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Sebi mulls consolidating tech, cybersecurity norms across mkt institutions
Markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed a comprehensive overhaul and consolidation of information technology-related regulations applicable to market infrastructure institutions aimed at simplifying compliance requirements, removing redundancies and ensuring regulatory consistency across. In its consultation paper, the regulator proposed merging provisions of the Master Circulars for stock exchanges and clearing corporations with the Master Circular for commodity derivatives,while also creating a consolidated circular covering common IT-related areas such as cyber security, cyber resilience, annual system audits, business continuity planning and disaster recovery (BCPDR), capacity planning and technology advisories. Sebi said several provisions currently duplicated across different circulars and frameworks could be streamlined to improve regulatory clarity and reduce compliance burden without diluting oversight. Among the key proposals, Sebi has suggested removing repeated ...
Low-cost imports and high input costs to weigh on paper industry margins: CareEdge Ratings
Priti Agarwal, Senior Director at CareEdge Ratings, said that realisations for India's writing and printing paper segment have fallen by 6-7% and are unlikely to recover meaningfully in the near term. While demand from the education sector remains stable and volumes could grow 3-4%, manufacturers are facing higher costs for wood, bamboo and waste paper. Industry profitability will depend on cost management and policy support.
EAC-PM working paper calls for curbs on tobacco consumption; says it poses serious implications for public health
Tobacco consumption and spending have increased sharply in both rural and urban India between 2011-12 and 2023-24, raising concerns for public health and government finances, according to an Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) working paper. Per capita tobacco expenditure rose 58% in rural areas and 77% in urban areas, with tobacco-using households rising to 13.3 crore in rural India and 4.7 crore in urban India.
Stocks to Watch Today: Physicswallah, Swiggy, Q-Line Biotech, Lupin, Wockhardt, Ashok Leyland, GMR Airports, PG Electroplast, West Coast Paper in focus on 29 May
Stocks in News, 29 May: Stocks like Physicswallah, Ashok Leyland, Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation, Bata India, PC Jeweller, GMR Airports, PG Electroplast, Gabriel India, Hikal, Varroc Engineering, Enviro Infra Engineers, HG Infra Engineering, Swiggy, and Indoco Remedies will be in focus on May 29.