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Money is a focus at COP29 whose success is likely to be judged by whether it can agree a new target for how much richer countries, development lenders and the private sector must provide each year to help developing countries finance the transition to greener energy and protect against extreme weather. Reaching a deal is likely to be especially hard at a summit where the mood has been soured by disputes and pessimism about shifts in global politics.

goods and services tax (GST) registered taxpayer and want to claim any pending input tax credit (ITC) for FY 2023-24 or amend any errors or omissions under GST then note the last date to do so is November 30, 2024, by filing a specified GST form. If you miss this opportunity, then you may lose out on claiming input tax credit (ITC) if any remains to be claimed for FY 2023-24. Needless to say, if you do not get the benefit of claiming input tax credit then it will result in loss as you can't offset your output tax liability with input tax credit.

Portfolio management firm Unifi Capital on Thursday received the final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to start its mutual fund operations through its unit, Unifi Asset Management Pvt Ltd. The approval from Sebi would allow Unifi Asset Management to leverage its extensive experience in the investment space to offer tailored mutual fund solutions to investors, the company said in its filing, adding that it has assembled a team to lead the mutual fund’s operations, blending in-house expertise with strategic external hires. Saravanan Viswanathan, Chief Investment Officer at Unifi Mutual Fund, emphasized that the firm’s focus on absolute risk-adjusted returns, rather than market sentiment and momentum, would drive consistent performance.

Congress gave the 'Garibi Hatao' slogan, but looted the poor, adding that the party's mentality was to ensure that the poor did not progress. «If the poor are benefiting, you feel happy, but the Congress doesn't feel happy over this,» Modi said, addressing a rally at Panvel in Maharashtra for the November 20 state assembly elections. «The Congress is far ahead when it comes to vote bank politics, but is the enemy of the poor,» Modi said.

small businesses in India get paid faster, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The system, called TReDS, allows small businesses to sell unpaid invoices to banks and other financial institutions. “TReDS has effectively bridged the credit gap by enabling MSMEs to promptly convert their trade receivables into liquid funds. This ensures that small businesses do not have to wait endlessly for payments,” said RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra. Small businesses often struggle to get paid on time by their larger customers. This delay can make it hard for them to pay their own bills and grow their businesses.

Even after the couple alighted at Aligarh railway junction, the harassment continued. The miscreants beat her husband with belts when he tried to stop them, said ToI's report further. The woman’s desperate cries for help eventually caught the attention of people on the platform, leading to a police alert. However, she claimed that instead of taking immediate action against the attackers, the Government Railway Police (GRP) initially detained her husband. This led to protests by the couple’s relatives, who arrived at the station. Following the uproar, the GRP released the husband and filed a case at the Aligarh GRP police station against the assailants.

Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 4.95%), Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 4.43%), Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd.(up 4.30%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 3.08%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 2.35%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 2.01%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 2.01%), Parag Milk Foods Ltd.(up 1.47%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(up 1.33%) and Hatsun Agro Products Ltd.(up 1.32%) stood among the top gainers.

These high-performing stocks that rallied more than 10% during the session included, Netlink Sol(12.86%), Bemco Hydraulic(12.56%), Mahalaxmi Rub(11.91%), Niyogin Fintech (11.53%), AXISCADES Engg Tech(11.06%), Informed Tech(11.01%), Bang Overseas(10.85%), Natura Hue Chem(10.85%), Sterling Tools(10.55%) and The Anup Engg(10.54%).

Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) was on Thursday declared banned by the government for five years for its involvement in violent incidents and for carrying out activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the Central government is of the opinion that the HNLC has declared objective for secession of areas in the Meghalaya, largely inhabited by Khasi and Jaintia tribes, and continued intimidation and bullying of the civilian population to extort funds for their organisation. It said the group is also maintaining links with other insurgent groups of the northeastern region for carrying out extortion and intimidation and indulging in 48 criminal cases, including that of explosion or planting of explosives in Meghalaya, from November 2019 to June 2024. During this period, 73 cadres of the outfit were also arrested by the security forces.

Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said the Ministry is exploring the use of seaplanes to connect even the most remote areas of India, including the North East. Naidu, who was here to participate in a two-day aviation conference, also took a test ride on a seaplane during a demonstration at the scenic Umiam Lake, where Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and other senior officials of the ministry were present. «Let it be road, rail, or air connectivity, Modi wants the North East to be integrated with the mainland with the best connectivity possible. The Ministry of Civil Aviation wants to ensure that his (Modi) vision becomes a reality,» Naidu told reporters after a 30-minute joyride on the seaplane. He said people come to Meghalaya and the region for a variety of reasons, such as tourism, spirituality, to connect with nature, and for business activities.

South Africa’s government says it will not help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part of an official policy against illegal mining

The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities

Infosys' founder Narayana Murthy recently said Indians failing to solve problems as the main factor behind issues such as Delhi pollution remaining a persistent problem for the country. «Which area has (India) invented? Please give me an example,» Murthy during an inter highlighting the country’s dependence on adapting foreign technologies rather than creating innovations. Murthy said that India has yet to solve long-standing issues like Dengue and Delhi's pollution, despite these being persistent problems. He questioned why the IT services industry should be singled out for criticism when the country as a whole has not addressed these challenges.

For Indian consumers, gold is not just an asset but a cultural staple, deeply ingrained in weddings, festivals, and as a safeguard against economic uncertainty. With gold prices trending lower, those who have weddings lined up in their families are keenly observing this opportunity. «Enquiries at stores have increased due to price fall. We are expecting higher footfalls for upcoming wedding seasons,» said Suvankar Sen, MD & CEO, Senco Gold and Diamonds.

neutral call on Vedanta with a target price of Rs 520. The current market price of Vedanta is Rs 439.25. Vedanta Lt, incorporated in 1965, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 170453.82 crore, operating in Diversified sector. Vedanta's key products/revenue segments include Aluminium, Copper Cathodes, Oils, Iron Ore, Pig iron, Others, Other Operating Revenue, Power, Metallurgical Coke, Export Incentives, Scrap for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

India VIX, the volatility gauge, surged 5.79% to close at 15.43 on Wednesday, indicating heightened caution. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 1.10% at 23,696 levels.

Gold prices were flat on Thursday after hitting a two-month low earlier, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and uncertainty regarding the pace of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts.

Siemens AG is aiming to tap the AI data centres opportunity in India that has created a need for sustainable electrification and cooling solutions, a senior executive said. “Data centres are growing significantly, double-digit around the world,” Peter Koerte, member of the managing board, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer at Siemens AG told ET. “The good news for us is being an outfitter of data centres, all the electrification comes pretty much from two or three companies. And so, investors would argue that we and Schneider are the ones that stand to benefit the most.”

venture capital firm, has made the final close of its Pavestone Technology Fund, securing a total corpus of Rs 816 crore. The firm, which initially targeted raising Rs 600 crore, raised the corpus twice through the green shoe option, eventually revising it to Rs 900 crore. Through this fund, Pavestone plans to invest in 14-15 early growth-stage business-to-business (B2B) technology companies with an average cheque size of $5-10 million.

NSE opted to scrap the Nifty Bank weekly contracts and chose to retain Nifty's. The cut-off date set by the regulator to discontinue weekly derivative contracts is November 20.

Burman family to acquire Religare Broking, the broking arm of the holding company Religare Enterprises (REL). The move is a part of the open offer for REL launched by entities controlled by the Burman Family and comes after a nod from the competition regulator and the insurance watchdog.