LIC IPO triggers a frenzy for renting of demat accounts

Brokers are keen on tapping the policyholders as the insurance behemoth offers them 10% discount in retail category

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Australia slams India’s appeal at the WTO against adverse panel ruling on sugar

India ends one year of vaccination with over 156 cr jabs

City Gas Distribution: IOC to invest Rs 7,000 Cr to develop 26 high potential districts

Podcast | In conversation with Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and MD, Nestle India

Podcast | In conversation with Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and MD, Nestle India

Nestle India chief Suresh Narayanan recollects his 40-year corporate journey

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Rupee gains 18 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee slips 6 paise to 74.44 against dollar in early trade

Weekly Rupee view: INR might stay flat

Rupee skids against dollar on strength of the US unit overseas

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Government receives 10 bids under PLI scheme for ACC battery

Government receives 10 bids under PLI scheme for ACC battery

Companies include Reliance New Energy, Hyundai, Ola, M&M

Number of Ministries seek relaxation in 33% limit norms to boost capital expenditure in Jan-March quarter of FY22

Number of Ministries seek relaxation in 33% limit norms to boost capital expenditure in Jan-March quarter of FY22

Ministries hopeful for higher capital expenditure provision in FY23 Budget

Govt revises EV charging station norms; prescribes revenue sharing model for land, open access

Govt revises EV charging station norms; prescribes revenue sharing model for land, open access

Revised norms cover individual owners and public charging stations

Agri Business

Australia slams India’s appeal at WTO against adverse panel ruling on sugar

Blenders, low arrivals lift tea prices in Kochi auctions

How agri credit is a source of survival for small farmers

Rabi crops: Bumper harvest likely with higher acreage, conducive weather

Excess regulation, high tax stifling legal tobacco trade: ex-CBIC chief

Opportunity for sustainable oil palm cultivation through smallholding farmers in AP, Telangana

Aquaconnect wins FICCI’s ‘Most Innovative AgTech Startup Award’

Money & Banking

NARCL Chairman to be External Expert for Search panel to identify candidates for RBL Bank Chief’s position

NARCL Chairman to be External Expert for Search panel to identify candidates for RBL Bank Chief’s position

Egon Zehnder has been made the search firm for identifying suitable candidates

HFDC Bank reports 18% yoy increase in Q3FY22 net profit

HFDC Bank reports 18% yoy increase in Q3FY22 net profit

India’s largest private sector bank recorded a net profit of ₹10,342 crore in the reporting quarter

RBI devolves maiden issuance of 10-year G-Sec on PDs

RBI devolves maiden issuance of 10-year G-Sec on PDs

These G-Secs on PDs will become the new 10-year benchmark security

IRFC mops up

IRFC mops up

First CPSE to exclusively list Green Offshore Bonds in Gift City exchanges

Asset quality for non-bank financial institutions expected to deteriorate in 2022: Fitch

Asset quality for non-bank financial institutions expected to deteriorate in 2022: Fitch

The ratings agency cautioned that the surge in Covid-19 cases in India associated with the Omicron variant may delay the recovery in MSMEs and microfi

ICICI Prudential AMC joins hands with US-based First Trust Advisors

ICICI Prudential AMC joins hands with US-based First Trust Advisors

Under the agreement, ICICI Prudential AMC will first launch a strategic metal and energy equity fund of funds

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NCLT to hear Jio plea on RInfra fraud tag

NCLT to hear Jio plea on RInfra fraud tag

Earlier, RJio’s arm was the successful bidder for Reliance Infratel’s assets under the insolvency and bankruptcy rules.

Maharashtra invites Tesla to set up a manufacturing unit

Maharashtra invites Tesla to set up a manufacturing unit

State Minister Jayant Patil, in his tweet, promises all the necessary help to set up the plant

Path to clean mobility: a big surge in the sale of CNG vehicles in 2021

Path to clean mobility: a big surge in the sale of CNG vehicles in 2021

The total number of CNG-only vehicle registration for 2021 stood at 1,63,696 units as compared to 41,572 units in 2020

Residential property registrations in Greater Kolkata registered a growth of 64% in CY2021 - Knight Frank India

Residential property registrations in Greater Kolkata registered a growth of 64% in CY2021 - Knight Frank India

As per the Knight Frank India report, a 2 per cent duty cut helped a 64 per cent growth in 2021.

