New Delhi, 05 May 2026 The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in collaboration with the Indian Industries Association (IIA), Delhi State Chapter, organised a high-impact industry awareness programme today at Crowne Plaza, Rohini, New Delhi, under the joint chairpersonship of Smt. Sneh Lata, Deputy Director General, Central Region, BIS, and Dr. Mamtamayi Priyadarshini, State…
Coming hot on the heels of government-backed ride-hailing app Bharat Taxi, NEMBharat is set to be launched in the national capital on Friday. Unlike rivals, NEMBharat is positioning itself as a zero-commission and zero-subscription cab hailing service. NEMBharat or National Economic Mobility for Bharat (India) is the consumer-facing brand of homegrown mobility firm World…
Indian refiners have begun recalibrating their crude sourcing strategy amid supply disruptions in West Asia, with Venezuela and Brazil emerging among the top five suppliers in April, replacing Iraq and the United States, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler. The shift comes as shipments from Iraq, which has traditionally been India’s…
Careernet’s report is based on an annual sample of 3,000 placements in contractual positions in FY26 and was compared with data from the last four fiscal years Women’s placements increased by 10 percentage points from FY22 to FY26, reaching 40 per cent in FY26, said talent solutions provider Careernet’s report – Women in IT/ITeS: Trends…
Placement of women in contractual or flexible roles in the IT and IT-enabled services sector has reached 40 per cent in FY26, reflecting the growing adoption of the workforce model, a report said on Saturday. Women’s placements increased by 10 percentage points from FY22 to FY26, reaching 40 per cent in FY26, said…
The Centre is planning to tighten regulations on paediatric cough syrups, with the health ministry proposing to bar their prescription for children below two years and discourage their use for those under five, Mint reported Saturday. The move, part of the draft National Formulary of India (NFI) 2026 released by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission…
After an administrative delay of more than seven years, the Odisha government has finally handed over land for the underground strategic crude oil storage project at Chandikhol in Jajpur district. Official sources said the Jajpur district administration has executed the lease deed for around 400 acres of land in the Dankari hill…
“As and when things materialise, we will increase our presence. We are expanding into Lucknow and Chandigarh by the end of this month,” Rohit Gupta, vice chairperson of Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Ltd (STCL), told Business Standard exclusively. While STCL is the organisation’s name, Bharat Taxi is its consumer-facing platform or brand. …
Applying GST on every ride booked through online platforms is reducing the take-home income of driver partners, and there is a need to re-look at its applicability to cab booking services, the internet platforms’ industry body IAMAI said in a recent letter to the government. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), which represents online…
Photo credit: PTI Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget for the Financial Year (FY) 2026-27. The announcements includes significant measures for accelerating the growth of India’s Electronics and Information Technology Sector. In a major push to attract global data centre investments, the government has proposed a 20-year tax holiday for foreign…