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State finance ministers’ panel discusses ways to curb ITC frauds sector-specific tax evasion
As per data on ITC frauds unearthed by central and state GST...
India holds 3rd rank globally in fintech startup funding with $889 million in Jan-June
“While the Indian FinTech sector has seen a temporary dip in...
‘Climate washing’ lawsuits jump as more activists challenge corporate claims, report shows
“One of the most significant groups of climate-washing cases to emerge in recent years have been cases challenging the truthfulness of corporate climate commitments, particularly where these are not backed up by adequate plans and policies,” the report authors, Joana...
Normal monsoon likely in ‘warmer’ July: India Meteorological Department
Addressing a virtual press conference here, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the July rains will help wipe out rainfall deficiencies witnessed in June.As many as 16 states and union territories received deficient rainfall in June, with Bihar and Kerala...
Insurtech: Tougher funding environment, but represents a massive $7 trillion opportunity
Insurance is still a strongly underfunded market, especially in areas such as life insurance. Operational efficiency is now a must for insurtechs and insurers. Insurtech startups are enabling operational efficiency through the whole value chain Insurtech has also...
World Bank approves $1.5 bln financing for India’s low-carbon transition
At the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, India committed to an ambitious five-part "Panchamrit" pledge, including reaching 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity, to generate half of all energy requirements from renewables, to reduce emissions by 1 billion tons by...
Sebi finalising draft discussion paper over guidelines for ‘finfluencers’
''We are crystalising a discussion paper to regulate financial influencers. The paper should be ready for public comments in the next couple of months,'' said Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch With the number of such people thriving on social media platforms like...
Businesses criticize new EU data rules, consumer group sees missed opportunity
DIGITALEUROPE, whose members include Airbus, U.S. tech giants such as Amazon and Google, GFK, Nokia, Qualcomm, Philips, SAP, Siemens and Sony, said the data agreement fell short of businesses’ expectations “The Data Act will place European industry at a disadvantage...
Anti-ESG movement in U.S. feeds anxiety among UK investors
In the US, there’s evidence that anti-ESG rhetoric has led some financial firms to tone down their commitments to ESG in their conversations with clients. And pension funds have been caught in a long-running battle between the Biden administration and Republicans over...
Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
The Claims Code of Practice launched by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), backed by the British government, seeks to help investors establish whether claims made by companies using carbon offsets are credible A standard to assess companies’...
India ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF
Achieving universal access to electricity, replacing solid fuels with clean cooking options and increasing renewable energy deployment have been primary contributors to the improvement of India's performance NEW DELHI: The World Economic Forum on Wednesday ranked...
Govt drops plans to levy TCS on overseas credit card spends
The Finance Ministry has also deferred by three months the implementation of a higher Tax Collected at Source (TCS) rate of 20 per cent on expenditures made under LRS and overseas tour packages till September 30 New Delhi: The government on Wednesday dropped plans to...