Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix products over quality concerns

Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix products over quality concerns

Saturday, 18 May 2024 | PTI | Kathmandu

After Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also banned the sale and import of certain spice-mix products manufactured by Indian brands over alleged quality concerns. Four spice-mix products by MDH and Everest were banned in the Himalayan nation from Friday due to suspected ethylene oxide or EtO contamination, according to the...

Most Indian knowledge workers use AI at workplace, says report

Saturday, 18 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

AI is increasingly influencing the way people work as well as hire and India has one of the highest AI adoption rates among knowledge workers, says a report by Microsoft and LinkedIn. According to the India findings of the 2024 Annual Work Trend Index from Microsoft and LinkedIn, 92 per cent...

More Indians are travelling than ever before: Report

Saturday, 18 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Be it international or domestic, more Indians are travelling than ever before, claims a new report, as a whopping “97 million passengers” travelled through Indian airports in the first three months of 2024 alone. “Travel Trends 2024: Breaking Boundaries”, conducted by the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI), provides comprehensive insights into the...

India needs to focus on manufacturing: Nirmala to Indian Inc

Saturday, 18 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the country needs to ramp up its manufacturing sector to increase its share in the global value chain and become ‘Atmanirbhar’. Addressing the captains of the Indian industry at a CII Annual Business Summit, the minister also underlined the need of achieving greater sophistication...

M&M shares rally nearly 8 pc; climb for 2nd day after earnings announcement

M&M shares rally nearly 8 pc; climb for 2nd day after earnings announcement

Friday, 17 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra continued to rally on Friday, climbing nearly 8 per cent, after the company reported a 4 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the March quarter. The stock jumped 7.66 per cent to Rs 2,554.75 -- its 52-week high -- on the BSE. At...

India needs to focus on manufacturing, achieve greater sophistication: Nirmala to Indian Inc

India needs to focus on manufacturing, achieve greater sophistication: Nirmala to Indian Inc

Friday, 17 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the country needs to ramp up its manufacturing sector to increase its share in the global value chain and become 'Atmanirbhar'. Addressing the captains of the Indian industry at a CII Annual Business Summit, the minister also underlined the need of achieving greater sophistication...

Reliance completes sale of REC Solar Norway

Reliance completes sale of REC Solar Norway

Friday, 17 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday said it has completed the sale of REC Solar Norway AS to Oslo-listed Elkem ASA for around USD 22 million. REC Norway is a wholly-owned unit of REC Solar Holdings and is involved in the manufacturing of kerf-based polysilicon in the Scandinavian country. In October 2021, a...

GAIL Q4 net profit triples on gas transmission business turnaround

Friday, 17 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd on Thursday reported more than tripling of its fourth quarter net profit after natural gas transmission and petrochemical business saw a turnaround. Its standalone net profit of Rs 2,176.97 crore in January-March — the fourth quarter of 2023-24 — was 261 per cent more than...

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