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RBI rules out dilution of bank capital norms
31 Dec 2018
While recent data for the first half of fiscal 2018-19 indicated a stabilisation in non-performing assets (NPAs), this is at an elevated level and capital positions stands buffered and the provision coverage ratio has improved, RBI noted
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Bimal Jalan heads panel on RBI’s economic capital framework
27 Dec 2018
The panel will decide on the appropriate size of reserves to be maintained by RBI as per public policy mandate, including financial stability considerations, to assess the extent of the profits that can be transferred to the government
Tata Motors reassures UK PM May on JLR: report
24 Dec 2018
![J&J told to stop using its baby powder raw material in India J&J told to stop using its baby powder raw material in India](/companies/companies_j/Johnson_Johnson/images/johnson_july_sm_domain-b.jpg)
J&J told to stop using its baby powder raw material in India
21 Dec 2018
Reports quoting an unnamed senior CDSCO official said on Thursday that Johnson & Johnson has been served with a written order to stop using the "huge quantities" of raw materials stocked in its plants in India
![ONGC board approves share buyback of around Rs4,000 cr ONGC board approves share buyback of around Rs4,000 cr](/companies/companies_o/ONGC/images/ongc_dec_sm_domain-b.jpg)
ONGC board approves share buyback of around Rs4,000 cr
20 Dec 2018
ONGC has approved a share buyback of 1.97 per cent of its total paid-up equity, which may fetch the government around Rs2,640 cr considering its 65.64 per cent equity stake
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Now government wants interim dividend from RBI
20 Dec 2018
According to earlier reports, the government is seeking 3,60,000 crore out of RBI’s over 9,00,000 crore reserves, which include gold, foreign currencies, SDR, sovereign bonds etc
JLR may slash 5,000 jobs next year to cut cost
18 Dec 2018
![ABB sells over 80% in Power Grids to Hitachi for $9.1 bn ABB sells over 80% in Power Grids to Hitachi for $9.1 bn](/companies/companies_a/abb_india/images/abb_dec_sm_domain-b.jpg)
ABB sells over 80% in Power Grids to Hitachi for $9.1 bn
18 Dec 2018
Post divestment ABB plans to modify the structure of its remaining businesses and focus on simplified digital industries for enhanced customer value and shareholder returns
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Brazil's Embraer in deal to sell 80% of aviation business to Boeing
17 Dec 2018
The terms of the strategic partnership, announced today, however, remain unchanged from the joint-venture plans first announced in July, which still needs approval from the Brazilian government
lndia Post ventures into e-commerce, net banking
17 Dec 2018
![PSBs seek roll-back of Rajan-Urjit regulations PSBs seek roll-back of Rajan-Urjit regulations](/finance/banks/RBI/images/shaktikanta_das_dec_sm_domain-b.jpg)
PSBs seek roll-back of Rajan-Urjit regulations
14 Dec 2018
Public sector banks are in a strange situation with 11 of the 21 PSBs under prompt corrective action (PCA) and face restrictions on their lending activity, which in turn make their turnaround more difficult
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US House grills Sundar Pichai on `idiot’-Trump link in Google search
13 Dec 2018
The questioning by the House Judiciary Committee came after Trump’s multiple tweets accusing Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles about him, implying political bias as well
![Flipkart parent gets a Rs2,190-cr equity boost from Walmart Flipkart parent gets a Rs2,190-cr equity boost from Walmart](/companies/companies_f/flipkart/images/walmart_and_flipkart_jun_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Flipkart parent gets a Rs2,190-cr equity boost from Walmart
12 Dec 2018
The fresh infusion of funds by Walmart comes amidst reports that Flipkart may invest in or partner with offline retailers in groceries and furniture to take on arch rival Amazon in India
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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
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
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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06 Mar 2023
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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