Sovereign Gold Bonds to be issued from Feb 12-16
New Delhi, Feb 10 - Finance Ministry on Friday said that the Sovereign Gold Bonds 2023-24 (Series IV) will be opened for subscription during February 12-16, with settlement date as February 21.
US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington, Feb 10 - The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs.
Regularly monitoring compliances of intermediaries with new IT rules: MoS IT
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The government on Friday said it is regularly monitoring the compliances of intermediaries with the IT Rules, 2021 and the direction given in the latest advisory by the IT Ministry.
India’s foreign exchange reserves jump by $5,7 bn
Mumbai, Feb 9 - India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $5.7 billion to $622.5 billion for the week ended February 2, RBI data released on Friday showed.
Financial prosecutors raid Huawei offices in France
Paris, Feb 9 - The French offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei were searched this week, the company confirmed on Friday, saying it is fully cooperating with the authorities, a media report said.
Parliamentary panel’s proposal on airfare regulation sends IndiGo and SpiceJet shares tumbling
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The stock prices of two major Indian airlines, IndiGo and SpiceJet, on Friday experienced a significant decline following the recommendation by a parliamentary panel to implement route-specific capping of airfare.
Google joins global coalition to bring transparency to digital content in AI era
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a global standards body advancing transparency online through certifying the provenance of digital content, on Friday announced that Google has joined as a steering committee member and support Content Credentials
Global data traffic hit 59 exabytes in 2023, equivalent to over 46 cr smartphones
New Delhi, Feb 9 - Global data traffic in 2023 reached 59 exabytes, a remarkable 23 per cent increase from the 48 exabytes recorded in 2022, a report said on Friday.
Max Healthcare to expand its footprint in Maha
New Delhi, Feb 9 - Max Healthcare Institute Ltd (MHIL), one of India’s largest private healthcare providers on Friday announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Alexis Multi-Speciality Hospital Private Limited (Alexis) for an Enterprise Value of Rs 412 Crores.
China is worst performer among emerging markets equities
New Delhi, Feb 9 - All the emerging markets indices saw negative performance in January with China being the worst performer at 10.6 per cent. As far as developed markets are concerned, Japan emerged as the best performer at 4.6 per cent, as
Josler Hydrocarbons landmark MoU with MNGL for gas leak prevention
New Delhi, Feb 9 - A Visionary Step in Environmental Conservation and Public Safety Josler Hydrocarbons India Pvt Ltd, a prominent gas leak detection firm based in Ahmedabad, has played a vital role in holistically enabling its US based technological partner Heath to
Black Box Limited announced financial results
Mumbai, Feb 8 - Black Box Limited has announced the unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31st December 2023.
Number of airports increased from 74 to 149 from FY15 to FY23: White Paper
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The White Paper tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Thursday stated that India's aviation industry has undergone significant growth and transformation over the past decade, with the number of airports increasing from 74 in
Indian economy transformed from ‘fragile five’ to ‘top five’: White Paper
New Delhi, feb 8 - Comparing the performance of the 10-year rule of the Narendra Modi government with that of the erstwhile UPA regime, the White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights the fact
2G to coal scam & more: White Paper details 15 scams during UPA regime
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday enumerates about 15 cases of corruption and scams that happened during the 10-year rule of the Congress-led UPA government.
White Paper: Health expenditure was a pain point for households under UPA regime
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'White Paper' in the Lok Sabha showcasing the achievements of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the last 10 years of Narendra Modi-led Central government, while also giving an
NDA White Paper: Price stability was hit as inflation raged during UPA rule
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 59-page White Paper in the Lok Sabha, showcasing the achievements of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the last 10 years of Narendra Modi-led Central government while also
The curious case of UPA’s gold export-import scheme
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The 80:20 gold export-import scheme launched by the UPA government exemplifies how government systems and procedures were subverted to serve particular interests for obtaining illegitimate pecuniary gains, said the White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Parliament
White Paper: Poor planning, execution left social sector funds unspent in UPA years
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'White Paper' in the Lok Sabha showcasing the achievements of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the last 10 years of the Narendra Modi government, while also giving
What Sitharaman’s White Paper says on UPA era’s ‘fragile’ economy: Key highlights
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Thursday presented a White Paper on Indian Economy to draw a comparison between the 10 years of Congress-led UPA regime and 10 years of post-2014 rule.