by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:48 pm | Commodities, News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The government on Wednesday said it currently has no proposal to supply edible oils at subsidised rates to consumers.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said: "At present, there is no proposal by the Union Government to supply [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:47 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) To curb the spread of misinformation through targeted interventions and activities, ten organisations have together launched the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA).The organisations come from the fields of fact-checking, media, technology and public relations. They include Factly, Fact Crescendo, Newschecker, People Like Us Create (PLUC), Tattle, Vishvas New, Youth Ki Awaaz, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:45 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) Microfinance lender CreditAccess Grameen Limited (CAGL) on Wednesday said it will raise up to Rs 1,500 crore through a public issue of bonds. The board of directors has considered and unanimously approved "the proposal of raising funds through public issue of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) in domestic market up to Rs [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:42 pm | Commodities, Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people. The Joint Platform of central trade unions held a meeting in Delhi on March 22, 2022, to take stock of [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:28 pm | Commodities, News
Mangaluru, Mar 23 (PTI) Following are areca nut, coconut prices Areca nut (per quintal) Old Supari: Rs 47,000 to Rs 52,000 model Rs 51,000 New Supari: Rs 38,000 to Rs 45,000 model Rs 42,000 Koka: Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000 model Rs 30,000 Coconut [per thousand]: 1st quality: Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 model Rs [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:25 pm | News
Mumbai, Mar 23 (PTI) Tech-enabled logistics and fulfillment platform Shiprocket on Wednesday announced the launch of a new service for seamless cross-border shipping across 220-plus countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, Australia. Allowing sellers to take their business to a global audience, the new service, Shiprocket X covers every aspect of the shipping process, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:24 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) Biocon Ltd Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland's National Academy, the company said on Wednesday. Mazumdar-Shaw, who is also the Executive Chairperson of Biocon Biologics, will be joining RSE's current fellowship of around 1,700 fellows, the company said [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:22 pm | News
Mumbai, Mar 23 (PTI) The Reserve Bank has assigned the lead bank responsibility to Punjab National Bank (PNB) for the newly-created district of Meghalaya. The Meghalaya government in a notification on November 9, 2021, had informed about formation of a new district, Eastern West Khasi Hills. It has been decided to assign the lead bank [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:18 pm | Commodities, Foreign Exchange and Rupee Price, News
Mumbai, Mar 23 (PTI) The rupee pared initial gains to settle 24 paise lower at 76.42 against the US dollar on Wednesday, pressured by sell-offs in domestic equities and surging global crude prices amid geopolitical uncertainties.Dollar demand from oil importers and prevailing risk aversion globally added to the woes, forex traders said.At the interbank foreign [...]
by PTI News | Mar 23, 2022 | 6:15 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) A total of 10,60,707 electric vehicles were registered in India till last week, while 1,742 public charging stations (PCS) were operational in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided [...]
