Business

Garment factory worker sewing clothes at an industrial machine.

August 23, 2026

EPFO Enrolment Campaign 2026: Employers Get July 1 Start, October 31 Deadline to Regularize Missing Workers, ₹100 Damages

EPFO Employees' Enrolment Campaign 2026 runs July 1–October 31. Employers regularize workers from April 2009. ₹100 lump-sum damages. Digital enrollment via UMANG. Limited window.

Business·News·Technology

Once Asia’s Richest Man, Now Life in Prison: China Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced

The founder of China\’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande, was sentenced to life in prison by a Shenzhen court on August 20, 2026, capping the dramatic fall of a man who was once Asia\’s richest person. Hui Ka Yan,

August 23, 2026

Australia Turns the Screw: Google and Meta Face a Levy If They Skip News Deals

Australia·Business·Policy

Australia can now charge Google and Meta if they don't pay local news outlets. Here is what the new levy backstop changes.

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Economic D-Day’ as China Rejects the Pressure

Business·News·Politics·World

President Trump threatened Iran this week with what he called an “economic D-Day,” warning other countries against offering financial help as a 60-day ceasefire

Air Force specialists brief parents and children on internet safety

Business·Policy

TikTok Pays $400M to Settle DOJ Children’s Privacy Case

The US Department of Justice announced Friday a $400 million settlement with TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to resolve allegations that the social media platform violated federal children’s privacy laws. The

Govind Tekale

August 22, 2026

Business·Policy

TikTok Pays $400 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations in Landmark DOJ Settlement

DOJ secures $400M settlement with TikTok over children's privacy violations. Pays $300M now, $100M upon vacating 2019 FTC decree. One of the largest COPPA case recoveries ever obtained.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

Ballot papers and envelopes prepared for mail-in voting.

Business·News·Policy·Politics·USA

USPS Final Rule Ties Mail-In Ballots to Federal Voter Lists

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to publish a final rule that would reshape how mail-in ballots move through the federal system ahead of the November midterm congressional elections. The agency posted

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

Business·Energy·Policy·World

Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Falters as Tankers Reroute and Brent Tops $84

A narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman has become the focal point of a months-long disruption to global energy flows. The Strait of Hormuz, the only sea route out of

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

India non-fossil power capacity 300.50 GW solar panels

Business·Energy

India’s Non-Fossil Power Capacity Hits 300 GW as Solar and Wind Surge

India has crossed a major clean energy milestone, reaching 300.50 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity generation capacity as of July 31, 2026, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 22, 2026

A largely dry reservoir bed with exposed cracked banks and a thin strip of water, England.

Business·Environment·World

Panama Canal Drought Drives $4M Skip as El Nino Threatens Prices

One ship paid a staggering $4 million this month to jump the line at the Panama Canal, a vivid sign that drought and a strengthening El Nino are tightening one of the

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

A pile of discarded fast fashion clothes on a landfill site, dirty and tangled, with a European Union flag barely visible in the background.

Business·Policy

EU Green Claims Directive: Fashion Brands Face New Rules Against Greenwashing

On September 27, 2026, the European Union’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive takes effect, introducing new rules that will require fashion brands to substantiate their environmental claims with verifiable data.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Rows of green t-shirts hanging on wooden hangers at a clothing store — illustrative of fashion retail facing new EU green claims regulations

Business·Policy

EU Green Claims Directive Forces Fashion Brands to Prove Environmental Claims

Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive takes effect, introducing new rules that will require fashion brands to substantiate their environmental claims with verifiable data. The directive amends the Unfair Commercial Practices

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Business·News

UK Reconsiders Digital Services Tax After Trump 100% Tariff Threat

The United Kingdom government has indicated willingness to reconsider its digital services tax (DST) after US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned that President Donald Trump views the levy on American tech companies

Sunita Somvanshi

August 21, 2026

Evergrande International Center skyscraper in Guangzhou, China

Business·News·Technology

Once Asia’s Richest Man, Now Life in Prison: China Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Sentenced

The founder of China’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande, was sentenced to life in prison by a Shenzhen court on August 20, 2026, capping the dramatic fall of a man who

Sunita Somvanshi

August 20, 2026

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