Indian vessel carrying nearly 20,400 tonnes of LPG crossed Hormuz on April 11

Indian consumers may soon face higher fuel prices if OMCs are unable to absorb the impact of rising global rates

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Dhirubhai Ambani University law school denies hybrid teaching allegations, says LL.M programme is campus-based as INALP plans to approach BCI over compliance concerns

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Media and policy groups warn draft amendments could expand censorship powers, threaten free speech, and bring independent creators under tighter government control

More than a decade after the National Policy on Information Technology (NPIT 2012) was  introduced, the Union government is readying a new policy with changed goals and benchmarks. The policy is expected to be finalised by the end of this year, accor

Projects worth ₹5 lakh crore are underway to strengthen transmission capacity as India targets 500 GW non-fossil capacity, amid challenges such as right-of-way and supply constraints

power, energy

The West Asia crisis is affecting export-oriented manufacturing units here, with handtool companies facing challenges such as labour shortages, rising input costs and inadequate gas supply, impacting production and potentially weighing on the country's exports.
The other difficulties they are facing include high interest rates, container availability, increase in shipping and air freights and high insurance cost.
The units are however hopeful that the ceasefire announced between the US and Iran for 15 days will lead to an end to the conflict, helping ease these challenges.
The joint attack launched by the US and Israel on Iran on February 28 severely disrupted the country's exports to West Asia, pushed up shipping freight, air transport prices and insurance costs.
Disruptions in the movement of oil and gas from Middle East countries have also led to an increase in the prices of raw materials such as steel, plastic and rubber.
"Units in Punjab are facing a labour shortage. Workers 

Machine tools

The other difficulties they are facing include high interest rates, container availability, increase in shipping and air freights and high insurance cost

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MCA plans AI-based green channel for company name approvals with confidence ratings, aiming to reduce processing time to under a day and improve transparency

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, MCA India, AI company name approval, company incorporation India, business registration India, MCA portal India, LTI Mindtree MCA project, India AI governance, startup registration India

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reaffirmed that insolvency proceedings initiated by homebuyers against realty firms must remain confined to the specific project where default has occurred and cannot extend to other projects of the corporate debtor.
The appellate tribunal highlighted that putting all other projects of the realty firms, which are unrelated to the default, is not in the interest of homebuyers and other stakeholders of other projects.
"The law is well settled that when financial creditors, homebuyers who belong to one project and who file a Section 7 application on account of default committed by the corporate debtor with respect to the project, the CIRP has to confine to the said projects," said the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
A two-member NCLAT bench, while deciding an appeal by Navin M Raheja, said jeopardising unrelated projects would not serve the interests of homebuyers and stakeholders elsewhere, making clear that the corporat

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The appellate tribunal highlighted that putting all other projects of the realty firms, which are unrelated to the default, is not in the interest of homebuyers and other stakeholders of other project

There has been strong growth in EV sales across Asian countries over the past few years, with most markets witnessing sharp expansions between 2021 and 2024

Illustration: Ajaya Mohanty

Industry flags lack of electric motorcycles, pricing gaps, and enforcement concerns, saying Delhi's aggressive EV transition plan may not be feasible in its current form

electric vehicle, EV, e2W

Scaling the two-wheeler segment presents structural challenges for e-motorcycles

Flying Flea is an embodiment of masterful metallurgy, ingenious chemistry and rider-first wizardry, where hardware and software work as one seamless organism

The ceasefire in West Asia is expected to help lift market sentiments in India, making luxury car customers who held back purchases to come back to showrooms to take deliveries, according to top officials of Mercedes-Benz, BMW Group and Audi in the country.
Having resorted to stocking up of parts and kits, the luxury carmakers hope that the pressure on supply chain will be eased while looking forward to a return to normalcy at the earliest.
"The ceasefire has come at the right time, and it is very important from a luxury buyer viewpoint because lot of our customers are dependent on how things are panning out in international market," BMW Group India President and CEO Hardeep Singh Brar told PTI.
It is very important that this issue is put to rest, he said, adding,"If this issue is over, we expect a lot of customers who held back their purchases in quarter one to come back and go for higher purchases."
Expressing similar views, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director & CEO Santosh ...

cars, luxury cars, BMW

Having resorted to stocking up of parts and kits, the luxury carmakers hope that the pressure on supply chain will be eased while looking forward to a return to normalcy at the earliest

Compared with last year's Budget, the Union Budget 2026-27 builds on the credit framework while moving decisively towards equity funding, market-linked liquidity, and structured compliance support

MSMEs

TNC Rajagopalan answers SME queries related to GST, export and import matters

export

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy unveiled third round of speciality steel PLI scheme with relaxed thresholds, updated pricing benchmarks, and wider MSME participation to boost steel manufacturing

H D Kumaraswamy (Photo: X/@hd_kumaraswamy)

Base year revised, thresholds relaxed to reflect current market trends

Trade expert cites FTP Para 1.08 and CBIC circulars requiring that export consignments not be detained beyond three days, and clarifies documentation norms under the Advance Authorisation scheme

trade

Bankers support RBI's proposal for delayed digital payments to curb fraud, but flag infrastructure costs and suggest raising the threshold from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000

e-payments, digital payment, 1-hr lag

Sa-Dhan launches Sankalp 3.0 guardrails to improve governance, risk management and customer protection in microfinance sector amid improving asset quality

Microfinance

RBI drains Rs 2 trillion surplus liquidity through VRRR auction, its first in four months, pushing bond yields higher amid excess liquidity in banking system

RBI, Reserve bank

A decade after launch, UPI dominates digital payments but slowing growth and lack of MDR incentives raise questions over its next phase

Unified Payments Interface, UPI, UPI Payment

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