GST simplification to lower goods' prices, ease inflation pressure: Report

IANS | August 28, 2025 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The government’s plan to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, replacing the existing four-slab GST system with a simpler two-slab structure, is set to bring considerable relief to the consumers, with lower tax rates expected to make a wide range of goods more affordable, according to a new report.

New genAI tool to detect bird flu virus exposure, boost H5N1 surveillance

IANS | August 28, 2025 2:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) US researchers have developed a new and highly effective generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to rapidly detect exposure to the H5N1 virus -- behind avian influenza or “bird flu”, and bolster national surveillance as the virus continues to spread in other animals.