New Delhi: Seven of the 10 most valued domestic companies together added Rs 1,31,173.41 crore in market valuation last week, with HUL and TCS emerging as the biggest gainers. Reliance Industries, Infosys, HDFC, Bajaj Finance and Wipro also saw a rise in their market valuations, while HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI suffered losses. The […]
New Delhi: Indian startups received about $6.5 billion in funding in the April-June 2021 quarter, while 11 of them entered the coveted unicorn club, a report by Nasscom-PGA Labs said. During the second quarter, 160 funding deals were closed — up 2 per cent from the January-March period. “Q2 2021 has been impeccable for the […]
Mumbai: MG Motor India is investing Rs 2,500 crore by the end of next year to increase the production capacity at its Halol plant in Gujarat, as it gears up to launch its mid-size SUV Astor, according to a top company official. Despite the worsening semiconductor shortage situation, which is likely to continue for at […]
SRINAGAR: In a significant step towards promotion of Handicrafts, the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir has announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for GI certified Pashmina shawls. The decision was taken considering the importance for promotion of GI for hand spun and hand woven Pashmina. GI has acquired importance due to assured quality and […]
1893 works to be completed under DCB GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today reviewed the progress of works proposed under District Capex Budget (DCB) 2021-22. The meeting discussed detailed proposals under the District Capex Plan, 2021-22 including physical status of projects targeted for completion in the current fiscal and took a comprehensive […]
SRINAGAR: To take on field assessment of different Agricultural activities during the ongoing season, Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal visited different areas of Srinagar district. During the visit, the Director inspected various vegetable fields, maize fields of the farmers and Paddy Seed Villages laid by the department. He said that a special approach must […]
New Delhi: Asserting that the mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery in 50 days of its first phase of implementation has been a “grand success”, the government on Saturday urged jewellery body GJC to reconsider its decision to go on strike on August 23. The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has called a […]
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by USD 2.099 billion to stand at USD 619.365 billion for the week ended August 13 due to a fall in core currency assets and gold, RBI data showed on Friday. The forex kitty had increased by USD 889 million to a lifetime high of USD 621.464 billion in […]
BANDIPORA: The Department of Horticulture on Saturday organised a daylong awareness programme for progressive orchardists with an aim to equip them with modern farming techniques. A large number of farmers attended the awareness programme. During the programme Subject Matter expert Shakeel ur Rehman and In-Charge Fruit Plant Nursery Tahira un Nisa interacted with the farmers […]
New Delhi: Investing is like Test cricket and investors should aim to be like the tenacious Rahul Dravid – combine technical abilities with behavioural skills to achieve outsized success, says a new book. Test cricket and investing in Indian equities have interesting parallels, an appreciation of which can help newcomers understand the process of investing […]