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Centre's district-level playbook to steer business reforms in states

The DPIIT has told states to conduct a training need assessment (TNA) every year for officers and staff involved in investment promotion and facilitation

India may lose tech edge unless big firms scale up AI spending: MeitY

MeitY's Abhishek Singh cautions that rapid advances in machine intelligence threaten India's long-held IT edge

Trai directs financial entities to use '1600' number series from 2026

Trai has ordered BFSI firms to move service and transaction calls to the 1600 series from 2026 to reduce spam, financial fraud, and rising digital-arrest scams

Indiabulls probe: SC slams Sebi, CBI and MCA for 'passive approach'

SC criticised Sebi, the CBI and the MCA for inconsistent and passive handling of allegations against IHFL, now Sammaan Capital, and directed coordinated action and fresh affidavits in the case

2025's breakout stars: Regional films rewrite year's box office script

Strong content and authentic storytelling helped regional films dominate India's box office in 2025. With fewer Hindi releases, Gujarati, Malayalam and Marathi movies drew large audiences nationwide

Samriddhi 2025: UP riding high on improved law and order, say top ministers

UP's ministers say improved law and order under the Yogi government has powered rapid growth across sectors-from transport and tourism to health, education and revenue mobilisation

CAG to conduct pan India audit on ease of doing business for MSMEs

The CAG has launched a nationwide audit across 32 states and UTs to assess whether MSME reforms are delivering on-ground improvements, while mandating harmonised expenditure classification by FY28

India's oil and gas import bill drops 12% in Apr-Oct on softer crude prices

India saved on crude purchases as global prices fell, even with similar import volumes. The crude bill dropped 13% YoY to $71.2 billion in April-October, helping reduce the overall import bill

Samriddhi 2025: UP's sustained support reflects in high industrial growth

Meshram who heads the animal husbandry department said when it comes to livestock and development of small enterprises in rural parts of the state, Uttar Pradesh is leading a new surge

Samriddhi: UP woos pvt sector in transport, tourism with friendly policies

UP targets a major leap in transport and tourism with private-sector driven bus modernisation, electric mobility, improved law and order, and generous subsidies for hotels and homestays

SC quashes age, tenure norms for tribunals; calls for new oversight body

The Supreme Court scrapped the 50-year age bar and four-year tenure for tribunal members under the 2021 law, restored earlier rules, and directed the Centre to set up a National Tribunals Commission

NBFCs push for refinancing, tax reliefs at pre-Budget meeting with FM

NBFCs and FIDC urged the Finance Minister to create a refinancing window, widen SARFAESI provisions and ease tax deductions during pre-Budget consultations for 2026-27

YouTube drives travel inspiration as 81% Indians plan to splurge: Report

A Google-Kantar study shows YouTube is now the top source of travel inspiration for Indians, with rising digital engagement and a strong shift towards premium

BioE3 Mission highlights scale, collaboration in India's biotech drive

Industry leaders at the Bengaluru Tech Summit said India's BioE3 Mission can succeed only with rapid scale-up, stronger industry-academia partnerships and sharper focus on downstream capacity

No difference among ICEMA members on emission norms, says JCB India chief

ICEMA has itself approached the government to impose emission norms on non-wheeled construction machines, JCB India chief Deepak Shetty said, adding the sector remains unified on stricter standards

SC's post-facto green nod rollback pulls core sectors 'back from brink'

Reversal restores 2017 and 2021 norms, reopening door to regularise past lapses

Budget: Nathealth asks for ₹50k cr infra fund, tax SOPs for health checkups

Innovation fund for deep tech collabs, setting up of labs and 100% deduction on capex under section 35 AD of IT Act among key demands

IBBI asks resolution professionals to file detailed 29A notes before CoC

IBBI has asked resolution professionals to place detailed Section 29A compliance notes before CoCs, stressing due diligence and transparency to reduce legal challenges in insolvency cases

CERC lets discoms seek tariff relief following GST rate cut on RE projects

GST reduction from 12% to 5% on RE inputs qualifies as change in law; benefits must be passed through to buyers

Nearly 45% of Indian firms still in early stages of AI adoption: Report

The report further revealed that while AI adoption is gaining momentum, only 54 per cent of Indian organisations have formal reskilling programs in place, compared to 67 per cent globally