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27.01 / 08:09

markets Manufacturing Align Food rock Updates International BIS revises standards for construction insulation and liquid food packaging

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at improving the quality of construction insulation material and packaging for processed liquid food and beverages, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has amended two norms covering bonded mineral wool and paper-based multilayer cartons. The revised standards will come into effect after a six-month transition period to allow the industry to comply with them, as per a government order reviewed by Mint.

27.01 / 07:27

markets UPS Provident Healthcare hospital Department guidelines In a first, India firms up veterinary clinic standards to ensure quality care, wider access, adequate staffing

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The central government has for the first time firmed up comprehensive national guidelines, including infrastructure and human resource requirements, to modernize medical care for livestock and companion animals such as dogs and cats, according to two government officials and a document reviewed by Mint.

27.01 / 01:13

markets UPS Provident Gap War US sanctions effect: Iraq gains lost ground as oil exporter to India, fast closing gap with Russia

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Rebalancing its oil import basket of the last three-four years, India is slowly yet surely moving away from the Russia Federation and turning back to its traditional crude oil suppliers in West Asia. In doing so, Iraq, the no.

27.01 / 01:13

markets UPS Digital hospital testing rights Govt planning ATMs that will dispense small notes and coins

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre is exploring multiple ways to make small-denomination currency notes more widely available, in a move to address a persistent shortage that has plagued everyday cash transactions nearly a decade after demonetization.

27.01 / 01:13

markets Manufacturing Strategy Mobile Analysis Sustainability FLEX Beyond the tailpipe: Centre moves to map life-cycle carbon emissions of all vehicles, end debate on norms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India plans to map the carbon emissions of every vehicle segment over their life cycles to assess their impact on climate and help prepare a clear policy aimed at making the country a globally competitive clean-mobility hub by 2047, two people aware of the developments said.

26.01 / 12:09

markets Football country Olympics Courts cricket Sporting Inside India’s big sports power shift and what it means for cricket and beyond

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: The conference room in New Delhi was unremarkable. No television cameras, no press gallery, no fanfare.

26.01 / 11:33

UPS economy reports testing Interviews International NFRA to complete 10 audit firm inspections in FY26, exploring AI to boost oversight

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in overseeing statutory audits and plans to complete inspections of ten audit firms in the current financial year, the highest in its seven-year history, said chairperson Nitin Gupta in his first media interview since taking charge last July. Gupta said NFRA is taking “baby steps" in testing AI, which could later be deployed on a larger scale.

26.01 / 09:49

UPS Target economy track country electronic Energy mix: Renewables are rising in India while thermal power expansion plans are on a slow track

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Almost everywhere on the planet, the great surge of coal power that fuelled two centuries of industrialization is receding. In rich countries, consumption peaked two decades ago and has since fallen by about half.

26.01 / 09:31

Provident Waters show country cover prevention sanitizer Centre plans to deploy AI to improve rural drainage infrastructure

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to analysze satellite imagery, local surveys, and real-time data to address civic issues such as drainage, waterlogging and waste management in rural areas, Panchayati Raj secretary Vivek Bharadwaj told Mint. The initiative aims to help panchayats map drainage networks, identify flood-prone areas, and prioritize maintenance work more efficiently.

26.01 / 01:35

COST Booking Strategy Metro Interviews IRFC explores some Swiss franc swap to cut dollar risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) is reworking its foreign-currency borrowing mix, exploring a plan to swap part of its dollar-denominated loans into Swiss francs to limit foreign exchange losses and lower funding costs amid a free fall in the rupee against the greenback. The move reflects how the government's rail financier, which has nearly $8 billion in overseas exposure, is responding to currency volatility even as it reshapes its business beyond funding the Indian Railways.

26.01 / 01:35

Sustainability Adventure Diversity travelers International Destinations Govt may pitch adventure tourism as revenue model for states in budget, may announce ₹500 cr outlay for tourism sector

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union Budget may promote adventure tourism as a new source of revenue for states, aiming to formalize the segment. Also, the budget is likely to announce schemes worth ₹500 crore to promote tourism, according to two government officials aware of the development.

