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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Facing a surge in zoonotic threats, India is set to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect emerging pathogens that jump from animals to humans, according to officials and documents reviewed by Mint. The initiative, led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under the National One Health Mission (NOHM), marks a shift from reactive reporting to predictive surveillance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: The Centre plans to tighten the regulatory framework governing the transport of ammonium nitrate by extending legal responsibility from only consignors to also consignees, depending on who provides the transport vehicle.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to analysze satellite imagery, local surveys, and real-time data to address civic issues such as drainage, waterlogging and waste management in rural areas, Panchayati Raj secretary Vivek Bharadwaj told Mint. The initiative aims to help panchayats map drainage networks, identify flood-prone areas, and prioritize maintenance work more efficiently.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Silver is once again the talk of the town. The white metal has rallied again, marking another stunning rise, this time above $90 per ounce in the global market and ₹300,000 per kg in India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On a foggy winter night in Greater Noida, 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta did not die instantly. He did not vanish without warning.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s consumer watchdog has cracked down on leading e-commerce platforms for selling unauthorized walkie-talkies without mandatory approvals, citing violations of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and telecom laws.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From 1300 to 1800, economic historians estimate that England and then Britain were in recession almost half the time. The economy was volatile, with storming recoveries following crashing downturns.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on 13 January lowered the qualifying cut-off marks for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025 in a bid to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India launched a surveillance drive following the identification of two suspected cases of Nipah virus (NiV) in West Bengal on 11 January. With two patients—both nurses—under observation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kalyani in West Bengal, the Central government has activated the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in New Delhi.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has penalised Flipkart and Meta Platforms with a fine of ₹10 lakh each for allowing the sale and promotion of walkie-talkie devices on their platforms without mandatory regulatory disclosures and approvals, widening its crackdown on e-commerce marketplaces for violating consumer protection rules.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It wasn’t long ago that a multinational firm faced multiple compliance failures spanning several years that resulted in billions of dollars in fines for lapses in risk management and other critical areas. This served as a stark warning to organizations worldwide: the cost of non-compliance and poor data governance is non-negotiable.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: With over 18,000 postgraduate medical seats vacant and hospitals facing a shortage of specialists, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has moved to prevent a costly waste of training capacity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU/MUMBAI : Indians have not fully embraced routine health monitoring, and the nation’s digital health startups are betting on artificial intelligence to overcome this hurdle.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian Railways plans to use galvanised steel rails in coastal and high-humidity regions to reduce corrosion and quadruple track life, two people aware of the development said. The move is being examined as an alternative to the nickel copper chromium (NCC) rails being produced by state-owned steel maker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a uniform 30-day lag for exchanges to share market data with trading academies and for academies to use such data in their teaching materials after receiving feedback from the industry. Two previous circulars had sparked confusion about whether these academies could use one-day-old or three-month-old market data.In a consultation paper released on Tuesday, the regulator suggested that stock exchanges provide market data for educational purposes only after a 30-day delay, and that trading academies limit their training materials to 30-day-old data.Mint explains why such time lags for sharing and using market data exist, why a delicate balance is needed, and why Sebi decided to change them now.In May 2024, Sebi restricted exchanges from sharing live market data such as prices, volumes and so on for trading and related activities, while allowing a one-day lag in the dissemination of such data for education and awareness.Then in January 2025, Sebi said educational institutions could only use three-month-old data in their teaching sessions.

Today, more than half of all data breach incidents target personally identifiable information—tax identities, passport numbers, biometric data and the like. In most instances, this information was collected and stored to comply with know-your-customer (KYC) obligations.

JSW Steel and other steel stocks are in the news. The company’s shares jumped 4.9% on 31 December, largely on account of the government’s decision to impose import tariffs on steel products. Before the recent correction, the stock had been trending up for more than two years.Import tariffs help protect pricing of domestic steel producers by preventing cheaper imports, so what does the future hold for the stock? Today, we will discuss the pros and cons of investing in JSW Steel.

tax-saving investments.Mid-March marks the final advance tax payment deadline, and by 31 March, you want to wrap up documentation and filings for the previous financial year. Completing these steps on time can help you avoid penalties and make the most of deductions available under Indian tax laws.For investment discipline, the first week of April (between 1 and 5 April) is the best time to make a lump-sum investment in Public Provident Fund (PPF), so your contribution earns interest for the full year.

Indian equities navigated a paradoxical 2025, remaining historically stoic despite the lingering shadow of late-2024 corrections and the pressure of US tariffs. With a maximum drawdown—the peak-to-trough decline within the year—of just 9% and a year-end return of 8%, 2025 stands as a year of relative calm.This performance is not a rarity, though.

In a development that is alarming policy makers and public health experts, India's oral nicotine pouch manufacturers are seeking permission to sell products of 6mg strength that are 50% more potent than the current maximum, offering them as therapeutic medical products under the nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) regime, according to two officials and documents reviewed by Mint.With the government running awareness campaigns against tobacco use in the country, this has sparked concerns of nicotine initiation and long-term addiction.The latest development pertains to Vcherish Pvt. Ltd, Harsh Nutricare Pvt.