Niti Aayog anchors PLI dashboard plan
Sep 13, 2021, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Niti Aayog, the public policy think tank, has started anchoring a dashboard showing real-time data on production-linked incentives (PLI).
German Sportswear brand Adidas launches its digital flagship store for India
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The German sportswear major Adidas launched its digital flagship store Tuesday for its target market in India to provide an enhanced innovation, state-of-the-art UI, and interface.
Things You Must know About the Commercial Vehicle Insurance in India
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:53 am
In India, a significant portion of the population relies on commercial transport to travel or send goods to the desired destination.
Is India Ready To Welcome Digital Gold?
Sep 08, 2021, at 03:32 am
Since the world was hit by Covid-19, the gold prices have been increasingly engaging investors to invest more in it. Buying gold ornaments is nothing new for the Indians. However, if you are looking at gold from the perspective of earning profit or good return from it, then the approach changes and along with that, the form of gold changes too. From a pure investment perspective, digital gold is a new opportunity to make good investments.
Harley-Davidson and Hero open bookings for Pan America 1250
Sep 06, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The two-wheeler giants Harley-Davidson and Hero MotoCorp on Sunday said bookings for the next lot of adventure tourer bike Pan America 1250 have been opened after the first batch of motorcycles was completely sold out.
Amazon gears up for hosting its first-ever 'Career Day' in India
Sep 02, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Amazon Thursday announced that it will be hosting its first-ever 'Career Day' in India on September 16 which will help it reach its goal of creating 20 lakh direct and indirect jobs.
India's August GST collection rises 30 pc YoY to Rs 1.12 lakh cr on economic recovery
Sep 01, 2021, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Gross GST collection in the month of August 2021 rose 30 per year year-on-year to Rs 1.12 lakh crore reflecting fast economic recovery.
Sep 01, 2021, at 08:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ride-hailing company Uber has named Abhilekh Kumar as the new Director of Business Development for Uber’s India and South Asia business.
Expect 'early harvest' pact with Australia soon: Piyush Goyal
Aug 20, 2021, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: Asking industry to provide their inputs for the trade pact with Australia, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that he expected an 'early harvest' pact with the country.
Indian delegation to take part in 6th Eastern Economic Forum
Aug 12, 2021, at 05:14 am
Moscow/IBNS: Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation D. B. Venkatesh Varma participated in a meeting at Moscow with Russian President and Executive Secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov during which they discussed possible formats for India’s participation in the EEF 2021 and SPIEF 2022.
Bridgestone India ambassador PV Sindhu visits company's headquarters, plant in Pune
Aug 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
Kolkata/UNI: Bridgestone India brand ambassador Padma Bhushan PV Sindhu visited the company’s headquarters and plant in Pune on Wednesday.
Australia keen to supply critical minerals to India
Aug 12, 2021, at 01:04 am
Canberra/New Delhi/UNI: Australia has the potential to become a major supplier of critical minerals to India like titanium, vanadium and lithium, and supporting jobs, supply chains and innovation in both countries, according to a new report published by the Australian government.
Exide revamps its pan-India doorstep battery service
Aug 10, 2021, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The batmobile doorstep battery service kicked off by leading battery manufacturer Exide Industries will be extended to over 250 Indian cities by end of August, a senior company official said on Monday.
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The services trade will play a major role in the relationship between India and US going forward and strengthen the bilateral economic ties, in line with the geopolitical and strategic ties between the two countries, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal.
Meeting EN 124 certification could help India leap ahead in exports of sanitary castings: EEPC
Jul 31, 2021, at 02:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) Chairman Ravi Sehgal has said that meeting the EN124 standard that is designed to ensure the safety, compatibility, and consistency of sanitary castings will help promote the export of cast iron, ductile iron and sanitary castings.
Airtel and Intel announce collaboration to accelerate 5G in India
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: India's second largest wireless carrier Airtel Wednesday announced a collaboration with Intel for 5G network development by leveraging vRAN / O-RAN technologies.
