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Piyush Goyal on Saturday urged the countries participating in the G7 trade ministers meeting to enhance collaboration on a regulatory framework to facilitate cross border trade. The Group of Seven (G7) trade ministers meeting was held in Osaka, Japan. Under its G7 presidency this year, Japan has invited India, along with a few other invitee countries (Australia, Chile, Indonesia, and Kenya) to participate in the outreach programme held on October 28.

Microsoft Teams, businesses in India will soon gain enhanced flexibility to connect with customers nationwide via fixed-line internet connections, claims Airtel. Abhishek Biswal, Business Head, Airtel IQ, said in a statement, “We are delighted to partner with Microsoft to bring an agile, flexible and innovative solution to ease one of the biggest issues facing Indian enterprises today.

Top crypto coins that started as internet memes, like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, unexpectedly became household names in previous bull runs. They symbolized the unpredictability and dynamism of the crypto sphere. However, as recent data suggests, the luster of meme coins seems to be waning. An evident decline of $3.2 billion in the meme coin market within just nine months showcases this downward trend.

These high-growth startups, often credited as category creators, have introduced entirely new industry segments, positioning them as critical players in India's ambitious goal of reaching a $5 trillion economy by 2025 and achieving full-fledged developed nation status by 2047. Startup20 Vision that aims to empower Indian startups as the catalyst for global economic advancement" and the rapidly growing deeptech startup prospects that are fosterting the emergence of future unicorns from sunrise sectors are among the central themes in this thriving ecosystem, propelling innovation, expansion, and global economic impact. At the Delhi-NCR edition of the ET Soonicorns Summit 2023 – an Economic Times initiative to track the next frontiers of growth for the Indian startup ecosystem – Startup20 Vision and the Deeptech sector will be in focus, with a Keynote Addresses by Jeet Vijay, CEO, MEITY Startup Hub and Geetika Dayal, Executive Director.

Shoppers have pulled back spending at 7-Eleven convenience stores and petrol stations in the first three months of the new financial year as cost pressures continue to hit spending, accounts filed by the retailer show.

environment ministers say they were caught by surprise by the federal government’s announcement it will pause the carbon tax on home heating oil.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that his government would pause applying carbon pricing to home heating oil deliveries for three years, in an effort to speed up Canadians’ shift to more eco-friendly electric heat pumps.He added that the government would provide incentives and grants to households in Atlantic Canada that are more reliant on heating oil to switch to the new technology.“We just learned of this federal announcement, which is unfortunate, because B.C. is leading Canada with our CleanBC climate action plan.

The Biden administration is launching a multi-agency effort to encourage states and cities to convert more empty office buildings into housing units, with billions of federal dollars available to help spur such transitions

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has begun testifying at his fraud trial, saying the innovative business he had hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up hurting customers instead

Comparing the number of Marwaris in 2013 that made it to the Forbes list of top 100 Indian billionaires with those in 2022 showed that while there were 29 Marwaris in 2013, in 2022, the number had gone down to 26, but the number of Marwaris in the first 10 had risen from 2 to 4 in the same period. While these figures show the community remaining as relevant as one of the top wealth creators, it was equally obvious they no longer occupied centre stage. The community's historically pre-Independence dominance continued after 1947, with many Marwari business houses ruling the roost with the likes of the Tatas.

NEW DELHI : Reliance Jio launched its satellite communications service called Jio Space Fiber at the India Mobile Congress even as rival Bharti Group-backed satellite internet service conglomerate, Eutelsat-OneWeb, said it was ready to begin offering satellite broadband services from next month. The Mukesh Ambani-backed telco demonstrated the reach of the service by connecting four of the remotest locations in India with JioSpaceFiber in Gir, Gujarat, Korba in Chhattisgarh, Nabrangpur in Odisha and Jorhat, Assam.

Blockstream, a leading player in the blockchain arena, has officially rolled out Greenlight, its innovative Lightning-as-a-Service (LaaS) solution to the global market on October 12, 2023, following an initial reveal in June. This marks a significant stride towards simplifying the operational intricacies associated with Lightning network node management, while not compromising on user security.

In a recent recap, OKX Ventures sheds light on its proactive steps toward fortifying the crypto ecosystem through strategic investments in innovative projects like Aark Digital, dappOS, and 0xScope, amidst a burgeoning crypto industry.

Sensorise, a machine-to-machine service producer on Friday announced consumer travel eSIM for consumers, targeted at corporate travellers, leisure travellers, and students, offering a cost-competitive alternative to traditional telecom international roaming solutions. The company said the eSIM will be available across 190 countries through the Sensorise mobile app. «This innovation represents a significant leap forward in global travel connectivity for Indians. The eSIM solution is not only a testament to our technical solutions, but also a reflection of our commitment to creating solutions that simplify and enhance the lives of individuals.

Reuters reported. This comes after Sanofi decided to reconsider the 32% profit target for 2025 to focus on "long-term profitability". The drugmaker has decided to increase the spending on immunology and inflammation drug development.

Axis Bank is working on augmenting small-ticket loans, crop loans to small and marginal farmers and microfinance business loans for women borrowers from low-income households during the year, managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry said on Friday. The bank has created a distinctive 'Bharat Bank' unit with tailored rural products, an increased footprint through branches and a digital presence, partnerships with facilitators like Common Services Centers (CSCs), and village-level entrepreneurs enabled by multiple agri-commodity-focused ecosystems, he said.

Hexaware Technologies, owned by global private equity firm The Carlyle Group, has appointed former Infosys and Tredence executive Girish Pai as the global head of its data and AI service line. “Hexaware expects to make rapid strides toward data and AI leadership. His leadership promises to unlock new horizons and drive innovation in the ever-evolving landscape of technology solutions,” the Mumbai-headquartered information technology (IT) services firm said in a statement.