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New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India has come out with a discussion paper proposing a dual valuation approach for the securities held in scheme portfolios of National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY). The framework aims to present pension wealth accumulation more clearly to subscribers while ensuring long-term financial stability and economic relevance, the regulator said in the discussion paper titled 'Alignment of Valuation Guidelines wit ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has released a comprehensive Consultation Paper titled "Alignment of Valuation Guidelines with the core objectives of Long-only Funds when investing in Government Securities and calculation of Net Asset Value (NAV)". The framework proposed is part of PFRDA's ongoing commitment towards improving governance, protecting subscriber interests and contributing for India's broader financial and infrastructural growth. The Consul ...Read More >
Karan Patel, founder of Redfox Cybersecurity Pvt. Ltd., joins the board of Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai Andheri West. His diverse expertise exemplifies a strategic approach to entrepreneurship, navigating multiple sectors. Patel's leadership, coupled with the team's varied skills, positions the hotel as a hub for hospitality excellence. In India's entrepreneurial ecosystem, Karan Patel stands out for his pursuit of excellence across sectors. As the founder of Redfox Cybersecurity Pvt. Ltd., and ...Read More >
ESTIC-2025 is designed as a translation platform. It brings together government ministries and departments, laboratories and universities, industry and investors, start-ups and young researchers on a single stage to take stock of progress, identify gaps and agree on clear next steps. India's science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem has built impressive capability over the past decade -- through mission-mode programmes, a maturing start-up landscape and strong research output. The nati ...Read More >
Thailand is set to launch direct charter flights to Meghalaya by December 2025, marking a major milestone in strengthening tourism and cultural ties between the two regions. The initiative is expected to significantly boost travel between Thailand and India's Northeast, enabling Thai tourists to experience Meghalaya's breathtaking landscapes and vibrant traditions with ease. The announcement followed a Tourism Promotion event held on October 14, 2025, in Shillong, jointly organised by the Emerg ...Read More >
New rules aim to speed up mine operations. Intermediary timelines and penalties are introduced for delayed production. Incentives like reduced duties are offered for faster output. Over 585 mines have been auctioned since 2015. The government wants to boost mineral production by ensuring timely operationalisation of these mines. The centre has amended Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, introducing intermediary timelines, aiming to speed up operationalisation of bid out mines. An official statement ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines has notified an amendment to the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015, introducing intermediary timelines for various activities to be completed after the issue of the Letter of Intent (LoI) till the execution of the mining lease. Since the commencement of the auction regime in 2015, a total of 585 major mineral blocks have been successfully auctioned, including 34 critical mineral blocks auctioned by the Central government. Initially, the pac ...Read More >
BPCL Unveils 'Zero Ka Dum' Certification Drive, Setting New Benchmarks in Operational Excellence Sanjay Khanna, C & MD and Director (Refineries), BPCL 5 min read Last Updated : Oct 18 2025 | 7:20 PM IST NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company and one of India's leading integrated energy enterprises, has achieved a significant milestone in its LPG business with the nationwide expansion of the 'Zero Ka Dum' (Z ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has stressed on making education based on creative and critical thinking, and said it should not be confined to theoretical knowledge. Speaking at the valedictory session of the North East Education Conclave 2025 here on Saturday, Acharya said the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, is a timely step in preparing students for the present times.The conclave, organised by the Pragjyotispur University to mark its foundation day, brought together e ...Read More >
India plans to double its agricultural exports over the next five years, targeting new global markets for rice. Minister Pralhad Joshi emphasized reforms in the public distribution system while congratulating the Indian Rice Exporters Federation for its role in advancing India's agri-market stature. India has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to double its agricultural exports, focusing particularly on increasing rice exports. Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Dis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : India Inc. is displaying diverging trends in its charity: businesses overshoot their legally mandated corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget when the spending obligation is low, but struggle to deploy these funds when CSR budgets are high. Businesses with small CSR budgets show "outsized intent" to do charity compared to their statutory obligation, while those with the largest budgets face challenges in the implementing agencies' absorption capacity, according to a study of go ...Read More >
TRAI has proposed amendments to its Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016, introducing a graded penalty structure for non-compliance. The new framework aims to enhance financial disincentives, with penalties increasing based on the duration and recurrence of reporting failures. It also includes a ceiling on total penalties and interest on delayed payments. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a draft amendment to the 'Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulati ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Ten Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Thursday termed the delay in the tender process pertaining to the selection of a new commercial partner of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as a "breach of trust" and demanded immediate clarity on the matter. The AIFF, which also issued the Request for Proposal (RPF) on Thursday, said the delay was due to "lot of paperwork and research" done by KPMG, the consulting firm which managed the process, and Justice (retd) Nageswara ...Read More >
Raipur: Chhattisgarh has topped among states in terms of performance in the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), ensuring zero pendency in claims. The nodal agency's chief executive officer, Dr Priyanka Shukla, and project director (operations), Dharmendra Gahwai received the award by National Health Authority (NHA) CEO Sunil Kumar Barnwal during the NHA Conclave held in Bhopal on Wednesday. The role of the state was specifically mentioned for achieving near-zero claim pendency, indicatin ...Read More >
