Interoperable payment system for Net banking to be launched this year: RBI chief

Interoperable payment system for Net banking to be launched this year: RBI chief

Mumbai, March 4 - RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said that the interoperable payment system for internet banking is expected to be launched this year to facilitate quicker settlement of funds for merchants.

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Tata Motors to demerge business into two separate listed companies

Tata Motors to demerge business into two separate listed companies

New Delhi, March 4 - The Board of Directors of Tata Motors Ltd (TML), at its meeting on Monday, approved the proposal of demerger of Tata Motors Ltd into two separate listed companies, housing the commercial vehicles business and its related investments in

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‘Increasing women workforce key for India to become $7 trillion economy’

‘Increasing women workforce key for India to become $7 trillion economy’

New Delhi, March 4 - India's goal to become a $7 trillion economy is only possible when participation of women in the workforce increases by 50 per cent, according to an expert on Monday.

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Nifty extends gains for fourth session to end at record high

Nifty extends gains for fourth session to end at record high

Mumbai, March 4 -+ India's benchmark indices extended gains for the fourth session on Monday to end at record high, said Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities.

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We have strong & proactive govt that won’t fall for Big Tech’s lies: Anupam Mittal

We have strong & proactive govt that won’t fall for Big Tech’s lies: Anupam Mittal

New Delhi, March 4 - Continuing his fight against Google’s new Play Store policies, Shaadi.com Founder and CEO Anupam Mittal on Monday said this is the new Digital East India Co and if we don’t put in the right safeguards now, nothing can

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Tough demand environment continues for IT services

Tough demand environment continues for IT services

New Delhi, March 4 - An analysis of the latest quarterly results of 24 global companies indicate no material improvement in the demand environment, as macro uncertainties prevail, Emkay Global Financial Services said in a report.

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Scindia inaugurates India’s first Green Hydrogen plant in stainless steel sector

Scindia inaugurates India’s first Green Hydrogen plant in stainless steel sector

New Delhi, March 4 - Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Monday virtually inaugurated India's first Green Hydrogen Plant in the stainless steel sector located at Jindal Stainless Limited in Haryana's Hisar.

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Poultry companies to log 5-6 pc revenue growth

Poultry companies to log 5-6 pc revenue growth

Chennai, March 4 - Credit rating agency ICRA expects the revenue growth for its sample set of domestic poultry companies to improve mildly to about 5-6 per cent in FY2025 after an estimated modest Year-on-Year (YoY) growth of about 3-4 per cent in

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India okays rice exports to Africa in outreach to Global South

India okays rice exports to Africa in outreach to Global South

New Delhi, March 4 - The government has, as part of India's outreach to the Global South, allowed the exports of 1,10,000 tonnes of rice to three African countries to help them meet their food security needs.

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Indian economy to grow at 7.8 pc in FY25

Indian economy to grow at 7.8 pc in FY25

Chennai, March 4 - The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.8 per cent in FY25, said an economist in Bank of Baroda in a report.

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ADIA acquires shares in SpiceJet

ADIA acquires shares in SpiceJet

New Delhi, March 4 - Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) recently acquired shares of Spicejet from the open market.

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Govt to launch Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre soon: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Govt to launch Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre soon: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chennai, March 4 - The government is soon expected to launch the coveted Bharat Semiconductor Research Centre, which will be a global standard academia-government-private sector-start-up partnered institution, said Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Monday.

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IBM expands Technology Expert Labs in India to boost adoption of genAI

IBM expands Technology Expert Labs in India to boost adoption of genAI

New Delhi, March 4 - Tech major IBM on Monday announced the expansion of its Technology Expert Labs capacity in India to accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) and key technologies.

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Consumers exhibit a strong preference to place deposits in 1-3 year category

Consumers exhibit a strong preference to place deposits in 1-3 year category

New Delhi, March 4 - Consumers continue to exhibit a strong preference to place deposits in the 1-3-year category, as per a report by Kotak Institutional Equities on deposit trends across banks.

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Moody’s ups India’s growth forecast, expects policy continuity after LS poll

Moody’s ups India’s growth forecast, expects policy continuity after LS poll

Mumbai, March 4 - Moody's Investor Service on Monday raised India’s GDP growth forecast and expects the country to remain the fastest growing economy among the G-20 nations in 2024.

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Passenger vehicles, two-wheelers maintain positive run

Passenger vehicles, two-wheelers maintain positive run

New Delhi, March 4 - Auto sales maintained the trends, with passenger vehicles and two-wheelers maintaining a positive run, whereas commercial vehicles and tractor segment sales momentum continued to be weak, Kotak Institutional Equities said in a report.

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Govt allows export of onion to Bangladesh, UAE with riders

Govt allows export of onion to Bangladesh, UAE with riders

New Delhi, March 4 - The government has allowed the export of 64,400 tonnes of onion to the UAE and Bangladesh through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), according to notifications issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

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Majority of apps yet to be relisted on Google Play: Industry body

Majority of apps yet to be relisted on Google Play: Industry body

New Delhi, March 3 - A majority of apps that were delisted by Google Play last week are yet to be relisted, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said on Sunday.

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Have called Google for meeting next week: IT Minister on Play Store row

Have called Google for meeting next week: IT Minister on Play Store row

New Delhi, March 2 - Union IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said he has called Google for a meeting next week, after the company started to reinstate some of the apps of Indian digital companies it delisted from the Play

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RBI turning up compliance heat on regulated entities

RBI turning up compliance heat on regulated entities

New Delhi, March 2 - Compliance is taking the centre stage with 4x increase in RBI penalties on regulated entities (FY20-23), IIFL Securities said in a report.

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