Regulatory agencies
CCI to engage agency for launching market study on AI
23 Apr 2024
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has proposed to launch a market study to understand the ecosystem around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative influence on the market.
US regulator SEC wants companies to disclose climate impact
08 Mar 2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday adopted new rules that prescribes disclosure norms for companies
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RBI bars JM Financial from lending against shares
06 Mar 2024
Days after imposing restrictions on online payments banks Paytm and IIFL Finance, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday directed investment banker JM Financial
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RBI directs Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers
01 Feb 2024
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) to stop onboarding of new customers with immediate effect, for failure to comply with audit rules.
Starlink gets DoT licence for offering broadband services in India: report
23 Jan 2024
Starlink, a communication satellite company owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is reported to have received the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) licence
BIS issues revised standards for building construction
18 Jan 2024
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued 'Standardised Development and Building Regulations, 2023, which aims at ensuring safety, accessibility, and sustainability in building construction.
CCI approves Nirma’s acquisition of 75% stake in Glenmark Life Sciences
21 Dec 2023
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of majority shareholding of Glenmark Life Sciences (GLS) Limited by the Nirma Limited.
India’s vehicle safety testing programme `Bharat NCAP’ is now operational
19 Dec 2023
Government of India's vehicle safety assessment programme, Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) has completed its first round of crash testing and results are expected this week or by the end of this month.
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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