Government policies
Govt to sell 15% stake in?defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics
28 Aug 2020
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd had reported operational revenue of over Rs20,000 cr in FY20 and the sale of a 15 per cent stake in the defence PSU at a floor price of Rs 1,001 a share, could fetch the government as much as Rs5,020 crore
Mumbai’s iconic CSTM railway station up for grabs
25 Aug 2020
Railways plans to redevelop Mumbai’s iconic CSMT as also the New Delhi railway station on public-private partnership model, allowing commercial and residential development by the concessionaire, with lease rights of 60 years and 99 years, respectively
Kerala-based software firm wins grand challenge for developing video conference solution
21 Aug 2020
Cabinet approves setting up of National Recruitment Agency
20 Aug 2020
A Common Eligibility Test (CET) will replace multiple examinations for recruitment to all non-gazetted central government jobs and for posts in public sector banks as well as Railway Recruitment Boards
Govt extends NBFC financing window by 3 months
18 Aug 2020
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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
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
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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