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Healthcare costs worldwide continue to soar, presenting a daunting economic challenge for individuals and governments alike.

IIM Bangalore (IIMB), has partnered with GPS Renewables, a full-stack, clean fuels technology and engineering company, for the second edition of Campus Founders – a student entrepreneurship programme aimed at supporting college-based startup founders and recent graduates in transforming their startup ideas into thriving businesses. The collaboration assumes significance as GPS Renewables was co-founded 12 years ago by two IIMB graduates Mainak Chakraborty and Sreekrishna Sankar. Campus Founders focuses on innovative solutions in sustainability, climate change and hardware development. The four-month long programme is tailored to cater to students' needs, allowing them to evolve their ventures while still pursuing their studies.

In a panel discussion hosted by ETMarkets, CoinSwitch Kuber CEO Ashish Singhal expressed optimism regarding the regulatory landscape's evolving stance towards innovation within India's digital ecosystem. Singhal also shed light on the company's efforts to educate beginners, the growing interest of businesses in blockchain technology, interactions with regulatory authorities, and strategies for navigating the complex regulatory landscape. Edited excerpts:

Festival goers were in for a magnetic new experience that was steeped in fashion and style. The evening hosted a stunning fashion show curated by ace designer Nachiket Barve and an innovative showcase called Fashion NXT Spotlight curated by the Fashion Design Council of India with 9 leading Indian designers – Alpana Neeraj, Bloni, Antar Agni, Mandira Wirk, Geisha Designs, Verandah, Shweta Kapoor, Tanieya Khanuja and Nitin Bal Chauhan.

Vamsi Gaddam has emerged a pioneer in India's sustainable construction industry, leaving a lasting impression on Visaka Industries Ltd, one of India’s leading construction companies. With a background that traces back to his role as a Management Trainee in 2011, Gaddam swiftly ascended the ranks, culminating in his current position as Joint Managing Director of the 40-year-old, ₹1600 cr.

Jeju Island, a subtropical province off the South Korean mainland’s south coast, says it wants to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to transform its economy.

Another day, another multibillion-dollar regulatory fine from Europe that will barely dent the balance sheet of a technology giant. Only this time, the European Commission’s $2 billion penalty against Apple marks the end of an old clunky era, and the start of a new one where trust-busters can be quicker and more efficient in policing Silicon Valley’s biggest companies. Their secret weapon: a new law called the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Kotak Mahindra Bank founder Uday Kotak on Tuesday pitched for a balanced regulatory approach across sectors, contending that too many «guardrails» could weigh down India's growth and hurt its journey towards being a developed nation, while too few of them could invite trouble. The regulators, he suggested, should avoid undue and excessive caution but instead respond swiftly to crises or «accidents», he said. Addressing a two-day conference of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), Kotak said sacrificing growth to tackle risks is not a solution but problems need to be dealt with in an innovative manner. Kotak's comments come at a time when watchdogs across the financial sector-from the Reserve Bank of India to the Competition Commission of India-are increasingly facing pressure to balance regulations with innovation, especially due to the fast-paced evolution in the technology space. He said the aspirational annual growth rate of 7.5-8% over the next 20-25 years will require significant capacity building to match up to the fast transformation in the economic landscape.

MUMBAI : Financial news and data provider Bloomberg on Tuesday said it will add a set of Indian government bonds to its widely-tracked emerging market index, a development that could potentially attract investment flows of $3-4 billion beginning next year. Global investors with passive investment strategies buy stocks and bonds featuring in global indices, and Bloomberg's addition of Indian bonds promises to attract investments in them.

Beacon Pointe is pursuing its national growth ambitions as it makes its maiden foray into the mid-Atlantic. The national RIA has announced a partnership with Keeney Financial Group, a 10-member team that manages approximately $560 million in client assets.

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A firm which aims to be the go-to digital asset securities custody platform has hired a Wall Street veteran as its chief financial officer.

Amazon miniTV, Amazon’s free video streaming service, has announced the third season of Playground, a one-of-a-kind gaming reality show, in association with Rusk Media. As per the company, Hero MotoCorp has joined as the presenting partner.

1. Symphony Touch 55 Air Cooler The Symphony Touch 55 Personal air cooler for home may be called a hallmark of comfort and innovation. This cooler is equipped with 4-Side Aspen Pads, so that buyers always enjoy efficient cooling.

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China will formulate plans to develop emerging industries including quantum computing and continue striving to achieve self-sufficiency in technology, a government work report said. It will also step up efforts in big data and artificial intelligence (AI) and intends to launch a number of major science and technology programmes to meet major strategic and industrial development goals, the report shows.

travel company Yatra Online has brought on board Gaurav Luthra as chief business officer — new business development, said a statement issued today. He will be responsible for building and further enhancing Yatra’s mid-market and SME corporate travel proposition and developing new products such as visa facilitation and car rentals for business travellers, thereby delivering financial growth for the company. He has previously worked as managing director of FCM Travel.

CARS24's wholly-owned subsidiary, CARS 24 Financial Services, on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Credgenics to facilitate a digital-first approach in the business. The company said that the objective behind the move is to «streamline the car ownership experience for customers by introducing innovative solutions powered by cutting-edge technology, ensuring a hassle-free journey.» «Credgenic's SaaS based platform at CARS24 Financial Services provides data insights backed strategy recommendations, facilitates a digital-first approach and automates customer communications across multiple channels for collections. The integrated platform includes various modules that cover the end-to-end collections lifecycle and enables the team at CARS24 Financial Services to drive higher operational efficiency, provide personalized service to customers and scale operations rapidly at ease,» said the company in a release.

Karthik Sankaran, CEO of Hubali-based startup incubator Deshpande Startups. The startup ecosystem has a great future but the success rate seen in the agriculture space has been comparatively lower, he says. Sankaran, a semiconductor technologist, laments that India doesn’t have a single unicorn in the agriculture space. During an interaction with ET, Sankaran explains how Deshpande Startups aims to enable startups that solve problems for semi-urban and rural India. Edited excerpts: The Economic Times (ET): How is it to head a startup incubator that mainly aims to help companies which focus on rural areas?

Broker-dealer LPL Financial is expanding its presence in the South by adding a Texas-based advisory team to its platform. The firm announced Monday that it has welcomed RFS Financial Services, a Lubbock, Texas-based practice to its platform.

A handful of senior executives from across the Ontario Securities Commission have left or are on their way out on the heels of a five-year extension of the term of chief executive Grant Vingoe.