Goat-headed Yogini, an 10th-century idol discovered in England, brought back to India

Goat-headed Yogini, an 10th-century idol discovered in England, brought back to India

The goat-headed Yogini sculpture was illegally removed from a temple in Lokhari, Uttar Pradesh in the 1980’s

Blenders, low arrivals lift tea prices in Kochi auctions

Blenders, low arrivals lift tea prices in Kochi auctions

CTC leaf is reported to have good demand

Vaccination added great strength to fight against Covid: PM Modi New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) La'

Vaccination added great strength to fight against Covid: PM Modi New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) La'

Over 92 per cent of the adult population have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose

Covid-19: Active cases cross 15 lakh as India adds 2.71 lakh new cases in 24 hrs

Covid-19: Active cases cross 15 lakh as India adds 2.71 lakh new cases in 24 hrs

Omicron cases jump 28 per cent in a day to 7743

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SUV boost gives utility vehicle lead over cars for the first time ever

SUV boost gives utility vehicle lead over cars for the first time ever

From a contribution of 47 per cent in 2020, hatchbacks fell to less than 41 per cent in 2021 as auto companies shifted focus to SUV due to rising cons

Path to clean mobility: a big surge in the sale of CNG vehicles in 2021

Path to clean mobility: a big surge in the sale of CNG vehicles in 2021

The total number of CNG-only vehicle registration for 2021 stood at 1,63,696 units as compared to 41,572 units in 2020

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abfrl

The company had fallen prey to a data breach that allegedly leaked 5.4 million of its customers and employees.

City Gas Distribution: IOC to invest Rs 7,000 Cr to develop 26 high potential districts

City Gas Distribution: IOC to invest Rs 7,000 Cr to develop 26 high potential districts

IndianOil secured nearly 33 per cent of the demand potential in the bidding by Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board

Pune-based H2e Power to set up 1GW electrolyser plant

Pune-based H2e Power to set up 1GW electrolyser plant

H2e Power is among just a handful of companies in the world that produce solid oxide electrolyzers

Braithwaite&Co expects near four-fold growth in turnover at Rs 2500 crore by FY-26

Braithwaite&Co expects near four-fold growth in turnover at Rs 2500 crore by FY-26

Plans to list by FY-26

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Telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Voda Idea, seek second bailout for 5G

Telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Voda Idea, seek second bailout for 5G

5G spectrum auctions, slated in July, will require huge investments from cash-strapped telcos

NCLT to hear Jio plea on RInfra fraud tag

NCLT to hear Jio plea on RInfra fraud tag

Earlier, RJio’s arm was the successful bidder for Reliance Infratel’s assets under the insolvency and bankruptcy rules.

Avodha launches Chalo India Startup Drive

Avodha launches Chalo India Startup Drive

Ideas of college students to fetch ₹1 lakh seed capital

PM to Start-ups: Don’t just keep your dreams local, make them global

PM to Start-ups: Don’t just keep your dreams local, make them global

January 16 now to be celebrated as National Start-up Day

88 per cent of frontline workers excited about the job opportunities created by tech: Microsoft report

88 per cent of frontline workers excited about the job opportunities created by tech: Microsoft report

However, there is a need to bridge the tech-equity and training gap among workers.

NXTDIGITAL board approves sale of digital, media businesses to Hinduja Global Solutions

NXTDIGITAL board approves sale of digital, media businesses to Hinduja Global Solutions

NXTDIGITAL is the media vertical of the Hinduja Group.

Portfolio

Portfolio: Getting into the details of Market Rally

Portfolio: Getting into the details of Market Rally

The Nifty 50 is on a high, and how! Here, we shortlist and analyse the top four sectors that contributed to the gains. Will the rally sustain? Read on

Indian indices poised at crucial levels

Indian indices poised at crucial levels

A sustained rise from here can negate our broader bearish view

PORTFOLIO COURSERA

PORTFOLIO COURSERA

The company is levered for structural shifts happening in the field of education

Portfolio: DIY Screener for banking stocks

Portfolio: DIY Screener for banking stocks

We shortlist lenders based on their NIMs, GNPA and other metrics

Portfolio Sunday Safe Investing page lead How zone-based health insurance premium works

Portfolio Sunday Safe Investing page lead How zone-based health insurance premium works

Zonal premiums make health insurance affordable to the middle class

Consider a calendar bull-call spread on IRCTC

Consider a calendar bull-call spread on IRCTC

Maximum risk at ₹23.55 per contract with high profit potential

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Podcast | In conversation with Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and MD, Nestle India

Podcast | In conversation with Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and MD, Nestle India

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Chip shortage: Buyers go for new Creta variants with lesser features

Buyers opt for the Creta models with lower number of semiconductors to avoid the long waiting period

Alt energy How dirty coal power is taking a beating

Coal is certainly on its way out with 326 GW of coal-fired power plants scrapped since 2015, and no announcements of new plants

Portfolio: Getting into the details of Market Rally

The Nifty 50 is on a high, and how! Here, we shortlist and analyse the top four sectors that contributed to the gains. Will the rally sustain? Read on

Indian indices poised at crucial levels

A sustained rise from here can negate our broader bearish view

PORTFOLIO COURSERA

The company is levered for structural shifts happening in the field of education

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up