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Telangana Innov. Cell inks MoU with CIPS to promote Innovation culture across all districts
Hyderabad: Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC), and Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Friday to promote the culture of innovation across the 33 districts of…
Delhi to host India MedTech Expo from December 09-11.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched and released the Website (IMTE-22) and Flyer of the India MedTech Expo 2022 on Friday.
Pragati Maidan has been chosen as the venue for the Mega Medical…
Sensex drops 509.24 points, makes free fall 6th day in a row
Mumbai: The equity market remained under pressure for the sixth straight session on Wednesday as the the BSE Sensex tumbled 509.24 points to 56,598.28 as selling was seen in metal, bankex, power and utilities stocks.
The Nifty of the…
Rupee a new record low at 81.87 against USD
Mumbai: The Rupee continued to slid on Wednesday too, as it plugged 29 paise to a new record low at 81.87 versus the greenback amid slumping equity market in early trade.
The Indian currency which has been under pressure for the…
BPCL signs deal with Petrobras Brazil, to diversify crude oil sourcing
Mumbai: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petrobras, the national oil company of Brazil.
The MoU was signed by Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, BPCL,…
Power Finance Director (Fin), Parminder Chopra conferred ‘Best CFO-PSU’ Award
Bangaluru/Delhi: Ms. Parminder Chopra, Director (Finance), Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has been conferred with prestigious ET Ascent “BestCFO-PSU” Award at a glittering ceremony held at Taj, MG Road, Bengaluru on Tuesday.
PFC…
Kolkata Metro records six lakh plus footfalls Monday
Kolkata: Footfalls in Kolkata's North-South Metro Railway have crossed the 6-lakh mark after a gap of two and half years, an official said on Tuesday.
North-South Metro - which covers a 31.39-kilometer distance from Dakhineswar to Kavi…
Cooking gadget by Kupwara student bags ‘Inspire award’, among top 60 innovations
Srinagar: A novel multipurpose cooking tool designed by class VIII student, Danish Ahmad Bhat from Jammu and Kahsmir’s frontier Kupwara district has been selected among the top 60 innovations for Inspire Award at the 9th National Level…
Fabindia launches innovative Gifting this festive season
New Delhi: Fabindia is ready for the festivities this season with an exclusive gifting edition, curating a one-stop shopping experience for all gift giving.
“This edit includes 'fabgift cards', f'abHome' 'giftables', f'abessentials'…
WhatsApp-IDFC Bank seal a deal on FASTag biz across Toll Plazas
Mumbai: Private sector lender IDFC First Bank on Thursday announced the launch of its integration with ‘payments on WhatsApp’ to enable simple and secure FASTags recharge for the Bank’s customers.
IDFC FIRST customers will now be able to…
NTPC, REC sign MOU with National Sports Dev. Fund
New Delhi: National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) of Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Foundation and…
Trains speeds at 130 Kmph in major sections of SCR Zone achieved
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) Zone has reached one more milestone by increasing the maximum permissible speed of train services to 130 kmph in the majority sections of Secunderabad, Vijayawada and Guntakal Divisions.
This has been…
Gross direct tax collection jumps 35.46 pc in FY’23 till date
New Delhi: Gross direct tax collections in the current financial year 2022-23 up to date, posted 35.46 per cent year-on-year rise to Rs 6.48 lakh crore with both corporate income tax and personal income tax showing robust growth, as per the…
Railways’ Land leasing policy to give new fillip to Gati Shakti
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal on long term leasing of Railways’ land for implementing PM Gati Shakti framework.
The decision will help in attracting more cargo…
India’s external debt rises 8.2 pc to $620.7 billion in FY’22
New Delhi: India’s external debt stood at $ 620.7 billion as at end-March 2022 registering an increase of 8.2% over $573.7 billon as at end-March 2021, according to the 28th edition of Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22.
In the…
India jumps ahead of UK as 5th largest economy in world
New Delhi: Growing at the fastest pace among major economies, India has leaped past the UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world.
As per a report by an international news agency, India achieved the feat in the final three…
India’s GDP jumps 13.5 pc in Q1 on economic recovery
New Delhi: Aided by low base, India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 13.5 per cent in the April-June quarter (Q1) of the current financial year 2022-23 as compared to 20.1 per cent in the corresponding quarter last year.
The second wave…
Debroy: India can be $20 trillion economy by ’47 and an upper-middle income country
New Delhi: India may become a $20 trillion economy by 2047 with a per capita income rising upto $10,000 in the next 25 years, according to Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
"So even if you…
S. Korean currency tumbles against US$
Seoul: South Korea's currency tumbled on Monday as hawkish comments, made by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, led to a strong US dollar.
The won/dollar exchange rate finished at 1,350.4 won per dollar, up 19.1 won from the previous…
Odisha to set up MSME parks in every district
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has planned to set up Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) parks in each and every district of the state, a top official said on Sunday.
Speaking at the concluding session of Propack Odisha 2022 and…