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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, aimed at promoting integrated and strategic port development through a consultative framework between the Centre and States. The legislation provides for the statutory creation of the Maritime State Development Council (MSDC), a recommendatory body to advise on long-term, data-driven planning for all ports, including a National Perspective Plan for maritime infrastructure.

Shortlisted startups will have the opportunity to work on paid proofs of concept (PoCs), enabling successful pilots and unlocking valuable market exposure to accelerate the growth and visibility of their innovations.

Google has outlined its latest step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with a new model that allows AI systems to interact with a convincing simulation of the real world.

Effective January 1, RBI requires regulated entities in co-lending to retain 10% of each loan on books, cap default loss guarantee at 5%, and align asset classification between partners

The collaboration aims to establish a task force to shape policies, improve infrastructure, and raise awareness. This initiative supports India’s goal of achieving $200-300 billion in e-commerce exports by 2030.

The 1,404 startups were among the total 22,977 that were recognized by DPIIT as on June 2025 across the country.

The government has directed public sector banks to create a unified digital portal to streamline startup loan applications, sanctions, and information-sharing. Expected by October, the proposed startup hub portal will feature a single application form accessible to all PSBs.

Aeneas program, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians

UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar said the authority is currently testing the technology and expects it to be ready in the next 45-60 days. The project will be rolled out in a phased manner, beginning with schools and later extended to colleges for the second round of updates, which are required for children who attain the age of 15 years.

Further, the norms stated that banks should obtain consent from customers for providing digital banking services