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GST on renewable energy devices rationalised to 5%, to accelerate India’s clean energy transition
By making renewable energy more affordable and accessible, this...
Action will be taken against e-commerce entities using dark patterns: Consumer Affairs Secy
Nidhi Khare, Consumer Affairs Secretary Khare advised e-commerce...
Banks must use UPI to create more digital opportunities to empower millions: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister As banks benefit from technology, they need to periodically learn to mitigate risks and improve customer service, credit assessments and fraud detection using technology, the Finance Minister noted Mumbai: As the unified...
Role of food regulators more crucial to protect consumers’ health: JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Highlighting the country’s efforts in alternative measures to curb the increasing menace of plastic wastes, the minister said India is taking steps to reduce plastic wastes and adopting organic farming and organic...
Bombay HC quashes amended IT Rules on fake news; speaks of their `chilling effect’
The amended rules provided for the establishment of a fact checking unit (FCU) with powers to flag misleading or false online content concerning the government. Observing that the amended rules infringed the right to equality and freedom of speech, the court also said...
India on track to becoming third-largest economy by FY31: S&P report
The country has emerged as the fastest-growing large economy at an 8.2 per cent growth rate in FY24, significantly exceeding the government's earlier estimate of 7.3 per cent Mumbai: India is on track to become the third-largest economy by fiscal 2030-31, driven by a...
Govt probes EY’s ‘work environment’ after death of young employee
Shobha Karandlaje, Union Labour Minister "A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway," Labour Minister Shobha Karandlaje posted, on X NEW DELHI: India is investigating the work environment at Big Four...
U.S. Fed slashed interest rates by half a point in its first cut since 2020, more expected
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Policymakers see the Fed's benchmark rate falling by another half of a percentage point by the end of this year, another full percentage point in 2025, and by a final half of a percentage point in 2026 to end in a 2.75%-3.00% range Washington:...
‘Samanvaya’ portal for data exchange among police forces on cyber criminals’ activities MHA
The portal will act as a data repository of cybercrime, data sharing, crime mapping, data analytics, cooperation and coordination platform for the Law Enforcement Agencies across the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs aims to raise 5,000 cyber commandos in five...
Russian insurance shores up cheaper oil exports to top buyer India
By using Russian insurers, Moscow can sell the oil above a $60 per barrel price cap that the Group of Seven (G7), the European Union and Australia imposed aiming to limit Russia's oil revenue following its invasion of Ukraine. Over 60% of Russia's seaborne oil exports...
France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram’s Durov
Pavel Durov, CEO, Telegram The so-called LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023, has placed France at the forefront of a group of nations taking a sterner stance on crime-ridden websites. But the law is so recent that prosecutors have yet to secure a conviction PARIS:...
Women want equal opportunity: SC objects to Bengal’s ‘no night duty’ policy for women doctors
The court questioned the West Bengal Government notification that barred women for doing night duties and women doctors cannot working beyond a 12-hour-shift New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the West Bengal Government cannot stop women doctors from...