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If you own foreign investments whose total cost exceeds $100,000 at any point in a tax year, you’re required to file a Form T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement, which covers obvious foreign assets, such as funds in a Cayman bank account, but also foreign stocks held in a Canadian, non-registered brokerage account.

Boat and Noise are chasing premium fitness enthusiasts with smart rings, a relatively new form factor of wearable that's smaller in size and can be worn at all times in a fresh bet on premiumisation on the back of its existing user base. This even as they continue driving down average selling prices of smart watches and frenetically refreshing their portfolio to capture a larger pool of users. «For the last three years, there were mostly first-time buyers, now people are educated about what wearable devices do, and we believe it's the right time to move to better devices,» said Noise co-founder Amit Khatri. Co-founder Sameer Mehta said Boat has imported a small batch of 5,000 units for the first sale and is readying distribution, forecasting shipments of 50,000-100,000 units in the first year, depending on how people perceive its value proposition of enhanced wellness tracking. «We have been experimenting with how big a market this can get, and the initial response has been great. There are a lot of users who are on their second watch, and this could be their third purchase,» Mehta said. While Noise did not disclose exact numbers, co-founder Amit Khatri said they have stopped taking pre-orders for the product after receiving large volumes since opening for pre-orders. The expansion into smart rings comes on the back of strong 53.3% on-year growth in wearables in the first half of 2023, according to IDC.

real estate investment trusts (Reits) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) to make them more acceptable to investors. Mint explains: Reits and InvITs function like mutual funds—a sponsor raises capital and invests it in real estate or infrastructure projects. Both are investment pooling vehicles.

Mint on the sidelines of The Indian Digital Gaming Society (IDGS) gaming conclave. In June last year, the ministry had completely banned these platforms from using any form of advertising to promote these offshore companies. In March, it emphasized that while betting company advertisements have significantly reduced, it is now considering further action to eliminate outdoor media displays, such as hoardings, posters, banners, and auto rickshaw branding.

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is now releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima is releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

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OnSolve®, a leading critical event management provider that enables organizations to mitigate physical threats and remain agile when a crisis strikes, today announced the opening of a new technology office in Bengaluru, India. The news marks an important milestone in the company’s growth and innovation strategy, reinforcing its commitment to advancing OnSolve’s AI-powered platform.

agricultural products exported to China, according to a statement from Chinese customs officials. South Korea's Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo, announced that import bans on Fukushima fisheries and food products would persist until public concerns were alleviated.

Visy boss Anthony Pratt says Victorians can now recycle their pizza boxes without worry after a $42.5 million upgrade to the company’s Coolaroo plant has given it the “most advanced paper recycling technology in the world”.

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan's battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile. In a live video from a control room at the plant Thursday, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings showed a staff member turn on a seawater pump, marking the beginning of the controversial project that is expected to last for decades. «Seawater Pump A activated,» the main operator said, confirming the release was underway. TEPCO later confirmed that the seawater pump was activated at 1:03 p.m.

Infosys Foundation announced the winners of the third edition of its Aarohan Social Innovation Awards on Wednesday. The eight winners across Education, Healthcare and Women empowerment categories, shortlisted over a pool of 2,400 entries, received Rs 50 lakh each in prize money.Infosys Foundation founder Sudha Murthy said compassion is the basis of the foundation's work.

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investment bankers in India as the US advisory firm looks to beef up its operations in the world’s most populous nation, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. As per the report, the firm is looking to add bankers in ranging from associate to managing director in order to expand its team in India to about 25 people. These new positions will focus on sectors such as infrastructure and industrials, said the people to Bloomberg, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

Chandrayaan-3, is poised to achieve a historic milestone by making a first successful landing on the southern polar region of the Moon. Amidst this anticipation, Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) scientists at Space Applications Centre (Isro-SAC) and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) reflect on how the landing site was choosen for Chandrayaan-3. The best landing site of Chandrayaan-3 was meticulously pikced through an exhaustive analysis of diverse datasets gathered from prior lunar missions, including Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, Selene, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission led by the US. The parameters for selection included a thorough assessment of the lunar topography, slope characteristics, illumination patterns, and potential hazards.

On August 9, 2023, Maple Finance announced the opening of its Cash Management Solution to U.S. domiciled Accredited Investors and Entities, operating with a Reg D exemption. This development allows these investors to access a conservative yield backed by U.S. Treasury bills on-chain.

Global Capability Centers (GCC), or captive technology facilities of large global lenders and MNCs, such as Citi, Deutsche Bank and T-Systems, are strengthening their Indian presence in their 2.0 avatar after having partially scaled down operations in the country around 10-15 years ago. The global captives had sold a part or even their entire operations to Indian IT companies, mostly during the global financial crisis, to focus on core operations instead. But they now see India as a crucial profit and value-addition centre, helping their global headquarters in finance, supply chain, research and development (R&D) operations, building digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Deutsche Bank, which sold their captive to HCLTech in 2004, said its GCC has already onboarded over 2,500 hires so far this year and expects the trend to continue in the similar range for the rest of the year.

Heal by India initiative. The plan is to create a pool of nurses and care workers and help India to become the Care Capital of the world, a senior government official told ET. «While the master project is 'Heal in India', 'Heal by India' is the initiative of the ministry of health and family welfare, the ministry of skills development will provide skills training and other necessary requirements for movement of Indian healthcare workers to different parts of the world,» the official said. The National Skills Development Council of India has entered into an agreement with the Indian Nursing Council as well as the health sector skills councils for deploying skilled healthcare professionals and care workers outside India. Besides, the ministry is in talks with its counterparts in Israel, Portugal, Finland and Germany to assess demand for caregivers and will soon come up with customised training modules to meet country-specific requirements. The plan is to tap into the human resource pool of Indian Nursing Council, state governments and private healthcare institutions and provide them with training of international standards to facilitate overseas placement. The ministry is in the process of aggregating demand from destination countries after which it will provide domain related skills training, foreign language proficiency training and other capacity building activities to make them employable overseas.

Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday called for further simplification of official processes to ensure maximum and effective delivery of public services. Consistency in the reform policy, with focus on individual and institutional efficiencies, will come in handy in the delivery of such services, she said at the 'Chintan Shivir' deliberations being held at Kevadia in Gujarat. The discussions are being held on the role that the ministries of finance and corporate affairs will play in ensuring India's emergence as a developed nation by 2047, a goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sitharaman exhorted officers of her ministries to go beyond their set roles and optimally utilise the vast pool of government resources for nation-building, the finance ministry said in a statement.