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Bank employees to get 17% wage hike, follow 5-day work week
09 Mar 2024
Employee unions of public sector banks and the Indian Banks' Association, the joint forum of stat-run banks, have reached an agreement under which employees will get a 17 per cent
Govt announces Rs100 per cylinder cut in LPG prices on Women's Day
08 Mar 2024
The central government has announced a Rs100 per cylinder reduction in the price of cooking gas (LPG), in a move that will benefit over 100 million households across the country.
US regulator SEC wants companies to disclose climate impact
08 Mar 2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday adopted new rules that prescribes disclosure norms for companies
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Google slaps new developer fees to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act
08 Mar 2024
Google is beefing up defences with new app developer fees as it stares at the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that seeks to bring about a competitive app store ecosystem.
Russia, China plan to counter dollar dominance with BRICS payment system
07 Mar 2024
Russia and China have proposed the setting up of an independent BRICS payment system using digital and blockchain technologies, in a move to end the dominance of US dollar in global payments.
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Accenture acquires Udacity, launches AI learning platform LearnVantage
07 Mar 2024
Accenture on Wednesday announced the acquisition of learning platform Udacity and the launch of an AI-focused learning platform, LearnVantage, as part of its capacity building efforts.
Govt reviews FDI policy on space sector
07 Mar 2024
The Government of India has amended the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in order to open up the on space sector for overseas investors.
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Vitol to acquire 35% of Saras from Morati family
06 Mar 2024
Dutch commodity group Vitol BV will acquire about 35 per cent of Saras SpA, a company engaged in the distribution of oil and gas products in Europe, from the Moratti family for €1.75 per share.
Ford to re-enter India with SUVs, hybrids and EVs: report
06 Mar 2024
Ford Motor, which exited India and sold its Gujarat plant to Tata Motors, is now all set to make a comeback with the launch of new car models, including SUVs and hybrid and electric vehicles
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RBI bars JM Financial from lending against shares
06 Mar 2024
Days after imposing restrictions on online payments banks Paytm and IIFL Finance, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday directed investment banker JM Financial
BHEL secures NTPC order for Rs9,500-cr super thermal project
06 Mar 2024
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has won a Rs9,500 crore order from NTPC Ltd for setting up Stage III of the Singrauli Super Thermal Power Project in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Tata Motors to spin off commercial and passenger vehicle businesses
05 Mar 2024
Tata Motors on Monday announced plans to spin off its commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle divisions into separate businesses. This will be done by demerging the two divisions and merging each with related businesses, Tata Motors stated in a stock exchange filing.
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