Music’s biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday’s Grammys gala. Image: Chandan Khanna, Lisa O’Connor / AFP© Music’s biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday’s Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The shell-shocked entertainment … Read more
Further boosting the electronics manufacturing industry is the provision of presumptive taxation regime for non-residents who provide services to a resident company that is establishing or operating an electronics manufacturing facility. Image: Shutterstock During her Union Budget 2025 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will set up a National Manufacturing Mission, “covering … Read more
AIFs for startups have received commitments of more than Rs91,000 crore. These are supported by a fund of funds set up by the Government of India with a contribution of Rs10,000 crore. Image: Shutterstock Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a series of initiatives to push India’s startup ecosystem forward. These measures aim to address … Read more
Aimed at helping 1.7 crore farmers, the government announced a new scheme for agriculture called ‘Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ in partnership with states. Image: Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Banking on growth and improvement of agriculture and farm economy, the government plans to push the pedal on development in financial year 2026. With … Read more
As of December 2024, data by the Ministry of Power, nuclear occupies 1.8 percent, or 8,180 MW, of the total non-fossil fuel capacity of 2,17,625 MW (217.62 GW). Image: Shutterstock Enabling private sector involvement in nuclear energy has been in the works for some time now. The pathway was further formalised with Finance Minister Nirmala … Read more
While Nirmala Sitharaman has become a meme sensation, her predecessors largely escaped this internet scrutiny. Image: Chandradeep Kumar/ India Today via Getty Images Another budget and another meme storm featuring Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit our social media feeds. Middle-class, internet-savvy India is as keen on joking about the FM as they discuss the budget … Read more
Image: Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Here is a sector-wise analysis of some of Budget announcements in four key areas: Infrastructure, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Consumption. Infrastructure Post the pandemic, the central government’s capex outlay for infrastructure ministries has risen from Rs6.6 lakh crore in fiscal 2021 to Rs9.6 lakh crore in 2025 (compound annual growth … Read more
Byong Cho, CEO and CTO of ExoCoBio Recently, Korean skincare brand ExoCoBio, a global pioneer in exosome-based biomedicine and regenerative aesthetics, launched a range of its products in India. Founded in 2017, the brand’s products combine advanced biotechnology, regenerative capabilities, and high-efficacy formulations. At present, it has over 70+ global patents and a robust portfolio … Read more
Made possible through pilot funding and informed by user experience research, Mayo Clinic’s Clinical Trials Beyond Walls initiative leverages telehealth, remote assessments and other hospital-at-home innovations to bring all or some trial aspects into patient homes or a local community. While decentralized clinical trials began emerging before the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health crisis accelerated the … Read more
Trans fat is double trouble for heart health Trans fat raises “bad” cholesterol and lowers “good” cholesterol. Find out more about trans fat and how to stay away from it. By Mayo Clinic Staff Experts say that trans fat is the worst type of fat to eat. That’s because it raises “bad” cholesterol and lowers … Read more