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Ineos Styrolution announced that it will permanently shutter operations in southwestern Ontario after both the provincial and federal governments enacted new rules aimed at curbing benzene emissions at its plants.

The federal government has issued more than $1 billion in tax credits as an upfront cash incentive to buyers of electric vehicles, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.

Italy is the Chair of G7 this year, and is hosting the G7 Summit on 13-14 June. Italian PM Georgia Meloni has invited the Indian PM to the G7 Outreach Summit in Puglia on 14 June in the backdrop of historic ties and commitment to rule of law, respect for human rights and achieving economic development through inclusive growth.

«The economy right now has buffers to offset some of the global headwinds that could take place. And from here we do see economy slowing a bit because the central bank has been raising rates and the purpose behind raising rates is to tame inflation and the route to taming inflation is via growth,» says DK Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL. Just wanted to get in your take as to what, according to you, have been some of the key highlights, especially when it comes to the overall GDP growth at 8.2% under her tenure and how do you see that now given that there is stability, there is continuity with Nirmala Sitharaman at the helm? Well, the economy has done much better than expected. The GDP growth from the first advance estimates till the provisional estimates got revised from 7.3% to 8.2%. It is not only the GDP, the other factors such as the sustainability of this growth, it critically hinges on the infrastructure build-out that government has carried out. One of the key factors behind growth has been investment. Consumption is relatively weak, which we expect will pick up in 2024-2025 as the monsoons become normal. So, the supply side of the economy has got focus in the last five years and that is creating an upside potential to the economy.

China warned Wednesday that expected additional EU tariffs on imports of Chinese electric vehicles would «harm Europe's own interests» and condemned the bloc's «protectionism.»

₹45, which is 28.57% higher than the issue price of ₹35. Following a positive debut, the stock was locked in 5% upper circuit.Magenta Lifecare IPO opened for subscription on Wednesday, June 5 and concluded on Friday, June 7.

India's space ambitions: Market forces are with us Lower earth orbit (LEO) was a well-trodden frontier. Nasa, which had been flying to LEO for decades, could focus on more ambitious destinations by retiring the Space Shuttle and its operations to LEO. Moreover, this shift gave the private sector a chance to step in and fill the void left by the Space Shuttle.

TVS Supply Chain Solutions, one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated supply chain solutions providers in India, gained nearly 9% in today's early trade after the company won a new 5-year strategic contract with Daimler Truck Southeast Asia Pte Ltd, a Daimler Truck AG company, for Integrated Supply Chain Solutions (ISCS) service in Singapore. "This contract solidifies TVS SCS as a primary logistics partner for Daimler Truck AG, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, reinforcing the organisation's commitment to delivering exceptional logistics services between Germany and the Asia-Pacific region.

Artificial intelligence is sweeping across the economy. It’s showing up in the stock market with Nvidia’s meteoric rise, and the marketing blitz around AI is inescapable, whether from software providers peddling the promise of harnessed data to golf-club makers trumpeting an AI design. Narrow AI is now a real tool, and companies are figuring out how to deploy it.

«The next important signpost, of course, for the market would be the 100-day plan and of course the budget which will show us the way forward. But I think all indications are that it will be more of a continuation with the sector leadership remaining the same rather than anything materially different,» says Trideep Bhattacharya, CIO-Equities, Edelweiss MF. Market also had a very quick and sharp haircut on Tuesday, but then rebound equally sharply, barely giving anybody to deploy extra capital which was sitting on the side. I want to understand from you that the way messages from the government side of continuity and all the five most strategic and core kind of ministries were retained by BJP, so there was no compulsion of a coalition kind of politics displayed when the portfolio allocation was happening. Is market really taking heart because market up till now has really liked the work done by our external affairs ministry, finance ministry, even oil and gas for that matter, on various stuff? I would say that the results of elections this time have been sensible rather than sensational and that is the direction of a policy direction going forward as well.

The Indian rupee hit a record closing low of 83.5650 against the US dollar on Tuesday. That most of its Asian peers also weakened against a rising greenback would offer strong-rupee advocates some consolation, but not much.

