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RBI delays implementation of currency derivatives trading norms
05 Apr 2024
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has pushed back the implementation of its directions on currency derivatives trade from 5 April to 3 May 2024
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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged as focus remains on inflation
05 Apr 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at its meeting on Friday (5 April 2024) decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)
India flight-tests new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime
05 Apr 2024
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Agni-Prime, a new generation ballistic missile.
IIT Bombay teams up with Tata Memorial Hospital to launch gene therapy for cancer
05 Apr 2024
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Thursday launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay. The technology developed by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) jointly with the Tata Memorial Hospital, has already been successfully applied on a 64-year-old man, who also became the first patient to be cured using India's own CAR-T cell therapy.
N-power key to India achieving net-zero emission level: IIM report
05 Apr 2024
Decarbonisation of India’s economy to net-zero level by the year 2070 would require substantial addition of nuclear power and renewable energy generation capacity.
British media group The Independent to acquire BuzzFeed’s UK operations
03 Apr 2024
British newspaper group The Independent is acquiring US-based online media BuzzFeed's operations in the UK and Ireland in a multi-year licensing deal, the companies announced on Thursday.
Xiaomi starts delivery of its smart car SU7
03 Apr 2024
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has started delivery of its end-to-end connected smart car, SU7, on Wednesday.
Aditya Birla Fashion to list Madura Fashion as separate entity
02 Apr 2024
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL), the fashion retail business of the Aditya Birla Group, plans to demerge Madura Fashion & Lifestyle to form a separate listed entity.
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Indian Oil, Panasonic team up for lithium-ion cell production in India
02 Apr 2024
State-owned oil refining and marketing company Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will be setting up a joint venture with Panasonic Energy Co Ltd, a unit of Japan’s Panasonic Group, for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems.
Govt e-marketplace GeM onboards over 2 m sellers, records Rs4-cr turnover
01 Apr 2024
Government e-marketplace (GeM) has onboarded 2.1 million sellers and doubled its turnover (gross merchandise value) as of end-March 2024, doubling the GVM year-on-year.
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ABB to buy back shares worth up to $1 billion
01 Apr 2024
Electrification and automation technology leader ABB will launch a new share buyback programme for up to $1 billion, under which the company will be buying back nearly 21.3 million shares at the current market price.
India’s core sector output expands by 6.7% in February
01 Apr 2024
Core sector industrial production in India expanded by 6.7 per cent in February 2024, on the back of increased production of coal, natural gas, cement, steel, crude oil, electricity and petroleum refinery products, provisional figures released on Thursday showed.
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