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Corporate Recycling Efforts Lag as UN Seeks Treaty on Plastic
With diplomats gathered in Geneva this week to try to hammer out a treaty to reduce plastic pollution, major buyers of plastic packaging are behind on their targets to use more recycled content—and some are scaling those goals back.
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August 09, 2025
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Apparel co PGIL eyes ₹6,000 cr revenue by FY28
Pearl Global Industries Ltd (PGIL), one of India's largest listed garment exporters, has maintained its growth momentum, having reported a 16.6% rise in consolidated revenue to ₹1,228 crore for the quarter ended June (Q1FY26).
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August 09, 2025
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Industry body flags concern on EPFO's facial authentication rule
On 30 July, EPFO mandated facial authentication via Aadhaar for generating UANs only through the UMANG app
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August 09, 2025
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Tesla CEO disbands Dojo team, unwinding key AI effort
Tesla Inc. is disbanding its Dojo team and its leader will leave the company, according to people familiar with the matter, upending the automaker's effort to build an in-house supercomputer for developing driverless-vehicle technology.
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August 09, 2025
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Jeet Thayil's new book, 'The Elsewhereans', is a hybrid of fiction, biography, history and imagination, revisiting the story of his parents
Jeet Thayil's new book, The Elsewhereans, has been published as fiction, but it defies neat generic classifications.
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August 09, 2025
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New Delhi plans policy reset to offset Trump's tariff blow
India plans reforms to boost manufacturing, attract FDI and remove procedural bottlenecks
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August 09, 2025
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Bang bang, he shot us down
Today's villain is less a character than a stepping stone for the hero's glory. Gabbar, in contrast, is a charismatic force of nature
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August 09, 2025
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Embracing the slow life in Aurangabad
Luxury farmstays and bespoke dining experiences are transforming the home of the Ajanta and Ellora caves
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August 09, 2025
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China hails Modi's SCO summit visit plan
China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held later this month, expressing hope that the event would be a \"gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results.\"
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August 09, 2025
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Apple Got the Jump on Tariffs, Deciding Years Ago to Make iPhones in India
India's iPhone production capacity is expected to more than double when two new production centers gear up in the next two years
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August 09, 2025
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Native cotton in the spotlight
The second edition of 'Weave the Future' focuses on the resilience of local cotton in the face of climate change
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August 09, 2025
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The Hidden Gems From India's Rap Scene
As a professional music critic, my inbox is always overflowing with new music—advance copies of major label albums pushed by corporate PR, indie artists sending me their new EPs, even demos from teenagers just starting out on their musical journey.
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August 09, 2025
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A dictionary on Vidarbha textiles
'Threaded Tales of Vidarbha' documents the region's saris but leaves you asking for more
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August 09, 2025
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Myth-making in a modern context
In 'The Personal is Mythical', three artists connect the personal and the universal, the real and the imaginary
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August 09, 2025
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Tasmania's superpower is its fresh produce
The rugged island is home to creative mixologists and chefs who make local ingredients shine
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August 09, 2025
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Andhra's delicate dessert art
A trip to Atreyapuram village in East Godavari to see first-hand how 'pootharekulu' is made
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August 09, 2025
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A stent, low fats and high spirits
Two days after his arrival from Australia and a day after he had a stent shoved up into one of his arteries, my friend Roger Galway sat up brightly in bed and watched as a young woman made her way into the hospital room.
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August 09, 2025
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Paused Your SIP In A Downturn? You Just Disrupted A System Built For Chaos
Every time markets wobble, WhatsApp groups light up with worry. \"Should I pause my SIPs?\" one investor asked after Trump's latest tariff threats sent the Sensex sliding. \"Maybe wait and watch?\" suggested another. The pattern is as predictable as it is self-defeating: the moment volatility sets in, systematic investment plans (SIPs) start to feel optional.
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August 08, 2025
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LIC Reports 5% Rise in Q1 Profit, VNB Up 21%
Life Insurance Corporation of India reported a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher premiums from renewed policies, while its margins expanded due to an improvement in its product mix.
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August 08, 2025
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Airtel cloud may not rain gains
Strong bandwidth Bharti Airtel's mobility free cash flow jumps q-o-q in Q1FY26 as capital expenditure intensity subsided.
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August 08, 2025
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Trump Floats Meeting with Putin to Discuss Ending Russia-Ukraine War
Russia has been defiant in its response to Trump's warnings, saying it won't be swayed by ultimatums
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August 08, 2025
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Centre plans GST nudge for small traders
India's indirect tax administration plans a gentle approach to pull more retail traders and vendors into the goods and services tax (GST) net, unlike Karnataka and Tamil Nadu's direct efforts that resulted in a backlash, two officials said.
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August 08, 2025
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BOE Cuts Rates to 2-Year Low After Historic Re-vote
It was the first time in the panel's 28-year history that two rounds of voting were needed for an outcome on rates
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August 08, 2025
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S&W flags non-disclosures by Embassy Reit, We Work India
The allegations made on 22 July stem from a ₹100 crore payment dispute over a solar project involving EEPL
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August 08, 2025
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TCS raises pay for 4 in 5, job fear lingers
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) announced salary hikes for 80% of its employees starting September 2025, offering some relief after it announced layoffs late last month.
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August 08, 2025
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SoftBank Swings to Profit After Masayoshi Son's AI Bets Pay Off
As part of its multi-pronged push into AI, SoftBank is slated to invest as much as $30 billion in OpenAI
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August 08, 2025
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Behind RJio's significant govt dues
Reliance Jio's payment liability to the department of telecommunications (DoT) stood at ₹1.09 trillion as of March-end, a decline from ₹1.13 trillion a year earlier, according to Reliance Industries Ltd's FY25 annual report.
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August 08, 2025
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Fresh US Tariffs Could Further Slow Down India's Growth
India's economic growth in 2025-26 could be hit by another 20-30 basis points if US President Donald Trump's proposed additional 25% tariff hike on Indian goods takes effect later this month, economists cautioned.
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August 08, 2025
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Adani group to build biggest coal plant
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group will build and operate a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Bihar with a 2.4 GW capacity, it said on Thursday, the biggest coal plant constructed in India via private investment in a decade.
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August 08, 2025
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Acko boosts health insurance play
Nearly a year after acquiring Better Capital-backed chronic-care startup OneCare, insurtech Acko Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd is doubling down on health insurance offerings, expanding partnerships with hospitals and clinics to tap into the growing opportunity in the space, a top executive told Mint.
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