Carrying some extra timber around your waist puts you at an increased risk of 13 different cancers which have been linked to obesity, with new research finding that waist size is as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI). The research, published in the British Journal Of Cancer, found that men with a waist size of over 102cm (40in) Read More

Goods and Services Tax (GST) may have made new cars more affordable but it will increase the prices of used cars, boost the unorganised market and wipe out smaller players from the organised segment. According to used car operators GST on used cars is the same as new cars which is 28 percent and this is several times higher than Read More

HIGHLIGHTS The prototype uses backscatter communication technology It can currently only make calls and send texts A more advanced version is in the works A team of researchers at the University of Washington has come up with a working prototype of a cellphone that doesn’t require a battery to make calls or send text messages – instead, it harvests energy Read More

  India is all set for its most ambitious reform in decades, which is expected to transform the world’s fastest growing major economy into a single market for the first time. The long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolls out Saturday even as businesses complain they are ill-prepared for the massive changes about to ripple through India’s unwieldy $2 trillion Read More

HIGHLIGHTS SpaceX proposes building a 6,245-square metre hangar in Florida The space will be used to refurbish and store SpaceX’s reusable rockets The company is preparing for its 10th flight of the year on Sunday SpaceX wants to expand facilities in Florida to refurbish and store its reusable rocket boosters as it increases the pace of launches, documents filed with Read More

Small business owners feel confident about their prospects, according to the latest Small Biz Index. The recent survey of 1,000 small business owners was conducted by MetLife (@Metlife) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce between April 30 and April 21, 2017. According to the data gathered, 60.6 percent of small business owners said they have a positive outlook for their Read More

Small business owners continue to back President Donald Trump. Seventy percent of small businesses are in favor of the President’s Buy American-Hire American executive order. If approved, it will require the government to review its current H-1B visa program. Meanwhile, 52 percent rate Trump’s first 100 days in office as a success. According to a new survey by business-for-sale marketplace Read More

Amazon India’s HR head Raj Raghavan. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint New Delhi: Summer internships give companies a long enough opportunity to asses a student, as compared to 15- to 30-minute interviews during campus placements. Additionally, it also helps a student to check out if the company is a good employer. E-commerce firm Amazon India converts 60% of their summer interns into Read More

Her husband, who entered the curtain-walling business straight from university, has boasted of 25 years of ‘practical experience’ on Harley Facades’s website. Mr and Mrs Bailey were director and secretary of Harley Curtain Wall, which went bust in 2015, owing creditors £1million, according to reports. A customer demanded £428,000 for disputed work and the company owed £1.18million in total. But Read More

  projects on RERA website Jaipur, Jun 1 (PTI) The Rajasthan government today made it compulsory for all real estate projects and agents in the state to register on the official website of the Real Estate Regulations and Development Act (RERA). The website was launched by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje here today. The website www.rera-rajasthan.in will make the people aware Read More