Our central mission must be patient-centric innovation: JP NaddaJ P Nadda urges industry to take discoveries ‘from bench to bedside’ as the FICCI–Lilly Bharat Life Sciences Award backs its inaugural coho...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
GST 2.0: From stuck tax credit to fewer disputes, industry chambers list key reform demandsGST 2.0 reforms: Industry chambers are calling for reforms to GST 2.0 during the upcoming GST Council meeting. They seek improvements in in...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Payoneer India Cross-Border Excellence Awards 2026 closes with a blueprint for India’s next export leapIndia’s exports hit a record $863.1 billion in FY26, yet the businesses driving that growth rarely share the spotlight. On September 25 in ...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
UPI MDR: 0.4% charge raises questions over MSME margins, cash flows and digital creditIndustry representatives say merchant size, margins, and the nature of goods should determine the merchant discount rate (MDR), while finte...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Bengal weighs pooling closed PSUs, sick firms for land bankWest Bengal is preparing to create a land bank from closed Central PSUs, State PSUs, and sick industries. Several parcels of land have been...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
H-1B visa fee: Second US judge blocks Trump’s $100,000 chargeA federal judge recently blocked a substantial fee that was imposed on H-1B visas by Donald Trump. The ruling was based on the failure of g...
01 Oct, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
College sports gets its Congress moment: Inside the Senate-passed Protect College Sports ActThe Protect College Sports Act was passed by the US Senate, setting federal rules for college athletics. This legislation governs how athle...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
India has ‘insulated' itself from the 'turbulence' of crude supply shock: Hardeep Singh PuriUnion minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India has so far insulated itself from crude oil and natural gas supply disruptions caused by the We...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Cashless health insurance claims: What policyholders can do when hospitals and insurers clash over bills, approvals, and deductionsInflated bills, delayed approvals, arbitrary deductions. As hospitals and insurers trade charges, policyholders are left footing the bill. ...
28 Sep, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
Clean energy ambition needs grid stability milestones: ReportIndia’s 500 GW non-fossil capacity target for 2030 needs to be backed by clear grid-stability milestones, a Ficci-Nangia report said. It re...
27 Sep, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Coal to supply half of India’s power through 2035-36 as demand surgesIndia expects coal to generate half of its electricity by 2035-36 due to rising power demand. The Ministry of Power emphasizes the need for...
24 Sep, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Karnataka to expand food safety drive to street vendors, host national conclave in OctoberKarnataka's government intends to enhance its food-safety enforcement, concentrating on street-food vendors' hygiene and safe practices. An...
23 Sep, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Piyush Goyal plans 1,000-strong regional language network to handhold exportersIndia will train one thousand local personnel in regional languages to support exporters. Integrated commerce and industry offices are plan...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
ET Business Growth Summit Chennai: Innovation and R&D key to unlocking MSME potentialThe ET Business Growth Summit in Chennai saw industry leaders emphasising stronger collaboration among businesses, policymakers, and instit...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
From local strength to global supply chains: The challenges before Tamil Nadu MSMEsDespite the benefits of a cluster-based industrial ecosystem, MSMEs in Tamil Nadu continue to face challenges such as limited awareness of ...
18 Sep, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
In 1915, a Japanese immigrant George Masa moved to Asheville; his photographs later helped build the campaign for Great Samoky Mountains National ParkUpon his arrival in Asheville, Japanese immigrant George Masa took up a position at the Grove Park Inn before transitioning to a renowned p...
17 Sep, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
BRICS chief backs de-dollarisation, says local currencies are the way forwardBRICS Chamber Chairman Sameep Shastri supports de-dollarisation for a multipolar economic system. He believes local currency trade and digi...
10 Sep, 2026, 10.59 PM IST