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Emerging tech to spur 20% job growth in India

INDIAN IT ECOSYSTEM is poised for a promising growth trajectory in the coming years with emerging technologies expected to witness a 20% increase in new jobs in 2025, Human Resources (HR) platform FirstMeridian Business Services said on Tuesday.

IT companies set for gradual Q3 recovery with BFSI boost

• Mid-tier IT firms likely to outpace industry majors

ICAI's global networking norms restrictive: Big Five

AROUND 24,000 FIRMS HAD OVER TWO PARTNERS BY FY24-END

World Bank's 'B-Ready' score: Report flags India's challenges

INDIA MAY FACE challenges in achieving good scores on parameters like business entry, labour regulations, and international trade in the World Bank's Business Ready report, according to think tank GTRI.

Revised standards for organic products soon

India will soon unveil updated standards for organic agricultural products to bring them at par with the latest European Union’s (EU) grade to bring in more clarity and transparency in the processes while strengthening the regulatory oversight through data analytics, a senior official said.

Coffee exports surpass $1-bn mark in Apr-Nov

A New High

Capacity of wheat silos to triple in three years

THE GOVERNMENT IS aiming to build 9 million tonne (MT) of wheat silos capacities over the next three years, from a current level of 2.8 MT of state-of-the-art grain storage facilities.

GTRI: Exports cross $800 billion in 2024

INDIA'S OVERALL EXPORTS in calendar year 2024 likely touched $814 billion, growing at 5.58% year-on-year, according to a report by trade policy think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

Govt firms up plan to widen ambit of quality control for steel

1,000 more grades to be brought under BIS standards; move will check imports too

Coal Stocks at Thermal Units Improve to 72%

COAL STOCKS AT the country's thermal power plants improved to 72% of the normative level as of December 30, compared to just 58% in the same period of last year, data from the Central Electricity Authority showed.

Core sector growth in Nov at four-month high of 4.3%

Economists expect overall industrial growth to be 5-7%

Centre's Fiscal Deficit in Apr-Nov at 52.5% of BE

● Capex down 12.3%, FY25 target may be missed

Three shots that sank India in fourth Test

\"AAJ KAYA pehlewaala? (Today's or the previous one?),\" Rohit Sharma queried when a question was asked about Rishabh Pant's shot in the final session on the final day that changed the game, even as India plunged to a 184-run defeat to Australia, bundled for 155 chasing 339 in the fourth innings at Melbourne.

Bears gain ground, bulls sober up

INDICES SCALED NEW HIGHS IN FIRST 9 MONTHS, RALLY LOST ITS LEGS AFTER SEPT

AI-based warfare, cyberattacks pose big challenge, says Rajnath

DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH Singh said on Monday that unconventional methods like Artificial Intelligence-based warfare and cyberattacks pose a big challenge.

₹18,000 a month for priests, granthis if AAP wins: Kejriwal

WITH AN EYE on Delhi's Pandit and Sikh voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced his fifth poll promise -- ₹18,000 a month to all pandits and pujaris working in temples and granthis in gurdwaras across the city if the party returns to power in the Assembly election next year.

Isro's PSLV-C60 lifts off with SpaDeX spacecraft

ISRO'S PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday.

Mamata's Sandeshkhali outreach: Don't pay anyone for state benefits

ON HER FIRST visit to Sandeshkhali since protests erupted over alleged land grabbing and sexual harassment of women by local TMC leaders, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked its residents not to pay anyone to avail benefits of state-run schemes.

Medium-term outlook uncertain: RBI

THE MONETARY POLICY Committee (MPC) is widely expected to cut the key repo rate by 25 bps at its next meeting although the rate cut cycle is expected to be a

Sanjay Malhotra: Dove, hawk or owl?

YET, HE HAS to face a unique set of immediate challenges – chiefly, the unfinished agenda of reining in inflation within the target band amid signs of a growth slowdown, and complexities caused by a certain intractability of global inflation and a falling rupee.

Govt says ₹17,581 crore invested under PLI scheme for specialty steel till Oct

THE COMPANIES HAVE invested ₹17,581 crore under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for specialty steel till October 2024, the government said on Monday.

Bandh call by farmers halts Punjab, SC hearing today

A NINE-HOUR bandh call by protesting farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha-Non Political (SKM-NP) over several demands, including legal guarantee for MSP, brought Punjab to a halt on Monday.

Finance minister wishes to do more for middle class

FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman on Monday said that she wishes to 'do more' for the middle class, but highlighted that there are 'limitations' in providing relief through tax tweaks.

IPCA Labs looks to revive US biz

To launch new divisions in high-growth areas

JSW Energy Ramps Up Renewables Play

JSW ENERGY HAS been shifting gears towards renewable energy (RE) over the last couple of years, as is evidenced by their locked-in RE portfolio which reached 15.3 GW by the end of Q2 FY25, up from 6 GW in H2 FY23.

Hindalco: Earnings to stay range-bound

● Lower margin expectations for subsidiary Novelis

Technology Will Make the Pace of Change Even Faster

ONE OF THE most reliable observations any opinion writer can make, myself included, is that the pace of change has accelerated.

H-1B Visa Power

Trump's endorsement is good news for India, which is the largest beneficiary of the H-1B visa

Boost private consumption

UPCOMING BUDGET NEEDS TO RESET MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES, FOCUS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The economic consequences of Mr Trump

Keynes' criticism of Churchill's decision to restore the pre-war gold standard applies to the US president-elect's redrawing of American priorities