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Pan masala: FSSAI moots replacing plastic packaging with eco-friendly materials

New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Food safety watchdog FSSAI on Tuesday proposed replacing plastic packaging materials for pan masala with paper, cellulose and other...

Gold declines Rs 1,800, silver plunges Rs 6,500 as oil rally hits bullion demand

New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Gold prices retreated by Rs 1,800 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on...

Manufacturing drags IIP growth down to 5-month low of 4.1 pc in Mar

New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) India's industrial production growth decelerated to a five-month low of 4.1 per cent in March on account of subdued...

Industrial output growth slows to 5-month low of 4.1 pc in Mar

New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) India's industrial production growth slowed down to a 5-month low of 4.1 per cent in March, mainly due to...

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

New Zealand PM Luxon terms FTA with India ‘once-in-a-generation’ pact

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has termed the free trade agreement with India a "once-in-a-generation" pact, saying at...

India never offers any duty concessions in dairy sector under FTAs: Goyal

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) India has not offered any duty concessions in the dairy sector under any of its free trade agreements...

AVI Polymers reports Rs 150 cr revenue for March quarter

Mumbai, Apr 27 (PTI) AVI Polymers on Monday said its revenue rose by 13.6 per cent to Rs 150 crore while net profit...

Outsourced ops, maintenance at Chhattisgarh power plant to NTPC GE Power Services: Vedanta Chairman

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Mining billionaire Anil Agarwal on Monday appeared to shift responsibility for the boiler blast at his group Vedanta...

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

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Why India should launch a gold amnesty scheme to shore up national reserves

Instead of fighting the citizens' love for gold, the government could integrate it into the formal economy through a strategic buyback.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.