New year, new financial outlook? A recent Statista survey of 1,050 Americans placed one New Year’s resolution above the rest: saving more money. Over one in five U.S. adults have resolved to save more in 2025, making it the most popular goal overall. Meanwhile, 19% of adults have resolved to eat healthier, 17% to exercise…
In the past two years, the number of job titles that have shifted to include the word “AI” has increased by 200%. That’s according to new research from data and software company ZoomInfo, which tracks more than 1.5 million staff changes every day through a proprietary database of contacts. ZoomInfo found that the most common…
The NPS Vatsalya, a version of NPS, is a financial savings solution tailored for children. (AI image) NPS Vatsalya Account Opening: Parents can now establish long-term financial security plans for their children, including provisions for their retirement years, with the NPS Vatsalya. Earlier this year, the Modi 3.0 government introduced NPS Vatsalya, a pension programme…
Aravind Srinivas, who established Perplexity AI (valued at $9 billion), has become involved in the US immigration policy discussion. H-1B visa row: The ongoing dispute regarding Indian immigrants and H-1B visas within US President-elect Donald Trump‘s circle lacks factual basis, according to Perplexity AI founder Aravind Srinivas. The IIT alumnus, currently on an H-1B visa…
Indian Railways currently serves approximately 10 million beneficiaries through 129 hospitals and 586 health units. (AI image) Indian Railways is currently in discussions with with online pharmacy services to enable doorstep delivery of medicines from its network of hospitals, according to officials. RailTel Corporation of India Limited plans to seek tenders in January 2025 for…
NEW DELHI: Employee attrition in private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25 per cent and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24. Employee attrition rates are high across select private sector banks and small finance banks (SFBs),…
NEW DELHI: Industry body CII in its budget suggestions for 2025-26 has recommended lowering the excise duty on fuel to boost consumption, especially at the lower income level, arguing that fuel prices significantly drive inflation. The budget could also consider reducing marginal tax rates for personal income up to Rs 20 lakh per annum. This…
NEW DELHI: India is poised to achieve new heights in foodgrain production in 2025, driven by favourable monsoon, though significant challenges persist in pulses and oilseeds production as the country’s agricultural sector shows signs of robust recovery. The Agriculture Ministry’s initial projections paint an optimistic picture, with kharif (summer) foodgrain production estimated at a record…
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s Reliance Industries has acquired technology-driven and oncology-focused healthcare platform Karkinos for Rs 375 crore, the firm said on Saturday. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mumbai-listed India’s most valuable company, completed the acquisition of Karkinos Healthcare Pvt Ltd with allotment of requisite shares, the firm said in…
NEW DELHI: India’s electronics industry is on the brink of a transformative phase as it targets USD 500 billion in manufacturing output by 2030, according to TeamLease report.Achieving this goal will require the sector to expand fivefold in the next five years, addressing a USD 400 billion production gap. Presently, the industry’s domestic production stands…
