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India's push for own satellite constellation draws 30 firms

Thirty Indian companies have answered the space regulator's call to build and operate constellations of Earth observation (EO) satellites in a private-public partnership to reduce the country's reliance on foreign data for defence, infrastructure management and other critical mapping needs.

THE STATESMAN WHO SHAPED INDIA WITH HIS VISION, RESOLVE

Atal ji understood Indian democracy and also the need to make it stronger

India reviews $30 billion sulphur-cutting programme for coal plants

India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions after government-backed studies showed they had little impact on curbing pollution, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

MPC members say high repo rate cannot ease food prices

The two external members' views were in sharp contrast to others at the December meeting

Economists discuss jobs, infra funds with PM

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilizing public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union budget.

Deepak Chopra's latest vision: Integrating AI & well-being

Indian-American author & new-age guru Deepak Chopra is optimistic about the power of AI in enabling personal growth

What's going on your action board for 2025?

Action boards help break down your bigger aspirations into achievable goals

Combatting compassion fatigue with self-care

For people in jobs that require them to be in the front lines of a crisis, vicarious trauma is normal. Surviving it requires conscious care

AI robots are on their way and they're likely to be Asian made

Artificial intelligence is breathing new life into robotics in Asia

Piketty's tax advice for India should provoke thought

The country all but embraced Reaganomics but it may be time to address worsening inequality

The education imperative: May Parliament rise to the challenge

A country can't prosper if too many children are left behind and it's for our parliamentarians to transform this grim reality

Cash transfers must not lead states to fiscal ruin

A political imperative amid hard times for multitudes could turn into a race to the bottom. If cash handouts are inevitable, such schemes need to be studied in depth and designed well

Too many outcome shapers are too distant from ground realities

The ivory tower is all too real. It explains a key deficiency in well-intentioned but useless analysis

We need more sectors to become reliable dollar earners

India must tap new export opportunities, especially in service sectors like tourism and education

BUDGET WISHLIST: GREEN PERKS, TAX BREAKS, REFORMS

With a new income tax law in the works, it is an opportune time for unified tax regime

Is overseas PF withdrawal taxable in India?

I worked in Singapore from 2001 until I moved back in 2020. My PF account was closed under their updated rules and I received the balance in my Indian account in August. Will this amount be taxable in India?

CLIMATE: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

2024 is going to be the hottest year ever recorded. As global warming smashes safety barriers, what did we learn?

Navigating credit card options for seniors: Bank ties, FDs and more

Here's everything you need to know about the secured and unsecured credit card options for senior citizens

By 2027, data centre capacity to double

India's data centre capacity is set to more than double to 2-2.3GW (gigawatts) by 2026-27, led by increasing digitalization as organizations increase their investments in cloud storage, Crisil Ratings said in a report.

Residential sector is big polluter: study

Pollution in east, north and central Indian cities primarily comes from residential and transportation sectors, while in western India, industry and energy are the main contributors to local PM2.5 pollution, a study has found.

Jio loses 3.8 million wireless subs in Oct

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio lost 3.76 million wireless subscribers in October but spruced up its active mobile subscriber base by adding 3.84 million users, as per monthly data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday.

DAM Capital IPO subscribed 82 times

The initial public offer of investment bank DAM Capital Advisors Ltd was subscribed 81.88 times on the closing day of bidding on Monday.

ICAI probing Byju's alleged audit errors

Chartered accountants' apex body ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) president Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal on Monday said its disciplinary committee is investigating alleged auditing lapses at edtech firm Byju's.

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as Ankur, Nishant and Manthan, died on Monday, his daughter Pia said.

Sriram Krishnan: US' new AI advisor

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as senior white house policy advisor on artificial intelligence (AI).

First ONOE panel meeting on 8 Jan

The first meeting of the 39-member parliamentary panel on 'one nation, one election' (ONOE) is set to be held on 8 January, setting the tone for nationwide deliberations on the key poll reform measure of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government.

Non-life insurers' claim ratio falls

Net incurred claims to net earned premium (claims ratio) of non-life insurance industry stood at 82.52% during 2023-24 as against 82.95% in the preceding fiscal, as per the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (Irdai) annual report.

Lohia Auto launches EV brand 'Youdha'

Lohia Auto on Monday announced the launch of EV (electric vehicle) brand 'Youdha', as part of its ₹20-crore expansion plans and said it looks to manufacture and sell 300,000 electric vehicles (EV) under the brand by 2027.

Xi digs in with top-down economic plan even as China drowns in debt

Xi Jinping is bracing for a showdown, sticking with economic policies aimed at making China the world's most powerful country

B'desh minister says country wants ex-PM Hasina extradited

Bangladesh-India ties took a hit after interim government led by Yunus assumed power