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Digitally-enabled India: 2019 can be the year

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In any area where collaboration is envisaged there is an element of risk. But when time is short and much needs to be done, a spirit of symbiotic partnerships is the best way to fulfil the development

Public-private partnerships: Getting them right

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Those who apply statistical techniques to derive insights would be the future success stories

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It shouldn't be just another technology initiative, rather an overhaul that will impact businesses

Ganesh Natarajan: Time to get serious about digital transformation

New Delhi [India], January 7: Gold Plus Glass Industry Limited ("Gold Plus"), the second-largest float glass manufacturer in India with 22% share of manufacturing capacity for float glass as of September 30, 2023 (Source: CRISIL Report dated January 2024), proudly announces the successful commissioning of its manufacturing facility in Karnataka. With this expansion, Gold Plus has solidified its position and further diversified its product offerings by entering the solar glass segment.

Gold Plus Capacity Expansion and Foray into Solar Glass Manufacturing

New Delhi [India], January 7: In a landmark move to strengthen the fight against Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), SysTools, a leading provider of digital forensics and cybersecurity solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with the CyberPeace Foundation. Today, SysTools signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with the Foundation in building technological solutions and offering specialized training aimed at supporting law enforcement agencies in India in their efforts to combat CSAM.

SysTools Partners with CyberPeace Foundation as Technology Partner to Combat CSAM in India

Mumbai (Maharashtra) / New Delhi [India] / London [UK], January 7: UK-based PM Forum, the world's largest community of Professional Services marketers, with over 4000 members across 40 countries, announced the launch of its India Chapter, PM Forum India (PMFI), with opening of memberships and institution of the India Core Committee (CC), with founding members Ankit Utreja (Chair), Anand Mohan, Maya De Souza, and Rahul Gossain adopting the India member engagement charter that will govern and drive engagement for PM Forum members in India, starting with  a launch Event in January 2025, In line with PM Forum's international practice.

PM Forum, the world\'s largest community of Professional Services Marketers, launches India Chapter

Falls short of RBI estimate; better showing in agri and manufacturing expected in H2

China on Tuesday said the 6.8-magnitude earthquake near one of Tibet's holiest cities, which claimed at least 126 lives, caused no damage to any dams or reservoirs in the country.
The statement by the Ministry of Water Resources came as the earthquake highlighted concerns raised by experts about China's plan to build the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border.
According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the quake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China at 9:05 am local time.
At least 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Following the earthquake, China's Ministry of Water Resources stated that inspections found no impact on dams or reservoirs in the region, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.
China in December approved the construction of the dam, stated to be the world's biggest infra project costing USD 137 billion, rais

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Markets Today Highlights: Among the broader markets, small-cap shares outperformed others, with the Nifty Smallcap100 ending up 1.35 per cent

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The centre of the quake was 93 km North East of Lobuche, Nepal and struck the region at 06:35:16 IST today

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Economic Survey had projected a GDP growth of 6.5% to 7%. This was later revised to 6.5% by the finance ministry in November 2024

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Zerodha's chief executive officer Nithin Kamath

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A blast from an improvised explosive device killed one person and wounded 35 others on Saturday in Pakistan's southwestern city of Turbat, a police official said.
Footage from the scene showed vehicles moving through the city before an explosion and flames engulfed one of them.
Police officer Roshan Baloch said that eight of the wounded were in critical condition, and that the rest were stable. Most of the casualties are soldiers.
The device was in a car parked on the side of the road and was detonated remotely, Baloch added.
The chief minister for Balochistan province, Sarfraz Bugti, condemned the attack.
Those who target innocent people do not deserve to be called human beings, he said.
A separatist group called the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the blast, but gave higher casualty figures. It also said the IED targeted a military convoy.
Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province but the least populated. It's also a hub for the country's ethnic Baloch minor

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said his opinion on politics was not good as it is characterised by "use and throw" and questioned the place for thought and loyalty amid people's propensity to join the party in power.
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and senior BJP leader also said ideology was not the problem in the country but the emptiness of thoughts.  "Many people jump towards the party that comes to power, so where exactly does the stream of thought and loyalty go? In our country, ideology is not a problem, but the emptiness of thoughts is," he said.  Gadkari said the family unit has to develop first if the country has to progress.  Recalling an episode, he said, " A man came up to me and said he wanted to give up his life for the country. At the time, his business was failing, he was going bankrupt and he had a wife and children at home. I told him to first take care of the house and then the country."  Gadkari said he considered Chhatrapati Shivaji .

