Rishi Raj
Executive Editor at Financial Express
Executive Editor at Financial Express. Tweets are personal and not the organisation's views. Retweets do not mean endorsement. A regular long distance runner
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1 week ago |
financialexpress.com | Rishi Raj
Pratyush Sinha may have retired from civil services in 2006 and ended his term as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVC) in 2010, but the 1969-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer still continues to put in a hectic work day, all of which is pro-bono, even now.
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2 weeks ago |
financialexpress.com | Rishi Raj
The government plans to amend the Aadhaar Act, 2016, to harmonise it with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which manages Aadhaar to plug the loopholes in the law once the DPDP rules are finalised and notified. The minister said that when the Aadhaar Act was formulated in 2016, there was no horizontal law for data privacy in the country.
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3 weeks ago |
financialexpress.com | Urvi Malvania |Rishi Raj
With a reciprocal tariff rate of 27% imposed by the United States starting April 9, India stands in a favourable position compared to competitors like Vietnam (46%), Thailand (36%), and China (54% – 34% reciprocal plus additional 20% ). However, it will face challenges from manufacturing nations such as Turkey, Brazil, and the Philippines, with duties of 10%, 10%, and 17%, respectively.
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3 weeks ago |
financialexpress.com | Rishi Raj
Having completed the cycle of electronics manufacturing with the latest initiative of incentivising components, the government’s next step would be to focus on designing their software in the country, electronics and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw told FE. “Once that happens, the backward and forward integration would be complete,” he added.
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4 weeks ago |
financialexpress.com | Rishi Raj
When Rajeev Chandrasekhar (RC) was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2006, he told this writer the reason behind his entry into politics. The techpreneur, who once helmed the thriving BPL Communications, didn’t mince words. “I had a flourishing business until it was all destroyed by the 2001 backdoor entry of Reliance Infocomm into the cellular telephony business,” he said.
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My piece on how @RajeevRC_X is at home in tech & politics!! https://t.co/xqntO5qaHQ
Bengal's rise in modern India -- before its decline in more contemporary times -- is singularly because of the British. Pre-British it didn't have an exalted status & was never famous as Pataliputra for instance!!
Bengal and Britain share a relationship that spans centuries, rooted in history, culture, and commerce. As we landed in London yesterday, we stepped into a city that, much like Kolkata, carries the weight of its past while embracing the dynamism of the present. Before the day’s https://t.co/xNx4tZ0crl
My piece in today's @FinancialXpress
History in making with PLI scheme. ▶️ In FY25 electronics exports will cross ₹3 lakh cr. ▶️ Electronics exports up 35% in the first eleven months of FY25. Ranked third. ▶️ ₹1.75 lakh cr mobile exports contributed 60%. PLI has ensured lakhs of new jobs for women, MSMEs are https://t.co/ea88sizMoS
