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Govt to review Jan Dhan and other schemes

FINANCIAL SERVICES SECRETARY M Nagaraju is set to meet the heads of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on Wednesday to assess the progress of key financial inclusion schemes.

Budget FY26 may introduce amnesty scheme for customs

IN A BID to reduce litigation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the upcoming Budget may announce an amnesty scheme for customs to foster ease of doing business.

CII Proposes 10-Point Plan for Business Reforms

Ahead of the upcoming Budget, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday suggested a 10-point agenda to drive ease of doing business reforms, aimed at reducing compliance burden, simplifying regulatory frameworks, and improving transparency.

Power firms may record strong earnings in Q3

Bright Future Ahead

NFRA plans seven papers to strengthen audit standards

IN AN EFFORT to improve audit quality, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is set to release a series of papers addressing critical areas of statutory audits.

Pan-India crop survey to go digital by FY26

TO ESTIMATE A robust crop sown area and output of various agricultural commodities in advance, the government is aiming to cover all the states under digital crop survey by next year.

AIFs: Deep-tech startups need special window

The Alternative Investment funds (AIFs) financing startups under the government's Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) have requested a special window or carve-out to support deep-tech startups.

Blinkit's 10-minute ambulance gamble: Can it beat the odds?

HIGH STAKES, HIGH REWARDS

US Sanctions Unlawful, Says Russian Atomic Energy Agency

RUSSIA'S STATE ATOMIC Energy Corporation Rosatom has said the Biden administration's sanctions against it were \"unlawful\" and being seen as a form of unfair competition from unfriendly countries.

Italy's steelmaker gets offer from Jindal

ITALY'S LARGEST STEELMAKER, formerly known as Ilva, has received 10 purchase offers, according to its administrators.

Amazon Puts End to Inclusion Programmes

AMAZON.COM INC is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programmes, a move that coincides with activist pressure on US companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.

I would have beaten Trump, says Biden

OUTGOING US PRESIDENT Joe Biden said that he would have defeated Donald Trump in the November general elections.

Apple defies anti-diversity plans

● Meta CEO says its good to celebrate aggression more

Big Tech CEOs to Attend Trump's Inauguration

SEVERAL PROMINENT TECH leaders are planning to attend Donald Trump's inauguration this month, the latest sign that the industry is trying to bolster its relationship with the president-elect ahead of his return to the White House.

Could monkeys really type all of Shakespeare?

Not in this universe, a new study concludes

Punk & Emo Fossils Are a Hot Topic in Paleontology

Scientists are excited to use them to understand origins of one of the biggest groups of animals

Vice Chancellors Will Become Viceroys

Governors have appointed vice chancellors in their sole discretion.

McDonald and Conrad show coaches work best in the background

Apart from skipper Rohit Sharma and batting superstar Virat Kohli, the one individual who received the most flak for India surrendering the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia could be head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Rush to the Space

Exploration of other celestial bodies for natural resources is on

AI tools to boost productivity

AI tools are designed to streamline workflow and improve efficiency

AI: Beauty or the beast?

With no definite answers, a book captures a rapidly evolving moment that could shape destinies & evolution

'Despite selling well, crime lit has been looked down upon'

At the second edition of the Crime Literature Festival in India in Dehradun, writer Surendra Mohan Pathak won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the genre of crime writing with over 300 novels. Pathak chats with Garima Sadhwani about his work. Edited excerpts:

EMA Partners India IPO to open on Jan 17; raise ₹76 crore

Mumbai-based EMA Partners India on Saturday said it is looking to raise ₹76 crore on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) Emerge platform through an initial public offering (IPO), which will open for public subscription on January 17.

'Sebi not planning any more actions to curb derivatives'

EXPERT GROUP CONTINUES TO WORK ON BETTERING THE SYSTEM

India Adds Record Renewable Energy of 30 GW in 2024

INDIA LOGGED A record high renewable energy capacity addition of about 30 GW in 2024, more than 113% higher than 13.75 GW recorded in 2023, according to the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy data.

DMart Q3 net up 5%; revenue up 17%

AVENUE SUPERMARTS, WHICH runs the retail chain DMart, on Saturday, reported a 4.8% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹724 crore for the December 2024 quarter (Q3FY25).

Dark web, crypto, drones are major challenges, says Shah

Seized drugs worth ₹16,914 crore in 2024

Under-construction building collapses, UP govt orders probe

AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION BUILDING at the Kannauj railway station collapsed on Saturday afternoon, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, officials said.

FPIs' equity assets under custody rise 16% in 2024

FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS (FPIs) saw their equity assets under custody (AUC) rise by 16% in 2024 to a record ₹71.2 lakh crore.

The world trusts us, we are for peace, says PM

UNDERLINING THAT \"THE world trusts us because there is no duplicity in us\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while \"we are not neutral... I will cooperate in every effort\" for peace, be it between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine.