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Anti-tobacco activists disappointed over failure to increase tax on tobacco products

By newsportaltoday February 2, 2025

Anti-Tobacco activists in Mysuru have expressed their disappointment over the failure of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget to either increase sin tax or a percentage increase in cess under National…

Budget 2017 presented by Arun Jaitley: Breaking conventions; reflecting on GST, demonetisation

By newsportaltoday February 1, 2025

In 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fourth Budget was positioned in the middle of two major financial overhaul actions of the Modi government. It had been less than three months…

Justice Department sues to block $14 billion Juniper buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

By newsportaltoday January 31, 2025

HPE and Juniper issued a joint statement Thursday, saying the companies strongly oppose the DOJ’s decision [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's…

Chandigarh start-up launches unique plastic recycling technology in Bengaluru

By newsportaltoday January 30, 2025

The technology represents a major advancement over the current mechanical recycling methods which primarily convert waste plastics into low-quality granules with properties inferior to virgin plastics. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL…

Fintech firm Cred joins Indian central bank’s digital currency project

By newsportaltoday January 29, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India had started a pilot for the e-rupee, which is a digital alternative to the physical currency, in December 2022 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tiger…

Rupee declines 16 paise to settle at 86.56 against U.S. dollar

By newsportaltoday January 16, 2025

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee depreciated 16 paise to close at 86.56 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (January 16, 2025), dragged down…