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Artificial Intelligence is not a curiosity to be bookmarked for later. As Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and Chairman of higher education and upskilling platform upGrad, puts it, AI is a “permanent shift” that will reorder what counts as valuable work, how learning is delivered, and who gets access to expertise. Panic is the wrong response. “Overreacting to anything is always a bad idea,” Screwvala warns—a useful corrective in a debate too often fuelled by alarm. There is also practical good news: AI’s biggest promise may be to multiply scarce human expertise, not merely to replace routine tasks. As Screwvala explains, “With AI…

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) will take up industry bodies’ complaints relating to non-reduction in prices of goods after the reduced Goods and Service Tax (GST) rates are implemented from September 22, its chief Sanjay Kumar Agarwal has said.The GST Council, comprising the centre and states, last week decided to cut tax rates on 375 items and reduce the number of slabs to just two from four currently.From September 22, a 5% GST will be levied for most common-use goods, and 18% on everything else. The GST Council took a unanimous decision to do away with…

Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz from YourStory, tests your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills (see the previous edition here). In this 204th edition of the quiz, we present issues tackled by real-life entrepreneurs in their startup journeys. What would you do if you were in their shoes? At the end of the quiz, you will find out what the entrepreneurs and innovators themselves actually did. Would you do things differently?Check out YourStory’s Book Review section as well, with takeaways from over 355 titles on creativity and entrepreneurship, and our weekend PhotoSparks section on creativity in the arts.…

Instamart will launch its first-ever annual mega sale, Instamart Quick India Movement 2025, on Sunday, September 7. The sale is set to go live on both the Instamart app and the Swiggy app from September 19 to September 28, 2025.Customers can expect over 50,000 products offered at discounts ranging from 50-90%, with significant markdowns across electronics, kitchen and dining, beauty and personal care, toys, and more. The platform has partnered with Axis Bank Credit Cards for bank offers. On the products side, it has partnered with boAt, Philips, Bergner, Pampers, Airwick, and Nestasia. Smartphones, including OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi, POCO, and realme, and gadgets and appliances from boAt, JBL, Philips,…

IPO-bound OYO’s parent entity, Oravel Stays, has rebranded itself as Prism.In a letter to shareholders sent by OYO, accessed by Press Trust of India (PTI), Chairman of the Board and founder Ritesh Agarwal mentioned that Oravel Stays will launch Prism Life, in short Prism, as its new corporate identity.”Prism will serve as the umbrella for all our diverse businesses, helping us work more efficiently and clearly communicate who we are. It will tie together our different brands without losing what makes each one unique,” Agarwal said in the letter.He further shared that the transition to Prism marks the establishment of…

From YouTube lessons to a Rs 3,000-crore revenue enterprise headed for an initial public offering (IPO), PhysicsWallah (PW) has joined the small group of Indian edtech firms that have reached this scale, driven by both its online engine and a fast expansion of offline and hybrid centres.PW has filed an updated draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an IPO worth Rs 3,820 crore.In fiscal year 2025, the company reported operating revenue of Rs 2,886.6 crore, almost 49% higher than the year before. It also generated Rs 506.9 crore in operating cash…

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. For entrepreneurs and business leaders, the challenge isn’t finding valuable books—it’s finding time to read them. Between back-to-back meetings, managing a team, and keeping an eye on the market, even carving out an hour a day can feel like a luxury. But knowledge doesn’t have to wait for the rare moments when you have a free weekend.The 12min Micro Book Library trims bestselling…

In a world that changes at lightning speed, trends come and go, and new technologies disrupt industries overnight. Yet, some books continue to hold value decade after decade, offering insights, lessons, and perspectives that remain relevant no matter how much the world evolves.Successful people understand that reading isn’t just for today, it’s an investment in long-term growth. Books that stand the test of time offer wisdom that transcends fads, enabling readers to make better decisions, innovate, and navigate the challenges of the future.By exploring these works, you’re not just consuming information; you’re building a foundation of knowledge, strategy, and mindset…

A report by LocalCircles titled ‘How urban Indian households will spend during festive season 2025’, suggests a 115% increase in the number of urban Indian households opting for festive shopping via ecommerce and online platforms as a preferred channel. The report also says that recent goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation will boost positive sentiments for shoppers. That said, a large section of urban Indian households shows a continued preference to buy offline during the festive season, according to the report, which pointed out that 37% of urban Indian households plan to spend Rs 20,000 or more this festive…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed confidence that revenue buoyancy from rising consumption will offset the estimated Rs 48,000-crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) shortfall arising from rate cuts, ensuring no impact on public finances while bolstering GDP growth.She noted that the consumption boost from the landmark GST reform, along with a strong first-quarter GDP growth of 7.8%, could help the economy surpass the projected FY26 growth range of 6.3–6.8%.Asked about the fiscal deficit, FM Sitharaman said the Rs 48,000-crore implication is based on static assumptions, but higher consumption from September 22 will improve income buoyancy. “To a large extent,…