25.01 / 07:33

markets Manufacturing Immunic Experts Virus strain Vaccines Regulator nixes Indian Immunologicals plan for 6-in-1 vaccine over China polio strain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s drug regulator has signalled zero-tolerance for polio-related risk, turning down a proposal by National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) subsidiary Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) to start human trials of its ‘six-in-one’ paediatric vaccine over concerns it could undermine the country’s polio-free status, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.

25.01 / 05:19

UPS Target Platform reports Interviews International ACME Group plans $1.4 bn green methanol plant in Odisha, inks agreement

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: ACME Group, one of India’s largest solar platforms, has signed an agreement to build a $1.4 billion, or about ₹12,422 crore, plant in Odisha that will produce 200,000 tonnes of green methanol to fuel ships, according to a top official at the company.

25.01 / 01:53

Citi Digital Mobile Food country Features Videos India warms up to AI virtual pets as companionship goes digital

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : In 2024, Indrani Sen, a Mumbai-based food blogger, was distressed by the growing distance with her then 16-year-old daughter. The digital-savvy 47-year-old found the solution in Pengu—a mobile app she installed on both their phones that let them raise an artificial intelligence (AI) pet penguin together.

25.01 / 00:53

markets Google Platform Gemini Inside reports recommendations AI chatbots as your investment advisor: The risks investors aren't seeing

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What could go wrong if an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is asked for the “best restaurants in New Delhi"? At worst, you waste an evening. But ask the same chatbot for the “best mutual funds to invest in", and the consequences can be far more serious—your retirement, child’s education, or long-term wealth goals could take a hit.

24.01 / 09:07

Action security economy President country peace International Davos, Trump, and the fragile future of multilateralism

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The air in Davos this year was thick with trepidation. It wasn’t just anxiety about the global economy that weighed on those gathered at the World Economic Forum.

24.01 / 00:49

Digital Aware Platform Enterprise track information Updates For small businesses struggling with debt, some relief may be on way

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Hope is around the corner for millions of small businesses struggling with debt, with the Union budget likely to propose longer repayment timelines, penalty waivers and a digital platform to ease loan restructuring. The union ministries of finance and MSME are updating the decade-old framework for revival and restructuring (FRR) for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), two people aware of the plan said.

23.01 / 01:09

markets UPS Target Hyundai Highways Research Carmakers on edge over delays in notification of tougher emission norms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Carmakers are staring at a compliance window of less than 15 months to start getting close to stringent upcoming emission targets that are expected to come into effect from April 2027. With the Centre not yet notifying the third iteration of the corporate average fuel efficiency or CAFE-III norms—CAFE-I and CAFE-II were notified 24 months in advance—carmakers are feeling the pressure to prepare their fleet and powertrain plans to deliver the largest mandatory emissions cut over any five-year period.

23.01 / 01:09

markets Manufacturing economy Trade country information Destinations India's chip dream: A step-by-step approach is key, says Arvind Virmani

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India needs long-term, step-by-step ecosystem-building, alongside sustained investment in research and development (R&D), to achieve semiconductor capabilities, essential for a major global economy given silicon chips’ role in the information age, according to economist and NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmani.

22.01 / 11:59

markets UPS economy wellness cover reports International Why India’s war chest is under threat from a silent FDI drain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India had $686 billion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves at the start of 2026. This number is often trotted out as evidence of the Indian economy’s external invulnerability.

22.01 / 01:45

COST UPS Progressive Gap Sustainability Bill recommendations Your power bills may rise annually after Centre proposes index-linked pricing

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Electricity bills for consumers across India could begin rising automatically every year starting next fiscal, regardless of political reluctance at the state level. The Union power ministry has proposed index-linked tariff revisions in its draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) released on Wednesday, to force cost-reflective pricing if state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) fail to act.

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