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Rising ownership costs to hurt India’s commercial vehicle volume growth: Fitch
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Climate change hitting fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
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India must address digital payments security issues: Nandan Nilekani
“I think increasing number of transactions, at the same time less security issues, less fraud issues, less disputes… could be what we need to see,” Nilekani said
61% office-goers in India want commuting time to be included in working hours: Survey
“Last year our Global Workspace Survey talked about reaching a tipping point, but what we are seeing now is that flexible working is considered by many to be the new norm for any business that is serious about productivity, agility and winning the war for top talent,” IWG CEO and Founder Mark Dixon said.
U.S. and India commit to building six nuclear power plants
The two countries have been discussing the supply of U.S. nuclear reactors to energy-hungry India for more than a decade, but a longstanding obstacle has been the need to bring Indian liability rules in-line with international norms, which require the costs of any accident to be channelled to the operator rather than the maker of a nuclear power station.
Trump Budget would cut Crop Insurance subsidies
The plan would trim the USDA budget by $3.6 billion to $20.8 billion, lowering subsidies for crop insurance premiums to 48 percent from 62 percent, and limiting subsidies for growers who make less than $500,000 annually.
Tata Motors’ JLR recalls 44,000 cars over CO2 emission levels
The European Commission’s rapid alert system warned that JLR’s cars “may emit excessive levels of CO2 and may not conform with the certified condition”.
Closing the Gender Gap
Women make up almost half of the world’s working-age population of nearly 5 billion people. But only about 50 percent of those women participate in the labor force, compared with 80 percent of men. The losses to an economy from economic disempowerment of women were estimated to range from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and in the Middle East and North Africa.
High value cars, jewellery to become cheaper as TCS to be excluded in computing GST
EY India Tax Partner Abhishek Jain said: “This clarification comes as quite a relief for businesses specifically the automotive sector. While most industry players already believed that GST should not be levied on the Income tax TCS component, given the otherwise clarification by the Government, they were quite apprehensive of litigation on this aspect”.
Only 4% green buildings in India due to lack of expertise, funding: Survey
“India is getting bit of a slow start but it would be catching up. The most exciting data that we have is that 46 per cent of the organisations in India are willing to pay a premium to lease space in a green building,” Clay Nesler, the Vice President of the Johnson Controls told PTI.
FPIs pump in Rs 2,741 crore in March so far on positive market outlook
Eight of the 10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs 90,844.8 crore in market valuation last week in an overall strong broader market, with RIL topping the list.
116-Year-Old Japanese Woman Named World’s Oldest Living Person
Japan has one of the world’s highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.They include Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013.