EU leaders need to relook at GSP+ trade status for Pakistan

IANS | September 17, 2025 2:43 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The GSP+, or Generalised System of Preferences, of the European Union was designed as a means of linking trade preferences to specific commitments in the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection, and good governance. However, Pakistan, while reaping rich economic gains from the system, has exploited to persecute minority communities and suppress human rights.

GST reforms to lower 3 kilowatts rooftop solar system prices by up to Rs 10,500

IANS | September 17, 2025 1:53 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The GST rationalisation, which lower rates across the renewable energy value chain from 12 per cent to 5 per cent, will make rooftop solar systems more affordable for households, bringing down the price of a typical 3 kilowatts (kW) rooftop system by about Rs 9,000–10,500, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Wednesday.

PM Modi is always keen on nation's economy and investment: Kumar Mangalam Birla

IANS | September 17, 2025 1:33 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi always wants to know how the economy is doing and what should be done to get the private sector to invest more, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, said. "He is also a very keen listener, so if he asks you a question, he will very patiently listen to what you have to say, absorb it," Birla stated in a throwback video shared by the Aditya Birla Group to wish PM Modi on his 75th birthday on Wednesday.