Soumya Gupta

Dec 9, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Soumya Gupta

New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- ONOS will allow national access to academic research and journals publishing scientific papers free of charge starting next year. To coordinate free access, India is setting up a central agency, the Information and Library Network, or INFLIBNET, under the University Grants Commission. It will cover more than 6,300 institutions with over 18 million students, the Centre said. All state and central higher education institutions are covered, besides central government R&D labs.

Dec 9, 2024 | livemint.com | Soumya Gupta

ONOS will allow national access to academic research and journals publishing scientific papers free of charge starting next year. To coordinate free access, India is setting up a central agency, the Information and Library Network, or INFLIBNET, under the University Grants Commission. It will cover more than 6,300 institutions with over 18 million students, the Centre said. All state and central higher education institutions are covered, besides central government R&D labs.

Dec 8, 2024 | livemint.com | Soumya Gupta

Long-term playIn August, Godrej Consumer announced it would enter the pet care market by setting up a brand new subsidiary called Godrej Pet Care. Records with the ministry of corporate affairs show no entity with this name has been incorporated as of now. A spokesperson for Godrej Consumer declined to comment. “While the opportunity is clear, we believe that our right to win as a group is high," Godrej Consumer CEO Sudhir Sitapati told investors in an earnings call in August.

Dec 8, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Soumya Gupta

Mumbai, Dec. 8 -- Nepal traditionally celebrates Kukur Tihar, a Diwali festival to worship dogs (and lately Biralo, or cats) as loyal and loving friends. Japan has an entire island popular with tourists, where cats outnumber its human residents. In Istanbul, known for its love of cats, a stray crashed the city's fashion week six years ago, beating professional models on the runway. In India, too, the pandemic years have changed some things 'fur'ever.

Nov 25, 2024 | livemint.com | Soumya Gupta

It depends. Interviews with the current and former commissioner of CCPA, legal experts, and people familiar with the regulator’s thinking, reveal the inner workings of India’s newest regulator. And while it is determined to do good, it may be trying to do so with one hand tied behind its back. A solid startThe regulator was born when the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, was amended to include a regulatory body dedicated to protecting Indian consumers as a class.