India is taking steps to mitigate the high level of e-waste through a long-term project that will encourage the use of reusable and restorative products. A landmark five-year project has been launched to transform the country's electronics sector into a circular economy, with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The project is planned to be implemented in partnership with the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) ...Read More >
PrintWeek Awards 2025: Manipal Wins Top Honour, Full Winners List Revealed Winners for PrintWeek Awards 2025 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 15 2025 | 1:15 PM IST NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Ocotber 15: The 15th edition of the PrintWeek Awards 2025 celebrated the finest achievements in India's print, publishing and packaging industry at a grand awards night hosted by Haymarket Media India. The evening brought together industry leaders, innovators and creative minds to honour outstan ...Read More >
NAR India and UCO Forge First-Ever U.S.-India Real Estate Bridge with MLS Partnership Leaders from NAR India and UCO announce partnership to launch India's first MLS platform in Mumbai 3 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2025 | 1:00 PM IST PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 16: In a landmark move set to redefine transparency and global collaboration in real estate, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) India and Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO), a subsidiary of Stellar MLS ...Read More >
Mumbai : The 15th edition of the PrintWeek Awards 2025 celebrated the finest achievements in India's print, publishing and packaging industry at a grand awards night hosted by Haymarket Media India. The evening brought together industry leaders, innovators and creative minds to honour outstanding performance, quality and sustainable innovation across the country's most dynamic printing businesses. In his opening address, Ashish Bhushan, managing director of Haymarket Media India, set the tone f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Justice (retd) Nageswara Rao has left it to the Supreme Court to take "a suitable view" on the two contentious articles of the draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in his report submitted to the apex court. On October 9, the AIFF had approached the SC, seeking a clarification on the two articles -- Article 23.3, and Article 25.3 (b) and (c) -- in view of the objections raised by world football governing body FIFA. The next day, an SC bench aske ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday released the draft National Labour & Employment Policy -- Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consultation, outlining a renewed vision for a fair, inclusive, and technology-driven world of work in line with India's Viksit Bharat @2047 goal. Marking a shift from regulation to facilitation, Shram Shakti Niti 2025 repositions the ministry as a proactive "employment facilitator." The policy aims to drive convergence among workers, employer ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 8 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday exhorted the fledgling fintech ecosystem to focus on the underserved sections of the society to deepen financial inclusion. Speaking at the annual Global Fintech Fest here, Malhotra accepted that serving the "privileged" will be a lucrative business, but urged the smaller companies to focus on the underserved. "Build for inclusion. While there may be higher profits to be made by deepening access to the haves and the privile ...Read More >
Chennai: The magnitude of oil spills in the oceans today demands swift and concrete action. It is not just the responsibility of a single nation, but a collective one, Coast Guard director-general (DG) Paramesh Sivamani said.At the 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) meeting in the city on Sunday, Sivamani said the exercise would reaffirm the nation's commitment towards protecting the ocean. "This is a biennial exercise and is aimed at proving that the Coast Guard is well- ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the 10th edition of the National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X) alongside the 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) & Preparedness Meeting on October 5 and 6, 2025, off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This biennial flagship exercise is a cornerstone in strengthening India's preparedness to combat marine oil spills in accordance with the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha has constituted a select committee to examine the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and senior MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as its Chairperson. The 24-member panel comprises a diverse mix of lawmakers from across parties, including Supriya Sule, Mahua Moitra, Karti P Chidambaram, Biplab Kumar Deb, and Dr CN Manjunath, among others. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), enacted in 2016, is a landmark reform aimed ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has released a detailed Consultation Paper titled "Enhancing the National Pension System: Proposals for Flexible, Assured and Predictable Pension Schemes", inviting stakeholders across sectors to provide feedback on proposed reforms aimed at strengthening the National Pension System (NPS). Dated September 30, 2025, the paper outlines three innovative pension scheme options under the NPS framework d ...Read More >
The ESG policy has been formulated on the basis of the assessment that environmentally friendly and relatively low-polluting industries are suitable for the State's industrial ecosystem. Kerala has now become the first State to implement a comprehensive ESG policy, says Rajeeve The Cabinet on Tuesday approved an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy to implement a governance framework for investments in the State. The ESG policy has been formulated on the basis of the assessment t ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Public Health in Gandhinagar (IIPH-G) in collaboration with state-based endocrinologists will map the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in Gujarat in a longitudinal study. The project, announced on Monday, will be a ten-year long study and will be one of the biggest to explore various aspects of the condition including comorbidities, mortality, and rural vs urban divide, among others.Dr Komal Shah, lead, NCD Advocacy and Research Collaboration (NCDArc) Centre at IIPH-G ...Read More >
India's industrial gas demand is falling. Factories now prefer cheaper LPG and wood briquettes. Crude oil prices make natural gas expensive. LPG prices are lower than natural gas. Biofuels also reduce gas sales. Overall gas consumption dropped this fiscal. Power and refinery sectors cut gas use. City gas and petrochemicals show growth. India's industrial demand for natural gas is weakening as factories increasingly turn to cheaper alternatives such as LPG and wood briquettes. With crude steady ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Man Industries on Tuesday said the SEBI bar on the company and its three senior executives from accessing the securities markets for two years carries no material impact on its current or future operations. "With a strong order book, improving margins, disciplined governance, and a robust capex pipeline, the company is well positioned to deliver sustainable growth and value for shareholders," the firm, which is a leading global manufacturer and exporter of large diameter ...Read More >
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