New Delhi, Sep 17 — The government has reduced the windfall tax and export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) as part of its fortnightly review of duties on petroleum products.According to a Finance Ministry notification, the duty on petrol exports has been cut to Rs 0.5 per…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday turned 76 with his tenure marked by expansion across India's economy, financial inclusion, infrastructure and startup ecosystem.Several key numbers highlight the scale of changes recorded during his time as prime minister. On of them…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — The government on Thursday said it has issued an advisory to regulate stem cell therapy, saying the therapy is permitted as standard care in routine clinical practice only for disease conditions or indications included in the list approved by the Health Ministry.With regard to…
Seoul, Sep 17 — Seoul stocks opened higher on Thursday, led by gains in tech stocks, despite the US Federal Reserve's first rate hike in over three years.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 6.49 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,724.46, as of 9:14 a.m.Overnight, major stock…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — Coal Ministry on Thursday advised Uttar Pradesh to accord priority to the early development of its captive coal block to build long-term fuel security for its thermal power plants and reduce dependence on external coal sources.In an official statement, the ministry said that…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on Thursday at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi. The event will bring together global semiconductor companies, policymakers, investors, researchers, start-ups and academia to showcase India’s…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — A joint meeting was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on expanding the usage of steel obtained from recycling of ships."The discussions were held…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leading CEOs, at a roundtable held here on Wednesday, to participate in the next phase of India’s semiconductor growth.During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasised the importance of close collaboration between the government and the…
Bhopal, Sep 16 — Undergraduate students across Madhya Pradesh will soon have access to verified digital lectures covering a range of subjects, with the Higher Education Department preparing e-content in both standard and regional languages. The lectures are being developed for the department's…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that decisions on taxation of the digital economy required examining their implications for India, other jurisdictions, and future investment. In her address at an event organised by the International Tax Research and…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Meta officials admitted to a mistake during their appearance before the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday and said the company would report child abuse content directly to Indian law enforcement agencies, government sources said. The…
Kochi, Sep 16 — Scientists from the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have identified a new species of conger eel from the deep waters of the Arabian Sea and named it Ariosoma cmfriense after the institute.The discovery comes in CMFRI’s 80th anniversary year.The new species…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The flash flood that tore down the Lhende Khola, the Bhotekoshi and the Trishuli rivers on August 26 has damaged hydropower plants in Nepal, forcing the Himalayan country, which was an exporter of electricity, to become dependent on India to stave off the acute power crisis,…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to reach $2.7 trillion in 2026, a 49.5 per cent increase (year-over-year), according to a Gartner report on Wednesday.Demand for AI infrastructure to support anticipated future workloads remains strong and inelastic to…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central government whether it is contemplating framing a policy to examine the "addiction-causing" design architecture employed by social media platforms. A Bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Amit Sharma asked Additional…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — India approaches Q3 FY27 from a position of relative macroeconomic resilience, despite a more challenging external environment characterised by geopolitical tensions, volatile commodity prices and uneven monsoon conditions, a report showed on Wednesday.India's macroeconomic…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions could provide a sustainable revenue model for the digital payments ecosystem and support its expansion to one billion users over the next decade, fintech industry leaders said on…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Pakistan’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy is heavy on promises and targets but the country lacks mechanisms, resources and efforts needed to achieve them, a new report has said.The report from European Times said the Pakistan government has promised to train one million…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for UPI transactions will not impose any charges on customers and stated that the move is necessary to make India's digital payments ecosystem financially sustainable, PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said on Wednesday.In an interview with…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — India's electric vehicle (EV) market is witnessing a sharp acceleration in adoption, creating significant opportunities for domestic manufacturing, localisation and investment across the battery and electronics value chain, a report said on Wednesday.According to a report by…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally different from previous technological revolutions, warning that society may not yet be ready for the scale and speed of change ahead.He underlined AI’s extraordinary potential and pointed…