BUSINESS
Bitcoin Mining Council officially open now, calls energy consumption 'feature, not a bug'
Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk tweeted in May that he had "potentially promising talks" with North American Bitcoin miners on the energy conservation efforts in mining the cryptocurrency.
INDIA
Government rectifies 'no country vaccinating its children' remark after uproar
Dr Vinod Kumar Paul revised the statement to say, "The release mentions that 'no country in the world is giving vaccines to children'. It should read 'no country in the world is giving vaccines to children under 12 years'..."
TRENDS
New SEC chief raises questions over investor protection with SPACs and Cryptocurrency
Speaking on the 'highly volatile and speculative asset class', Gensler noted the significant growth in the valuation of such assets in the last five years.
BUSINESS
2nd tranche of sovereign gold bonds open today: All you need to know
SGBs bear interest at the rate of 2.50 percent (fixed rate) per annum on the amount of initial investment.
BUSINESS
Top 5 companies that have 'diamond hands' even after Bitcoin crashed
Square Inc., a financial services company owned by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, holds 8,027 Bitcoins worth $220 million.
INDIA
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce COVID relief centre in Mumbai on third wedding anniversary
Mumbai will be the third location in a series of four Community Relief Centers that the organisation has committed to develop in regions of the world disproportionately affected by natural disaster.
BUSINESS
Crypto exchanges go down across the world as bitcoin, ethereum prices plunge
Exchanges gave a mix of reasons for outages after angry users and traders reported difficulty in trading their digital assets.
BUSINESS
WazirX announces compensation for users who lost money amid 'Doge killer' trading frenzy
Nischal Shetty, Founder and CEO of WazirX India, took to Twitter to announce the WRX Airdrop program for those "who bought SHIB at an exceptionally-high price and did not sell"
BUSINESS
SBI invites bids for sale of NPAs worth Rs 217 crore
The reserve price for the assets has been fixed at Rs 15 crores and Rs 27.5 crores for Khare and Tarkunde Infrastructure and Heavy Metal and Tubes respectively, indicating a total haircut of 80 percent.
TRENDS
Where to get the cheapest jab for COVID-19 across metro cities: Check here
The cheapest option among all metro cities to get the jab at a private setup is at HN Reliance Hospital where you can get a dose of Covishield for Rs 700.
MARKETS
SEBI set to disable trading for 'spoofers': Know all about the new rules
The new rules come into force on April 5.
BUSINESS
Tax Planning: Eleventh-hour miracle to save your income tax
There are several notified charities and relief funds through which a deduction of 100 percent can be claimed.
BUSINESS
Income tax planning: Last-minute tips to save tax from loans
Income tax planning: Do not worry if you skipped paying the interest in the last year due to any reason whatsoever including the distress of the ongoing pandemic, you can still claim this deduction.
BUSINESS
Income tax planning: Last-minute tips to save tax using medical bills
Income Tax Saving: For the Medical insurance of parents of an individual, a deduction of Rs 25,000 can be claimed.
BUSINESS
FTA partners question India's 'country of origin' rules at World Trade Organisation
India’s rationale behind the new rules is to restrict the misuse of FTA by fraudulent traders.
BUSINESS
Will VPF remain attractive option after new tax rules?
From April 1, if the employee's contribution to PF - statutory or voluntary - exceeds Rs 2.5 lakh a year, then the interest earned on this excess contribution will become taxable at the prevailing income tax rates.
BUSINESS
DailyBasket accuses BigBasket of ‘corporate bullying’, Coimbatore startup plans to fight back
The two-man company has displayed a cheek by jowl comparison of the websites and mobile applications to highlight the dissimilarities between the two firms
BUSINESS
RBI Kehta Hai: Watch Reserve Bank's innovative rap video warning against banking frauds
As part of the Public Awareness initiative by the RBI, its Twitter and Facebook page called 'RBI says' usually puts out pictures and messages in multiple Indian languages.
BUSINESS
Google strikes deal with News Corp, Agrees to pay for showcasing its news
Google and Facebook had earlier pushed back against the proposed legislation with Google threatening to completely exit the island country. Facebook has also warned that it would ban Australian users to share news on the platform.
BUSINESS
India’s 5G Challenge: All you need to know
The slow progress in India has raised fears that 5G will tread the same path as its predecessors 2G, 3G and 4G, which were delayed by 4 years, 10 years and 7 years respectively, as compared to its global execution.
