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BS Number Wise: Asset reconstruction companies need to rebuild

They have been losing business as the IBC process picks up pace

Cough syrup makers see healthy future, say controversies won't dent demand

Pharma industry insiders claimed that most contamination-related problems arise due to solvents

Will Kharge be a rubber stamp or a connect between party and family?

Kharge began life as a trade union lawyer and knows what it is to struggle

New Covid strains, seasonal ailments may spike hospitalisation in winter

13 XBB variants detected in Maharashtra are all under home-isolation; the strain spreads rapidly and is said to be behind the recent spike in Singapore

Spotty policies, Ukraine war darken India's climate change targets

The conflict will hamper further India's slow progress in meeting key goals

Draft Telecom Bill enhances unease of doing biz amid regulatory overlaps

Regulatory overlaps between multiple ministries and overreach by DoT worry stakeholders

DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India, to take oath on Nov 9

Lauded as a feminist judge for his reasoning, Justice Chandrachud spoke to young law graduates recently and told them to incorporate a feminist way of thinking while dealing with the law

Gujarat tops in rooftop solar with 84% of country's installations

Overall, only a third of India's residential rooftop solar capacity has been installed

India's share in venture capital funding falls sharply; China surges ahead

The decline in Q3 CY2022 is even sharper on a year-on-year basis

Govt's ethanol blending programme faces supply and pricing problem

The government's ambitious aim to double the blending target could face challenges from two of the three sources: Grain-based and biomass-based

As MPC fails on CPI mandate, RBI's growth-inflation balance gets trickier

The central bank will now have to provide a report to the government explaining the reasons for the failure and the steps to be taken

Black swan events in global markets upset India's long-term LNG story

With prices soaring and competition for the fuel rising, India's inability to negotiate term contracts with global suppliers puts Rs 2 trillion of investment at risk

Vietnam giving India a run for its money in the China Plus-One game

The smaller nation is scoring high in attracting global corporations and their suppliers

Rising median loan rates lead to fall in affordability of homebuyers

A cumulative increase of 0.95 per cent in median home loan rate has impacted the purchase affordability and purchase decisions of homebuyers, according to the Affordability Index by Knight Frank

Ministry of Corporate Affairs improves the ease of running a company

Over the past two years the government has moved to decriminalise key provisions and simplified statutory requirements in the Companies Act

Why clean air comes at a premium under a central plan to reduce pollution

The NCAP is a pollution control initiative aimed at reducing the concentration of particulate matter in the atmosphere by at least 20 per cent by 2024

5th ISA Assembly to focus on energy access, security and transition

The Indian government agreed to support ISA by hosting its secretariat for an initial period of five years

Shortage of LNG tankers beginning to affect supplies to India: Industry

Tightening Russian gas supplies to Europe has led to scramble for tankers before winter sets in

OPEC+ production cut ahead of winter puts India on a slippery slope

A higher than expected production cut by the group will add to the strain on government finances

Can NITI Aayogs replace State Planning Boards to spur economic growth?

Experts believe merely replacing the state planning boards with such bodies won't make them effective