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Eight years on GST is a success, but reforms are very much needed 123
Top Stories
JSW Paints to buy 74% stake in Akzo Nobel India for around Rs. 9,000-crore 126
Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Ohmium join forces to develop green hydrogen solutions in India 128
Coventry University joins up with two Indian institutes to offer online course on hydrogen fuel technology 130
Government panel recommends 5% GST on green hydrogen, batteries 132
Vedanta subsidiary to invest in rare earth processing and magnet-making facility 134
Government proposes legally binding carbon targets for over 460 industrial units under draft 2025 rules 135
Hindalco to acquire US-based AluChem Companies 136
CSIR-NIIST, NECTAR join forces on advancing vegan leather technology 137
Surplus rice crop to help sustain domestic ethanol production 138
NMDC’s new Dubai office to aid critical mineral acquisitions 139

Pharmaceuticals
Torrent Pharma to acquire controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals from KKR 140
IMCD bolsters pharma portfolio with Trichem acquisition 141
Deadly blast at Sigachi Industries’ facility in Telangana 142
Biological E and Jiangsu Recbio in technology tie-up for HPV vaccine 143
Hydrocarbons

Rosneft said to be in talks with Reliance to sell stake in Nayara Energy 144
News from Abroad 149

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