SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Saturday signalled that taxation policies for the capital market are unlikely to be changed while underlining that there is certainty on taxation at present. “If some certainties have already come in terms of taxation, let’s not unsettle it. I think the point is we have to live with what the … Read more
Image: borodai/Envato Elements The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has found that Apple is restricting competition in the country by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This, and a number of other concerns, is “holding back innovation and could be limiting … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech 2025 has proposed to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector from 74% to 100%, a move expected to bring more players into the market and drive innovation. “With 100% FDI now allowed in insurance, India could be on the path to having … Read more
Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now discusses the coming Budget with Maneesh Dangi of Macro Mosaic Investing. Aiyar says there is a major change happening from manufacturing to services, and he doesn’t understand why there is so much resistance to it. The growth in services seems to have benefited economies overall. Coming to the US, … Read more
To shape higher education in line with current market needs, the government of Karnataka has decided to set up Centres of Excellence at a cost of about ₹2,500 crore in seven to eight places in the State. These government centers come on the heels of CEs being set up in various private and government colleges … Read more
New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals has partnered with Microsoft to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation into healthcare delivery. This collaboration will focus on co-innovation, research, and developing advanced healthcare solutions, including work on disease progression, genomics, and multi-modal models. Dr. Madhu Sasidhar, President and CEO of Apollo Hospitals, emphasized the transformative potential of the … Read more
New Delhi: Google has announced a collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to accelerate the deployment and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the state. This collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will drive the development and implementation of AI solutions, focusing on key sectors like healthcare and sustainability, while also prioritizing … Read more
The U.K.’s competition regulator has raised concerns about Apple’s dominance in the mobile browser market. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Nov. 22 that Apple restricts competition by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This could stifle innovation among competitors, … Read more
Professor Steven La Valle and Prof Anna La Valle presenting XTIC Award 2024 for Innovation to A.R. Rahman, Music Composer at IIT-Madras on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Oscar-winning music composer, A.R. Rahman, on Sunday received the ‘XTIC Award 2024 for Innovation’, instituted by Experiential Technology Innovation Centre (XTIC), an IIT Madras Institute … Read more
The European Union has announced that it is teaming up with 71 investors that will co-invest in innovative tech projects in the region. Together, the venture capital funds, public investment banks, foundations, and corporate venture funds represent over €90 billion of assets. The so-called “Trusted Investors Network” was launched on Monday to help finance “high-risk … Read more