UN:BLOC launches website for patients with chronic diseases
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·25 Aug 2026
UN:BLOC, a healthcare venture founded by Healthians founder Deepak Sahni, on Tuesday launched its website and opened applications for its first cohort of 300 patients, seeking to offer an...
India poised to ban Carbosulfan, citing health risk to human and animal population
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·25 Aug 2026
On the recommendation of the Registration Committee suggesting complete prohibition of Carbosulfan, an insecticide used in India to manage pests in paddy, cotton and some horticulture crops, the...
NRI deposit inflows fall 22% to $2.8 b in Q1 FY27
Business Lineby Sindhu Hariharan·25 Aug 2026
RBI’s foreign-currency deposit mobilisation special measures and a stronger dollar made NRIs increasingly opt for foreign-currency non-resident deposits (FCNR-B) in the first quarter ended June.
Nexedge Capital raises $20 million led by Mirae Asset and Elev8 Venture Partners
Business Lineby BL Bengaluru Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Nexedge Capital, a wealth management and multi-family office firm for India’s HNIs, UHNIs, families and corporates, today announced that it has raised primary capital of $20 million, led by Mirae...
WhatsApp says more than one billion people now use passkey
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said more than one billion people now use a passkey to log into its platform. Android and iOS devices users can also add multiple passkeys to one’s account.
Indian Agriculture Minister asks ICAR to tackle onion price gap
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Amid rising onion prices, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday asked the ICAR to find a solution to reduce the gap between farm-gate and retail prices.
Govt asks importers to sell refined sugar in 2 months after import
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Four days after releasing the modalities for application and distribution of 1 million tonnes (mt) of raw sugar after import under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) scheme, the government has stipulated that...
52% Indian GCCs plan workforce expansion in FY27: Taggd-CII report
Business Lineby BL Bengaluru Bureau·25 Aug 2026
India’s Global Capability Centres are charting a confident course into FY27, with 52 per cent gearing up to expand their workforce, 22 per cent holding steady, and 26 per cent bracing for a leaner...
Stakeholders discuss research, nutrition, culinary applications of blueberries
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau·25 Aug 2026
More than 100 participants, including nutritionists, dietitians, healthcare professionals, food processors, and research and development professionals participated in the Nutrition Seminar 2026 –...
Letters to the Editor dated August 25, 2026
Business Line·25 Aug 2026
The UPI journey The article ‘UPI — an eventful journey’ (August 25) discusses the impact of UPI. It has been instrumental in accelerating the formalisation of the economy and increasing financial...
Editorial. Unkind cut
Business Line·25 Aug 2026
State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, has decided to charge even basic savings account holders for cash withdrawals beyond a minimum count.
Overseas investments by Indians push remittances up 20% y-o-y in June
Business Lineby Sindhu Hariharan·25 Aug 2026
Indians’ overseas investment appetite surged in June, with remittances into foreign equity and debt more than doubling year-on-year to hit a record high $0.46 billion.
Centre rolls out risk-based child-health tracking
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·25 Aug 2026
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled out a risk-based approach to tracking newborns and young children under a new programme that will identify those considered “at-risk” and...
TNAU sees black sesame prices at ₹140-145/kg during harvest
Business Lineby Gayathri G·25 Aug 2026
Prices of good-quality black sesame are likely to rule at ₹140-145 a kg during the harvest season, according to a pre-sowing price forecast by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).
SFAL expands beyond fabless start-ups; to support 75 more companies by 2030
Business Lineby Sanjana B·25 Aug 2026
The Semiconductor Future Accelerator Lab Foundation (SFAL) plans to support around 75 additional semiconductor and electronics start-ups by 2030, expanding its scope beyond fabless chip design to...
Federal Bank says it evaluates various opportunities in the ordinary course for growth and expansion of its business
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·25 Aug 2026
Reacting to reports that a deal between Federal Bank Ltd (FBL) and Jana Small Finance Bank (Jana SFB) is likely in advanced stages, the former on Tuesday said it evaluates various opportunities in...
E20: Keep policy flexible
Business Lineby Amarendu Nandy·25 Aug 2026
In The Decision Process (1956), political scientist Harold Lasswell described policymaking as a set of distinct functions, from gathering intelligence and framing choices to implementation and...
The art of no deal
Business Lineby Paran Balakrishnan·25 Aug 2026
There’s a view circulating in Iran that there’s little point in striking a deal with the US while Donald Trump is president.
Apple unveils new Mac mini, Mac studio with major chip upgrades
Business Lineby Bloomberg·25 Aug 2026
Apple Inc. announced upgraded Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop computers, giving the in-demand machines major processor upgrades.
India launches first reference standards to detect seven carcinogenic impurities in medicines
Business Lineby Ankita Upadhyay·25 Aug 2026
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), under the Union Health Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has for the first time launched reference standards for seven nitrosamine impurities that...
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