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Special camps are being set up for beneficiaries to avail 'Sasta Ghar' scheme of the DDA which was approved by the Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena last week, an official statement said on Saturday.
The LG secretariat has written to the Chief Secretary to get special camps organised by concerned departments to make it convenient for beneficiaries to avail the recently announced Housing Scheme of the DDA, wherein certain sections will be able to avail buy houses at a discount of 25 per cent, the statement said.
The identified categories include construction and other workers, auto/tax drivers, women, Vir Nari, ex-servicemen, divyangjans, gallantry and Arjun awardees and people belonging to scheduled caste/scheduled tribes category, it said.
Accordingly, special camps will be launched by Delhi Building and other Construction Welfare Boards of construction sites of DMRC, NCRTC, CPWD, NHAI and other locations in a decentralised manner to avail this scheme and also for rolling out other ...

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The country's biggest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, on Saturday said it has registered a marginal 3 per cent increase in loan growth at Rs 25.42 lakh crore in the December quarter.
Total advances were Rs 24.69 lakh crore at the end of December 31, 2023, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing.
The lender reported a 15.8 per cent rise in total deposits to Rs 25.63 lakh crore as against Rs 22.14 lakh crore at the end of the third quarter of the previous financial year.
The bank's average advances under management (advances grossing up for inter-bank participation certificates, bills rediscounted and securitisation/assignment) were Rs 26.27 lakh crore for the quarter under review, registering a growth of about 7.6 per cent over Rs 24.41 lakh crore in the year-ago period.
Meanwhile, state-owned Indian Bank reported a credit growth of 9.6 per cent to Rs 5.59 lakh crore in the October-December period as against Rs 5.10 lakh crore a year earlier.
At the same time, total deposits regist

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Fair trade regulator CCI has dismissed allegations of abuse of dominance against Coal India concerning its e-auction scheme introduced in December 2022, ruling that the state-owned company had not violated norms.
Coal India Ltd (CIL), a Maharatna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Coal, is the single-largest coal producing company in the world.
"In view of the... facts and circumstances of the present matter, the commission is of the view that there is no prima-facie case of contravention of provisions of the act warranting an investigation into the matter," Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in a order on December 30.
The case, filed by a Kolkata-based individual, claimed that Coal India's 2022 e-auction scheme replaced its earlier spot e-auction scheme 2007 with terms allegedly unfair to buyers, the order said.
The individual argued that the scheme's conditions, such as requiring advance bid security and forfeitures without reciprocal obligations on CIL, ...

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In smaller Indian cities and towns, where opportunities for advancement are few and dwindling, the nounis emerging as something of a social and cultural phenomenon

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So far, IIFCL has sanctioned loans worth Rs 2.8 trillion, with disbursements totalling Rs 1.4 trillion, of which 50 per cent has occurred in the last 4-5 years

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He cited the 'Sheeshmahal' as an example, referencing a report by a leading newspaper revealing excessive expenditure on the Delhi CM's residence, based on the CAG report

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Travel booking major OYO has launched a new check-in policy for partner hotels, starting from Meerut, introducing guidelines effective this year whereby unmarried couples will no longer be welcome to check in.
Under the revised policy, all couples will be asked to present valid proof of relationship at the time of check-in, including for bookings made online. OYO has empowered its partner hotels' discretion to decline couple bookings based on their judgment, aligning with local social sensibility, the company said.
OYO has given the directive to its partner hotels in Meerut to ensure this with immediate effect. Based on ground feedback, the company may expand this to more cities, people familiar with the policy change said.
"OYO has received feedback in the past from civil society groups especially in Meerut urging action to address this issue. Additionally, residents from few other cities have petitioned for disallowing unmarried couples to check-in at OYO hotels," they said.
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