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80% domestic passengers expected to use Digi Yatra app by 2028: CEO
The app will support more Indian languages, enable driving licence onboarding, and run pilots for international and hotel check-ins over the next few months
 "80% domestic passengers expected to use Digi Yatra app by 2028: CEO")
Tech startup ramp up hiring as funding winter warms up, shows data
The tech startups cohort, overall, has moved from a closing headcount of 2.5 lakh in FY21 to 5.9 lakh in FY25, registering a collective 7.1 lakh gross hiring count during the five years
 "Tech startup ramp up hiring as funding winter warms up, shows data")
PK's long walk: JSP targets 243 seats, aims to tilt Bihar's political order
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has emerged from a grassroots movement. For the Bihar Assembly polls, Kishor has announced that the party will contest all 243 seats in the state
 "PK's long walk: JSP targets 243 seats, aims to tilt Bihar's political order")
Growth to remain muted for IT services firms in Q1 amid macro uncertainty
Expected to deliver low single-digit growth because of geopolitical headwinds
 "Growth to remain muted for IT services firms in Q1 amid macro uncertainty")
OIL targets LatAm lithium; govt weighs soft finance, quicker nods
A team from OIL - the first state-run oil firm to set up a dedicated department for critical minerals - visited the so-called Lithium Triangle last month
 "OIL targets LatAm lithium; govt weighs soft finance, quicker nods")
Brics to take up rare earth export curb issue at leaders summit in July
China controls around 70 per cent of global rare earth elements (REE) mining output and accounts for about 90 per cent of the world's processing and refining of rare earth elements
 "Brics to take up rare earth export curb issue at leaders summit in July")
Industrial policy redux: India must counter the Chinese supply grip
China needs nothing critical from India - on the other hand, India needs $115 billion worth of goods every year from China to keep various parts of its economy going
 "Industrial policy redux: India must counter the Chinese supply grip")
Statsguru: As GST turns eight yrs old, need for reform push grows
The goods and services tax (GST), net of refunds, now yields close to ₹20 trillion to the exchequer - both the Centre's and states'
 "Statsguru: As GST turns eight yrs old, need for reform push grows")
Closing of West: Has Trump won his decade-long argument about immigration?
Mr Trump's actions in this sphere, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention
 "Closing of West: Has Trump won his decade-long argument about immigration?")
Fare track: Latest hike in railway tariff seems a modest proposal
The fare increase is expected to generate revenue of ₹700 crore in FY26 over a Budget estimate of ₹92,800 crore
 "Fare track: Latest hike in railway tariff seems a modest proposal")
Rare earth curbs to affect ICE vehicles as well: Automobile industry
China accounts for about 70 per cent of global rare earth mining and nearly 90 per cent of rare earth magnet production, giving it overwhelming leverage in this segment
 "Rare earth curbs to affect ICE vehicles as well: Automobile industry")
SBI at 70: A legacy institution that mirrors India's economic rise
Who says the elephant can't dance? The theme that runs through the bank's 70-year life is its willingness to change in sync with time
 "SBI at 70: A legacy institution that mirrors India's economic rise")
Torrent Pharma to acquire JB Pharma from KKR at ₹25,689 cr valuation
Torrent Pharma will acquire KKR's 46.39% stake in JB Pharma followed by open offer and merger, strengthening chronic segment and CDMO footprint in India and abroad
 "Torrent Pharma to acquire JB Pharma from KKR at ₹25,689 cr valuation")
Ending a right: Challenging birthright citizenship won't end well for US
If Mr Trump indeed succeeds in rolling back birthright citizenship then it will stand as an epochal shift in American identity and in its role in the world
 "Ending a right: Challenging birthright citizenship won't end well for US")
Fossil to future: ONGC charts a bold path; pivots to LNG, renewables
As oil loses ground and an era of energy transition dawns, ONGC, India's flagship producer, has accelerated plans for renewables, biofuels, and nuclear ventures
 "Fossil to future: ONGC charts a bold path; pivots to LNG, renewables")
Railways may waive off clerkage charge on waitlisted ticket refund
With millions of tickets cancelled every year, the charge forms a large sum for the railways
 "Railways may waive off clerkage charge on waitlisted ticket refund")
Monsoon covers entire India 9 days ahead of schedule, fastest in 5 yrs
The southwest monsoon normally covers the entire country by July 8. Therefore, 2025 is quickest when the monsoons have covered the entire country since 2020
 "Monsoon covers entire India 9 days ahead of schedule, fastest in 5 yrs")
Looking beyond Europe: Nato defence spending hike could impact exporters
The Nato decision is a response to fears of security threats from Russia, which is enhancing its war capabilities and apprehensions that the US cannot be relied upon to defend Europe
 "Looking beyond Europe: Nato defence spending hike could impact exporters")
Breaking up bad assets: Can IBBI's part-resolution rewire insolvency rules?
In a May notification, the Board allowed resolution professionals to invite resolution plans for not just the company as a whole but also for sale of one or more of its assets
 "Breaking up bad assets: Can IBBI's part-resolution rewire insolvency rules?")
Credit growth may remain subdued despite 100 bps policy repo rate cut
Banks await reduction in CRR, and festival season loan demand
 "Credit growth may remain subdued despite 100 bps policy repo rate cut")