Centre advances banned Rs 500 note-exemption by a day
Dec 10, 2016, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): The central government on Friday announced it has withdrawn exemptions given for the use of Rs.500 old notes, from the mid night of Dec 9, for making payments at railway ticketing counters, ticket counters of Government or Public Sector Undertakings buses for purchase of tickets.
Industrial production drops 1.9 percent in October
Dec 10, 2016, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): India's industrial production dropped 1.9 percent in October, government data released on Friday revealed.
Maruti Suzuki collaborates with Ola to create a pool of skilled drivers and promote entrepreneurship
Dec 09, 2016, at 11:20 pm
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IBNS): Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ola, the online cab aggregator, to train aspiring drivers-partners.
Indian benchmark indices end higher on Friday, best weekly gain since Sep 2
Dec 09, 2016, at 10:17 pm
Mumbai, Dec 9 IBNS): The Indian market, on Friday, ended at its one-month closing high, with BSE Sensex up 52.90 points at 26747.18, and NSE Nifty up 14.90 points at 8261.75, largely riding on positive global cues.
SAIL records highest Q2 sales volume,32% growth over CPLY
Dec 09, 2016, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) on Friday recorded the best ever sales of 3.6 Million Tonnes (MT) in the second quarter of the current financial year (FY 16-17) which is 32% higher over corresponding period last year (CPLY).
Tata Group among top 20 knowledge enterprises in the world
Dec 09, 2016, at 02:00 am
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Tata Group has been ranked among top 20 enterprises in the world in the prestigious Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) 2016 study for maximizing enterprise intellectual capital.
Dec 09, 2016, at 01:58 am
Ahmedabad, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) conferred 'the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering' to T V Narendran, Managing Director, Tata Steel, India & SEA.
Blueair partners with #Breathe on Twitter
Dec 09, 2016, at 01:27 am
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IBNS) Blueair, an indoor air cleaning technologies, has partnered with Live Data Visualisation and data journalism initiative, IndiaSpend to support #Breathe, a real-time air quality monitoring public service on Twitter.
Dec 09, 2016, at 01:00 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a bouquet of incentives to promote digital and cashless economy in the post demonetisation period by encouraging alternative forms of payment.
Dec 09, 2016, at 12:09 am
Jamshedpur, Oct 8 (IBNS): In order to improve safety, ergonomics and productivity of workers at underground mines, Jharia Division of Tata Steel installed two facilities- Chair Lift Man Riding System and Centralized Compressed Air Plant at its Sijua Colliery.
Jet Airways to launch direct daily service between Bengaluru, Colombo
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:52 pm
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today, announced the launch of a daily direct flight from Bengaluru to Colombo with effect from Jan 5, 2017.
Petrol,diesel purchase cheaper if bought by card: Jaitley
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Announcing new measures and explaining the purpose of demonetisation, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that the main purpose of the move declared by the Centre was to reduce cash transactions as much as possible.
Etihad Airways voted best international airline byReaders of Conde Nast Traveller India
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Etihad Airways’ excellence in service and hospitality has been recognised once again with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier winning the Best International Airline Award at the annual Condé Nast Traveller India Readers' Travel Awards 2016.
Indian equity benchmarks recover on Thursday and end positive
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Indian market ended positive on Thursday with BSE Sensex up 457.41 points at 26694.28 and NSE Nifty up 144.80 points at 8246.85.
Airtel offers free voice calls to anywhere in India
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): Bharti Airtel Limited, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, on Thursday launched two new bundled packs for its prepaid customers with free voice calling and substantial data benefits.
Dec 08, 2016, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): Criteo S.A, the performance marketing technology company, on Thursday announced Kinetic Design, its patent-pending ad creation technology that delivers visually stunning, on-brand ads that are contextually optimized for every consumer and rendered in real-time without the need to define ad sizes or layouts upfront.
India-UK ease of doing Business Conference
Dec 08, 2016, at 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business has been jointly inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India, Ramesh Abhishek and British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith, on Dec 8, 2016 in New Delhi.
Ratan Tata writes to stakeholders explaining Cyrus Mistry's removal
Dec 08, 2016, at 05:46 am
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS): Tata Sons' interim chairman Ratan Tata on Wednesday reached out to shareholders of Tata group companies stating why Cyrus Mistry was removed from the board of these companies.
Jaguar announces launch of The Art of Performance Tour in India
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:44 am
Kolkata/Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS): Jaguar on Wednesday announced the launch of The Art of Performance Tour in India.
Philips Lighting accelerates sustainability initiatives in India
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:36 am
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS): Philips Lighting, a global leader in lighting, accelerated its sustainability initiatives in India with the launch of its CFL and Tubelight safe disposal program.
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:11 am
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IBNS): Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has announced that it has partnered with Akshaya Patra Foundation for the construction of a kitchen at Kandi area near Hyderabad to provide mid-day meals for government school children.
TMILL, a subsidiary of Tata Steel sells its tug business to Adani Ports
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:04 am
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS): Tata Steel Limited on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary, TM International Logistics Limited (TMILL) has divested entire stake in its wholly owned step down subsidiary TM Harbour Services Pvt. Ltd. (TMHSPL) to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) for a total consideration of Rs. 106 crore in an all cash deal.
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, receives mixed reviews
Dec 08, 2016, at 12:37 am
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) decision to stick to its old repo rate garnered mixed reviews from the markets.
Market reacts negatively to RBI's decision to keep repo rates intact
Dec 08, 2016, at 12:30 am
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS): Indian equity benchmarks responded negatively to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged in the first policy meeting post demonetisation, reports said.
Southwinds: Second phase of Kolkata’s first micro-township launched by Primarc Projects
Dec 07, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): Primarc Projects, one of the leading realty firms from eastern India, in association with Srijan and Riya Group, unveiled the second phase of Kolkata’s first micro-township recently.
RBI keeps repo rate unaffected at 6.25 per cent
Dec 07, 2016, at 08:59 pm
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IBNS) : Contrary to the expectations of many, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel left the repo rate unchanged in the first policy meeting post demonetisation, reports said.
ED launches enquiry of records at 50 banks
Dec 07, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday started an 'enquiry of records' operation at over 50 bank branches across the country to detect money laundering and hawala dealing instances post demonetisation, reports said.
Union government registers ICSI as insolvency professional agency
Dec 07, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), at a recent press conference in Kolkata, highlighted their achievements and spoke about their vision and mission for the upcoming days.
HDFC Life forays intomicro insurance, targets micro finance institutions
Dec 07, 2016, at 01:27 am
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IBNS): HDFC Life, a private Life insurer, has announced its foray into the micro insurance category, with the launch of two distinct group insurance offerings - HDFC Life Group JeevanSurakshaand HDFC life Group Credit Suraksha.
RBI to issue new Rs. 100 notes
Dec 07, 2016, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced it will issue new Rs 100 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 bearing the signature of RBI Governor Urjit Patel shortly.