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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Govt efforts help bring retail inflation to 6-year low: Finance ministry

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It said that this trajectory underscored the country's resilience and commitment to ensuring price stability without compromising on development goals

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

BluSmart suspends services across metros amid SEBI probe into co-founder

Business Line

Bookings were halted on Wednesday evening, and operations remained down on Thursday, stranding customers and putting thousands of driver-partners in financial uncertainty.

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Gensol Engineering independent director Arun Menon quits amid Sebi probe

Business Standard

Arun Menon resigns as independent director of Gensol Engineering, a day after Sebi barred the firm and its promoters over alleged fund diversion and governance lapses

Gensol tumbles another 5% on Sebi crackdown; stock down 84% this year

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Japan reports $63 bn trade surplus with US amid Trump tariffs talk

Business Standard

Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the US, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday. Japan's global trade deficit totalled 5.2 trillion yen (USD 37 billion) for the fiscal year through March, for the fourth straight year of deficits, according to the provisional statistics. The surplus with the US ballooned to 9 trillion yen (USD 63 billion). Exports to the US are a contentious issue for US President Donald Trump and Japanese negotiators are in Washington to argue their case against higher US tariffs. Japan is a key longtime US ally and major investor in the US, employing hundreds of thousands of Americans. Trump said on April 2 that he planned to impose a 24 per cent tariff on imports from Japan as part of an announcement of higher tariffs on dozens of countries. After financial markets panicked, he put a partial 90-day hold on the import taxes, while increasing his already steep tariffs on Chinese goods to as much as 145 per .

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Southern states' declining fertility signal future ageing shift: Panagariya

Business Standard

Southern states, where fertility rates have fallen well below replacement levels, face problematic increases in dependency ratios and ageing populations in the longer run, said Sixteenth Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Wednesday. The Commission embarked on a four-day tour of Andhra Pradesh from April 15 to 18 and held wide-ranging deliberations with the TDP-led NDA government today at the Secretariat. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, seeking funds for the state, gave a detailed presentation to the Commission. Panagariya, addressing a press conference, noted that Naidu argued there is a need to look beyond the yardstick of rewarding states for bringing down total fertility rate to replacement level. "Southern states in particular, where fertility rates have fallen well below replacement levels, face problematic increases in dependency ratios and ageing populations in the longer run," he said. He observed that Andhra Pradesh has recommended increas

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Kairosoft disputes SEBI, BSE's legislation for imposing GSM Stage 4 in Delhi HC

Business Line

The outcome of the case could test the regulator's stock surveillance process for curbing speculation and market manipulation

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Government Plans To Take Up 50 Airport Development Projects In Five Years

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Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Wednesday said efforts are being made in a holistic manner to develop the aviation ecosystem,

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Ice cream makers invoke Steve Jobs to seek GST cut

Business Line

Currently, ice cream attracts 18% GST, while the IICMA is requesting that it be lowered to 5%

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Sebi to review ESG disclosures for listed firms, says Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Business Standard

India has fared poorly on ESG scores, with Moody's Ratings classifying the country in the high risk category on environment and social factors

DLF Camellias flat, golf gear, credit bills: Where the Gensol funds went

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

New Zealand central bank's budget to see 25% cut in coming year

Economic Times

New Zealand's Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced a significant cut to the central bank's operating budget, reducing it by roughly 25% to NZ$150 million annually for the next five years. This decision comes as the government aims to improve cost efficiency and return to a surplus, despite the Reserve Bank's increased responsibilities and staff growth in recent years.