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PM Vishwakarma takes off with ₹13K crore for artisans

PM Modi launches scheme for collateral-free credit up to 3 lakh, incentives, upskilling

Amrita Sher-Gil's The Story Teller fetches record ₹61.8 cr

An Amrita Sher-Gil painting titled The Story Teller, signed and dated 1937, fetched a staggering ₹61.8 crore, etching its name in history as the most expensive Indian artwork to be auctioned

Gentari, Edelweiss, Actis vie for O2 Power solar projects

Three large bidders have entered the last lap for acquiring solar projects totalling 350 megawatts (MW) from O2 Power, promoted by Singapore’s Temasek and European alternative asset manager EQT, two people close to the development said

The planet can't afford another China: NITI Aayog's Suman Bery

India must follow mindful and environmentally conscious consumption and production rather than the single-minded pursuit of growth at any cost, federal policy think tank NITI Aayog vice chairman Suman K. Bery said in an interview

PLI in the works for heavy equipment

The Union government is working on a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme worth ₹12,000 crore for heavy machinery used in mining and construction, two people aware of the development said

Govt may hike rabi crops' MSP by 2-7%

The proposals by a panel on farm prices await Cabinet approval

Mfg firms lead IIT placements

Electronics giant Samsung, consulting and IT services leader Accenture and manufacturing conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) are among the early recruiters at the youngest Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year, placement executives said. The compensation offered ranges from ₹6 lakh to ₹48 lakh

Paddy lifts kharif acreage above 2022 level; pulses, oilseeds fall

Kharif sowing exceeded the levels of last year led by a surge in paddy while pulses and oilseeds fell, at a time the erratic south-west monsoon has cast a shadow over this year’s sowing and harvest

Total in talks to invest in Adani Green RE projects

TotalEnergies SE is in talks to invest in renewable energy projects developed by Adani Green Energy Ltd, people familiar with the matter said, potentially marking the first public deal between the French oil giant and Gautam Adani since a short-seller levelled fraud allegations against the Indian billionaire's business empire

Bulls drive Sensex to record streak

The BSE Sensex is poised to log its longest winning streak as retail investors continue to plough money into the markets

Tata Steel wins UK aid for Port Talbot

£500 mn to help electric shift; transition may erode some jobs

Dixon to open plant for Xiaomi

Noida-headquartered contract manufacturing firm, Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd, is in the process of inaugurating the setting up of a 1 million square-foot assembly facility for Chinese electronics brand Xiaomi, two people with knowledge of the matter told Mint

'Will stay at top end with our EV offerings"

Mercedes-Benz’s global EV strategy is to exit the volume segment play

Dabur eyes ₹12k cr from home, healthcare

Dabur India Ltd, the packaged consumer goods company, is seeking to achieve ₹17,000 crore revenue from its home and personal care business, and another ₹5,000 crore from its healthcare portfolio in the medium term, said a top executive

Gati Shakti to help speed up auction of critical minerals

States allowed to access their own records or data from PM Gati Shakti to demarcate zones

'India-Canada FTA talks paused due to political reasons'

The negotiations between India and Canada on the free trade agreement (FTA), which resumed after a decade, have come to a halt due to political concerns, said a senior government official on Friday

Goods trade deficit swells to 10-month high in Aug

India’s merchandise trade gap swelled to the highest in 10 months in August as exports continued to slow due to weak demand in the West and China, even as sustained geo-political tensions keep inflation and interest rates elevated.

UAE to circulate COP28 draft declaration on food security

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host of the UN climate change conference (COP28) this year, will circulate a draft landmark declaration for food security transition to member countries in a few days, UAE’s climate change and environment minister Mariam Al Mehairi said in an interview

The rich history of Swiss embroidery

There is more to Switzerland than chocolates and watches. It also has a rich legacy of embroidery and lace

WHAT'S NEXT IN THE WAR AGAINST PSEUDOSCIENCE?

Although the gains made in promoting rational thinking over legitimised quackery in India are small, they are gathering strength

Creating intimacy in a home takes some planning

A decade ago, Delhi-based Anagram Architects fashioned a house they called Kindred House

Monetizing Generative AI: Smaller Models Target Wider Accessibility

While Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are advancing work on large language models (LLMs) that power mainstream generative AI (artificial intelligence), a few others are gearing up to deploy small AI models, which are likely to reach the consumers sometime in 2024.

The Great Smids Rally: Who's At Risk?

FOMO is at play and many retail investors are in a zone of danger

London has a cool new hotel: Churchill's old war office

After a seven-year renovation, the building will soon reopen as the five-star hotel Raffles London at the OWO

The New Delhi Declaration and Paris Agenda show a way forth

The transformative changes welcomed by world leaders should benefit all vulnerable developing countries in all regions

Parliament dress codes should retain neutrality

A political row over a dress mandate for the staff at our democracy's legislative heart comes down to whether promotion of the ruling party's iconography is okay. Use an association test.

Private equity recruits data science talent to tackle ML

More PE firms are adding chief data officers as they incorporate machine learning

ECB increases interest rates to all-time high

Economists, traders expect hike to be the last in current tightening cycle

GST on brand name usage baffles banks

Banks are facing uncertainty on the applicability of goods and services tax (GST) on the use of a common brand name of the bank by all its branches and subsidiaries, said two people privy to the development.

HSBC to boost startup funding across sectors

The bank has already utilized 80% of the $250 mn set aside for startups