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TCIL pays Rs 43.86 crore dividend to government for FY26; profit after tax at Rs 146 crore

Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd has paid a dividend of Rs 43.86 crore to the Government of India. This payment follows an operating revenue of Rs 3,335 crore and a profit after tax of Rs 146 crore. Over five years, the company's revenue has significantly increased from Rs 1,596 crore in…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

Mysore Silk Certification Explained: How to Check If Your Karnataka Saree Is Authentic Before You Buy

What Makes Mysore Silk a Certified ProductMysore silk holds a Geographical Indication tag registered under GI Application No. 7, granted by the Government of India. That GI status means only silk produced under specific conditions in Mysore, and processed through the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC), can legally carry the…

Times Life · Sep 30

India’s international trade in times of AI

The Age of AI needs trade governance that deploys natural intelligence in conjunction with artificial intelligence for a quantum jump in speed and quality of decision making.

The Economic Times · Sep 28

Ex-finance secretary questions GDP calculation, NDTV anchor insists on govt data ‘sanctity’

According to the Government of India earlier this week, India’s economy grew 7.8 percent in the April–June quarter of FY27, comfortably beating the Reserve Bank of India’s more conservative 7 percent estimate.

Newslaundry · Sep 2

219 of 319 Tamil Nadu residents stranded in Nepal rescued, all to reach state by August 31: TN Minister Rajmohan

Rescue efforts continue for Tamil Nadu residents stranded in Nepal. Two hundred nineteen of three hundred nineteen people have been rescued and will return soon. One hundred people remain untraced and are currently considered missing. A war room in Delhi coordinates efforts with Indian and Nepal authorities. Unclaimed bodies have…

The Economic Times · Aug 30

How Phulkari Embroidery Became the Language Punjabi Women Used to Speak Their Lives

The stitch that was never decorativeA woman in a village outside Amritsar would begin a phulkari the way another woman might begin a letter, with something specific to say and no other way to say it. The base cloth was coarse khaddar, undyed, the kind that absorbed sweat and dust…

Times Life · Aug 22

Telangana Congress MP attacks Centre over railways, says Izzat Pass axed to hit poor

Telangana MPs criticized the Union Government for neglecting the state's railway sector. They highlighted the cancellation of the 'Izzat Pass' which aided economically disadvantaged people. MPs raised pending railway projects and infrastructure demands during a meeting with South Central Railway officials. Congress MPs pointed to their state government's welfare schemes…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Telecom department starts process to disband Digital Communication Commission

The Department of Telecom has begun the process of dissolving the Digital Communication Commission, formerly the Telecom Commission, after seeking Cabinet approval. The apex inter-ministerial body, formed in 1989, handled key policy and financial decisions including spectrum pricing and TRAI recommendations. Vacant posts will not be filled, officials said.

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Decoding PM CARES Fund audit report: Sitting on thousands of crores, yet only lakhs spent

After a two-year wait, the Government of India has finally released the audit report for the PM CARES Fund. The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) currently holds a corpus of Rs 8,452.06 crore.

Newslaundry · Aug 19

Project Crocodile: How India Saved Three Species From Extinction Through Conservation

Three Species, One CrisisBy the early 1970s, India had hunted and farmed its crocodilians to the edge of disappearance. The mugger (Crocodylus palustris), found across freshwater lakes and rivers from Rajasthan to Odisha, had been slaughtered for its skin. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the largest living reptile on Earth,…

Times Life · Aug 19