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Coronavirus, slowing economy likely to prompt Governments to ...
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Boosting credit flow to key sectors such as MSMEs, automobile and housing will require block/district level ...
Reimagining sustainable financing through fintech
India needs at least $2.5 trillion to meet its climate change actions between 2015 and 2030. Globally, there ...
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Letters to the Editor February 21, 2020
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PM Fasal Bima Yojana changes, a reply to criticism over insurance firms
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Dips 165 bps to 27.84% in 2018-19
Coal allocation for spot e-auction declines by 8% in ...
Coal allocation for spot e-auction declines by 8% in ...
State-owned Coal India allocated 24.87 million tonnes of dry fuel for the spot electronic auction (e-auction) ...
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We need managers’ help to roll out schemes in rural areas: ...
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‘Organic food market growing 17% annually’
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FPOs should adopt two-level processing model, says co-op leader
China launches $200 mn fund to combat fall armyworms, locusts
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money-and-banking
Keen to leverage Federal Bank’snetwork, says IDBI Federal ...
Will look at roping in a bank partner to improve distribution footprint, says Vighnesh Shahane
Xpay.Life bill payment product to take rural India digital
Xpay.Life bill payment product to take rural India digital
After a year-long pilot spanning most States of the country, followed by a Beta launch and soft launch, ...
Small savings see robust inflows due to decline in bank ...
Small savings see robust inflows due to decline in bank ...
Inflows into small savings schemes were up 15.43 per cent year-on-year (yoy) up to August-end 2019 vis-a-vis ...
Muthoot Finance raises $550 million from international bond ...
Muthoot Finance raises $550 million from international bond ...
The company had successfully placed $450 million for a three-year tenor at 6.125 per cent in October 2019
Pain for Asian banks is just starting as virus batters loans ...
Pain for Asian banks is just starting as virus batters loans ...
S&P says relaxed standards may drag out repayments for years
Most members of RBI’s monetary policy committee see scope ...
Most members of RBI’s monetary policy committee see scope ...
While unanimously voting to maintain a status quo on the policy repo rate, most members of the monetary policy ...
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France’s Groupe ADP to buy 49% stake in GMR airport biz for ₹10,780 cr
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Sluggish CV market: Daimler India reports 36% fall in truck sales in 2019
Sees domestic demand improving in second half of 2020
TRAI moots reforms in transfer, merger norms for telecom licences
Regulator’s suggestions range from market share math to approval timelines, and other terms
Have some IP concerns, but we’re bullish on India, says biopharma major MSD
US biopharma major MSD is keen on boosting its presence in the country, which it says is ‘under-represented’
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Airlines warn of first global traffic drop since 2009 on coronavirus
IATA cuts forecast just two months after predicting growth
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Social commerce to hit $70-billion mark this decade, says study
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Sluggish CV market: Daimler India reports 36% fall in truck ...
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Restaurants operator Impresario expects to exit FY20 with ...
All-day cafe and bar brand Social set to drive growth
SPIC’s units to be shut till March 31
SPIC’s units to be shut till March 31
SPIC (Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation) Ltd has said that its plants will be closed from ...
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USFDA rescinds VAI status for Aurobindo Pharma’s Hyderabad ...
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Reliance Retail’s AJIO to start selling luxury brands
Reliance Retail’s AJIO to start selling luxury brands
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info-tech
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TCS only Indian entry in US’ ‘top 20 firms to work for’ list
TCS only Indian entry in US’ ‘top 20 firms to work for’ list
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Hackers get smarter as DDoS attacks grow
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After Amazon, Flipkart challenges anti-trust probe
After Amazon, Flipkart challenges anti-trust probe
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Fixed broadband speed dips in Jan: Ookla
Fixed broadband speed dips in Jan: Ookla
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It takes 7,600 litres of water to make your jeans
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Daimler leverages global strengths for BS-VI trucks
Company confident that it will take the pole position by offering top-class value proposition in India
Now, the Chinese beat a path to Andhra Pradesh’s door
After Kia and Isuzu, automakers from China explore options in the State
After India, General Motors turns its back on ASEAN
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SEBI's new rules seek to end practices such as misselling and bring in transparency in fees
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Dalmia Bharat’s Craft Béton opens up luxurious possibilities in concrete
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Soon information is going to go completely invisible: CEO of Samsung STAR Labs
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Arrests and imprisonment over tax offences have increasingly become commonplace, raising questions of official ...
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