Improved economic conditions boost air-traveller numbers worldwide – UN agency
Jan 19, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Jan 19 (JEN):A record 4.1 billion passengers took to the skies in 2017 onboard some 37 million scheduled flights globally, the United Nations civil aviation agency reported Thursday, highlighting that the fastest growth was seen among low-cost carriers.
GST Council approves rate change for 29 goods, 53 categories of services
Jan 19, 2018, at 04:36 am
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday approved a change in tax rates of 29 goods and 53 categories of services.
Jaitley holds Pre-Budget consultations with Finance Ministers of States/ Union Territories
Jan 19, 2018, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held the Pre-Budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of all the States and UTs (with Legislature) at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital on Thursday.
NSE conducts live trading from DR Site
Jan 18, 2018, at 02:13 am
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IBNS): National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Wednesday completed live trading from its new Disaster Recovery (DR) site, on Monday and Tuesday.
SBI ties up with Transfast Remittance LLC for remittance
Jan 18, 2018, at 01:00 am
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): State Bank of India (SBI) – the largest commercial bank in India – announced tie-up with Transfast Remittance LLC - the USA based payment network since 25 years with a network that covers over 6 billion people across 120+ countries – for inward remittance from the USA to India.
Indian benchmark indices close positive on Wednesday
Jan 17, 2018, at 10:49 pm
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Indian market ended on a positive note on Wednesday with BSE Sensex closing above 35,000 levels and the news that the Union government has reduced the requirement of additional borrowing for FY18, according to media reports.
ASSOCHAM seeks higher outlay for education in Budget
Jan 17, 2018, at 10:16 pm
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): Seeking enhanced outlay for education in the coming Budget, the ASSOCHAM has sent a communication to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, also making out a case for relief to higher education under Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Euro NCAP finds Volvo XC60 is overall safest car in 2017
Jan 17, 2018, at 09:56 pm
Kolkata, January 14 (IBNS): Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo Cars (popularly known as VOLVO) said in a recent press release that its XC60 has been adjudged the best performing large off-roader, and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class safety awards.
Tirupati Vessel announces Rs 250-cr projects at the Bengal Global Business Summit 2018
Jan 17, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): Tirupati Vessel Pvt Ltd, a logistics support provider in the waterways sector, on Wednesday,announced a Rs 250-crore twin integrated RoRo (roll-on-roll-off) services and a Floating Haat Bazar project in West Bengal at the fourth Bengal Global Business Summit 2018.
AP CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates International Conference of Women Entrepreneurs
Jan 17, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Vizag, Jan 17 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the three-day ‘International Conference Of Women Entrepreneurs on Innovation, Incubation & Industrialisation’ at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
Additional borrowing of Rs 20,000 cr Govt Sec adequate to meet financing needs
Jan 17, 2018, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that in December, the Central government had announced that it will raise additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore through dated Government securities in the current financial year, 2017-18.
Italy signs MoU with tanners' association from Bengal at BGBS
Jan 17, 2018, at 05:56 pm
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Italian delegation to the Bengal Global Business Summit -- being held in Kolkata -- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a city-based association, on the eve of the summit.
Land Rover introduces Model Year 2018 Range Rover Evoque Landmark Edition in India
Jan 17, 2018, at 04:02 am
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): Land Rover has introduced the Model Year 2018 Range Rover Evoque Landmark Edition in India to commemorate six 'successful' years of the SUV.
Infosys launches Infosys Business Assurance Store to drive productivity
Jan 17, 2018, at 02:31 am
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IBNS): Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, on Tuesday announced the launch of the Infosys Business Assurance Store, a knowledge-based solution with a repository of more than 1 million test assets across various industry domains, technologies, products and packages.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches Tax Saver Fixed Deposit Product
Jan 17, 2018, at 01:33 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd. announced the launch of its Tax Saver Fixed Deposit (FD) across all bank branches nationally.
Baba Ramdev's Patanjali goes digital, products available online
Jan 17, 2018, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Yoga guru Ramdev's brand Patanjali, a FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) giant, went online as all its products will be available on digital platforms from now on, media report said.
Indian market closes lower on Tuesday
Jan 17, 2018, at 12:43 am
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): The Indian market experienced selling pressure in some key stocks on Tuesday and closed lower, according to reports.
Jan 16, 2018, at 10:56 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Giving positive news, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said his company will invest Rs. 5,000 crore in West Bengal.
Union Budget 2018-19: ASSOCHAM seeks 10% customs duty on pulp imports
Jan 16, 2018, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has urged the Centre to impose 10 per cent customs duty on import of hardwood chemical pulp and bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP) to encourage domestic pulp production, provide fillip to job creation and promote overall economic development of India’s vast rural hinterland housing pulpwood plantations.
TCS launches HOBS - a next-gen digital subscription platform on Microsoft Azure
Jan 16, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, ton Tuesday announced the launch of TCS HOBS (Hosted OSS/BSS), a TM Forum certified platform for digital enterprises, on Microsoft Azure.
PM Modi emphases that role of business and industry is crucial to India-Israel ties
Jan 16, 2018, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Given the scale of the Indian economy and the relevance of cutting-edge Israeli technologies, even sky is not the limit for what both countries may achieve together, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the India-Israel business summit.
Bengal Chamber hosts Indo-Polish Chambers delegation in Kolkata
Jan 16, 2018, at 06:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS):The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a delegation by Indo-Polish Chambers of Commerce & Industries, Warsaw (IPCCI) in Kolkata.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee hosts fourth Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata today
Jan 16, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): After a poor show in the last year, West Bengal Chief Minister is eyeing on to host a successful Bengal Global Business Summit 2017 starting from Tuesday in Kolkata.
Jan 16, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS) As Bengal gears up for the fourth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit 2018 (BGBS2018) many heads of foreign consulates including China, Italy, Germany and Netherlands would be attending the big event.
WPI inflation eases to 3.58% in December
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): India's wholesale price inflation eased to 3.5 percent in December, official data released by the government on Monday said.
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:51 pm
Dhaka, Jan 15 (IBNS): Tata Motors announced the commercial launch of its cool new hatchback on January 13, 2018, the TIAGO Easy-Shift AMT with cutting edge design, technology, driving dynamics and a pleasurable driving experience to create new segment benchmarks in the industry.
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, on Moday announced an expanded strategic technology partnership with Marks and Spencer plc to enable the iconic retailer to become a digital-first business.
Corporate Wellness can save India Inc revenue to US$ 20 bln: ASSOCHAM
Jan 15, 2018, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Adoption of Corporate wellness program can save India Inc. income up to US$ 20 billion by 2018 through a reduction in absenteeism rate by 1.00 percent and at the same time improve chronic and lifestyle diseases of corporates and employees, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) latest paper.
Stocks may witness global, domestic headwinds in 2018: ASSOCHAM study
Jan 15, 2018, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): The year 2017 may have gone as the golden period for Indian stock market, in sync with the major economies of the world, global headwinds like tightening of monetary stance by major central banks and increasing crude oil prices , coupled with domestic concerns like firming inflation could halt the underlying bull run in 2018 and bring in lot more volatility going forward, an ASSOCHAM Paper has indicated.
Tata Motors bets big on genuine oil for commercial vehicles range
Jan 15, 2018, at 09:38 pm
Kolkata / Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): Tata Motors Limited, a leading Global Automobile manufacturer, on Monday launched Company Branded ‘Tata Motors Genuine Oil’ exclusively for Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles range in the Indian Market.