India's OTT entertainment industry to reach $15 billion by 2030
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: India's Over the Top (OTT) Entertainment Industry is burgeoning into a multi-billion-dollar industry, cannibalizing into the established bastion of traditional television, radio and cinema auditorium forms of media and entertainment, experts have opined.
India retail inflation touches 6.26 percent in June
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:14 am
New Delhi: India's retail inflation eased marginally to 6.26 per cent in the month of June, reveals government data released on Monday.
Essar Shipping’s Tvisha & Tuhina boosts Indo-Bangladesh rice trade
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata: Essar Shipping Ltd, part of Essar Global Fund Ltd’s services and technology portfolio, on Monday said two of its handysize vessels Tvisha and Tuhina weighing 13,000 DWT, have been engaged in exports of rice from India to Bangladesh as per the recent bilateral trade agreement signed between the two neighbouring countries.
Pandemic Gives Boost To Broadband Industry In India
Jul 12, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Pandemic in India has given a boost to the number of users using fixed-line broadband. During the pandemic, the professionals engaged in work from home and the children in a study from home which increased the demand for broadband connection as the mobile data has its own limitation in terms of speed and reliability. The latest report by TRAI, telecom regulator of India has indicated that the broadband connections in India grew by 2% on average every month since July 2020 every month. Before the pandemic, the broadband connection was growing only at a rate of 0.5% in a month. Till March 2021, the number of broadband connections in India was a whopping 22.8 million.
Amazon bets big on tier 2 and tier 3 Indian cities driving its growth
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Around 65 percent of Amazon's orders in India are placed from tier two cities driving the growth of the American e-commerce giant in the South Asian nation, said a top official.
Kotak, Metropolis join hands to offer Covid antibody test at 30 pct discount
Jun 23, 2021, at 05:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: To help assess one’s antibody levels, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL) on Tuesday announced an exclusive offer for its customers in a tie-up with Metropolis Healthcare Limited (Metropolis).
India's inflation touches all-time high of 12.94 percent
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Mumbai: India's wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in May hit an all-time high of 12.94 percent, revealed data released by the government on Monday.
India will remain second-fastest growing economy; expected to grow at 8.3%
Jun 09, 2021, at 03:20 pm
The World Bank has forecast that the Indian economy would grow by 8.3 per cent during the current fiscal year, an increase of nearly 3 per cent from its January projection, but lower than the April estimate by almost 2 per cent.
India's defence exports see substantial rise, says Centre in e-booklet
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India exported defence products worth Rs 9,116 crore in 2019-20 -- a substantial rise from Rs 1,941 in 2014-15.
Rs 1.02 lakh cr GST collected in May: Govt
Jun 05, 2021, at 11:43 pm
New Delhi: The government on Saturday informed that a total of Rs 1,02,709 crore was collected in the form of Goods and Services Tax in the month of May, 2021.
Volkswagen India launches Polo Comfortline TSI with automatic transmission
Jun 03, 2021, at 07:56 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Automobile major, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India on Thursday launched the new Polo Comfortline with automatic transmission in India starting at the ex-showroom price of Rs 8.51 lakh.
India GDP growth contracts 7.3 percent in FY21
May 31, 2021, at 11:41 pm
New Delhi: India's gross domestic product (GDP) suffered a jolt as the growth contracted by 7.3 per cent during FY21, as per government released data on Monday.
Sensex spurts by 882.40 points during the week
May 29, 2021, at 09:24 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex zoomed up by 882.40 points or 1.75 pc to settle at 51,422.88 in a week under review as encouraging quarterly earnings and positive global cues boosted investors sentiment, while moderation in daily new COVID-19 cases in India also improved the risk sentiments.
ICRA projects two percent GDP growth for Q4 FY21
May 25, 2021, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/UNI: India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate is likely to inch up to two per cent in Q4 of the fiscal year 2020-21, investment information and credit rating agency ICRA said on Monday.