Ahead of the General Council meeting in Geneva, small-scale fisher groups from many countries, including India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, have demanded that the WTO should not negotiate fisheries subsidies as the ongoing talks are 'unfair and unbalanced'. Members of the Geneva-based 166-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) after finalising a deal on curbing harmful subsidies on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, are now discussing ways to curb these support measures that are contributing to overcapacity and overfishing (OCOF). Читать дальше...
Government intervention during the pandemic seemed conscious of the fact that India's fiscal position was not very strong at the beginning of the crisis
A Punjab bill that seeks to replace the state governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of state-run universities has been returned by the President without giving her assent, official sources said on Wednesday. Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and three others bills were passed by the Punjab Assembly in the two-day session in June last year but the governor had called the session "patently illegal." Later in November last year, the Supreme Court held that the June 19-20 session... Читать дальше...
The "Prestige Falcon", a 117-metre oil product tanker, was heading to the Yemeni port of Aden with a crew of 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans when it capsized off Oman's major industrial port of Duqm
Earlier, once annual KYC was filed, mobile numbers and email IDs could not be updated till April the next year
Sources say the company may approach NCLAT in the next few days
Naidu posted on X that he met Shah "to apprise him of the devastating condition of finances that Andhra Pradesh had slipped into over the past five years."
The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose additional 25 per cent tax on energy-intensive goods exported from India to the EU, a new report said on Wednesday. This tax burden would represent 0.05 per cent of India's GDP, according to the report titled "The Global South's response to a changing trade regime in the era of climate change" by independent think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). These findings are based on data from the past three years (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24). Читать дальше...
Reduced hedging cost, appetite for high-yield bonds help big-dollar borrowing
The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) expressed "deep concern" about the Karnataka State Employment of Local Industries Factories Establishment Bill, 2024
There is an urgent need to strengthen the climate and disaster resilience of our cities-not just to prevent the damage to life and property, but also to keep the city functioning
The company expects to outperform the 7-8 per cent growth in the domestic 2W industry on the back of growth in the 125cc+ segment and the launch of CNG motorcycle 'Freedom 125'
Tackling non-tariff barriers is crucial
Karnataka's proposed job reservation law is regressive
The Bill mandates firms in the state to prioritise local hires for 70% of non-management roles and 50% of management-level jobs
CDSCO has been asked to draw a roadmap with timelines for achieving global standards in its mandated activities
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd -- provider of cable and internet services -- on Wednesday reported a decline of 18.1 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 18.32 crore for the June quarter. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 22.36 crore in the April-June period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Hathway Cable, a firm owned by the Reliance Industries Group. Its total revenue was flat at Rs 502.61 crore in the June quarter. It was at Rs 499.23 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. Читать дальше...
According to estimates by people familiar with the churn, there has been a 30-40 per cent drop in enrolments compared to last year
Other business services emerge as India's new export star, which could outpace software and information technology with strategic support
Industry experts believe it may eat into some of the existing assets of MFs, PMS
Before I Forget is a rare glimpse into the gentle soul of one of India's most accomplished actors and directors, and a look into an era that is now forgotten
Sources stated that approximately 500-600 employees, out of a total of 18,000 from the two carriers, are expected to be retired or separated
India is among the "important markets" globally for Canon, where the Japanese multinational will continue its "double-digit growth" helped by a growing economy and demand, top company officials said on Wednesday. The company sees India as a "high potential" market for its traditional products and services, ranging from imaging to printers business, said Canon Marketing Asia President & COO Tiger Ishii. Besides India is also a growing market for its other verticals as commercial printing, health... Читать дальше...
VMM is fully owned by private equity (PE) players. In 2014, Partners Group and Kedaara Capital had completed the acquisition of the fashion-focused retailer from TPG Capital and the Shriram Group
The Hyderabad facility is expected to do a significant amount of documentation work related to drug clinical trials, Roach added
