Retailers and vendors avoid UPI transactions to escape GST heat | Hubballi News

Hubballi: Small-scale retailers and street vendors in Hubballi are switching back to cash transactions. The shift is triggered by GST notices sent to unregistered businesses traced through UPI transactions. Fearing tax scrutiny, vendors—especially fruit and vegetable sellers—are avoiding digital modes despite their earlier popularity.Recently, numerous small retail establishments, including vendors selling bun-mirchi, paan beeda shops,…

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Rare earth elements: China’s grip on critical metals and why the world depends on them – Explained

India’s ambitions in electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and clean energy may face critical challenges due to its limited domestic production of rare earth elements (REEs), despite holding sizable reserves. China continues to dominate the global REE supply chain, controlling over 90 per cent of the world’s processing and magnet-making capacity, reported ET.Rare earths, 17 elements…

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