DPDP Rules will be fast tracked and also reviewed to allay some industry concerns before they are notified.

Matrix Laboratories founder Nimmagadda Prasad's acquisition of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business of Viatris.

Quess ensures that organizations secure the right calibre of skilled labour while simultaneously providing livelihood opportunities for job seekers. From production line workers to engineers, Quess enables factories to optimize their processes by supplying the requisite workforce," Quess said in a statement.The manufacturing industry, which currently employs 20% of India's workforce, is expected to experience a 4% jump in its compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2023 and 2028.

₹1,445 crore to partly finance the acquisition of US-based pharmaceutical major Viatris’ active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) business by Matrix Pharma Private Ltd.The deal is being consummated with financing from Kotak Strategic Situations Fund II, the firm said in a statement, more than a year after it announced the first close of a $1.25 billion fund to invest across growth and value companies.The acquisition is expected to make the Hyderabad-based Matrix Pharma the second largest Indian player in antiretroviral API space. It will also gain access to Viatris’ network of 185 scientists and a repository of more than 600 drug master files (DMF).Kotak Alt’s capital infusion will enable Matrix to consolidate its leadership in the API business by focusing on third-party sales and will selectively evaluate inorganic opportunities in the pharma contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) space.Srini Sriniwasan, managing director of Kotak Alternate Asset Managers, said that the deal underscores Kotak Alt’s pharma industry capabilities and its ability to create a platform to build a robust API business which we can support with organic and inorganic growth.Viatris Inc was a result of a merger between Mylan NV and Pfizer’s Upjohn unit in 2020.

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG, a company of NTT DATA and a leading global IT service provider focused on the mid-market and SAP, announces the acquisition of a majority stake in ProvenTech Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. ProvenTech is specialized in providing cutting-edge GenAI-driven Quality Management and Manufacturing solutions to Pharma, Healthcare and Food industry, leveraging its own products, SAP© S/4HANA and other enterprise software. Founded in 2020, the company offers a unique and comprehensive portfolio including its own SaaS solutions, automation, integration and advisory services to meet the diverse needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

industry expects the continuation of growth-oriented policies in the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the compulsion of coalition politics will not be a speedbreaker, Mahindra Group CEO and MD Anish Shah said on Tuesday. Apart from the continuation of the growth agenda, the industry expects the government to focus on four key areas — manufacturing for the world; women-led development; farm-led prosperity; and sustainability.

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Nirmala Sitharaman retains finance ministryMany experts rate Sitharaman's first term as remarkable as she managed to keep the Indian economy firmly on the growth path amid a testing time."The Finance Minister's first term can definitely be rated 8/10 given the challenges faced on the macroeconomic front, both at the domestic and the global front, in terms of tackling inflationary pressures while, at the same time, ensuring growth remains a priority," said Aamar Deo Singh, Sr. Vice President, Research, Angel One.Also Read: Mint Explainer: Key policy changes in Nirmala Sitharaman’s first stint as FMMacro stability is what the market wants, and Sitharaman can deliver on that, say experts."Nirmala Sitharaman's first term as Finance Minister demonstrated a commendable balance between fiscal prudence and economic stimulus, especially amidst the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

₹3,500 crore.Geoffrey Nagpal and family, who own the company, may retain a minority stake and run the business for a short while after the sale, the people said on the condition of anonymity.“Warburg is the front runner. Multiples Alternate Asset Management has also reached the advanced stage and has bid alongside its limited partners (LPs) to acquire the controlling stake," one of the two people cited above said.Both Warburg Pincus and Multiples are planning to invest from their new funds closed recently.While Warburg is investing from its Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14 fund which has a $17.3 billion war chest, Multiples is investing from its $640 million fourth fund.

increase in middle-class income and the growing aspirations of the people. The rise in internet usage has also led to the founding of many new startups. With India's large population, there is a greater demand for solutions to problems and innovations that make lives easier.