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India’s workforce goes AI-first as frontier firms lead transformation: Report

IANS | August 20, 2025 6:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s most forward-looking organisations (called frontier firms) are leading the charge in reimagining work as these companies are not only adopting AI but also redesigning operations around human-agent collaboration -- with 59 per cent of leaders already using AI agents to automate workstreams or business processes across entire teams, a report said on Wednesday.

Hydrogen at $1 per kg can make India an energy exporter: Nitin Gadkari

IANS | August 20, 2025 6:11 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Hydrogen today costs around $5 per kilogram and if India can bring this down to $1 dollar per kilogram, we won’t just achieve energy independence, we can become a global exporter of clean energy, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday.

GoM proposes GST exemption on health and life insurance for individuals: Bihar Deputy CM

IANS | August 20, 2025 5:52 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) In a move aimed at making insurance more affordable, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on insurance proposed a complete exemption of GST on health and life insurance premiums (for individuals), Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday.

US tariffs: How New Delhi can convert this crisis into momentum for reforms

IANS | August 20, 2025 4:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India has every reason to be angered by US President Donald Trump’s bullying via tariffs, but what matters is how New Delhi converts this crisis into momentum for further reforms, a report said on Wednesday.

Online gaming bill to promote e-sports, prevent fraud: Industry experts

IANS | August 20, 2025 4:36 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’ on Wednesday drew positive reactions from industry leaders and legal experts, who described it as innovative and far-reaching.

Indian stock market rally continues for 3rd consecutive day, Sensex jumps 213 points

IANS | August 20, 2025 4:09 PM

Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The Indian equity indices settled in positive territory on Wednesday amid strong buying in the IT and FMCG sectors.

Work on Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is in full swing: Vaishnaw

IANS | August 20, 2025 3:42 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is in full swing with foundation work already completed across 406 km, and track laying starting on 127 km of viaduct, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Wednesday.

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India’s workforce goes AI-first as frontier firms lead transformation: Report

Hydrogen at $1 per kg can make India an energy exporter: Nitin Gadkari

GoM proposes GST exemption on health and life insurance for individuals: Bihar Deputy CM

US tariffs: How New Delhi can convert this crisis into momentum for reforms

Online gaming bill to promote e-sports, prevent fraud: Industry experts

Indian stock market rally continues for 3rd consecutive day, Sensex jumps 213 points

Work on Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is in full swing: Vaishnaw

India's renewable sector resilient amid healthy capital structure, adequate liquidity: Report

New gaming bill to promote e-sports, online social games

14,329 electric buses operating on Indian roads under NEBP: Minister

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