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Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy on Thursday said it almost doubled the number of its Experience Centres (ECs) to over 700 across India in the just-concluded financial year. This rapid expansion has played a key role in driving Ather's growth across markets, improving accessibility and enabling the company to scale across both existing and new markets, the company said. Ather said it has added over 350 new Experience Centres, effectively doubling its retail ne ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Tourism New Zealand on Wednesday said it has appointed Tishtar Parakh as the Country Manager for India. Based in Mumbai, Parakh will lead Tourism New Zealand's efforts to grow visitor demand and further strengthen and grow trade and industry partnerships in the India market. Prior to joining Tourism New Zealand, Parakh served as Travel Trade Lead at VisitBritain, where she co-led destination marketing initiatives across trade and consumer segments in India, a statement said ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank's decision to maintain status quo on interest rate is a calibrated approach to strengthen macro economic environment against the backdrop of global headwinds influencing economic sentiment, experts said on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank kept its key policy rate (repo) unchanged at 5.25 per cent, adopting a cautious wait-and-watch stance as policymakers assessed the fallout from the six-week Iran conflict on energy supplies, inflation and growth. Industry bo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India has fiscal space to support sectors impacted by escalating West Asia crisis, while the Reserve Bank has room to cut interest rate to deal with global challenges. The Monetary Policy Committee headed by Reserve Bank Governor will announce its stance on interest rate on Wednesday. There is a widespread speculation that RBI will maintain status quo. The rate-setting panel began its deliberations on Monday. Observing t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote amid an Opposition walkout. The bill seeks to create a unified legal framework governing personnel across different CAPF forces, replacing the current patchwork of separate service rule regimes for the five Central Armed Police Forces. Replying to the debate on the bill, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the purpose of the bill is ...Read More >
Jammu, Mar 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government is regularly clearing its financial liabilities, including dues to contractors and retired employees, with over Rs 18,000 crore paid during financial year 2025-26. Replying to a question of BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma in the Legislative Assembly, he said "the financial liabilities of the government in the shape of bills presented at treasuries are cleared on regular basis. Bills pertaining to contracto ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday apologised for the issues faced by attendees on the opening day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, calling the turnout "phenomenal" and promising a smoother experience in the coming days. The world's largest artificial intelligence summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday. Huge crowds meant long queues and overcrowding which was compounded by unclear instructions. Mobile data connectivity too was an issue. Addre ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The satellite-based toll collection system will be operational across the country by 2026-end, which will eliminate the waiting time at toll plazas for commuters and bring more revenue for the government, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the road transport and highways minister said the new technology will be satellite and AI-based and commuters will not have to wait at toll plazas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that quality, relevance and adaptability of higher education will play a key role in transforming India's demographic dividend into growth accelerator in next 20 years. Speaking at the CII Global Higher Education Summit here, he said, states hold the key to the next phase of higher education reform in India. He stressed on addressing shortage of teachers urgently through mechanisms such as professors of pract ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Artificial Intelligence has emerged as humanity's most powerful force for progress, Manish Gupta, Senior Director of Google DeepMind said on Tuesday adding that AI's evolution will drive significant shifts including accelerating scientific discovery and augmenting human capabilities. The senior executive at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's premier AI research lab, emphasised that India is at the forefront of utilising Artificial Intelligence to solve real-world, tangibl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading the country by creating a false narrative of rigging of votes through SIR process and said the Opposition is hurting national interest by questioning the Election Commission in order to hide its electoral failures. Instead of blaming the Election Commission (ECI) and electoral process, Nadda, who is the leader of the Upper House, asked the Congress to find the actual reason for its successive defeats ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) ITC Hotels on Friday reported nearly 74 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the second quarter ended September at Rs 133.29 crore, on higher revenue from operations. The company, which listed on the stock exchanges earlier this year post its demerger from ITC Limited, had posted a net profit of Rs 76.63 crore a year ago. In a statement, ITC Hotels observed that the hospitality sector remains well-positioned for expansion, backed by robust domestic travel, evolv ...Read More >
New Delhi: Firecracker emissions may have contributed between 30% and 40% to the city's pollution on Diwali, with calm conditions primarily worsening the impact and delaying recovery, say experts. According to Gufran Beig, founder of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) and chair professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), a preliminary visual analysis of data indicates that pollution levels rose steeply between 9 pm on Monday and 5 am on Tuesday, wh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed making acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) mandatory for all electric cars, buses and trucks with effect October 1, 2027, keeping road safety in mind. The ministry in a draft notification said that all new models of electric passenger and goods vehicles manufactured after October 2026 must be equipped with AVAS, a safety feature in EVs to emit an artificial sound to alert pedestrians and other road users about ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Gold prices fell Rs 148 to Rs 1,09,222 per 10 grams in the domestic futures market on Monday, mirroring