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Tweak in biodiversity norms to boost ayurvedic medicine
India is overhauling regulations under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, to give its ayurvedic medicine, pharmaceutical and wellness sectors a major boost, and making it easier for companies to access natural resources while safeguarding the country's rich biodiversity.
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September 01, 2025
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Capital gains: selling inherited house floors
I'm 62 years old and retired from a bank manager's post in August 2023. Here's my situation in detail: my parents purchased a residential built-up property of 149.10 sq. mt in East Delhi in July 1996 for 4.96 lakh.
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September 01, 2025
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Press Play: Why Amazon Prime Video Needs Ads
Prime Video clocked total revenue of ₹4,182 crore in 2024-25, more than Netflix's ₹2,900 crore but far behind YouTube's ₹14,300 crore and JioHotstar's ₹8,835 crore.
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September 01, 2025
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Emerging markets' Trump rally at risk as tariff realities hit
The start of the second presidency of Donald Trump has matched his first term in proving a boon for emerging-market stocks, but the rally risks running out of steam given his trade and fiscal policies are also sinking corporate earnings.
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September 01, 2025
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PM exhorts India to go swadeshi at fests
Modi's call to the nation comes amid India's negotiations with the US for a bilateral trade agreement
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September 01, 2025
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Last embers: India isn't going to rescue BHP's coke business
Indian steelmakers need less of it as they seek to decarbonize output
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September 01, 2025
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One-stop platform: Govt plans digital push to bridge farm infra gap
The government is set to expand the use of digital technology to deliver agricultural services and foster greater private sector participation in schemes run jointly with industry.
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September 01, 2025
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Russian oil discounts likely to hold despite new EU caps
Indian refiners to get around $3 per barrel discount from September even after fresh curbs
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September 01, 2025
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COP-30: A chance for the Global South to grab the climate mantle
The West is faltering but developing countries could push for an equitable path that aims to uplift lives and protect the planet
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September 01, 2025
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India Has To Build Its Strength To Sail Tariff Waters
If a new global economic order is emerging, why should we delay embracing it?
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September 01, 2025
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EC to issue new voter IDs in Bihar
The Election Commission plans to issue new voter identity cards to all electors of Bihar after the completion of the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state, officials said on Sunday.
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September 01, 2025
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India to get more rain in Sep than in Aug: IMD
After an overwhelmingly strong spell of rains in August, India is set for an even wetter month as the weather bureau has forecast over 109% of normal rainfall in September, the last month of the crucial south-west monsoon season. The excess rains will bring the risk of more flooding and landslides.
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September 01, 2025
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Call a spade a spade: It's online gambling that's banned
There's poetic justice in calling out real money online gaming for what it is and acting against it
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September 01, 2025
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Elev8 fund close shows VCs' eyes on India
Elev8 Venture Partners has announced the final close of its maiden fund at $160 million, marking a significant milestone in India's growth-stage venture capital landscape.
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September 01, 2025
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A tale of two capital market firms
Relatively resilient
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September 01, 2025
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Tata Capital Plans $2 Billion IPO in Late September, Targets $11 Billion Valuation
Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Tata Capital is set to launch its much-anticipated $2 billion (₹17,200 crore) initial public offering (IPO) in the week beginning September 22, market sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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September 01, 2025
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Federal Reserve Upheaval Sows New Uncertainty About Rate Path
Weeks before what is likely to be the Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut of the year, an unprecedented effort by President Trump to reshape the central bank is scrambling the dynamics on its policy committee.
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September 01, 2025
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Many crypto traders use futures to skirt 30% tax—but risks remain
Some experts say govt may classify crypto derivatives as VDAs, ending the tax arbitrage and imposing 30% levy
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September 01, 2025
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Bold Labels on Food Packs to Warn of Health Risk Contents
The front-of-pack warning labels will flag high salt, sugar, and fat content instead of star-rating
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September 01, 2025
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AI's Paradox: Utopian Breakthrough or Biggest Bust?
No conversation, especially in finance circles, is complete these days without the mention of artificial intelligence (AI). It is either about how AI is the only thing driving the economy and markets in the US—and by extension all the 'AI plays' around the world—or everyone is busy asking each other how they use AI in their daily workflows, searching for that elusive silver bullet of technology-aided productivity.
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September 01, 2025
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India isn't a global swing power but should aim to become one
Here's the power test: Both China and the US should need India's support to pursue their interests
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September 01, 2025
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Indian non-profit wins Magsaysay
An Indian non-profit working for the education of out-of-school girls in remote villages is among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, it was announced Sunday.
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September 01, 2025
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TV, AVOD premium push to lift festive ad spend by 12-15%
Broadcasters set to air festive specials, movie premieres, reality shows; AVODs to roll out originals, regional content
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September 01, 2025
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China has a different vision for AI. It might be smarter.
The U.S. is spending billions of dollars and burning gigawatts of energy in a rush to beat China to the next evolutionary leap in artificial intelligence—one so great, some boosters say, that it will rival the atomic bomb in its power to change the global order.
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September 01, 2025
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SC to hear E20 fuel rollout case today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today a plea which has challenged the nationwide rollout of 20% ethanol blended petrol (EBP-20), alleging that millions of motorists have been forced to use fuel not designed for their vehicles.
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September 01, 2025
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India now eyes adding biofuel to diesel
Construction equipment could be the first to face mandatory biofuel blending before it is rolled out nationally
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September 01, 2025
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India plans 1 million homes in Australia
India is in \"deep negotiations\" to create 1 million homes in Australia and has reached out to the United Arab Emirates for financial help on the same, Union minister Piyush Goyal has said.
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September 01, 2025
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Landslide traps 19 in Uttarakhand plant
Nineteen workers of National Hydroelectric Power Corp. Ltd (NHPC) were trapped inside a power house on Sunday as a landslide blocked normal and emergency tunnels of Dhauliganga Power Project in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, officials said.
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September 01, 2025
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AI agents helping Indian IT build faster: Microsoft CPO
The company is 'looking to bring AI to where the users are—and not the other way around'
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September 01, 2025
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Amazon Kuiper Plans India Debut Next Year, Lags Peers
Kuiper is targeting satellite internet launch, trailing rivals Starlink, OneWeb and Jio Satellite
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