Digital confidence, not just digital access: India’s changemakers chart new course for inclusive growth | Bengaluru News

Recent Views 19 Bengaluru: At a time when India’s digital transformation is redefining everything from classrooms to careers, an unusual gathering in Bengaluru on Wednesday set out to ask a deeper question: What does true inclusion mean in the age of AI?The ‘Changemakers Circle 2025′ on the topic ‘AI & Digital Skilling’, organised by Times…

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Rate rejig: GST collection growth moderates in November

Recent Views 20 NEW DELHI: Goods and services tax (GST) collection growth moderated in Nov, following a massive overhaul of the structure, including rate reduction on 375 items, although govt asserted that it had helped boost consumption and the mop-up trends were in line with its estimate.During Nov, based on transactions in Oct, collections (excluding…

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Push for efficiency: Maharashtra launches ‘e-bond’ system; replaces stamp paper bonds for trade

Recent Views 18 The Maharashtra government on Friday rolled out an electronic bond, or ‘e-bond’, system for import and export transactions, replacing traditional stamp paper bonds, officials said. The move is aimed at simplifying trade procedures, accelerating business operations, and modernising the state’s economy.Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said Maharashtra has become the 16th state in…

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