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For industrial growth, green trade will matter

India must prepare strategic responses for four kinds of trade barriers that will impact its climate ambitions and energy security concerns

Sustainability-driven non-tariff measures (NTMs) are on the rise from 8% of all NTMs notified to the WTO in 1997 to 19% in 2021 (ANI)

opinion

Published on Aug 01, 2024 09:08 PM IST

ByArunabha Ghosh

Strong trade ties boosting India’s export market share: Economic Survey

India's global exports of goods and services have increased, with merchandise exports growing by 0.15% and services reaching $341.1 billion in FY24.

It said that the IFSC GIFT City in Gujarat has emerged as a dominant gateway for global capital inflows into India. (Reuters)

india news

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Global PC outage: Handwritten boarding cards, failed payments & a messy software

The widespread impact was on businesses that are Microsoft’s Windows PC and services customers, meaning banks and payment gateways couldn’t process transactions

Microsoft said it was investigating issues with its cloud services in the Central US region. (Reuters file photo)

india news

Published on Jul 19, 2024 03:16 PM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Paint my love: See how weddings are captured live on canvas

It’s hard work completing a painting in real time. But the results cause gasps, laughter, happy tears. See how artists get it done.

A painting by Chetan Advirkar, 30, from Mumbai. The rush and hurry, the interruptions and comments from guests, are par for the course. But wedding season also stretches through the winters, and “my hands become so rigid, it’s sometimes hard to hold the brush,” he says, laughing.

lifestyle

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 09:01 PM IST

ByAnesha George

Worried about rising prices? Here's what inflation trends are ahead of Budget

India's inflation, primarily driven by rising food prices due to extreme weather patterns is likely to be a key focus for the Union Budget 2024.

Food inflation is the primary driver of inflation in India. (PTI)

budget

Published on Jul 09, 2024 07:57 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

24 additional services on Metro 2A, 7

24 additional services have been added to Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 to meet growing demand, totaling 284 daily services.

Navi Mumbai, India - Nov. 17, 2023:Commuters board Metro rail from Belapur Metro Station, after Line no. 1 from Belapur to Pendhar was opened for public at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, India, on Friday, November 17, 2023. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Parivahan portal to be shut for four days

As per the official letter issued to all the regional transport offices across the state, this process will take place from June 14 evening till June 18

To inform the citizens about the temporary unavailability of the portal, notices have been posted on the notice boards of all RTOs across Punjab. (iStock)

cities

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 10:39 PM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Stampede-like situation at metro stations due to PM Modi’s roadshow

The services between Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations were suspended from 6pm to 7.40pm, said a spokesperson of Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL). The Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro provides connectivity between the eastern and western suburbs and is used by more than three lakh commuters daily

Mumbai, India - May 15, 2024: Mumbai metro services suspended between Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar Metro Stations, from 06:00 pm till further notice during PM Narendra Modi's road show at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

cities

Updated on May 16, 2024 08:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Tesla's termination mail goes viral, ‘Your last working day is today’

Elon Musk's insensitive termination strategy is being criticised by former employees and netizens.

Viral image of Tesla's separation letter as Elon Musk's company announces another round of layoffs

world news

Published on May 07, 2024 11:01 AM IST

ByVertika Kanaujia

36-hour rail block on June 1-2 to upgrade CSMT tracks, platforms, and yard

Central Railway wants to remodel the 137-year-old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus’ yard and extend platforms catering to long-distance trains

Mumbai, India - August 10, 2018: Local Train at CSMT Station in Mumbai. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on May 04, 2024 09:49 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Services row: SC to consider listing plea of Delhi govt against central law

india news

Published on Apr 26, 2024 01:21 PM IST

PTI |

Bengaluru, Hyderabad airports are buzzing thanks to small airlines

Bengaluru and Hyderabad will see 10 airlines operating domestic services this season.