a weak global trend as market participants stayed cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the most-traded October futures fell Rs 148 or 0.14 per cent to Rs 1,09,222 per 10 grams in a turnover of 15,852 lots. The December contract also moved lower, shedding Rs 111 or 0.10 per cent to Rs 1,10,323 per 10 grams in ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) The Sebi board on Friday decided to make it easier for low risk foreign investors to participate in the Indian securities market with the introduction of a single window access, a move aimed at simplifying compliance and enhancing the country's attractiveness as an investment destination. The new framework -- Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors (SWAGAT-FI) -- would provide easier investment access to low risk foreign investors, enable ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre and states could earn up to Rs 40,000 crore in Goods and Services Tax if all 97 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles are scrapped. Addressing ACMA Annual Session 2025, Gadkari further said up to August this year, 3 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles have been scrapped, out of which 1.41 lakh were government vehicles. "According to our estimate, there are 97 lakh (unfit and polluting) vehicles, which we need to scrap...7 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Both switches feeding fuel to the two engines of Air India flight 171 were cut off followed by pilot confusion before the plane crashed in Ahmedabad, seconds after taking off, the first investigation report into the crash has revealed. It said that one pilot asked why he had shut off the fuel, and the other responded he didn't do it. The crash on June 12 was the first fatal disaster involving a Boeing 787, killing a total of 260 people -- all but one of the 242 people o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) iPhone maker Apple has elevated Indian-origin Sabih Khan to the position of chief operating officer, the company said on Wednesday. Khan, who will take over the role from Jeff Williams later this month, has been at Apple for 30 years and joined the executive team as senior vice president of operations in 2019. He was born in 1966 in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh where he studied till fifth grade before his family moved to Singapore. "Jeff Williams will transition ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Solar pumps maker Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd on Monday said it has raised Rs 292.60 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement. The company issued 31.87 lakh shares to qualified institutional investors at Rs 918 per share, a 4.97 per cent discount to the Sebi floor price of Rs 965.96. The proceeds will be used to establish a high efficiency solar domestic content requirement (DCR) cell and solar PV modules manufacturing plant in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, through subs ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 7 (PTI) Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the central government has undertaken significant reforms over the past 11 years to propel the mining sector while ensuring development, public welfare and environmental protection. Addressing a felicitation ceremony for seven-star and five-star rated mines here organised by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Reddy said the government policies have not only boosted the mining sector but have also safeguarded the interest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) India's manufacturing sector growth rose to a 14-month high of 58.4 in June marked by improved trends in output and new orders, alongside a record upturn in employment, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index - an indicator of sector performance - was 57.6 in May. In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction. "India's ma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday announced renewal of a scheme to promote registration of employers and employees to expand Employees' State Insurance (ESI) coverage across India. Originally introduced in 2016, SPREE (Scheme to Promote Registration of Employers/Employees) has facilitated the registration of over 88,000 employers and 1.02 crore employees. The renewed SPREE will be open from July 1 to December 31, 2025, offering a one-time opportunity for ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said fraud-hit IndusInd Bank is "doing well" now, and added that the resignation of MD and CEO Sumant Kathpalia should be seen as a "good enough" step from an accountability perspective. The RBI also said the bank has complied with all the regulatory asks over the turbulent period. "The MD and CEO of the bank resigned, owning moral responsibilities. So, I thought that should be good enough. Do you expect that all the board mem ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said fraud-hit IndusInd Bank is "doing well" now, and added that the resignation of MD and CEO Sumant Kathpalia should be seen as a "good enough" step from an accountability perspective. The RBI also said the bank has complied with all the regulatory asks over the turbulent period. "The MD and CEO of the bank resigned, owning moral responsibilities. So, I thought that should be good enough. Do you expect that all the board mem ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) The Reserve Bank is all set to raise the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for lending against gold to 85 per cent for loans under Rs 2.5 lakh from the present 75 per cent, Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced on Friday. Speaking to reporters at the central bank headquarters, Malhotra said the relaxation will come with riders, and pointed out that both principal as well as interest will be included while computing the LTV as against the current industry practice of sticking only to th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) India has always led in developer talent and now has a strong opportunity to lead in AI talent, OpenAI Global Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Jason Kwon said on Thursday as the ChatGPT-maker launched OpenAI Academy in partnership with IndiaAI Mission. In an interview to PTI, Kwon said that India - which has the second largest number of ChatGPT users - is among the most important countries for OpenAI in terms of engagement. India has always had the "ingredients to succeed", ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Indian exporters have huge opportunities to increase their share in the global agriculture trade from the current 2.4 per cent, a government official said on Wednesday. The global agriculture trade is about USD 2 trillion. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Chairman Abhishek Dev said that given these numbers, "huge opportunities" are there to increase exports from the country. Despite being the seventh largest agri exporter in ...Read More >
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