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Structural Overhaul

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The introduction of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill in the Lok Sabha is a significant restructuring of India's higher-education governance in decades. By proposing a si... Read More


Towards Balanced Cigarette Taxation

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The 56th GST Council meeting marked a significant moment in India's indirect tax administration, bringing, inter alia, the structure of cigarette taxation back into the policy fo... Read More


Conflict's Dangerous Spillover

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Thomas Friedman in his The New York Times column "This Israeli Government Is a Danger to Jews Everywhere," had warned that the way Israel is fighting the war in Gaza under Prime ... Read More


Unemployment rate declines to 7-month low of 4.7% in November

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above declined to a record low of 4.7 per cent in November 2025, compared to 5.2 per cent in the previous month of October 20... Read More


CISF-BCCL workshop outlines future-ready security framework for Indian Coal Industry

DHANBAD, Dec. 16 -- With the emphasis on speeding up the production of coal within India's focus on fueling the progress, a Functional Workshop on the Coal Sector over the last two days on December 15... Read More


JCB India unveils 52-tonne excavator at Excon 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- JCB India on Tuesday announced the launch of a new portfolio of technologically advanced machines and digital solutions at EXCON 2025, South Asia's largest construction equipment... Read More


SBI launches Yono 2.0 comprising both mobile as well as net banking

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, has launched YONO 2.0, a revamped version of its digital platform integrating mobile and internet banking. Marking eight... Read More


Adani Power recognised by NSE Sustainability for its ESG performance

Ahmedabad, Dec. 16 -- Adani Power Ltd said on Tuesday that NSE Sustainability Ratings & Analytics Ltd, a subsidiary of NSE Indices Ltd under the National Stock Exchange of India, has awarded it an ESG... Read More


B Sairam takes charge as Coal India CMD

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Tuesday said B Sairam has assumed charge as its Chairman and MD, as the miner pushes for record output to meet rising domestic energy demand. ... Read More


BSPGCL signs two MoUs for Rs 13K cr pumped storage power projects in Nawada, Bihar

Patna, Dec. 16 -- Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (BSPGCL) on Tuesday signed two MoUs with private developers to set up pumped storage power projects of a combined 2,120 MW capacity in Nawada... Read More