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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a leading industry body, has come up with a Corporate Governance Charter for startups to serve as a self-governing code in their compliance journey.
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a leading industry body, has come up with a Corporate Governance Charter for startups to serve as a self-governing code in their compliance journey.
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According to the economic think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) report, the growing trade deficit with China is a cause for concern.
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is preparing to defend the government’s human rights processes at a meeting in Geneva this week, where a decision on whether India’s human rights body will retain its “A status” is expected to be made.
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Researchers used a well-known laser technique to tell mammoth and elephant ivory apart and identify the origin of a piece of ivory.
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The 26th World Energy Congress held in Rotterdam to shape the future of energy once again.
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Geologists at MIT and Oxford University have found ancient rocks in Greenland that bear the oldest remnants of Earth’s early magnetic field.
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One of Saudi Arabia's top universities has announced a Red Sea project described as the world’s largest coral reef restoration.
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With a resolve to remove the Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) from the endangered status, the Tamil Nadu government will execute a synchronised survey of the State animal.
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The Centre has given the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status to the gem and jewellery sector.
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The use of inheritance tax as a tool for the redistribution of wealth to address income inequality has been discussed widely and has created controversy in the midst of ongoing General Elections.
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Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, cyberbullying, and distraction from learning to young girls, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) latest Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report.
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Network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider CloudExtel has secured its first external debt funding of Rs 200 crore.
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The Agriculture Ministry has extended the interim approval granted for the already approved use of pesticide formulations through drones for another year till April 18, 2025.
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RBI released draft guidelines for a regulatory framework for the aggregation of loan products by lending service providers (LSP) to enhance transparency and enable borrowers to have prior information about potential lenders.
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The Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization was signed on 15 April 1994, leading to the birth of the WTO on 1 January 1995.
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Recently, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting was held in Asthana, Kazakhstan.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday came out with guidelines for the voluntary conversion of small finance banks (SFBs) into universal banks.
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While rejecting the plea for 100% verification of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips against the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count, the Supreme Court recently directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to “seal and secure” the Symbol Loading Unit (SLU) for 45 days after the declaration of election results.
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Researchers from Kerala have reported a series of cases from Malappuram district where the regular use of fairness creams has been linked to nephrotic syndrome.
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According to scientists at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), there is a significant improvement in the upper ocean salinity, temperature, and currents.
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The World Bank, along with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meity), is working on developing a state-level Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) adoption index that will help boost the digital economy and support financial inclusion.
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Four solar flares erupt simultaneously in a rare celestial event, possibly heralding in the Sun’s dynamic 11-year cycle.
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The rising incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) across the globe has become a concern for doctors.
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The Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference concluded today on a high note, marking a historic moment for global conservation efforts.
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on 'Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing, Spectrum Sharing, and Spectrum Leasing'.
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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) again placed India on the ‘Priority Watch List’ because of a lack of adequate intellectual property rights protection and enforcement.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with draft guidelines for payment aggregators’ (PA) know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, due diligence of merchants, and operations of escrow accounts.
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The Madras High Court has declared unconstitutional, a 2010 amendment which brought waqf properties under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act of 1976.
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A rare butterfly species named Neptis philyra, has been discovered for the first time in India in Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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According to a 2020 world health organisation report, the mortality burden is especially higher in low and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia, with India alone at a staggering average of 58,000 deaths in a year.