familiar with the developments.
Post ceasefire with Israel, Hamas is effectively back in control in Gaza
After Israeli troops stood down when a cease-fire came into effect in the Gaza Strip, Hamas began sending thousands of its forces onto the streets to establish control.