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Bring more people into fold of financial inclusion schemes: Fin Services Secy Nagaraju to banks
Nagaraju said that significant progress has been made in expanding...
GenAI adoption projected to transform nearly 3.8 crore jobs in India by 2030
“This revolution will fundamentally reshape jobs, driving...
EU files case at WTO against China over protection of patents
Brussels: Since August 2020, Chinese courts have been issuing decisions - known as "anti-suit injunctions" - to exert pressure on EU companies with high-tech patents and to prevent them from rightfully protecting their technologies, the EU said The European Union (EU)...
Environment ministry notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging
Environmental compensation shall be levied based upon polluter pays principle, with respect to non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets by producers, importers and brand owners, for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the...
Italy makes fresh attempt at pension reform as debt worries mount
With one of the world's oldest populations, Italy spends more than any other European country on pensions except Greece, Eurostat data shows. According to the Treasury, Rome's pension bill reached a record 17% of national output in 2020. The new reform will be the...
Europe’s bid for AI standard faces long road, EU lawmakers say
Dragos Tudorache, one of two lawmakers steering the issue, told Reuters facial recognition is a key topic Europe's effort to set a standard for artificial intelligence will likely take more than a year, with the debate focusing on whether facial recognition should be...
Taiwan proposes new law to protect its semiconductor secrets
Taiwan's cabinet said it had proposed new offences for "economic espionage" under the national security law, setting out punishment of up to 12 years in prison for those who leak core technologies to China or "foreign enemy forces". TAIPEI: Taiwan's government...
Climate actions need adequate financing, says PM Modi, asks developed countries to fulfil financial commitments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, re-design and re-manufacture have been part of India's cultural ethos, said PM Modi, adding, India will continue to act for climate-resilient policies and practices as we have always done New Delhi: Noting...
Fauci says time to start ‘inching’ back toward normality
Dr. Anthony Fauci Even with the positive trends, COVID numbers remain high with some 2,200 Americans dying each day, most of them unvaccinated Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that it is time for the United States to start inching...
Safety harness use, crash helmets mandatory for children below age of four on motorcycles: Ministry
''This has been notified under Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which mandates that the central government may, by rules, provide for measures for the safety of children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motor cycle. Further, it specifies use...
India economy to grow at fastest pace among large nations: Finmin report
"The current year may as well end with an economic reset manifest of a post-COVID-19 world…Manufacturing and Construction will be the 'growth drivers', triggered by the PLI schemes and public capex in infrastructure," the review report said. The Indian economy is...
BIS chief says new policies needed to enhance resilience of private firms
"I think that now we need to move more into more focused and targeted type of policies that can enhance the resiliency of firms -- not of all of them because we know that they have been sectoral shifts, shifts in demand and so on and some firms regretfully will not be...