Industry
Govt launches Rs25,000-cr window for stalled housing projects
07 Nov 2019
The asset alternative fund (AIF) with an initial corpus of Rs10,000 crore from the government and the remaining Rs15,000 crore pooled by financial institutions such as SBI and LIC, will benefit 1,600-odd stalled housing projects comprising 4.58 lakh dwelling units
Govt panel mulls more time for telcos to pay up AGR dues
04 Nov 2019
Amidst the hue and cry by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea over financial strain, Reliance Jio on Friday wrote a letter to union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging that the telcos have enough funds to pay dues
Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital to provide robotic surgery free for poor patients nationwide
04 Nov 2019
NASA to send rover to map water ice on Moon in 2022
29 Oct 2019
NASA will use data from the 2009 mission when the rocket crashed into a large crater near the South Pole and directly detected the presence of water ice
SC orders private telcos to pay Rs92,000 cr to govt as revenue share
25 Oct 2019
The disputed licence fee, which was about Rs23,000 crore originally, has grown to Rs92,000 crore after the apex court allowed the government’s clam of interest and penalties
Govt relaxes fuel retailing policy, opens market to non-oil firms
24 Oct 2019
The revised policy allows entities with minimum net worth of Rs250 crore to set up petrol pumps, but have to meet certain conditions such as setting up retail outlets in remote areas and facilitating sale of at least one new-generation alternative fuel
Centre regularises 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi
24 Oct 2019
Coming ahead of Delhi assembly elections, the move to regularises these illegal colonies has been welcomed by both the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in power in the state, and the Bharatiya Janata Party at the centre
Air India to be sold lock, stock, and barrel
21 Oct 2019
However, Air India’s subsidiaries such as Air India Express, Alliance Air, Air India Singapore Terminal Services Ltd, Air India Air Transport Services and Air India Engineering Services will be sold separately
38th India Carpet Expo opens in Varanasi
11 Oct 2019
Growth of ever evolving Indian logistic industry
07 Oct 2019
Today's logistics is a blend of infrastructure, technology and new types of service providers, says Sunit Sharma, co-founder of Delhi-based technology driven end- to-end logistics service provider GoBOLT
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo enters India
04 Oct 2019
KVIC to set up design houses to modernise Khadi
27 Sep 2019
Design house will identify the latest design trends, adopt them as per customer needs and undertake various testing and review activities for translating them into production and help Khadi gain customers’ trust
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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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