Month: August 2026
Govt mandates exporter registration for FDI-backed ecommerce inventory exports
New Delhi: An ecommerce company with foreign investment must register as an exporter-on-record (EOR) to hold inventory and can procure and stock goods only against…
New framework to standardise interest rate rules on the anvil, says RBI
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposes to rationalise the regulatory architecture for setting interest rates for all regulated entities (REs) through a principle-based…
Govt drafts customs playbook for 100 imports to streamline FTA benefits
New Delhi: The government is preparing a comprehensive customs playbook for 100 key imported commodities to standardise the faceless customs regime to reduce dispute and…
India’s services growth slows to 4½-year low in July as demand weakens
New Delhi: India’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in nearly four and a half years in July as new business inflows moderated across…
Fertiliser production, imports dip – The Economic Times
New Delhi: India’s production and imports of NP/NPK fertilisers fell sharply in the June quarter, as the West Asia conflict inflated prices of key raw…
NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers
New Delhi: The NITI Aayog has called for a dedicated policy framework to support India’s ageing population, with a focus on regulating the caregiving ecosystem…
Why more than 40 companies, including Amazon, Meta and Oracle, are cutting thousands of jobs: Check full list
More than 40 companies have announced job cuts in 2026 so far. These layoffs are happening across many industries, including technology, media, finance, retail, healthcare,…
Google stock falls 4% as Demis Hassabis steps down in DeepMind leadership shake-up
Google shares fell nearly 4% after the company announced major leadership changes in its AI-focused DeepMind division. Alphabet’s Class C (GOOG) stock was trading at…
Investors in Situational Awareness deserved to lose their shirts
Readers of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy meet Frodo Baggins, its hero, when he is still in his tweens. This, Tolkien explains,…
Uber stock fall 4.8% as company plans $10 billion robotaxi push across 15 cities
Uber shares fell after the company announced a major push into robotaxis. Uber said on Wednesday that it plans to spend more than $10 billion…