An Air India aircraft takes off at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on April 12, 2024.(AFP)

business

Updated on Apr 25, 2024 11:19 AM IST

ByAmeya Joshi

Govt has made policies to make India attractive for investment: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said when big companies show interest to come to India, the government will do everything to make it attractive for them to come and invest

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Saturday. (ANI)

india news

Updated on Apr 20, 2024 08:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Contractual services depend on terms of contract: Allahabad HC

“Once that is the case, even if he has been selected through some kind of mechanism under a Government Order and appointed on contract, he has no right to the post.”

cities

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByJItendra Sarin, Prayagraj

Vietnam orders Netflix to stop advertising, distributing its games

Netflix, which has been ordered by the government several times to block domestic access to various content, is seeking to open an office in Vietnam

Netflix begun its push into gaming by launching Netflix games on mobile phones in November 2021. (Reuters)

technology

Published on Apr 10, 2024 09:49 PM IST

Reuters |

SBI net banking, mobile app, YONO not working? Here's when services will resume

Citing, annual closing activity as the reason for the same, the bank said that during this period services of UPI Lite and ATM will be available.

Exchange and deposit of the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 notes will not be available on April 1, SBI said.(Bloomberg)

business

Updated on Apr 02, 2024 12:37 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

UK Economy Rebounds in January After Slipping Into Recession

The UK economy rebounded in January, registering modest growth after falling into a technical recession in the second half of last year.

world news

Published on Mar 13, 2024 01:24 PM IST

Bloomberg |

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage

Meta acknowledges issues with social media platforms and “is actively working to resolve them”.

technology

Published on Mar 05, 2024 09:49 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Delhi metro services on Yellow Line delayed after passenger found on track

The Yellow Line connects Millenium City Center-Gurugram and Samaypur Badli in Delhi.

india news

Published on Feb 28, 2024 01:52 PM IST

PTI |

Manufacturing versus services: A false binary

India does not need to choose between manufacturing and services. India has the capacity and means to succeed in both manufacturing and services.

Global services exports account for only ~22% of total exports.. (AP)

opinion

Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByRahul Bajoria , Amruta Ghare

Indian official delegation heads for London for FTA talks

business

Published on Feb 20, 2024 02:35 PM IST

PTI |

Coming up in Chandigarh, a unified portal for 252 citizen services

Among the key departments featured on the portal are the engineering department, Estate Office, excise department, Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA), e-Sampark, social welfare department and municipal corporation

Residents will no longer need to navigate between different websites to access services from various departments, said Ramesh Gupta, state information officer at National Informatics Centre (NIC), Chandigarh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Feb 19, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

UPSRTC to introduce more bus stops, service categories

The bus services will be classified as rural services, shuttle local services, limited stop services, express services and superfast services.The transport corporation has set down rules for the number of stops and average speeds for each of these services

U.P. transport minister Dayashankar Singh announced on Tuesday that not only would more stops be added to bus routes but the bus fleet would also be categorised to provide a variety of services to frequent travellers of the state. (Pic for representation)

cities

Updated on Feb 14, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Leveraging innovative disruptions in politics

Disruptive innovations usually enter the market at the low end, targeting customers who are underserved by existing products or services

Henry Ford, confident as always, agreed to help the consortium and took them to his garage where his and the competitor’s vehicles were parked(WikiCommons)

opinion

Published on Jan 25, 2024 12:20 AM IST

BySS Mantha

India, EU set for 7th round of free-trade talks next month

India and the European Union will hold the seventh round of negotiations for a free trade pact in mid-February, covering services and investments.

The trade negotiations was launched in June 17, 2022, by commerce minister Piyush Goyal and European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis. (ANI)

india news

Updated on Jan 22, 2024 04:38 PM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

Audit report: GMCH-32 causes loss of ₹86 lakh as it failed to float tenders for services

According to the report, GMCH failed to float the tenders in 2018 as per the instructions of the UT finance department to outsource the services of workers and security personnel from existing contractors

cities

Updated on Jan 18, 2024 09:18 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Technical snags hit metro, CR services

Services of Mumbai Metro 2A line and suburban trains on Central Railway were disrupted due to separate incidents of technical failure, causing delays and inconvenience to commuters.

cities

Updated on Jan 17, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Woman judges sacked: SC takes suo motu note

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Madhya Pradesh high court administration regarding the termination of services of six women civil judges.

