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equity market

Reducing transaction time beyond a certain threshold may not enhance equity market quality. On the contrary, it could reduce participation and diversity and harm the markets

How the rise of nuclear families in business transformed succession

Isha Ambani, Mukesh Ambani

Lalbaugcha-Raja

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said pollution levels declined in the national capital due to government initiatives as he announced a 15-point winter action plan to curb pollution.
The number of days witnessing severe pollution levels declined in the last eight years due to several initiatives of the city government, such as the introduction of electric buses and the EV Policy, closure of thermal power plants, 24X7 electricity and the tree transplantation programme, among others, he said at a press conference.
Kejriwal also thanked the people of Delhi for their support in helping the government reduce pollution levels.
Announcing the winter action plan, Kejriwal said the Pusa biodecomposer that prevents stubble burning will be sprayed on 5,000 hectares of farmland this year against 4,400 hectares last year.
The Pusa biodecomposer, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), is a microbial solution that can turn paddy straw into manure in 15-20 ..

Arvind Kejriwal

The Law Commission has recommended rolling out registration of e-FIRs in a phased manner beginning with offences bearing up to three years jail term.
In a report submitted to the government earlier this week and made public on Friday, the law panel proposed setting up a centralised national portal to facilitate registration of e-FIRs.
It said e-FIRs will tackle long persisting issue of delay in the registration of FIRs and allow citizens to report crimes in real time.
In his letter to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said, "Due to the march of technology, means of communication have progressed in leaps and bounds. In such a landscape, clinging on to an archaic system of registering FIRs does not augur well  for criminal reforms.

Police

As governance regulations evolve, the task of building a board that truly serves a company's needs is going to become more challenging

board of director

Interim Budget projections for 2024-25 should conform to standard practices of transparency, pragmatism and caution

Budget

Crises in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan reveal their structural weaknesses