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MoSPI conducting new surveys to improve economic data: Secretary Saurabh GargMoSPI is conducting new surveys, including one on cooperatives, to improve India's economic data, Secretary Saurabh Garg said. He expressed...
Will flyers get relief? Centre finalises aviation rules as SC examines steep airfaresCentre has received administrative approval for rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, and expects to publish them within two w...
Who is Samyak Chakrabarty? Meet the co-founder of Navya Naveli Nanda's Nimaya FoundationSamyak Chakrabarty, co-founder of Nimaya Foundation with Navya Naveli Nanda, works at the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship and social i...
IIT baba dead? Sensational claims about his demise go viral, Haryana police respondsA misleading rumor circulated on social media alleging the death of IIT Baba, Abhay Singh Grewal, in Hisar. In reality, the individual foun...
Indian social worker Reema Nanavaty gets Hillary Rodham Clinton AwardReema Nanavaty, Director of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India, was recently honored with the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award. The...
Krisumi ties up with Japan’s Temari Group for senior living projectKrisumi Corporation will invest Rs 1,300 crore in developing The Forest Reserve in Gurugram. The project will include Phases 5 and 6 of Kri...
Early Diwali dhamaka: With the IDBI strategic sale to Fairfax, GoI has taken a giant step in the disinvestment pathwayIDBI Bank's sale as part of a disinvestment strategy provides ₹26,000 cr to the government during economic challenges. Government of India ...
India’s senior living market to move to tier 2 citiesIndia's senior living market is projected to reach USD 11.43 billion by 2031, indicating significant growth. The demand for organised housi...
Ralph Lauren ties executive payouts to AI in sign of retail's shifting prioritiesRalph Lauren has replaced its sustainability metric with AI metrics in its executive incentive plan for the year 2026. This change follows ...
Harsh Goenka has advice for Tata Sons amid Sensex decline: ₹11.68 lakh crore equity portfolio could generate ₹82,000 crore a year in FDsHarsh Goenka has shared a hypothetical scenario in which Tata Sons' ₹11.68 lakh crore listed equity portfolio could generate ₹70,000 crore ...
'Data centres must be seen as strategic infrastructure': Niti Aayog reportNiti Aayog has released a report urging states to consider data centres as strategic infrastructure. The report suggests a structured appro...
NITI Aayog proposes higher social discount rate for project appraisalNITI Aayog's working paper suggests increasing the social discount rate to 9.23% for project appraisal up to 30 years. This proposal aims t...
World Bank warns of 800 million-job gap in next 10 years: Will global employment crisis affect Americans?According to the World Bank, an alarming job crisis looms, with projections of an 800-million-job void worldwide. Ajay Banga, the bank's Pr...
PM GatiShakti completes 5 years, next phase focuses on multimodal connectivity: Piyush GoyalUnion Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan would continue to support multimod...
Has government imposed 5% GST on e-commerce delivery services ahead of Diwali? Income Tax Dept says thisRecent speculation on social media suggests that a new GST has been introduced for e-commerce delivery services. However, the Press Informa...
Adani starts Dharavi rehabilitation work on 22-acre Matunga land parcelAdani Navbharat Developers Pvt Ltd has initiated construction of rehabilitation homes at the 22-acre Matunga railway site. This project wil...
Harsh Goenka says Nvidia alone is worth more than India's entire stock market, US chipmaker valued higher than all listed Indian companies combinedIndustrialist Harsh Goenka has shared a comparison showing Nvidia’s $5.5 trillion market capitalisation exceeding the combined $4.4 trillio...
GCCs allocate just 4% of CSR spend to innovation: ReportIn FY25, global capability centres in India ramped up their CSR investments to an impressive Rs 3,661 crore. Yet, only a mere 4% of this fu...
Katie Zacharia’s past in focus: DHS stint, Pepperdine law degree and Truth Social link as Trump picks her for White House press secretaryKatie Zacharia has been named the new press secretary for the White House, taking over from Karoline Leavitt. With a solid background as a ...
Pramila Jayapal slams Trump’s Microsoft green card suspension, Vance hits backPramila Jayapal criticized the Trump administration's decision to suspend Microsoft from a Green Card program. The administration argues th...