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Commerce minister Piyush Goyal to meet e-commerce firms on Wednesday

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to meet representatives of e-commerce firms and domestic traders body CAIT on August 2 to discuss issues

India poised to become world's largest solar module makers: R K Singh

India is set to emerge as one of the largest solar module manufacturers and has the fastest growing capacity in renewable energy, Union Power Minister R K Singh said on Tuesday.

Gen AI can displace creative labour; position on copyrights unclear: ASCI

Usage of generative AI tools in advertising can lead to displacement of creative labour, the Advertising Standards Council of India warned on Tuesday

DLF's KP Singh sells entire 0.59% stake for Rs 731 cr: Stock exchange data

Billionaire KP Singh has sold his entire remaining stake in real estate firm DLF for around Rs 731 crore, according to the stock exchange data

Centre rolls out mandatory quality norms for smart meters, welding rods

The government said it has issued mandatory quality norms for smart meters and welding rods to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing of these products

Emami expects good growth in personal care, healthcare businesses

Emami vice-chairman expressed confidence that the FMCG player will have good growth from its personal care and healthcare businesses and the firm expects to grow at 27.9% CAGR from 2021 to 2027

Orient Cement's net profit declines to Rs 37.03 crore in June quarter

C K Birla group firm Orient Cement Ltd on Tuesday reported a marginal decline in its net profit at Rs 37.03 crore in the June quarter

Jakson Group installs 9 kilowatt solar plant at AIIMS-Delhi premises

Renewable Energy firm Jakson Group has installed a 9-kilowatt solar plant on the premises of AIIMS here as part of an agreement.

Powergrid board okays Rs 555 cr investment proposal for 85 MW solar project

State-owned Power Grid Corporation board on Monday approved an investment proposal of Rs 554.91 crore for an 85 MW solar power project at Nagda in Madhya Pradesh

Parliament passes amendment Bill to decriminalise biodiversity offences

Parliament on Tuesday passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which entails provisions for sharing benefits of biodiversity commerce with locals

SEA asks govt to reconsider decision to ban export of de-oiled rice bran

On July 28, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification prohibiting the export of de-oiled rice bran till November

Rajya Sabha passes Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2023 which seeks to strengthen cooperatives by making their functioning more transparent

COP28 president UAE, UN body on climate change sign Host Country Agreement

The UAE, which holds the COP28 presidency, and the UNFCCC have signed the Host Country Agreement, strengthening their joint commitment

AI powered tool GPT-3 found to reason as good as undergraduate students

GPT-3, the popular AI-powered tool, was found to reason as well as college undergraduate students, scientists have found

Record 67.7 million ITRs for AY 2023-24 filed till July 31: I-T department

July 31 was the last date for filing income tax returns by salaried taxpayers

LS passes bill for fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals

A bill to provide a fixed 50-year production lease for offshore minerals was passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid protests by the opposition over the situation in ethnic-violence hit Manipur

427,000 undertrial prisoners lodged in jails as on Dec 31, 2021: Centre

As many as 4.27 lakh undertrial prisoners were lodged in jails in different parts of the country as on December 31, 2021, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

GST Council meet on Wednesday to finalise modalities for taxing gaming

The GST Council in its meeting on Wednesday is likely to finalise the modalities for determination of supply value in online gaming and casinos for levying 28 per cent tax

Sebi floats consultation paper to improve Account Aggregator framework

Sebi on Tuesday came out with a proposal on collating and defining use cases of Financial Information Users (FIUs) in the Account Aggregator framework in securities markets

10 people declared fugitive economic offenders since 2018: Centre

Ten people, including liquor baron Vijay Mallya and diamond merchant Nirav Modi, have been declared as fugitive economic offenders by courts since 2018, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday