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Delhi was most polluted city during 2024-25 followed by Patna: Study
Based on Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) air quality...
IDBI Bank strategic sale scrapped as financial bids below reserve price: Sources
Currently, the government and state-owned LIC together hold a 94.71...
Trade unions go on daylong strike, services largely unaffected
The unions' demands include doing away with the four labour codes, contractualisation, privatisation of PSUs, increasing minimum wages to Rs 26,000 per month, as well as the demands of farmer organisations for minimum support price for crops based on Swaminathan...
Maharashtra to come up with separate law for gig workers
Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said 'gig workers' or those who work for online 'platforms' or companies such as Zomato need social security, and the state government will come up with a law for them. Speaking in the legislative council, Fundkar...
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio, contact foreign and US officials
Marco Rubio US ,Secretary of State The misuse of AI to deceive people is likely to grow as the technology improves and becomes more widely available, and the FBI warned this past spring about “malicious actors” impersonating senior U.S. government officials in a text...
Houthi militants continued to pound a commercial ship in the Red Sea
“These incidents highlight the Houthis’ disregard for human life, as they continue to exploit seafarers as pawns in their strategic conflicts,” said Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at BIMCO, the world’s largest direct-membership trade group for the...
Trade unions, farmer bodies to go on general strike on Wed; may disrupt banking, other services
A forum of 10 trade unions has given a 17-point charter of demand. It includes withdrawal of fixed-term employment and scrapping of Agnipath scheme, 8-hour workday, restoration of non-contributory Old Pension Scheme and a minimum monthly penion of Rs 9,000 for the...
EV sales in India rise 28.6 pc to 1,80,238 in June: FADA
"In June 2025, electric two-wheelers commanded 7.3 per cent of the market, up from 5.8 per cent a year ago, demonstrating growing consumer confidence in EV technology. Electric three-wheelers now account for over 60 per cent of all three-wheeler sales, cementing their...
91pc of individual traders lose money in equity derivatives in FY25 Sebi study
The study indicated that the net losses of individual traders widened by 41 per cent to Rs 1,05,603 crore in FY25 from Rs 74,812 crore in FY24. New Delhi: Nearly 91 per cent of individual traders incurred losses in the equity derivatives segment in fiscal year 2025,...
Fintech sector must focus on financial education and consumer protection, says DFS Secretary
M Nagaraju, secretary,Dpartment of Financial Services Secretary Department of Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju revealed that the country now has around 55 crore Jan Dhan accounts, with 56 per cent held by women, and 90 per cent of Indian adults now possess bank...
Carrier becomes latest global firm to sue govt over electronic waste rules
All of the companies0South Korea's Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics as well as Japan's Daikin and Tata's Voltas- are seeking to have the rules quashed. India is the third-biggest generator of electronic waste behind China and the U.S., but the government says...
Demand for obesity drugs shoots up in India as Lilly, Novo vie for market share
The Indian obesity drug market has grown fivefold since 2021 and is valued at Rs 6.28 billion , according to the research firm. HYDERABAD: Demand for weight-loss drugs is rising at a fast clip in India, where rivals Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are competing for market...