India turns net exporter of electricity for the first time
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Power, on Wednesday, announced that during the current year, from April 2016-February 2017, India turned net exporter of electricity for the first time.
Noida: Police lodge FIR against Chinese official for insulting Indian flag
Noida, Mar 29 (IBNS): Around 2000 workers of mobile company Oppo demonstrated outside the company's Noida factory, demanding the arrest of a Chinese official for allegedly insulting the Indian flag, reports said.
Infosys joins Open Invention Network Community
Durham, Mar 28 (IBNS): Open Invention Network (OIN), a patent non-aggression community in history with well over 2000 members, on Tuesday announced that Infosys has joined OIN as a community member.
Credit growth in exports, shipping, farm mark uptick in sentiment: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Export credit grew by a handsome 32 per cent in the current financial year , helped by a smart recovery in the global demand, also leading to an upturn in shipping, an ASSOCHAM Paper has said.
New Delhi, mar 28 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Tuesday urged the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to formulate a suitable strategy for unlocking the significant growth potential of dairy sector in the state through productivity enhancement, strengthening and expanding village level infrastructure for milk procurement and providing producers with greater access to markets.
Seattle, Mar 28 (IBNS): Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire SOUQ.com, an e-commerce leader in the Middle East.
Jet Airways commences non-stop services to Bagdogra, Madurai from Mumbai
Mumbai, Mar 28 (IBNS): Jet Airways, the country’s full-service, premiere international airline, has started direct daily flights between Mumbai and Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and Mumbai and Bagdogra (West Bengal).
Bank of Baroda enters into MOU with Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Mumbai, Mar 28 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, apublic sector bank has entered into MOU with Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, with an objective to finance the Micro Irrigation systems i.e. drip and sprinkler irrigation sold by the company through the network of Bank of Baroda branches across the country.
Xiaomi's founder and CEO Lei Jun meets PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Chinese technology company Xiaomi's founder and CEO Lei Jun has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
Cathay Pacific commences Tel Aviv service with the Airbus A350
Tel Aviv, Mar 28 (IBNS):Cathay Pacific on Tuesday operated its inaugural service from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv – the latest destination in the airline’s expanding global network. Flight CX675, a non-stop service flown by the advanced Airbus A350 aircraft, departed Hong Kong at 01:00, touching down at Ben Gurion Airport on schedule at 07:53 local time.
Cathay Dragon website to merge into Cathay Pacific website
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Cathay Dragon website (formerly www.dragonair.com) will soon be merged into the Cathay Pacific website (www.cathaypacific.com) in a move that will provide customers of both airlines with a more seamless online experience.
Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa Group sign co-operation agreement
Frankfurt, Mar 28 (IBNS): Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Ivan Chu and Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the Lufthansa Group, have signed a new co-operation agreement in Frankfurt, Germany.
Indian benchmark indices end higher of Tuesday
Mumbai, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Indian market ended higher on Tuesday, with BSE Sensex up 172.37 points at 29411.56 and NSE Nifty up 61.55 points at 9100.80.
Indian gem and jewellery industry finds Make in India campaign encouraging
Kolkata, March 28 (IBNS): Impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the gem and jewellery sector, charges applied on credit or debit card purchases and demonetisation effects were some of the key issues discussed at the Preferred Manufacturer of India (PMI) programme recently held in Kolkata.
Mother Dairy launches three ‘Dailycious’ Milk variants in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 28 (IBNS): Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd. (MDFVPL) recently launched its milk portfolio in the city with three variants under the brand ‘Dailycious’, an official release stated.