Government policies
Baba Kalyani heads group to study SEZ policy
07 Jun 2018
Home buyers to be treated as financial creditors
07 Jun 2018
Being treated as financial creditors would bring home buyers on par with banks and other institutional creditors as they would now have a share in the proceeds earned by sale of assets of bankrupt real estate companies
Mamata spurns RERA, passes own diluted law
04 Jun 2018
The West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act (HIRA) tweaks clauses relating to allocation of common space and timely delivery to buyers, to favour developers
Govt delays hit plan to roll-out 10,000 electric cars by March 2019
31 May 2018
The Narendra Modi government's plan to procure 10,000 electric cars has hit a major roadblock with the first 1,000 electric cars yet to be rolled out
Govt moots full return of fare for air tickets cancelled 4 days ahead
23 May 2018
The draft passenger charter released on Tuesday makes it clear that the cancellation fee can, in no condition, be more than the base fare
Andhra’s EV policy offers Rs30,000-cr boost to go all electric by 2030
18 May 2018
The government of Andhra Pradesh will convert its existing city buses in 4 cities to all-electric buses by 2023 and in the whole state by 2030
DoT unveils easier norms for embedded SIM cards
18 May 2018
New telecom policy aims at broadband for all Indians by 2022
02 May 2018
The new policy aims at attracting investments of over $100 billion to create a robust telecommunication infrastructure and help generate 4 million new jobs by 2022
Cabinet approves `death-for-child-rapist’ ordinance
21 Apr 2018
The ordinance prescribes death for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12 years, while in case of rape of a girl aged under 16 years, the ordinance prescribes minimum punishment of 20 years in jail
Aadhaar leakage has potential to influence elections: SC
18 Apr 2018
The bench referred to the testimony of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg before the US Congress to press home the point that technology could be used to rig elections even as it red-flagged certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Rules made under it
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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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