Out of around 5.26 lakh fair price shops in the country, 2.04 lakh have PoS machines, and close to 78% ration cards have been seeded to Aadhaar, says government Source:…

The US, which ranked the highest last year, slumped to third place, due to a shift in energy policy under President Donald Trump Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari says India’s electric vehicle policy will cover both light and commercial vehicles like cars and buses Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

Acquiring lithium fields in Bolivia, Australia, Chile could become as important as buying oil fields as India needs raw material to make batteries for electric vehicles Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

The US FDA has increased the frequency of its inspections but also intensified scrutiny on drug manufacturing facilities in India Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

Sheryl Sandberg bats for federal policies to benefit working parents, including a minimum wage increase, mandated paid parental leave and affordable childcare Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

Experts have urged companies to update older Microsoft operating systems to ensure they aren’t vulnerable to a second, more powerful version of ‘ransomware’ cyberattack Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

A TeamLease report shows overall hiring outlook for April-September was 89%, against 95% for October-March, indicating that companies are less enthusiastic about offering jobs Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)

Declining solar power tariffs are resulting in fewer renewable energy deals on concerns that discoms may not honour electricity offtake commitments for projects awarded at high tariffs Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)