Three of them wrote to the Supreme Court in December, contending that they have been terminated from service in the initial phases of their career (HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on Jan 13, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Opposition should not try to defame HRTC, deputy CM Agnihotri

He said considering the selfless service of HRTC, all MLAs should rise above party politics and laud its efforts

Earlier, answering the question of MLA Janak Raj, the deputy CM said that till November 15, there was a demand to run bus services on 12 new routes in Chamba district. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Dec 24, 2023 05:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Statewide strike: Health services hit at Sassoon, Aundh District Hospital

Protest was called by the Maharashtra State Nurses Association and Maharashtra Government Workers Cooperative Organisation demanding the implementation of the old pension scheme

Around 2,000 nurses, clerks, technicians, and class III and IV staff employed in SGH joined the strike, while at ADH and other public health hospitals in the district, approximately 78 nurses and clerical staff joined the indefinite strike. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Published on Dec 14, 2023 10:26 PM IST

ByVicky Pathare

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India must prepare strategic responses for four kinds of trade barriers that will impact its climate ambitions and energy security concerns

India's global exports of goods and services have increased, with merchandise exports growing by 0.15% and services reaching $341.1 billion in FY24.

The widespread impact was on businesses that are Microsoft’s Windows PC and services customers, meaning banks and payment gateways couldn’t process transactions

It’s hard work completing a painting in real time. But the results cause gasps, laughter, happy tears. See how artists get it done.

India's inflation, primarily driven by rising food prices due to extreme weather patterns is likely to be a key focus for the Union Budget 2024.

24 additional services have been added to Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 to meet growing demand, totaling 284 daily services.

As per the official letter issued to all the regional transport offices across the state, this process will take place from June 14 evening till June 18

The services between Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations were suspended from 6pm to 7.40pm, said a spokesperson of Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL). The Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro provides connectivity between the eastern and western suburbs and is used by more than three lakh commuters daily

Elon Musk's insensitive termination strategy is being criticised by former employees and netizens.

Central Railway wants to remodel the 137-year-old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus’ yard and extend platforms catering to long-distance trains

Services row: SC to consider listing plea of Delhi govt against central law

Bengaluru and Hyderabad will see 10 airlines operating domestic services this season.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said when big companies show interest to come to India, the government will do everything to make it attractive for them to come and invest

“Once that is the case, even if he has been selected through some kind of mechanism under a Government Order and appointed on contract, he has no right to the post.”

Netflix, which has been ordered by the government several times to block domestic access to various content, is seeking to open an office in Vietnam

Citing, annual closing activity as the reason for the same, the bank said that during this period services of UPI Lite and ATM will be available.

The UK economy rebounded in January, registering modest growth after falling into a technical recession in the second half of last year.

Meta acknowledges issues with social media platforms and “is actively working to resolve them”.

The Yellow Line connects Millenium City Center-Gurugram and Samaypur Badli in Delhi.

India does not need to choose between manufacturing and services. India has the capacity and means to succeed in both manufacturing and services.

Indian official delegation heads for London for FTA talks

Among the key departments featured on the portal are the engineering department, Estate Office, excise department, Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA), e-Sampark, social welfare department and municipal corporation

The bus services will be classified as rural services, shuttle local services, limited stop services, express services and superfast services.The transport corporation has set down rules for the number of stops and average speeds for each of these services

Disruptive innovations usually enter the market at the low end, targeting customers who are underserved by existing products or services

India and the European Union will hold the seventh round of negotiations for a free trade pact in mid-February, covering services and investments.

According to the report, GMCH failed to float the tenders in 2018 as per the instructions of the UT finance department to outsource the services of workers and security personnel from existing contractors

Services of Mumbai Metro 2A line and suburban trains on Central Railway were disrupted due to separate incidents of technical failure, causing delays and inconvenience to commuters.

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Madhya Pradesh high court administration regarding the termination of services of six women civil judges.

He said considering the selfless service of HRTC, all MLAs should rise above party politics and laud its efforts

Protest was called by the Maharashtra State Nurses Association and Maharashtra Government Workers Cooperative Organisation demanding the implementation of the old pension scheme

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