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Investment preferences of women living in top 30 cities of India have changed over the past few years, with more and more women investors embracing new investment ways like mutual funds, stocks and even startups, according to a report.

Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, the English translation of his 2015 Marathi book, Anna He Apoorna Brahma. This is pertinent in the context of the regular debates that rage in the country about vegetarian and non-vegetarian dietary habits, notions of purity and ethics of food, and the idea of free will. Yet, while discussing the culture of food, we tend to ignore why certain communities eat the way they do—is it out of choice or compulsion? Patole writes that food habits and caste cannot be separated in Indian culture.

It isn’t hard to understand that global warming is already changing how we live. In India’s capital, New Delhi, this summer has been so hot—above 40° Celsius even at night—that people are gasping, tap water is scalding and the walls of their homes emit heat like radiators. The Saudi Arabian authorities said that 1,300 pilgrims have already died on this year’s Hajj.

Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) launched a certification exam for retail investors. This free online exam tests the knowledge of individuals new to the securities market. 

New Delhi: In what is one of the world’s largest carbon-free green energy supply contract, state-run SJVN's green energy arm will supply 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy to AM Green Ammonia Holdings. The company, promoted by Greenko Group founders Mahesh Kolli and Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, is in the process of setting up one of the world's largest green ammonia production facilities, which will begin with the production of one million tonnes of green ammonia per annum in the first phase, and ramp it up to five million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in the second, set to be completed by 2030.

In less than one year, India’s solar-cell manufacturing capacity will increase to 30 gigawatts from 6. These cells go into solar photovoltaic modules, whose capacity will also double to 150 gigawatts in two years. This will not only meet domestic demand but might also make India an exporter.

When the Indian stars ended their T20 journey by lifting the T20 World Cup, it was the first time that they were part of a winning Indian team. Virat Kohli was not a part of the Indian team which lifted the T20 World Cup trophy in 2007 held in South Africa. And Rohit Sharma was left out of the team in the 2011 Cup co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

DMK on Monday dubbed the NEET as an 'industry' created for the 'welfare' of coaching centres that rake in 'several lakh crores' and said Tamil Nadu was the first state to make this clear and major parties at the national level now raise their voice against the test. Pointing to the arrest of several people and searches by the CBI in connection with NEET-UG irregularities, DMK Tamil mouthpiece 'Murasoli,' said BJP's partner, JD(U) itself has passed a resolution over the irregularities. «India's major parties have started to raise their voice against NEET.» The DMK is for a debate in both the Houses of Parliament over NEET irregularities and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said that the issue should be deliberated. Days ago, in the state Assembly, Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare, Udhayanidhi Stalin spoke on the 'Dravidian Algorithm,' explaining that Tamil Nadu understood much ahead of other states whether 'NEET is good or bad.' Similarly, Tamil people understood before others on why 'Hindi imposition' must be opposed.

under-construction properties in major cities — Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Mumbai has increased by upto 53%, led by Gurugram, according to Savills India, a global property consulting firm. The under-construction projects in these cities have witnessed higher price appreciation up to 30% over the year compared to ready properties as new launches offered newer amenities and configurations. The second home location, North Goa also witnessed a steep rise of 28% in villa prices over the year owing to rise in ‘work from anywhere’ or remote working and relatively high rental yields.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) rose 6% to the day’s high of Rs 202 on the BSE after the company reported significant growth of 382.62% and 67.61% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in its sanctioned loans and loan disbursements, respectively. For the first quarter of FY25, the company recorded loan sanctions of Rs 9,136 crore, compared to Rs 1,893 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, loan disbursements for the quarter amounted to Rs 5,320 crore.

personalised learning. The age-old Gurukul system in India focused intensively on curating curriculum specific to each individual’s future career pathway. The Guru had a holistic view of the Shishya’s learning goals and future career needs, and was able to modify learning outcomes for each learner.

cybersecurity professionals, especially at the leadership level, are more in demand than before. Organisations have started to consider cyber as a key enterprise-wide risk that can not only pose financial losses but also tarnish reputations, destroy customer trust, and even threaten public safety, says Anand Venkatraman, Partner, Deloitte India. The stakes are higher in today’s interconnected digital landscape, and this calls for robust cyber defences and risk management strategies. There is a clear surge in demand for cyber insurance so that organisations can offset or transfer some financial damage from this risk. The areas of demand

Niva Bupa has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore (nearly $360 million), draft papers showed on Monday. The company, majority-owned by British United Provident Fund (Bupa), said it will issue fresh shares worth up to eight billion rupees as part of the offering.

Nifty's beginning of the July series may have been on slippery wicket, its end in the corresponding month over the last ten years are skewed in favour of the bulls. The 50-stock index has settled positive on nine occasions with highest monthly returns of nearly 9% in 2022. The next highest returns were yielded in 2020 at 7.5%, followed by 2018, 2017 and 2016 when the returns were nearly 6%, 6% and 4%, respectively. In July 2023 and 2021 the returns were 1.44% and 0.26% and Nifty fell nearly 6% in 2019.

₹22,000 ($265) as of mid-2024, up from ₹13,000 ($170) in mid-2020, building a $38 billion Indian smartphone market in 2023. This year, with further shipment growth and a marginal uptick in ASPs, the Indian smartphone market is tipped to cross $40 billion in gross revenue. “Every deal and discount that e-commerce platforms offer are usually introduced in physical stores as well, although certain offers from brands may vary across retailers.

s Women@Work 2024: A Global Outlook report, only 10% of women in India believe their organisation is taking concrete steps to fulfil its commitment towards gender diversity. Lack of flexibility and inadequate benefits are resulting in a loss of gender-balance and talent for employers. So, it is upon all of us to shift the perspective through continued enhancements of initiatives and policies and integrating inclusion into day-to-day operations.

India Cements Ltd for ₹1,900 crore. This is a non-controlling financial transaction, but wide-held expectations are that this move would eventually lead to the acquisition of India Cements. For UltraTech, the Southern regions contribute the lowest capacity market share of 11%.

Mint. This comes at a time when tech investors globally have slowed down investments in growth-focused new-age tech firms, resulting in a tough period for such companies in India over the past two years. Reddy added that while deals are happening for such companies, the remaining 70% is still struggling to attract enough confidence from investors, hurting the funding environment. “40% is always the middle—it's tricky, doing well, but people are not getting confidence, and they are not giving more growth capital.

₹12 lakh and ₹20 crore can apply for FSSAI state licence. But for exports, spice manufacturers would need an FSSAI central licence. India cultivates a wide variety of spices, including black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, ginger, and more.

How many teams train for low-probability events? It can make a big difference, as both of India’s T20 World Cup cricket triumphs demonstrate. In 2007, when India beat Pakistan in the final match, we had a psychological edge going into it for having beaten the latter in a league match by means of a spectacular but unprecedented tie-breaker called a bowl-out. In this rarest of rare cases, both were tied at 141 runs in 20 overs.