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Non-urea subsidy increased 55% for rabi season
TO INSULATE FARMERS against the rise in global prices of soil nutrients, the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a subsidy of ₹37,952 crore for phosphatic and potassic(P&K) fertilisers for the 2025-26 rabi season (October-March) under the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) mechanism.
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October 29, 2025
Financial Express Lucknow
Scientists run climate ‘time machine’ as Brazil prepares for COP30 summit
DEEP IN BRAZIL'S Amazon, scientists have built a “time machine” pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for the future to gauge how the biome adapts — an open question to be discussed at the COP30 United Nations climate summit hosted by the country next month.
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October 29, 2025
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PNB Housing eyes revival of construction finance
New managing director & CEO to be appointed soon
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October 29, 2025
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Tech glitch delays trading at MCX by four hours
TRADING ATTHE Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange, scheduled to commence at 9:00 a.m.was delayed by more than four hours on Tuesday due to a technical issue. The bourse was forced to shift operations to its disaster recovery system and trading started at 1:25 p.m.
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October 29, 2025
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Noel wants to be Ratan Tata within a year: Mistry camp
THE OUTCOME OF the Tata Trusts voting process hasn’t taken the Mehli Mistry camp by surprise as it was on expected lines and is being seen as a “direct revenge” by the other faction for not approving Trustee Vijay Singh’s continuance on the Tata Sons Board. Singh had to quit as the proposal was rejected by four of the trustees.
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October 29, 2025
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Advent International exits Aditya Birla Capital, sells 2.04% stake for ₹1,638 cr
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM Advent International on Tuesday exited Aditya Birla Capital by selling its entire 2.04 per cent stake in the company for Rs 1,638 crore through open market transactions.
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October 29, 2025
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Pharma, energy, infra M&As may soon get bank funding boost
THE RESERVE BANK of India’s (RBI) recent move to permit domestic lenders to finance acquisitions may open the door forthem insectors suchas pharmaceuticals & healthcare, energy, infrastructure, industri-als and renewables, said top investment banking sources.
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October 29, 2025
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Three unicorns to announce $2-billion IPOs next week
Groww, Pine Labs and Physics Wallah to launch public offers
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October 29, 2025
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Can gold & silver sparkle amid shifting trends?
GOLD AND SILVER have different primary uses. Gold is used as a safe-haven asset, an inflation hedge, jewellery, and a portfolio diversifier due to its low correlation with other assets. Silver is primarily used in industrial applications (such as electronics, photo-voltaics, and batteries).
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October 29, 2025
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Short is sweet for Instagram
META’S REELS-FIRST PIVOT TURNS THE FEED INTO A STAGE FOR ADVERTISING INNOVATION
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October 29, 2025
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‘Lower price points gaining traction after GST cuts’
Bata India sees demand at the belly of the market bouncing back after the GST reduction on products up to ₹2,500 from the earlier 12% to 5%.
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October 29, 2025
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Google’s AI bet: A strategic infra node
Disciplined execution could re-map the country’s Al economy to India’s east coast and anchor Andhra Pradesh on the global tech map
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October 29, 2025
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Simplify TDS regime in FY27 Budget: Ficci
INDUSTRY BODY FICCI on Tuesday called for the simplification of the tax deducted at source (TDS) structure in the 2026-27 Budget, stating that the decision will “considerably ease the compliance burden on the taxpayers and avoid litigation due to characterisation disputes”.
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October 29, 2025
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Apple hits $4 trn mkt value, joins Nvidia & Microsoft
APPLETOPPED $4 TRILLION in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone,as robust demand for its latest iPhone modelsallayed fears over its slow progress in the AI race.
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October 29, 2025
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Huge returns for premature gold bond redemption
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI)'s premature redemption price for the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 2020-21 Series-I for Tuesday at %12,198 per gram could yield around 166% returns to investors for holding the securities a little over five years.
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October 29, 2025
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Sebi proposes to change MF business playbook
SEBI HAS PROPOSED asignificant overhaul of the fee structure of the mutual fund industry as it seeks a transparent breakup of costs that fund houses charge investors.
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October 29, 2025
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Trai & DoT agree on default rollout of calling party name
THE TELECOM REGULATORY Authority of India (Trai) and the department of telecommunications (DoT)are inching closer to a final consensus on introducing the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service, with both sides now aligned on key aspects of its rollout.
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October 29, 2025
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Rate shocks in Asia are a sign of the times
SURPRISES GETA bad press in economics, unless they are nice,and those have been scarce oflate.Astring of monetary policy upsets indicate something is seriously offin Southeast Asia.
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October 29, 2025
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HSBC lifts full-year outlook for 2025
HSBC HOLDINGS RAISED its profitability outlook for 2025 even as quarterly earnings slid after it had to set aside $1.1 billion to cover litigation by investors who lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud.
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October 29, 2025
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China needs consumption target
MORE THAN TECH ASCENDANCY, CHINESE LEADERS SHOULD FOCUS ON RAISING HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
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October 29, 2025
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Bill Gates calls for climate strategy pivot
BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR AND philanthropist Bill Gates called on world leaders on Tuesday to adapt to extreme weather and focus on improving health outcomes rather than temperature reduction targets ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.
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October 29, 2025
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Adani Green profit more than doubles
ADANI GREEN ENERGY'S net profit more than doubled to %583 crore in Q2FY26 compared with 276 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.
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October 29, 2025
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Microsoft, OpenAl reach new deal valuing ChatGPT maker at $500 billion
CLEARING THE WAY
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October 29, 2025
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RBI returns Jana SFB’s universal bank application
JANA SMALL FINANCE Bank on Tuesday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has returned its application to become a universal bank due to non-fulfilment of criteria.
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October 29, 2025
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Mistry loses Tata Trusts battle; legal war looms
MEHLI MISTRY, REGARDED as one of Ratan Tata’s longtime confidants, lost his bid to reappointment on Tuesday after a majority of trustees voted against his continuation on the boards of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trusts, the two principal entities that along with other group trusts hold a combined 66% stake in Tata Sons, the Tata Group’s holding company.
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October 29, 2025
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China, ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact
CHINAANDTHEASEAN bloc of Southeast Asian nations signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement on Tuesday, with leaders hailing the deal which spans the digital and green economy, and other new industries.
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October 29, 2025
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Framework for EU FTA created: Goyal
INDIA AND THE EU have significantly reduced their differences on various issues in their proposed FTA and have created a framework to deliver a balanced pact, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
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October 29, 2025
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Growth in MSME book to drive TMB's loan expansion: MD
TAMILNAD MERCANTILE BANK (TMB) aims to clock 14% loan growth by the end of the current financial year, led by expansion in its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) portfolio, managing director and CEO Salee S Nair told FE.
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October 29, 2025
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The goal post has moved
INDIA'S DIGITAL MARKETING story is no longer confined to metro cities.
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October 29, 2025
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Ranjana Desai will head 8th pay panel, report by Apr 2027
THE UNION CABINET on Tuesday announced the formation of the 8th Pay Commission, with Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai as its head.
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