Firms/companies
Reliance acquires majority stake in US smart mobility firm SkyTran
03 Mar 2021
SkyTran has developed a patented, high-speed elevated personal rapid transit system that accommodates two-person jet-like pods and operating with magnetic levitation technology along computer-controlled network
RIL to make batteries in renewable energy push
26 Feb 2021
RIL to spin off O2C business ahead of stake sale to Saudi Aramco
26 Feb 2021
The demerger of the O2C business is part of Mukesh Ambani’s `RIL 2.0’ strategy and involves both monetisation and rebranding with focus on the future
Amazon has been dodging India's regulators all the while: report
19 Feb 2021
While Amazon has been harping on its more than $5.5 billion investment in India and how it provided an online platform for 400,000-plus Indian sellers, in reality, some 33 Amazon sellers accounted for about a third of the value of all goods sold on the company’s website
Amazon to make TV streaming device in India
19 Feb 2021
Tata Group to acquire BigBasket in Rs 9,500-cr deal
19 Feb 2021
The acquisition would help the Tata Group significantly expand its consumer facing businesses, and bring more consumer products and services, including food, grocery, consumer durables, jewelry, financial services etc, on one platform
SAT stays Sebi ban on Future group promoters from securities market
19 Feb 2021
The SAT order comes as a big relief to the Future Retail CEO, who is beng haunted by US online retailer Amazon over alleged violation of conditions of an agreement relating to the sale of its assets to Amazon Inc
Marc Llistosella replaces Guenter Butschek as CEO & MD of Tata Motors
15 Feb 2021
A former COO of Airbus, Marc Llistosella was the president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation and head of Daimler Trucks Asia till 2018 before he moved on to join Einride’s board of directors
ITC Q3 net profit down 11.4% at Rs3,567.09 cr
15 Feb 2021
Govt responds over ‘Koo” as Twitter quotes own laws
15 Feb 2021
In response to IT ministry’s directive to take out 1,178 Twitter accounts that were being handled by 'Khalistani' and 'Pakistani’ entities for spreading misinformation using the farmers' protests, Twitter sought to engage IT ministry officials to push its own “rules’
RBI keeps policy rates unchanged amidst abundant liquidity
08 Feb 2021
With benign inflation, weak aggregate demand and buoyant financial markets, the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI decided to remain accommodative without easing its policy repo rate
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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