No more duty-free import of items for solar power: CBIC

IIT-Madras to offer fine arts, culture courses

IN A FIRST for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT-Madras on Tuesday said it would offer two supernumerary seats in each undergraduate programme to students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture, starting from the upcoming academic session.

Not even 2% work-linked higher education courses yet: Report

EDUCATION-INDUSTRY MISMATCH

The world's busiest airline routes in 2024 are largely in Asia

● Leisure continues to outshine corporate trips

DPIIT inks pact with HDFC Bank to help startups

THE DEPARTMENT FOR Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Tuesday said it has inked pacts with HDFC Bank and Tally Solutions to help startups growth.

Panel suggests LS elections template for entrance tests

DRAWING PARALLELS WITH the conduct of general elections, a high-level committee set up by the Education ministry and chaired by former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan, has proposed a similar framework for holding important national entrance tests to ensure transparency.

PM: Cong fanned water disputes among states

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Tuesday said all homes in Rajasthan will soon have tap water, attacking the Congress party over water disputes between states.

SME IPOs fetch rich returns in Dec

THE SME IPO market continues to see heightened interest and is delivering multibagger returns despite being under the lens of the markets regulator.

KYC masking to go live on Jan 20

IN A MOVE that provides relief to financial institutions, the Central KYC Records Registry has extended the deadline for masking Know Your Customer (KYC) documents to January 20 next year.

EPFO weighs higher equity investments

IN FY23, the interest rate was fixed at 8.15% and 8.10% in FY22.

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China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025

New plan compares with an initial target of 3% of 2024 GDP