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Budget 2022: Incentivise tech adoption among small and medium businesses
The Small and Medium Business (SMB) sector is among the most important sectors of the economy. They are a significant contributor to the GDP, accounting for 45 percent of total industrial productio…
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Budget 2022: Progressive impetus needed to create a cohesive Edtech ecosystem in India
2021 was yet another great year for the edtech sector with huge capital inflows, and consolidation underlining the mammoth opportunity and value it presents for consumers and edtech companies. Edtech…
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Budget 2022: Make investments in P2P lending tax-free to solve ‘access to credit’ challenge
In last year's Budget, the finance minister announced pillars on which the proposals would be based – creating financial capital, improving human capital, kickstarting innovation and R&D, etc…
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Budget 2022: Give incentives to manufacturers of digital equipment to ramp up supply to schools, educational institutions
As a population, we have a lot going for us right now. In fact, the term ‘upwardly mobile’ is starting to include more people each year than it did before. A lot of this has to do with the fact tha…
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Budget 2022: EV players hope regulatory reforms will make financing more accessible
As the Union Budget 2022 is approaching, micro, small businesses, and startups throughout the country are hopeful that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce steps to alleviate the uncerta…
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Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman should clear regulatory ambiguity around cryptocurrency
The Union Budget for the upcoming year comes at an interesting time. Amidst the increased adoption of Bitcoin and crypto in general, the past couple of years have seen a spectacular boom in Indian …
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Budget 2022: Bicycle Industry seeks ‘push package’ for growth
The COVID pandemic altered people's behaviour all over the world including India, resulting in a surge in demand for pedal and electric bicycles. As a result of the increase in health, green and …
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Bigg Boss 15: Tejasswi Prakash is the winner, beats Pratik Sehajpal
Tejasswi Prakash is the winner of Bigg Boss 15. She defeated co-contestant Pratik Sehajpal. The actress lifted the trophy and also Rs 40 lakh cash prize. Not only this, Tejasswi has also bagged Ekta…
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Vinil Mathew to Shakun Batra, here's looking at filmmakers who gave love a new definition
Indian cinema enjoys playing with the concept of love. Over the years, filmmakers have come up with a different take on romance. Our screens have lit with passionate love sagas to nuanced love triang…
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Crash landing on food: Primal and perennial connect to food in K-Dramas is gateway to indulgence in like none other
"Good food is like music you can taste, color you can smell." Ratatouille gets us. In this series 'Food for Film,' we pick food films/shows that make our mouths water and our souls …
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'Gehri dosti' says PM Bennett as Israel and India mark 30 years of diplomatic ties
Israel and India have a "gehri dosti" (deep friendship), Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on 29 January, 2022, and thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his "deep…
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Budget 2022: Government should try to address farmers’ income and agri sustainability concerns
The Budget 2022 will have competing demands from various sectors given the crisis and uncertainty related to the pandemic that continues to impact lives and livelihoods. It will be a tightrope walk f…
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After 23 years, Jethro Tull strikes back with original music: Why Ian Anderson's band hasn't been rendered irrelevant with time
In #TheMusicThatMadeUs, senior journalist Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri chronicles the impact that musicians and their art have on our lives, how they mould the industry by rewriting its rules and how t…
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Budget 2022: PLI scheme for e-bikes may be on Nirmala Sitharaman’s radar to boost production, exports
India's EV industry is projected to grow at an astronomical CAGR of 90 percent and touch $150 billion by 2030, according to a recent report by consulting firm RBSA Advisors. In the face of these …
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Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas: History, significance and how the day is observed
Martyrs' Day, also known as Shaheed Diwas, is observed across the country on 30 January every year. The day marks the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. On this day, Indians remember the slain…
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VK Singh calls NYT ‘Supari Media’ over its report on Pegasus; SC panel to monitor matter
Union minister Gen VK Singh on Saturday called The New York Times "Supari Media" over its report which claimed that the Indian government bought the Pegasus spy tool in 2017 as part of a d…
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Budget 2022: Incentivise horticulture exports; build its competitiveness through infra at ports, railways
Globally, there is a rapid transformation in changing lifestyles of the populace, their food habits, and focus towards not only eating quality food but also adequate nutrients to promote health. Ind…