In response to the Supreme Court's (SC's) strong stance on unchecked environmental violations, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced new rules for conducting inquiries and imposing penalties on polluters. The updated rules outline key factors to consider when determining the penalties' scale. Adjudicating officers are instructed to assess elements such as the project's location and size, the industry type, and the specific nature of the violation.

A Competition Commission probe has found that food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy indulged in unfair business practices, including alleged preferential treatment to some restaurant partners, according to sources. The detailed investigation was ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in April 2022 and the probe report was submitted to the regulator earlier this year. Under the norms, CCI director general's report has been shared with the parties concerned and later, they will be called for hearings by the watchdog.

Singapore Airlines will make an additional investment of Rs 3,194.5 crore in Tata Group-owned Air India post-merger of Vistara in November. The merger, announced on November 29, 2022, and set to be completed on November 11, 2024, will result in Singapore Airlines having a 25.1 per cent stake in the enlarged Air India. Full-service carrier Vistara, which started flying on January 9, 2015, is a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines, where the latter holds a 49 per cent shareholding.

Vistara will be merged with Air India on Monday night, and from Tuesday onward, the Vistara flight code will change from 'UK' to 'AI2XXX'.

Starting November 12, Vistara aircraft will be operated under the Air India banner, to be identified by a special four-digit flight code beginning with "2".

Welcome to concentrated living, which telescopes the essentials of life into a limited geographical area, writes PRINCE FREDERICK

From serving traditional meals in car parks to packaging coffee decoction, the city’s wedding caterers are finding innovative ways to power through the COVID-19 crisis

The festivities include colourful decor, fusion wear and elaborate satvik food spreads

The eCAPA exhibition in Delhi is helping neurodiverse artists join the mainstream, as art lovers and celebrities join hands to showcase and buy the incredible works

With the onset of birdwatching season, the birders of Visakhapatnam are geared up to visit the biodiversity hotspots in the vicinity

At Krishna’s Kitchen, the wide variety will leave you spoilt for choice

On this World Environment Day, a look at the boom in biodegradable cutlery and crockery made from agricultural residue

The swamiji conducts online classes on Vedanta and delivers lectures

'I want to just haso, hasao and khush raho.'

'Mom trusted the wrong people, and let the wrong kind of elements get into our life.'

Beyond the handball incident, the Belgian champions were the better side on the night. Villa's World Cup-winning keeper Martinez was pressed into action early by Brugge, who had seven shots on target to the Premier League club's one, and made several key saves to keep his team in the game.

Hyderabad FC scripted a sensational comeback to sink Kerala Blasters 2-1 in a thrilling Indian Super League match.

At just 12 and a half years old, Manjari won gold in diving at the 1968 national championship in Kanpur, competing against older athletes.

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions.

Odisha FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant played out a 1-1 draw in an exciting Indian Super League match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Arjun Deshwal capped off an exceptional solo performance to lead Jaipur Pink Panthers to a 39-32 win over Bengaluru Bulls in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in Noida on Tuesday.

Grab is in the midst of developing maps that are built with self-driving vehicles in mind.

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Grab Ventures chief Chris Yeo said the venture unit continues to see opportunities to partner with startups in SEA.

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Investree is currently in the process of raising a Series C round and is likely to close it by the end of this quarter.

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Coronavirus may trigger positive investment sentiment in ancillary segments of healthcare, says its MD Sunil Thakur.

The post Coronavirus will compel govts to increase public health expenditure: Quadria Capital appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

SNOWPLUS, which recently raised $125 million, is seeking to grow in SE Asia, Europe and the US.

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Carsome is entering the slowdown with cash in hand, after raising $50 million in December.

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Paytm plans to double down on existing categories like payments, content and gaming and push usage in Tier 3 and 4 geographies.

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InnoVen's Chin Chao, Alteria's Vinod Murali and Simmonds Stewart's Chris Wilson answer your questions.

The post Venture debt in the times of COVID-19: Your questions answered appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

Moonfare platform allows family offices, bankers and HNIs to access a curated range of private equity funds.

The post Investor interest in PE funds to heighten in post-virus world: Moonfare APAC head appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

The market might take one or two years to see the next batch of SMEs emerge.  

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Fundraising conversations will increasingly be centred around business models and sustainability.

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Instead of cashing in on the home-confined population, some food delivery apps have suspended operations.

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CFO Maggie Wu told investors that China's retail and local consumer businesses would be hit hardest.

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NIO counts the likes of Baillie Gifford (a big Tesla investor), Tencent and Temasek among its backers.

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Eddie Thai, a Partner at 500 Startups, lists out specific tips for surviving in these tough times.

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The cost of protecting against the virus will fall disproportionately on the poor.

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The M&A wave is seen as startups begin to struggle with the virus' impact on their cashflows.

The post COVID-19 crisis set to spur M&A in SE Asia, says Golden Gate’s Lauria appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

What may be happening to the value of a private-equity portfolio in the COVID-19 crisis?

The post Guest Post | ‘Nowcasting’ private equity in the coronavirus crisis appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

Fire sales of VC fund stakes are most likely to be initiated first by high net worth individuals and some family offices.

The post Guest Post | Coronavirus: Liquidity will come at a premium for VC asset class appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

Investors are betting slower economic growth will spur opportunities for the distressed-assets firm.

The post Thai distressed assets manager BAM emerges top stock amid virus outbreak appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

The bidding is shaping up as a battle between Dhanin Chearavanont's Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, Central Group, and beer-and-property magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's TCC Group.

The post Thai tycoons set to go head-to-head as Tesco invites bids for $9b Asia biz appeared first on DealStreetAsia.

The offices were shut for five days of cleaning after a Singapore employee, who previously visited the Bangkok office, tested positive for the coronavirus.

The post Grab shuts Singapore, Thailand offices after coronavirus infection appeared first on DealStreetAsia.