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CCI conducting market study on AI to assess competition landscape

"We can differentiate what kind of AI that we would like to support and which one is stifling competition," CCI chief said

Centre imposes ban on onion exports until March 2024 to curb price surge

India had previously imposed a minimum export price of $800 per metric ton, until Dec. 31, 2023, to discourage exports, in an effort to curb surging local prices

Expulsion of Moitra from LS betrayal of parliamentary democracy: Mamata

The TMC chief accused the BJP of preventing Moitra from presenting her defence

IT modernisation of Postal Department has costed Rs 445 cr so far: Govt

The IT modernisation project is implemented centrally pan-India, and hence state-wise expenditure is not applicable, the minister said

Ready to introduce same-day settlement of trades by March 2024: Sebi chief

The regulator, which has already reduced the settlement timelines to as short as one day after the transaction, is now looking to shorten the same further

Link between Covid-19 vaccines and heart attacks? Here's what govt said

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said post hospitalisation due to Covid-19, the family history of sudden death and certain lifestyle behaviours increased the likelihood of unexplained sudden deaths

Winter Session: Indian Navy has shortage of 10,896 personnel, says govt

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt also said 9,119 posts of sailors are lying vacant in the Navy as on October 31. He said the shortage in the officer-rank is 1,777

India has a 2-3 yrs window to attract cos moving out of China: Subrahmanyam

Subrahmanyam pointed out that it is not just non-Chinese companies but even Chinese companies which want to move out of China because of labour shortages

Urea production rises to 284,950 tonne in 2022-23: Parliament informed

"A total of 6 new urea units have been set up under NIP - 2012, which together have added 76.2 lakh tonnes per annum in the existing indigenous urea production capacity of the country

Cross-border remittances using e-rupee to halve cost of such payments: Seth

"So, for cross-border payments, CBDC can be very effective to bring down cost further to the range of 2-3%," the Secretary said at the Ficci Annual Convention here

IPEF supply chain pact to increase resilience in Indo Pacific region

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the agreement seeks to establish institutional mechanisms to enable the 14 countries to work together on supply chains in critical sectors and key goods

Onion farmers stage protest on Mumbai NH, stop auctions over ban on exports

Farmers stopped auctions at onion markets of Lasalgaon, Chandwad, Nandgaon, Dindori, Yeola, Umarane and other places in Nashik district on Friday, an official said

Infrastructure development picks pace under Modi govt, says Scindia

A Rs 10 lakh crore budget for infrastructure by the present government shows its seriousness for the development of the country, Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said

Govt continuously taking initiatives to conclude trade pacts: RS told

MoS Commerce also said a number of bilateral meetings have been held with the Eurasian Economic Union to discuss the trade agreement. Draft texts and terms of reference have been exchanged

Esconet Tech aims 3-fold jump in revenue to Rs 300 crore by March 2026

Esconet said it plans to expand its manufacturing capacity comprising high-end servers, workstations and storage systems. It is also expanding its Private Cloud vertical

There was no bulk data download: Govt on alleged CoWIN breach

In view of media reports on CoWIN data breach, additional steps have been taken to strengthen data safety on the portal, he said

RITES enters into pact with Oil India to develop Duliajan Township in Assam

RITES will offer its expertise in buildings, horticulture and beautification works

Max Healthcare to acquire Starlit Medical Centre in Rs 940 crore deal

This deal gives Max Healthcare the ownership of 550-bedded Sahara Hospital in Lucknow

Over 26 million kids given measles vaccine between Apr 2022-Mar 2023: Govt

A total of 2,63,63,270 children received 1st dose of MCV throughout the country against the estimated target of 2,63,84,580 children in the period between April 2022 to March 2023

RBI's prolonged pause on repo rate favourable for corporate sector: Experts

The RBI expectedly left its key lending rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time and predicted faster growth in the world's fastest-growing major economy