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India's tryst with semiconductors: Govt plans to rope in global bigwigs

No significant global player has participated in the first round of the investment incentive scheme

Russia-Ukraine crisis underscores lack of integrated energy policy in India

If India has to partially insulate itself, then oil companies must be given leeway to manage oil price risks

Meta to break language barriers with AI, builds universal speech translator

Meta announced an ambitious plan to use AI for translation which has been used by several players including Google & Apple, Indian Govt too has launched its ambitious NLTM programme

India to move to T+1 settlement from Friday: Here's what it means

India To Start with T+1 stock settlement from February 25, which means that trade-related settlements must be done within one day of the transaction's completion.

ASCI frames guidelines for crypto, NFT-related advertising, promotion

ASCI has clarified that its guidelines should not be read as a legal recognition or endorsement of the industry or sector since that is a matter of government policy

Sebi's new RPT rules highlight the problems of tracking such transactions

Disclosures and transparency in RPTs are the best disinfectants against their abuse, according to experts

Air-locks in govt's green hydrogen policy as demand remains a key issue

Compared to solar, hydrogen is not energy-efficient for running light vehicles

The $8.5 billion TVS Group splits to grow: What's changed structure-wise?

A rare amicable family settlement has accommodated the third and fourth generations' ambitions

Better realisations help larger denim makers tide over cotton blues

Raw cotton prices have more than doubled since mid-2020, leading to consolidation with the larger players banking on international business

Yet another bank fraud: Bigger and different

It has all the usual ingredients but the modus operandi is very different and could teach Nirav Modi, the dethroned bank fraud king, a lesson or two

Red lights on green mobility as govt picks EVs over charging networks

By focusing on EV production over charging networks, the government may have delayed the mass adoption of clean energy transport

Minority stakes in Glance, Dunzo signal RIL's attempt for retail expansion

All told, RIL has now picked up minority stakes in retail online platform start-ups with founders leading the game

Unemployment falls in UP, on the rise in Punjab and Goa, shows data

PLFS data also shows Uttarakhand and Punjab's poor performance between 2017-18 and 2019-20

Polygon's $450-mn funding: Is it Flipkart moment for blockchain in India?

The Indian blockchain start-up's massive funding round has many implications for Web3 companies and VCs in the crypto arena

Drone mapping: One in six villages covered in India, shows data

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for nearly 80 per cent of the 108,444 villages where drone surveys have been conducted

Gulf healthcare market saturated; opportunity lies in India: Azad Moopen

Azad Moopen in an interview said "We have already reached 27% of our YTD Ebitda from India, and we aim to gradually bring it up to 35-40% as we move forward"

Chitra Ramkrishna's fall from grace: 'Queen of bourses' to Rs 3-cr penalty

Ramkrishna was the third woman to head an exchange in the Asia-Pacific region after Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange and China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Sole searching: Preference for smart casual footwear may outlast pandemic

As some things - like office attire and formal shoes - were pushed to the back of closets, stuff that spelled comfort quickly took their place

LIC appears to be ill-equipped to handle new dynamics of insurance market

LIC identifies the problems well in its DRHP but what the markets will watch is how nimble it is with the solutions

Deflating outlook: Households must prepare for hefty rise in LPG prices

Urban households will shortly feel the pinch of rising prices