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Geopolitics, AI posing challenges to corporate governance: Industry body

The technical sessions explored how internal audit must evolve beyond traditional assurance roles to become forward-looking, insight-driven partners to management and boards

West Asia crisis: India engages key players to secure energy supplies

West Asia has been a major source of India's energy procurement

Centre amends electricity rules to clarify norms for captive power

Generating power closer to the point of consumption will help reduce transmission losses, improve system efficiency and strengthen grid resilience, the Ministry of Power said in a statement

Greater Bengaluru Authority plans more biogas plants to process wet waste

According to him, at present, biogas is being produced from 10 tonnes of waste at the Kasa-Rasa facility and supplied to a nearby hotel

Projects worth ₹17,000 crore announced in Vidarbha to boost economy

Fadnavis said Vidarbha has abundant mineral wealth, and the two projects set to come up in Bhadravati aim to utilise these resources in a pollution-free manner

Karnataka clears ₹4,824 crore industrial projects, to create 14,525 jobs

Two are additional investment projects amounting to ₹565.03 crore, creating employment for 300 people

Micro lenders turn to secured loans to negate asset quality pressures

Microfinance lenders are expanding into secured products such as gold, mortgage and MSME loans as RBI's revised norms and asset quality pressures push them to diversify portfolios

West Asia war: Gas crunch disrupts factories, from production to canteens

Fuel shortages linked to the West Asia war are disrupting factory output and canteen operations across India, forcing gas-dependent units to cut production and seek alternative energy sources

Delhi Metro 'cheapest' among world's top 10 networks at just $0.13

India now has the third-largest Metro network in the world, after China and the US

SC takes cognisance of illegal sand mining in National Chambal Sanctuary

Court expresses concern over impact of illegal sand extraction in the Chambal Sanctuary on endangered riverine species, including the critically endangered gharial

Trai proposes lower threshold for action on spam flagged by telcos' AI

Regulator proposes lowering complaint threshold for action on AI-flagged spam and seeks compliance with spam regulations from call management apps and phone diallers

Serving, still: Restaurants turn to coal, wood amid LPG supply crisis

Many go back to coal and wood, while some give offers in return for cylinders

ISMA urges PMO to fast-track ethanol blending beyond 20% amid energy crisis

Sources said ISMA, in a letter written a few days ago, stated that while global energy markets remain uncertain, accelerating domestic biofuel utilisation is both an economic and strategic imperative

Govt clears food safety reforms; street vendors to get deemed Fssai status

Government has approved food safety reforms including deemed FSSAI registration for street vendors and perpetual validity for licences to simplify compliance for food businesses

India's captive, commercial coal mines cross 200 MT production in FY26

Production from captive and commercial coal mines crossed 200 million tonnes in FY26, surpassing last year's output ahead of schedule and marking a key milestone for India's coal sector

Govt targets installing 39 lakh rooftop solar systems under PMSGMBY in FY27

The government plans to install 39 lakh rooftop solar systems with 11,700 MW capacity in FY27 under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, the MNRE informed a parliamentary panel

CDSCO mandates online applications for manufacture, sale of r-DNA drugs

CDSCO has mandated online submission of applications for licences to manufacture and sell r-DNA-origin drugs through the ONDLS portal to streamline regulatory processes

India's REIT market grows 6-fold since FY20 on listings, price gains: CBRE

India's REIT market has grown more than six-fold since FY20 to Rs 1,726 billion in the first nine months of FY26, supported by new listings and steady unit price appreciation, CBRE said

HMEL to invest ₹2,600 cr in speciality, fine chemicals sector in Punjab

Mittal said a large downstream industrial ecosystem can be developed around the refinery and petrochemical industry in Punjab

Bombay HC seeks Centre's response on LPG cylinder supply shortage plea

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea by LPG distributors alleging shortages in the supply of domestic cooking gas cylinders