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Delhi's 'satisfactory' air was temporary, pollution crisis continues
Year after year, India cities are failing to breathe easily due to hazardous levels of pollutants
 "Delhi's 'satisfactory' air was temporary, pollution crisis continues")
Sebi may ease FPI disclosure norms, double granular disclosure threshold
This will be the first board meeting after Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who assumed the role of Sebi chairperson earlier this month
 "Sebi may ease FPI disclosure norms, double granular disclosure threshold")
GST Council meet: Uniform 5% rate on drones for business use on agenda
This could be a major relief to India's burgeoning drone industry, which consists of around 488 drone companies that have collectively secured $518 million in funding so far
 "GST Council meet: Uniform 5% rate on drones for business use on agenda")
WazirX parent verifies platform assets, liabilities before creditor voting
The independent assessors (IA) verified the existence, control, and quantity of the platform assets
 "WazirX parent verifies platform assets, liabilities before creditor voting")
Italian super-luxury carmaker Lamborghini's India drive: Catch them young
India ranks 6th in Asia-Pac for the Italian super luxury carmaker
 "Italian super-luxury carmaker Lamborghini's India drive: Catch them young")
Expect steady growth of 15-20% in coming yrs: Tata Realty & Infra MD & CEO
Our portfolio is strategically diversified across three key verticals: residential, commercial real estate, and infrastructure, said TRIL MD and CEO
 "Expect steady growth of 15-20% in coming yrs: Tata Realty & Infra MD & CEO")
Ibis plans expansion in key metros, focusing on greenfield projects
On Thursday, it added a fifth hotel at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), with 206 rooms, making Mumbai a major market in terms of revenue contribution
 "Ibis plans expansion in key metros, focusing on greenfield projects")
Near-term pricing, growth worries for general insurance companies
In February 2025, the gross direct premium income (GDPI) for general insurers dropped 2.8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)
 "Near-term pricing, growth worries for general insurance companies")
Business of trust: IndusInd Bank events raise concerns over governance
While the bank has tasked an external agency to review the issues, reports suggest that discrepancy arose on account of derivatives positions taken by the bank to hedge its foreign-exchange exposure
 "Business of trust: IndusInd Bank events raise concerns over governance")
A Ministry of Finance for 21st century: Restructuring for future challenges
Finance ministries worldwide drive economic reforms. It's time to restructure India's to meet the challenges of tomorrow
 "A Ministry of Finance for 21st century: Restructuring for future challenges")
'Tareekh Pe Justice' uncovers institutional failures behind slow justice
The slow pace of our justice system is often blamed on a lack of resources, but Tareekh Pe Justice argues this misdiagnosis hides deeper institutional failures
 "'Tareekh Pe Justice' uncovers institutional failures behind slow justice")
Recasting India's infra ambitions as NIP, NMP near end of their tenure
The National Infrastructure Pipeline and the National Monetisation Pipeline have both reached the end of their tenure and need revitalisation
 "Recasting India's infra ambitions as NIP, NMP near end of their tenure")
Lessons from a pandemic: Honest reckoning can prepare India for next crisis
An honest reckoning can prepare India for the next crisis
 "Lessons from a pandemic: Honest reckoning can prepare India for next crisis")
FPI single-day inflows into debt segment hit 1-year high: NSDL data
Moreover, total foreign portfolio investment in Indian government securities designated under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) reached Rs. 2.96 trillion as of Thursday
 "FPI single-day inflows into debt segment hit 1-year high: NSDL data")
Five Centres of Excellence for skilling likely to be set up in NSTIs
The CoEs will also be empowered to operationalise higher national skill qualification framework (NSQF) level (level 5-level 8) courses which are not well represented in the skilling ecosystem
 "Five Centres of Excellence for skilling likely to be set up in NSTIs")
Payments banks seek higher deposit limit, urge FinMin to raise to Rs 5 lakh
The previous increase was in April 2021, when the maximum end-of-day balance was raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh
 "Payments banks seek higher deposit limit, urge FinMin to raise to Rs 5 lakh")
As scorching temp grips India, NDMA drafts heatwave mitigation framework
"As the threat of extreme heat rises, we are now coming up with a national framework for heatwave mitigation and management (NFHM)," one of the officials said
 "As scorching temp grips India, NDMA drafts heatwave mitigation framework")
PM Narendra Modi's entry puts Truth Social on India's digital map
Prime Minister's presence catapults Trump-backed platform from rank 375 to 13 in a week
 "PM Narendra Modi's entry puts Truth Social on India's digital map")
PM Narendra Modi's entry puts Truth Social on India's digital map
Prime Minister's presence catapults Trump-backed platform from rank 375 to 13 in a week
 "PM Narendra Modi's entry puts Truth Social on India's digital map")
Torrent Power, Gama Infraprop win tender to supply gas-based power
NVVN is the nominated nodal agency for facilitating supply from gas-based power plants (GBPs) from March 25 to October 15, a period identified 'high-demand' this year
 "Torrent Power, Gama Infraprop win tender to supply gas-based power")