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The Environmental Protection Agency has granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will come into force from January 2025. The state has done its homework for the implementation of the UCC, he said. Uttarakhand is set to become the country's first state to implement the UCC after Independence. While chairing the meeting of the Uttarakhand Investment and Infrastructural on Wednesday, Dhami told the officials that Uttarakhand is now fully prepared to implement the UCC from January. He instructed the officials to ensure proper training of the personnel, besides arranging all kinds of basic facilities to implement the provisions of the code. He also asked the officials to keep the maximum services online to avoid the chances of inconvenience for the public.

Bharti Airtel’s Africa unit is seeing strong business resurgence and is set to pull ahead of rival telcos operating in the African continent, including MTN, Vodacom and Orange by recording the highest revenue growth in Year 2025, analysts and industry experts said. London-based NewStreet Research estimates that Airtel Africa Plc will deliver 20.6% on-year revenue growth in Year 2025 vs 17.2% (MTN), 9% (Orange) and 6.8% (Vodacom). In Year 2024, Airtel Africa is estimated to have drawn level with MTN, with both telcos slated to report over 21% on-year revenue growth — significantly higher than Orange and Vodacom’s 9.4% and 6.4% estimated growth levels respectively, the UK brokerage added.

Ambuja Cement, Alivus Life, Route Mobile, Aurobindo Pharma, LTIMindtree among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Piramal Enterprises Piramal Enterprises announced that the administrative committee of its board of directors will meet on December 20 to consider public issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs).

Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States

Tata Motors on Tuesday said it has won an order for 1,297 bus chassis from Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). This marks the third order for the auto major from UPSRTC in a year, with a cumulative order size of over 3,500 units, Tata Motors said in a statement. The order was won through a competitive e-bidding process and the bus chassis will be delivered in a phased manner under mutually agreed terms, it added. The Tata LPO 1,618 diesel bus chassis is developed specifically for intercity and long-distance travel.

RVNL and Kaynes Technology are among 19 stocks that may soon be upgraded to largecap and midcap status by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) in its February 2025 rejig, according to a prediction by the Nuvama Institutional Equities. The 11 stocks slated to be upgraded in the AMFI rejig include CG Power, Rail Vikas Nigam, ICICI Prudential, Polycab India, Indus Towers, Cummins India, Info Edge, Hyundai Motor India, NTPC Green, Bajaj Housing Finance, and Swiggy. Also Read | Year-ender 2024: Quant Mutual Fund schemes deliver up to 42% return in 2024. Check top winners

Ashwini Vaishnaw as Business Reformer of the Year for his significant contributions across different ministries over the last few years. A Wharton Business School alumnus and a former Indian Administrative Service officer, Vaishnaw helms the ministries of railways, electronics & information technology, and information & broadcasting. He has spearheaded policy to make the country a manufacturing hub and is overseeing a massive capital expenditure programme to modernise the Indian Railways. From locally made mobile phones and IT hardware to rolling stock for the railways, his mantra has been to create a conducive environment for both private and public investments and lift domestic production. Even as Made in India mobile phone shipments reached record highs in the last two years under his watch, production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for IT hardware and telecom equipment have been rolled out. Electronics manufacturing giants such as Apple, Samsung, Dell, HP, Oracle, Jabil and Foxconn have set up new plants in India or expanded existing facilities. “Manufacturing in India has been completely transformed with the country now exporting goods that it imported,” Vaishnaw said last week. India is also set to become a semiconductor centre. Global companies such as Micron and joint ventures such as TataPSMC have already committed billions for manufacturing and assembling chips in India.

The eagerly awaited Bharat Mobility Global Expo, set to take place from January 17 at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, Delhi, is shaping up to be a major event for electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts, reported HT Auto. With 34 manufacturers confirmed to participate, the event promises to showcase some of the greatest electric cars, with many manufacturers unveiling new models. Among the key highlights will be Maruti Suzuki’s first-ever electric car and the debut of VinFast, a new entrant from Vietnam.

Magenta Mobility on Monday said it plans to add 10,000 electric vehicles — both three and four-wheelers — over the next financial year and is also looking at expanding into new cities such as Nashik, Nagpur, Vijayawada, Indore and Kolkata, among others. The company also said that after establishing a strong presence in the electric three-wheeler space, it is now aggressively expanding into the four-wheeler category. With a fleet exceeding 500 electric cargo four-wheelers, Magenta Mobility is transforming urban and intercity logistics, it said. Building on its leadership in the three-wheeler EV segment, where it serves major clients in the e-commerce space, Magenta Mobility is now aggressively expanding into the four-wheeler category, the company said.

manufacturing of various products, including mobile and information technology hardware, helped India achieve scale in the final assembly of electronics products. Experts believe that as India harbours ambitions to establish itself as the electronics manufacturing hub of the world, the country's next step is to go deeper into the supply chain and work on increasing the domestic value addition. The percentage of local value addition should increase from 18-20% to 40% within the next five years, they added. Another crucial step, most experts and industry groups believe, is to have a scheme which will help develop from scratch the near-absent domestic electronic component supply base in India.

