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The European Union’s (EU) aggressive environmental regulations, particularly the carbon tax, deforestation rules, and supply chain due diligence laws are one of the biggest hurdles in the negotiations for a proposed trade pact with India, economic think tank GTRI said on Sunday. It said that these regulations could impose additional costs on Indian exports. Under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Indian exports of steel, aluminum, and cement to the EU could face tariffs of 20-35 per cent, even if an FTA is signed, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said in its report. This raises concerns that while EU…

India is unable to provide adequate intellectual property (IP) protection, mainly on pharmaceutical products, medical devices, digital services, and information and communications technology (ICT), the Trump administration has said in a new report, clubbing it with countries like China and Russia for IP violations and proposing an “out-of-cycle review” before taking remedial actions. The US government is contemplating to strictly stop the abuse of American intellectual property, a task that remained incomplete during Trump’s first term, two people aware of the development said, requesting anonymity. Acting on the January 20th presidential memorandum, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer tabled…

Thane: Maharashtra will formulate a Space Tech Policy in the next three months, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday while asserting that the coming era belongs to advanced technologies. Speaking at the ‘Space-Tech for Good Governance’ conference here, the CM emphasized the transformative potential of space technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in governance. “The coming era belongs to these advanced technologies,” he said while hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for formulating policies that recognize the importance of space tech and integrating the private sector into its growth. “With over 189 space startups emerging in India, space technology is being utilized for applications like remote sensing,…

Bengaluru: The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), a retail distributors body, has filed an anti-trust case against rapid delivery companies including Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto, over alleged predatory pricing and deep discounting, highly placed sources have told DH. The complaint was filed with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on February 20, 2025 to investigate these allegations, months after the distributors association had already complained about the same issue to the Commerce Ministry. “We had reached out to the Commerce Ministry with our woes in October 2024, reporting competition and even transport law violations by these companies, which…

A small but rugged robotic moon rover developed by a Colorado company became the first commercial exploration vehicle to touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday. Mission managers were unable to immediately confirm that the landing of the spacecraft it was traveling in had been fully successful. The Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (Mapp) built by Lunar Outpost, a space technology start-up with about 200 employees, landed near the moon’s south pole at 12.31pmET on Thursday after an eight-day journey from Earth. It was carried aboard the Athena lander launched by Texas-based Intuitive Machines (IM), which itself became the first private company…

Microsoft has announced an AI assistant called Dragon Copilot for healthcare that can take notes, automate tasks and search for documents. The voice assistant combines voice dictation capabilities of Dragon Medical One, a tool built by AI voice recognition company, Nuance, and the ambient listening capabilities of DAX copilot. The Satya Nadella-led company acquired Nuance back in 2021 for around $16 billion. According to the blog posted by the company making the announcement, burnout among clinicians decreased from 53% in 2023 to 48% in 2024 due to advancements in tech. Dragon Copilot will help doctors retrieve information from medical sources…

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), Google launched an experimental version of its search engine on Wednesday that completely eliminates its classic 10 blue links in favor of an AI-generated summary. The new feature, available to subscribers of Google One AI Premium, can be accessed via the results page for any search query by clicking on a tab labeled “AI Mode” to the side of existing options like Images and Maps.”We’ve heard from power users that they want AI responses for even more of their searches,” Robby Stein, a vice president of product, said in a blog post.Google One AI…

New Delhi [India], March 4: Unlike conventional water bottles that simply store and dispense water, Adivaa’s innovative solution actively enriches water with molecular hydrogen, producing concentrations of upto 6000 ppb (parts per billion) within minutes, one of the highest levels available in India. This transformation enhances hydration at a cellular level, boosts antioxidant properties, and neutralizes harmful free radicals, making it far superior to regular drinking water in supporting overall health and wellness. Hydrogen-infused water is gaining popularity worldwide for its potential health benefits, including enhanced energy, faster recovery, and powerful antioxidant properties. Adivaa’s Hydrogen Water Bottle leverages Solid Polymer…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday while addressing a post-budget webinar announced that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is set to bring Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 provisions. “Our government remains steadfast in reducing regulatory burden and enhancing trust based governance to improve ease of doing business, said Sitharaman. “Through the Budget announcements, we are taking various steps towards making India a seamless and export-friendly economy where the businesses are free to work on innovation, and not on paperwork and penalties,” added Sitharaman. “Will further bring Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to further decriminalise over 100 provisions,” said Sitharaman. Jan…

New Delhi: As many as 15 health tech companies have integrated with the government’s digital health mission, with their apps helping patients access health records and other digital healthcare services to cut down long queues at clinics and hospitals. Companies partnering the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) include Driefcase, Aarogya One, Bajaj Health, Practo, and Ambula Technologies. As one of the key services of ABDM is the faster OPD registration service for the patients via ABHA’s QR code share based ‘scan and share’, patients can now use any of these ABDM enabled apps application to share their profile with the…