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NTPC Renewable Energy Limited signs Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd to Supply Round the Clock RE Power of 1300 MW Capacity for its Green Ammonia Plant

Mumbai: NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd (A Greenko Group Company) on Tuesday to Supply 1300 MW Round the Clock RE Power for powering Greenko’s upcoming Green Ammonia Plant at Kakinada, India.

SBI launches its Coffee Table Book – The Banker to Every Indian

Mumbai: The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of its coffee table book ' The Banker to Every Indian' which celebrates 75 years of Indian independence and SBI's glorious 200-year history.

Hitachi Payment Services appoints Sumil Vikamsey as the new Managing Director

Mumbai: Hitachi Payment Services has announced the appointment of Sumil Vikamsey as its new Managing Director, in addition to his responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer - Cash Business.

Indian Market: Sensex recovers 126.76 pts

Mumbai: Snapping a negative trend of last two sessions, the BSE Sensex on Monday rose 126.76

First Citizens Bank enters into whole bank purchase of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank

Raleigh First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, a subsidiary of Raleigh-headquartered First Citizens BancShares, Inc., announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to purchase out of FDIC receivership substantially all loans and certain other assets, and assume all customer deposits and certain other liabilities of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank.

Indian Market: Sensex recovers over 100 pts

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex recovered 125 points at 57,652.23 in opening trade on Monday as fresh buying was seen in Realty, Banjex stocks.

NALCO-BARC release India’s 1st Bauxite Certified Reference Material

New Delhi: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has successfully developed a Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) naming as BARC B1201 in joint collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Manipur: State Minister flags off 7.5 tonnes of 'Bird’s Eye Chilli' to USA

Imphal: Manipur's State Agriculture Minister C. Lalrinsanga recently flagged off  7.5 tonnes of Bird’s Eye Chilli (Mizo Chilly, GI), which is harvested by farmers from southern Mizoram- Lunglei, Siaha and Lawngtlai, to the USA.

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies

California: Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has announced that company co-founder Gordon Moore has passed away at the age of 94.

RBI announces dates for first MPC meeting for FY24

Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday released the schedule of the meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for the upcoming financial year (FY24).

RIL appoints Srikanth Venkatachari as new CFO

Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has appointed Srikanth Venkatachari as the new Chief Financial Officer, the company said in a press release on Friday.

Jio-bp to set up EV charging stations at Piramal Realty's residential projects in Mumbai

Mumbai/IBNS: Jio-bp, a joint venture between Reliance Industries for fuel retailing, will set up EV charging facilities in all residential projects of Piramal Realty in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the companies said in a statement.

LPG subsidy: Union Cabinet extends Ujjwala subsidies by 1 year

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has decided to extend the subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder provided under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana by one more year, Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said on Friday.

India has 6,586 operational Public EV Charging Stations

New Delhi/IBNS: There are 6,586 operational public EV charging stations in India as of March 1, 2023, according to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

Karnataka: Centre approves Rs 180 cr project to set up Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Hubli-Dharwad region

Bengaluru/IBNS: The Centre has approved Rs 180 crore worth of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Karnataka’s Dharwad which is expected to create over 18,000 jobs, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday.

Action plan ready for 26 NWs found fit for cargo and passenger movement: Sarbananda Sonowal

New Delhi/IBNS: A total of 111 waterways, including the five previously notified National Waterways (NWs), have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016 in order to promote Inland Water Transport in the country.

Cabinet clears 4 pct hike in DA for central govt employees

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday has given its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central governments employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners with effect from Jan 1 of this year. 

Kotak’s Manufacturing Fund completes 1 year

Kolkata: Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd (Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund) has announced that its Kotak Manufacture in India Fund has completed 1 year since its launch in February 2022. This Fund was launched for investors to participate in the “Make in India” & “China+1” thrust on the manufacturing sector.

Paytm UPI LITE active on these 10 banks

India’s homegrown Paytm Payments Bank has enabled real-time lightning-fast UPI payments in one-tap via Paytm UPI LITE.

45 defence sector companies/JVs operating with foreign OEMs have govt approval

New Delhi/IBNS: The government has given approval to 45 companies/JVs operating in the defence sector with foreign OEMs.

Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization participates in India Fashion Tex

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) recently participated in India Fashion Tex 2023 in New Delhi.

After rout in Adani stocks, LIC likely to cap exposure in companies: Report

Mumbai: After $100 billion erosion in Adani stocks in the wake of Hindenburg Research’s negative report, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is mulling its debt and equity exposure limit to companies, according to a media report.

NSE rolls back 6pc transaction charges equity, F&O transactions

Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has withdrawn the 6 percent transaction charges on dealings in the equity cash and derivative segment effective from April 1, 2023.

Mahindra and State Bank of India tie-up for tractor & farm machinery financing in West Bengal

Kolkata: Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer by volume, has tied up with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide easy loan options on their tractors and farm machinery products across India.

Jack Dorsey founded Block is the latest target of Hindenburg research report

Infosys announces Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's retirement from board

Mumbai: Infosys on Thursday announced that Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, an Independent Director, has retired from its Board upon completion of her tenure on March 22, 2023.

West Bengal: Merlin Group partners to build eastern India's first World Trade Center in Kolkata's Salt Lake

Kolkata: The World Trade Center Association (WTCA) is partnering with the city-based Merlin Group for developing a World Trade Center, the first under-construction World Trade Center in eastern India.

US Federal Reserve hikes by policy rate 25 bps

The United States Federal Reserve has increased the policy rate by 25 basis points, resulting in a new range of 4.75% to 5%.

CCI approves LIC MF arm's acquisition of IDBI MF

New Delhi/IBNS: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of the management rights over the schemes of IDBI MF from IDBI Asset Management Limited by the LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Ltd.

5 companies shortlisted for Centre's PLI scheme for hydrogen fuel cell EVs

New Delhi: The government has chosen five companies - Ashok Leyland, Eicher Motors, Pinnacle Mobility, Tata Motors, and Booma Innovative - to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles under the production-linked incentive scheme for the automobile and auto component industry (PLI-Auto) worth Rs 25,938 crore, Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Krishan Pal Gurjar, has informed the Lok Sabha