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Currently, there are no commercially available advanced nuclear power plants in the U.S. [File] | Photo Credit: AP Google, with Kairos Power, has selected Tennessee as the site of an advanced nuclear power plant that is expected to supply electricity to the Big Tech company’s data centres in the U.S. southeast starting in 2030, the…
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The central government’s proposals to reform the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system are bold and timely. They stand to benefit the middle class and the business community, as the government claims. Shifting 99% of the items in the 12% slab to a 5% tax rate, and 90% of the items in the 28% slab…
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Representational file image. Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik TV broadcasters in India are due hundreds of crores in overdue license fee payments from distributors in Nepal and Bangladesh, a problem that has been getting worse over the last year, two executives with knowledge of the payment issues told The Hindu. The problem has been…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has recommended a three-year import tariff of 11%-12% on some steel products to curb shipments from top producer China. The levy, if imposed, will start at 12%. It will be eased to 11.5% in the second year and to 11% in the third year, the Directorate General…
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Moody’s added that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. have left countries across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region “feeling bruised”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The combined 50% tariff on Indian exports to the U.S. will reduce demand for Indian goods “very substantially”, Moody’s Analytics said in a report. The report was talking about the…
Sameer Hiremath, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Hikal Limited “With the implementation of new policy frameworks, India’s pharmaceutical contract manufacturing industry is emerging as a key player on the global stage,” said Sameer Hiremath, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hikal Ltd. Hikal Ltd. caters to pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotechnology, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals companies…
Goldman Sachs said it has helped issuers raise over $10 billion since 2024 via IPOs and block trades. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Goldman Sachs has announced the inauguration of a new, expanded office space in Mumbai. Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, inaugurated the new office in Ascent Worli. Kevin Sneader, President,…
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SBI organised Mega Jan Suraksha Camp for financial inclusion, offering Re-KYC services and awareness on digital safety. Photo: Special Arrangement State Bank of India (SBI) said it recently organised a Mega Jan Suraksha Saturation and Awareness Camp at Khalapur to achieve 100% coverage of financial inclusion schemes at Gram Panchayat and urban local body levels…
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The healthy functional beverage space presents a large and rapidly expanding opportunity, driven by a strong consumer shift toward healthier, natural alternatives, Reliance said. | Photo Credit: Reuters Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has forayed into the fast-growing healthy functional beverage space with the acquisition of majority…
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As many as 23% of the total 56.04 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts are inoperative, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday (August 18, 2025). Out of 56.03 crore PMJDY accounts at the end of July 31, 2025, 13.04 crore such accounts are inoperative, he said in a written…
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