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Suppose your phone rings and on the other side is an officer from CBI. The officer charges you to be part of a massive drug chain and a consignment or parcel is about to reach your home, which the officer needs to seize. You deny your involvement in any such illegal activity, but the...

Gold holds a venerable position in Indian culture. Almost every significant festival, event or milestone in an Indian household is celebrated by purchasing some amount of gold. It has been estimated that Indian housewives hold about 11 per cent of the world’s gold, i.e. about 27,000 tons. To put this into perspective, the Reserve...

Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is a Public Sector Undertaking engaged in mining of coal and allied activities. A subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), BCCL produces bulk of the coking coal mined in the country. BCCL meets almost 50% of the total prime coking coal requirement of the integrated steel sector. BCCL was incorporated...

Andhra Pradesh, the state with rich and vivid history is known for being the source of the world-famous Koh-i-Noor diamond and many more diamonds in its Kollur mine. The state also is known as the 'rice bowl of India' for being a major producer of rice. The Telugu speaking state is first to be...

In a compassionate move to support minor rape victims in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has made a major announcement. The state government is planning to provide assistance and support to the pregnant minor rape victims, who get pregnant as a result of rape and...

Protesting junior doctors of Kolkata have finally called off their 17-day-long hunger strike on Monday on the request of the parents of the trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at the R G Kar Hospital and Medical College in August this year. The decision was taken following a general body meeting of...

It is no longer enough for businesses to simply buy and sell their products and services without considering the world in which they operate. The term “corporate social responsibility” came into common use in the late 1960s and early 1970s after many multinational corporations formed the term stakeholders, which meant those on whom organization...

Tata Motors Limited is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks and buses. Tata Motors’ focus on engineering and tech-enabled automotive solutions, catering to the future of mobility, has made it India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and one of the top four in the passenger vehicles market. From its...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is all set to roll out its Internship scheme, which is part of the Modi government budget 2024-25. The prime minister's ‘Package for Employment and Skilling’ has been allotted an overall budget of ₹2 lakh crore. India's top 500 companies will be selected to be part of this scheme....

Having a car is not only about the convenience of transportation. It is about having a sense of success and prestige. This is why the passenger vehicles industry plays a huge role in developing countries such as India. Maruti Suzuki India, holding the largest market share in the passenger vehicles space in India, plays...

Bengaluru is known for being the IT hub of India. The growth of IT sector in the region has made the city an attractive place for corporates of many other sectors, to set up their headquarters in and around Bengaluru. Presence of such major conglomerates has also led Bengaluru and regions around it to...

The Government of India has revised the CSR guidelines for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) by including the PM's Internship Scheme as the common theme for the current fiscal, according to a government official’s statement to PTI. Theme-based CSR Spending Currently, CPSEs follow a theme-based approach in utilising their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. CPSEs have to spend...