New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Talent, recruitment and health solutions player Aon Hewitt on Wednesday said e-commerce industry leads its annual salary increase survey in India by forecasting a projected salary hike of 15.6 percent…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Taking the world by surprise with the world’s cheapest smartphone, a little known Noida-based start-up on Wednesday launched a Rs.251 (less than $4) “Made in India” smartphone that -…
Beijing, Feb 17 (IANS) Alibaba, China’s biggest online trader, on Wednesday reached an agreement with the top economic planner to expand e-commerce in rural areas. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will work with…
Shimla, Feb 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has decided to make it mandatory for all shops to have a licence for sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, an official said on Wednesday. “The cabinet at its…
File picture of the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which was synchronised with the southern power grid marking a major milestone in power generation of the ambitious Indo-Russian nuclear collaboration at Tirunelveli…
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) State-controlled oil giant Petrobras said on Tuesday it brought a new offshore platform with the capacity to produce 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 6 million cubic…
Doha, Feb 17 (IANS) Four top global oil producers agreed on Tuesday to freeze oil production in order to boost the slumping oil prices. The agreement followed a meeting in Doha between the energy ministers…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) A tax regime receptive to the needs of foreign investors and the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill can work wonders for the Make in India initiative, said…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Feb 16 (IANS) As India’s pharmaceutical companies continue to look for greener pastures for growth, the 70 participants in the two-day IPHEX Africa trade exhibition in the Nigerian commercial capital of…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Supreme court on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India to furnish a list of the companies which are in default of loans by the banks and…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Japanese automobile major Nissan Motor Company has sent a notice to Ashok Leyland Ltd terminating its technology development joint venture Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies Pvt. Ltd over non-payment of royalty said a…
Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) Heli-tourism is back in Goa, after facing popular dissent during its trial run in January. The heli-tourism service run by Pawan Hans, a central government-run helicopter services company in association with…
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra will make an investment of Rs.8,000 crore in its Maharashtra-based plants, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in a regulatory filing on Monday. “The…
Ratan Tata (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) State governments should try to replicate benefits offered by hubs like the Silicon Valley in the US to spur entrepreneurship, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata said…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration of the Make in India Week, in Mumbai, on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Day Three of the mega ‘Make in India…
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said on Monday it has been named the United Kingdom’s top employer for the second consecutive year by Top Employer Institute. “We are delighted…
Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata felicitates retired police officer Suryakant Jog during a programme in Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Retail technology start-up SnapBizz said on…
Tehran, Feb 15 (IANS/EFE) Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Rokneddin Javadi announced on Sunday that his country has increased its oil production by 400,000 barrels per day after the lifting of international sanctions against the Islamic…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Private independent transmission systems developer Sterlite Grid and Finnish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions provider Shaper Shape have entered into a partnership to deliver technologies for the power transmission industry….
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Maharashtra will create an ecosystem to encourage start-ups, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday. “Innovation in startups should be encouraged. We have lacked…