Firms/companies
Adani, Suntech team up to build world’s largest solar power plant
20 Aug 2015
Adani Power's 200 MW solar power plant in Tamil Nadu could be the largest single solar power plant in the world
RBI to issue small finance bank licences next month
20 Aug 2015
Unlike payments banks, small finance banks can provide basic banking services like accepting deposits and lending to the unbanked sections such as small farmers, micro businesses and unorganised sector enterprises
RBI allows India Post, 10 other entities to set up payments banks
19 Aug 2015
Energy-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and a joint venture of Aditya Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular are also among successful applicants
Snapdeal raises $500 mn in fresh funding, takes valuation to nearly $5 bn
19 Aug 2015
Japan's SoftBank, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology have invested $500 mn in fresh funding in Snapdeal
Lenovo to make six mn handsets in India
19 Aug 2015
Lenovo plans to follow a dual-brand strategy in India as it launches devices under the Motorola and Lenovo badges
Cargill to buy Norwegian fish feed maker Ewos for $1.5 bn
18 Aug 2015
The proposed deal is the second Cargill has invested in aquaculture over the last month
Maggi row: NCDRC accepts govt’s Rs640-cr suit, serves notice on Nestle
17 Aug 2015
During the preliminary hearing the consumer court expressed doubt over the government's cause of action, saying the Bombay High Court had already dealt with the issue
Reliance Communication's net profit rises 34%
17 Aug 2015
Hindalco Q1 net plunges 67% to Rs107 crore
14 Aug 2015
Google gets two more weeks to answer EU charges
14 Aug 2015
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