India exports first batch of super sweet pineapples to UAE

India exports first batch of super sweet pineapples to UAE

Friday, 14 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

In what could be called as a sweet and juicy milestone, India has made its debut in the premium pineapple market by exporting its first batch of high quality MD2 ‘Golden Ripe’ also known as ‘Super Sweet’ pineapples to the UAE, a sector traditionally dominated by Costa Rica, Thailand and...

GST Council to meet on Jun 22

GST Council to meet on Jun 22

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on June 22. "The 53rd meeting of the GST Council will be held on 22nd June, 2024 at New Delhi," the GST Council Secretariat said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The agenda for the meeting is yet...

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record high levels in early trade

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record high levels in early trade

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh record high levels in early trade on Thursday after retail inflation slipped to one-year low in May along with buying in IT stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 538.89 points to hit its lifetime peak of 77,145.46. The NSE Nifty climbed 158.1...

Workshop  on pumped storage projects held

Workshop on pumped storage projects held

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

NTPC, India’s largest integrated power company in collaboration with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), successfully organized a two day National Level Workshop on the “Standardization of Technical Specification for Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs)” at the Power Management Institute (PMI) in Noida. The aim of the workshop was to foster collaboration and...

Gold climbs Rs 250; silver jumps Rs 800 amid strong cues in global markets

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Gold prices climbed Rs 250 to Rs 72,200 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday amid strong global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous session, the precious metal had closed at Rs 71,950 per 10 grams. Silver prices also bounced by Rs 800 to Rs 91,500 per kg....

PLI scheme to attract Rs 3-4 lakh crore investments over 4 yrs: Icra

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

The PLI scheme is expected to attract investments of Rs 3-4 lakh crore in the next four years and generate 2 lakh jobs as large projects in sectors, including semiconductor, solar module and pharmaceutical intermediaries, are expected to take off, a top Icra executive said on Wednesday. Icra Executive Vice President...

Life insurers to mandatorily provide loan facility against policies: Irdai

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Regulator Irdai on Wednesday said the facility of policy loan is now mandatory in all life insurance savings products, enabling policyholders to meet liquidity requirements. Issuing a master circular which consolidates all regulations with regards to life insurance policies, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) also said the...

FIU imposes over Rs  1.66 crore fine on Axis Bank for failing to detect fraud NSG account

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

The Financial Intelligence Unit has slapped a fine of more than Rs 1.66 crore on Axis Bank for “failing” to put in place a mechanism to detect and report suspicious transactions carried out at one of its branches by creating a “fraud” account in the name of counter-terrorist commando force...

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