Some shoes seem just too big to fill

The implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, mandates significant compliance efforts from OTT platforms, particularly in data management and privacy. This may disrupt existing revenue models and impose heavier burdens on smaller platforms compared to larger ones.

Black Friday sales are gaining popularity in India, bridging the gap between Diwali and winter sales. Retailers offer significant discounts, driven by online platforms and increased consumer awareness 

Online dating has become a loaded option associated with heartbreak, shallow relationships and nightmare dates. But dating apps are still wooing young love seekers. 

Bank holiday next week: According to the RBI calendar, banks across India will be shut on just one day this week Sunday, 30 November. On all other days, banking operations will remain open as usual.

Bank holiday today: According to the RBI calendar, banks in India will be closed on 22 November as it is the fourth Saturday of the month. 

The scheme was conceived in the wake of a supply crisis earlier this year when China temporarily halted exports of these magnets, rattling manufacturers globally.

As the market for weight management and anti-obesity grows rapidly in India, diagnostic players are hoping to cash in on the wave. However, experts believe that the drug boom may not translate into an equally large opportunity for diagnostics.

Industry bodies also said measures such as single registration, single licence and single return for employers, along with an inspector-cum-facilitator system instead of strict enforcement, would make it easier to do business.

Strong marketing margins and stable fuel prices drive operating profits to $18-20 per barrel, supporting 90,000 crore capex and improving credit metrics for state-owned oil firms.

The Supreme Court has reversed its May judgment, restoring the possibility of post-facto environmental clearances and reigniting debate over the balance between development and environmental safeguards in India.

The goal of the initiative is to help policymakers to easily spot trends in this sensitive sector of the economy, make timely policy interventions, and prevent the misuse of subsidies.

Chip companies are making more high-bandwidth memory chipsused in graphic processing units that Nvidia sells for artificial intelligence data centres. This has created a supply shortage of general-purpose chips.

Trai faces challenges regarding the upcoming spectrum auction, with Big Tech and telecom companies in disagreement over the use and pricing of radio spectrum. Key issues include when to auction the 6 GHz band, price reductions, and spectrum caps.

REEVs are electric vehicles supported by a small internal combustion engine to charge the battery when it is running low. Currently, no Indian manufacturer sells such vehicles in India.