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Parl panel to discuss impact of West Asia crisis on India’s maritime trade
India's maritime trade, especially in the energy sector, has been...
Govt expands fuel dispenser verification to cover hydrogen, clean fuels amid energy transition
"The move is expected to enhance the availability of verification...
Swasth Bharat Portal:Powering digital health transformation by unifying fragmented health systems
The SBP has brought multiple national health programmes onto a single interface, eliminating the need for multiple logins and repetitive data entry, and significantly reducing the administrative burden on healthcare providers while enhancing efficiency at all levels....
West Asia conflict: Govt announces credit line guarantee scheme for airlines, MSMEs
Ashwini Vaishnaw,Information and Broadcasting Minister "Additionally, this is expected to help businesses maintain their operations, protect jobs, and sustain supply chains. The proposed credit guarantee scheme is a major step to help businesses, particularly MSMEs...
New building norms to ease infra constraints, improve access to healthcare: NATHEALTH
Welcoming the government's notification of the National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) 2026, NATHEALTH said it eases long-standing height restrictions for hospitals and permits Intensive Care Units (ICUs) beyond 45 metres, subject to enhanced fire safety...
PSU banks looks to scale up IT spend in view of cyber threat posed by Anthropic Mythos
Mythos’ advanced coding capabilities give it an unprecedented potential to detect cybersecurity weaknesses and develop methods to exploit them, sparking concerns that it could be used to disrupt banking systems. New Delhi:Public sector banks are bracing up to increase...
Centre revamps Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, adds mental health, NCD screening
Building on more than a decade of implementation, the updated framework broadens the programme's established "4Ds" approach -- defects at birth, diseases, deficiencies and developmental delays -- while incorporating emerging child health concerns, including...
New vehicle scrap norms may dent auto profits by Rs25K cr
"Once the environmental compensation (EC) cost is notified by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), automobile manufacturers may be required to make substantial cumulative financial provisions under the accounting standards (IND AS 37). Preliminary estimates...
Finance Ministry notifies 100 pc FDI in insurance sector, amends FEMA Rules
While 100 per cent foreign investment will be allowed in insurance companies and intermediaries, including brokers, under the automatic route, the cap is 20 per cent for Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), said the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments)...
FIIs offload ₹70,100 crore from Indian equities; DIIs steady markets
Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), however, remained supportive, investing ₹51,000 crore during the month and helping cushion the market from sharper declines. The same pattern was visible last week, with FIIs selling around ₹13,000 crore, while DIIs infused...
West Asia Conflict:Govt invokes force majeure, grants 4-month contractor relief
Under the revised guidance, contracts with completion deadlines on or after February 28, 2026, that have been affected directly or indirectly by the West Asia disruptions may be granted an extension of at least two months and up to four months, without any penalty or...
FY27 kicks off strong for carmakers as auto sales hit 450K
The industry continued to benefit from the tailwinds of GST 2.0 carried forward from the second half of last fiscal, along with repo rate cut and income tax benefit, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Partho Banerjee said. New...