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Women want to play a bigger role in Make in India: Study
NEW DELHI: Women professionals want to take on more responsibilities and play a larger role in operations, manufacturing, and engineering services sectors, and conducive policies and practices are needed to help gender inclusion in these…
Startup airline Akasa orders 72 737 max aircraft to launch service – Boeing
Washington, Nov 16 (UNI/Sputnik) Akasa Air, a new airline targeting domestic travel in India, ordered 72 fuel-efficient 737 Max passenger jets valued at nearly $9 billion, Boeing said on Tuesday.
"Akasa Air's order includes two variants…
Amazon platform used for smuggling ganja online. Company responds
NEW DELHI: E-commerce major Amazon India on Monday said it is currently investigating an issue, wherein its platform was allegedly used to source marijuana (ganja).
Online marijuana racket busted in Madhya Pradesh Currently investigating…
Mondelez International invests ocean fund to drive recycling of plastics in India
Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) Mondelez International announced its commitment to advance a circular economy for plastic waste with a significant investment in the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF), focused on advancing scalable business solutions…
Amazon announces deals for Black Friday event
San Francisco, Nov 15 (UNIXinhua) Amazon announced on Monday that more Black Friday deals than ever before will be available starting Nov. 25.
Customers will be able to shop deals "with deep discounts on top products and must-have…
Sebi Chairman cautions investors against ‘lure of unrealistic returns’
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Sunday cautioned investors against getting lured by unrealistic returns and promises that are “too good to be true”.
“Investors should be careful against getting…
Looking at non-stop flights to a lot of new international markets: IndiGo CEO
While Covid was the worst period for airlines globally in terms of the loss of business, it was also a time that changed behaviours of both consumers and markets. One of the views echoed the most across the airline industry is that…
India is back in business, can be world’s hub of industry & services: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Textiles Piyush Goyal on Sunday pushed the country's attractiveness as a destination for global trade and investment underlined by the country's capability to…
RBI asks banks to standardise NPAs only on full interest, principal payments
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks that that loan accounts classified as non-performing assets (NPAs) should be upgraded as ‘standard’ asset only if entire arrears of interest and principal are paid by the borrower.…
Earnings outlook gives Sensex a boost
Led by IT, energy and realty stocks, domestic markets on Friday rallied by 1.28 per cent amid expectations of good corporate earnings and economic fundamentals. The Sensex shot up 767 points to 60,686.69 and the NSE Nifty index rose 229…
Fall in currency, gold assets pulls down forex reserves by $1.1 billion
The country’s forex reserves posted a decrease of $1.145 billion to reach $640.874 billion during the week ended November 5, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
In the preceding week ended October 29, the…
IBBI: IPs should work out resolution plans in time-bound manner
As the valuation of a stressed asset declines each day, insolvency professionals (IPs) should work on a resolution plan within a particular time frame, an official of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) said on Saturday.…
Container issue taken up, will address it: Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday emphasised that the issue of container shortage would be addressed “successfully” as the matter has been taken up with all urgency.
During a day-long visit to JNPT here, Sonowal also said a…
EAM Jaishankar visits India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020
Dubai/New Delhi, Nov 13 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday visited the India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 that saw 300,000 footfalls a day ago, and also interacted with his counterparts from Cyprus, Slovakia and…
Maharatna PFC declares 32% rise in PAT, in Q2
New Delhi, NewsonRadar Bureau, Nov. 12: Power Finance Corporation Ltd., a financial sector PSU, which has been conferred with the highest Maharatna status by Govt. of India recently, has shown impressive performance in Q2 of current…
SJVN signs Contract Agreement for EPC of 75 MW Solar Project at Parasan Solar Park
Shimla, Nov 12 (UNI) SJVN entered into Contract Agreement for development of 75 MW (AC) Solar Power Project at Parasan Solar Park, Uttar Pradesh on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis with subsequent O&M for three…
Retail inflation rises marginally to 4.48 per cent in October
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation inched up to 4.48 per cent in October due to an uptick in food prices, government data showed on Friday.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was at 4.35 per cent in September and 7.61 per cent in…
Passenger vehicle dispatches drop 27 per cent in October
NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined by 27 per cent year-on year in October with semiconductor shortage hitting production of automobile manufacturers, auto industry body SIAM said on Friday.
Passenger vehicle sales…
Individuals can now directly buy T-bills, G-Secs from market
NEW DELHI: Individuals can now directly purchase treasury bills, dated securities, sovereign gold bonds (SGB) and state development loans (SDLs) from primary as well as secondary markets, thanks to the RBI Retail Direct Scheme launched by…
Paytm IPO: Initial share price fixed at Rs 2,150 apiece
NEW DELHI: Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm has fixed an offer price of Rs 2,150 apiece for its initial share-sale.
The shares of Paytm are expected to list on bourses on November 18, according to the final prospectus…
