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«The number of students enrolling in engineering and technology courses has witnessed a steady decline over the past few years with enrolment in BTech dropping from approximately 40 lakh in 2016-17 to 36 lakh in 2020-21.

WhatsApp channels feature has received automatic album creation in the latest Android beta. The introduction of an automatic album feature in WhatsApp channels will bring a significant advantage to channel owners when it becomes available for the public.

Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte India, says “major companies have to move fast because some disruptions can be quite serious. In this round of development a lot more smaller companies make a big splash. Some key niche technologies will be able to make that big impact and some of the ones that we saw 10 years back now will get to $1 billion,$2 billion much faster than probably 10-20 years back and we see some of those real gems coming out of India.” Coming to the IT sector, will the bigger companies become bigger or will there be serious challenges for them? Will AI change the pecking order? Some of the major companies that we actually have are fairly well run professionally well run, so they will continue to remain but the important thing for them is to be how agile and flexible they are and how fast they can move because some disruptions can be quite serious. But I think in this round of development you will see a lot more smaller companies make a big splash. You will see some key niche technologies for example able to make that big impact and you will see some of the ones that you saw 10 years back now but in a much faster way get to $1 billion,$2 billion much faster than probably 10-20 years back and we see some of those real gems coming out of India.

Adani Enterprises, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's flagship firm, said on Saturday it had acquired a majority stake in news agency Indo-Asian News Service or IANS as the conglomerate tries to consolidate its media presence. The Adani group said in a statement that upon acquiring a 50.5% stake for 510,000 rupees ($6,140), it would assume full operational and management control of IANS. The news agency reported a revenue of over 118.6 million rupees in the 2022/23 financial year. Adani entered the media industry in March last year by acquiring Quintillion Business Media, which operates business and financial news digital media platform BQ Prime. Later in December 2022, it acquired almost a 65% stake in the broadcaster NDTV.

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, explains why he was convinced about the merits of stocks like JP, TTML and even Suzlon. One would have considered them to be too risky, but they have all done very well. Every Friday afternoon, I would say TGIF, thank God it is Friday. After the way the markets have moved, everybody is saying, why is it Friday? The market will remain closed for two days. Of course, we should have the market open on the weekend also.

Pankaj Murarka, CIO, Renaissance Investment Managers, says “the AI wave will be a much longer term wave like we saw in the mid-90s or early 90s till the end of the decade, the dotcom boom. As a result, IT companies in India across largecaps and midcaps, if they execute well, if they have solutions around it and if they build capabilities around AI, will see a huge amount of work flowing to them. This whole wave of elevated IT spends or resurgence in IT spends globally will sustain for this decade. That is my view and that is why I think this is not one of those cyclical rallies in IT, but this is probably a change of trend.” It has been such a great week. Shouldn’t you be more enthusiastic? We are nearing the end of the year. It has been a phenomenal year for equities globally and for India as well and now that we are ending on a very high note with the last of the sector which had not participated in this b,ull market for almost 24 months now has also started participating. So, it is time to just calm down and absorb all that we have gained and experienced.

artificial intelligence (AI) gains prominence among businesses, in the past week alone, at least two reports were published that focused on its impact on Indian enterprises, highlighting the significance of process automation and generative AI as key investment catalysts. The first Automation Now & Next report was by US-based software firm Automation Anywhere. Along with independent research and analysis firm Foundry, looked at actions, experiences, and projections of more than 1,000 decision-makers, C-level executives, business leaders, automation leaders and practitioners across industries and regions over two months. The report underscored three topics – AI, productivity improvements and scalability.

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Kashmir can be very depressing. In 2005, after the POK earthquake, I led a team on behalf of the UN to support the post-earthquake reconstruction. Visiting Muzaffarabad and villages around POK was an eye opener: no one spoke Kashmiri.

In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, new projects often emerge, seeking to make their mark and disrupt the status quo. Retik Finance (RETIK) is one such project that has recently made waves by raising an impressive $1 million in its presale.

Coinbase filed the petition last July, asking that the SEC "propose and adopt rules to govern the regulation of securities that are offered and traded via digitally native methods". In a 3-2 vote, the commission has denied the petition, stating that it disagrees that the current regime is "unworkable" for crypto securities. SEC chair Gary Gensler says: "The existing securities regime appropriately governs crypto asset securities." Since Coinbase filed its petition, the firm has been sued by the SEC for operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda voted to back the Coinbase petition, saying in a joint statement that it "raises issues presented by new technologies and other innovation".

Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos

A donor-advised fund devoted to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has leapt from being a relatively minor charity to one with an asset size comparable to behemoths like the Andrew W

An investigation into the possibility of establishing bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is now being conducted by Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), which is in the exploratory phase. The use of digital assets inside regulated financial markets is becoming more popular throughout the world, and this move is in line with that trend.

South Korean financial officials issued a directive on December 4, 2023, requesting users to report any unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the area. This directive was made in an effort to control the market. This approach is a reflection of South Korea's continuous attempts to simplify its digital asset market and protect investors from the possible hazards connected with virtual asset exchanges that are not regulated.

The Bank of Italy and the Bank of Korea have recently formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on December 5, 2023. This partnership marks a pivotal moment in the exploration and potential implementation of digital currencies by central banks, reflecting a growing global interest in the digitization of national currencies.

Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States of America made an announcement that they will be extending the decision-making time for the Grayscale Ethereum Trust's application for a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). In the past, the SEC had planned to reach a decision by December 6, 2023; however, they have now decided to postpone this until January 25, 2024. With this step, the regulatory body is demonstrating that it is taking a careful and comprehensive approach to the fast developing world of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

inDAO, a specialized organization focused on incorporating blockchain technology into daily life, and Verida, a provider of self-sovereign digital identity solutions, have formed a partnership with the goal of promoting the widespread adoption of Web3 in Uzbekistan.

Bitcoin (BTC), the pioneering cryptocurrency, currently faces a downtrend, slipping below the pivotal $42,000 mark, trading at $42,200 with over 1.50% decrease. This movement prompts questions about Bitcoin’s future trajectory and whether this bearish trend will persist.

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has dropped an exclusive NFT collection on the Sui blockchain after a dominant performance in the 2023 Formula 1 season.