Xbox X/S, PC, Netflix users have interesting new video games to play this weekend. Two video games — "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" and "Monument Valley 3" — are being released. «Raiders of the Lost Ark» has inspired dozens of video games, from Tomb Raider to Uncharted to Spelunky, but it’s been a while since Indiana Jones himself has taken center stage. The hiatus ends with Bethesda Softworks’ «Indiana Jones and the Great Circle», in which the intrepid archaeologist once again puts on his fedora and sets off in search of a stolen cat mummy. The quest bounces from the Vatican to the pyramids of Egypt to the temples of Thailand, mixing exploration, puzzle-solving and flashy action set pieces. Developer MachineGames is best known for its Wolfenstein series — experience that will no doubt come in handy when it’s time to punch some Nazis.

This is the third attempt by the farmers to march towards the national capital. They had earlier made two similar attempts — December 6 and December 8 — but were not allowed to proceed by security personnel in Haryana. The farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) have been pressing for various demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP. They have also been pressing the Centre to initiate talks with them to address their issues.

N Balachandar, senior vice president and group chief people officer at Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola group, has quit, people in the know said. Balachandar was appointed as the chief human resources officer of Ola Electric in May 2021 and was elevated to the group level later that year. He headed the HR function for ride-hailing firm Ola Cabs (now Ola Consumer), listed electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric and artificial intelligence startup Krutrim. One of the people said Balachandar has started a management consultancy firm. “He had been in discussions with Bhavish (Aggarwal) for several months to resign…finally he left last month (in November),” the person said.

commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said Thursday. He also said that the world needs to avoid protectionism, which creates more trade barriers and hinders movement of goods. Emphasising that one needs to avoid a mercantilist approach and should not bother too much about trade balance and imports, Barthwal said: «Because if the Indian economy is growing 7% and if the world is growing at 3-3.5% rate of growth then obviously India will be requiring more of consumption, more of imports and let me tell you that the role of imports in exports is also very, very important».

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided not to extend road tax waivers and cash incentives for buyers of hybrid vehicles, in its new sustainable electric mobility policy document seen by Mint. The policy, effective 11 December, extends benefits only to electric two-, three-, and four-wheelers, goods carriers, and e-buses, diverging from other states like Uttar Pradesh that have incentivized hybrids to promote cleaner mobility. The policy, valid until 2029, is part of Andhra Pradesh’s goal to achieve carbon-neutrality in the transport sector by 2047.

BEML Ltd on Wednesday said it has secured a Rs 136-crore contract for the supply of indigenously designed High Mobility Vehicles (HMV) 8x8. These vehicles will play a pivotal role in the Battle Field Surveillance System (BFSS) project, reinforcing India's defence capabilities and advancing the government's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the PSU under the Ministry of Defence said. Manufactured at BEML's facilities, the HMV 8x8 is designed to deliver exceptional reliability and versatility, even in the most challenging environments. Key features of these vehicles include an independent suspension system, a high-power air-cooled engine, a central tyre inflation system, an anti-lock braking system and a backbone tube chassis design.

employability among Indian graduates has seen a steady rise, reaching 54.81 per cent as per a recent test. The employability among graduates for the year is calculated from the Global Employability Test (GET) in the previous year. In the previous test, employability among Indian graduates stood at 51.25 per cent, according to Wheebox ETS India Skills Report 2025. «This decade belongs to India as a leader in global talent mobility. This decade must be focused on quality of skills training that shall make a stark difference for international mobility. Long term and internally certified skill programs with embedded language training will be the winning bet to provide early work opportunities. The skilled and certified talent from India provides a unique advantage and leverage to India,» Nirmal Singh, Chief Convenor of India Skills Report and Wheebox CEO added.

₹10,000 with phones from brands like Motorola, Vivo, Infinix and moreMoto G35 5G features a 6.72-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. The phone has a peak brightness of 1,000 nits and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the front.Under the hood, the phone is powered by a UNISOC T760 processor based on a 6nm process and is paired with a Mali-G57 MC4 GPU for handling graphics-intensive tasks.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India strides toward the vision of a Viksit Bharat or developed India, education emerges as the cornerstone of this transformation. It is not merely a means for individual advancement, but a foundational force that drives economic growth, social progress and national development.