by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 5:21 pm | Economy, News
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Declining for the third straight session, equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 575 points on Thursday, tracking heavy losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, TCS, and Reliance Industries amid a selloff in global equity markets.US Fed meeting minutes indication to a faster than expected policy rate hike to fight elevated inflation and surging [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 5:06 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The finance ministry on Thursday said 10 states were given the permission to borrow an additional Rs 28,204 crore in FY22 for undertaking power sector reforms.The 10 states are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh."Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 3:48 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The gross leasing of office space in Delhi-NCR market jumped more than 2.5 times to 1.8 million square feet during January-March on improved demand from corporates and co-working operators, according to Colliers. Office leasing stood at 7,00,000 square feet in the January-March period of last year. The new supply of [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 3:29 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) CNG prices in the national capital on Thursday were hiked by Rs 2.50 per kilogram - the 10th increase in rates in the last one month. CNG in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi now costs Rs 69.11 per kg, up from Rs 66.61 per kg, according to the [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 3:26 pm | Economy, News
Washington, Apr 7 (PTI) The number of Indian students in the United States increased by over 12 per cent in 2021, while those from China, which accounts for the largest number, dropped by more than eight per cent, according to an official report. In its annual report released on Wednesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 3:03 pm | Economy, News
Sydney, Apr 7 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the trade pact between India and Australia would help expand the economies of both countries, thus providing huge opportunities for students. He said education is an important element both in the current and future engagements with Australia. “So as trade and economy [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 3:01 pm | Economy, News
• An estimated 50 kg of household food is wasted per person per year in India*. • Program highlights DBS' ongoing initiative Towards Zero Food Waste (TZFW) • The joint initiative with Social Alpha - 'Techtonic Innovations Towards Zero Food Waste' supports innovative technologies and solutions to combat food loss and food waste. MUMBAI, India, [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 2:40 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Power Minister RK Singh on Thursday said India will soon invite bids for 2,000 MW offshore wind energy projects."Our journey is incomplete without offshore wind energy. We will bring bids for 1,000 MW in Gujarat and after that 1,000 MW in Tamil Nadu," Singh said at Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 2:14 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The government has made fitness testing of vehicles through Automated Testing Stations (ATS) mandatory in a phased manner starting April next year. In an official statement, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry (MoRTH) said that fitness testing for heavy goods vehicles and heavy passenger motor vehicles through an ATS will [...]
by PTI News | Apr 7, 2022 | 1:41 pm | Economy, News
Sydney, Apr 7 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday suggested Cochlear Ltd, a global leader in making hearing aids, to set up a manufacturing base in India, as by doing so the company would get a huge market for domestic sales as well as for exports to other countries. Sydney-based Cochlear is a global [...]
