New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The working paper titled 'Pandemic, [...]
UDAIPUR, India, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hindustan Zinc Limited today announced its production numbers for the fourth quarter and full year ended March 31, 2022. A. Refined & Mined Metal Particulars (In '000 tonnes, or as stated) Q4 Q3 Full Year FY22 FY21 % Change FY22 % Change FY22 FY21 % Change Mined Metal [...]
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) JSW Steel on Wednesday said it has been declared as preferred bidder for Ajgaon iron ore block in Maharashtra. Ajgaon iron ore block in Sindhudurg district is at a distance of about 400 km from Dolvi where JSW Steel runs an integrated steel plant having capacity of 10 million tonne [...]
Chennai, Apr 6 (PTI) Food aggregator Swiggy on Wednesday said it is expanding fresh fruits and vegetables segment under Swiggy Instamart to serve customers in Coimbatore. Swiggy Instamart is looking to take onboard more local fruit and vegetable vendors under this initiative, a company statement said. The grocery service was launched in Coimbatore in August [...]
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Kolkata Metro, which is focusing on non-fare revenue to leverage its assets and increase income, Wednesday said it was aiming to double its earning from it to Rs 40 crore in 2022-23. Kolkata Metro non-fare revenue in 2021-22 was Rs 19.44 crore, which surpassed its target of Rs 18 crore and [...]
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India – Business Wire India Bengaluru-based MSME focused lender Vistaar Financial Services Private Limited (“Vistaar Finance”) has raised Rs.150 Crs from Bank of Baroda, a leading Public Sector Bank. At a time when MSMEs are recovering from the impact of COVID and coming back to normalcy in business, their need for capital, both [...]
The country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Wednesday said it is planning to raise up to Rs 50,000 crore in the next one year by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. The decision was taken at the bank's board meeting. "The bank proposes to raise funds by issuing perpetual debt instruments (part [...]
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) All telecom operators except state-owned telecom firm BSNL, only in one circle, have been complying with call drop norms, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been monitoring the performance of telecom operators at the circle level as a [...]
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Congress member Dean Kuriakose on Wednesday asked the government to roll back the price hike of over 10 per cent effected on some life-saving essential medicines. Over 800 drugs, including paracetamol and azithromycin, under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) have become expensive, he said in the Lok Sabha [...]
