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India and Singapore to link their instant payment systems for faster, low-cost cross-border transactions
14 Sep 2021
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Ford to stop manufacturing in India, close its 2 plants
13 Sep 2021
Ford has been in India for 25 years, but managed to gain less than 2 per cent of the market share as its dated line-up failed to bring in competition
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Total to invest $27 bn in energy projects in Iraq’s Basra region
06 Sep 2021
The agreements include construction of a new gas gathering network and treatment units to supply the local power stations, with Total Energies also bringing its expertise to optimise oil and gas production of the Ratawi field, by building and operating new capacities
![RIL set to acquire Europe's top solar panel maker REC Group for $1.2-1.5 bn: report RIL set to acquire Europe's top solar panel maker REC Group for $1.2-1.5 bn: report](/companies/companies_r/Reliance_Industries/images/solar_panel_sep_sm_domain-b.jpg)
RIL set to acquire Europe's top solar panel maker REC Group for $1.2-1.5 bn: report
01 Sep 2021
A successful deal would help bolster the business portfolio of Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd
Mahindra Defence wins Rs1,349.95-cr Indian Navy order for Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems
31 Aug 2021
![Reliance buys rights to manufacture consumer electronics brands BPL, Kelvinator Reliance buys rights to manufacture consumer electronics brands BPL, Kelvinator](/companies/companies_r/Reliance_Industries/images/reliance_retail_30_aug_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Reliance buys rights to manufacture consumer electronics brands BPL, Kelvinator
30 Aug 2021
Reliance will be manufacturing and selling BPL products, which may include air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, fans and light bulbs, and may start production of new products under the brand, say reports
RBI raises Indo-Nepal NEFT transaction ceiling to Rs2 lakh, removes cap of 12 remittances a year
27 Aug 2021
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ITC to invest nearly Rs15,000 crore to expand, upgrade
16 Aug 2021
Chairman Sanjiv Puri said, the "new growth areas" would include plastic substitutes and super App ITC MAARS that will help unlock the potential of small farmers
![Tata Group eyes the $100 billion global 5G chipset market Tata Group eyes the $100 billion global 5G chipset market](/companies/companies_t/tata_group/images/tata_network_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Tata Group eyes the $100 billion global 5G chipset market
11 Aug 2021
Tata group recently acquired telecom equipment maker Tejas Networks, and has also announced a strategic partnership with Bharti Airtel, for the development, manufacture and implementation of 5G network solutions in India
![RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 4% RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 4%](/finance/banks/RBI/images/rbi_logo_july_sm_domain-b.jpg)
RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 4%
09 Aug 2021
RBI has injected additional liquidity of Rs40,000 crore in Q2 of 2021-22 so far under the secondary market government securities acquisition programme and will be conducting open market purchase of G-secs of Rs25,000 crore on 12 August 2021 to address liquidity concerns
![Kumar Mangalam Birla steps aside from Vodafone Idea board Kumar Mangalam Birla steps aside from Vodafone Idea board](/companies/companies_a/a_v_birla_group/images/kumar_mangalam_july_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Kumar Mangalam Birla steps aside from Vodafone Idea board
09 Aug 2021
Vodafone Idea has to pay dues of over Rs58,000 crore to the telecom department that are linked to adjusted gross revenues dating back to 2007, while the company has gross debt of Rs1,80,000-crore
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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