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Defence ministry approves Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition proposals for defence forces
03 Sep 2024
Defence ministry has lined up Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition programme for the Defence forces, which include procurement of future-ready combat vehicles
New 309-km railway line to connect Mumbai and Indore
03 Sep 2024
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Monday approved the construction of a new 309 km-long railway line that will provide the shortest rail connectivity between Mumbai and Indore
Adani Ports acquires 80% stake in Astro Offshore for $185 m in cash
03 Sep 2024
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has entered into a definitive agreement with Astro Offshore under which it will acquire a majority stake in the offshore support vessel operator for $185 million, in cash.
Cabinet approves Kaynes Semicon's Rs3,300-cr semiconductor plant in Gujarat
03 Sep 2024
The union cabinet on Monday approved a proposal by Kayness Semicon Pvt Ltd for setting up a Rs3,300-crore semiconductor manufacturing unit in Sanand, Gujarat.
Govt announces Rs14,235-cr outlay for 7 major agriculture schemes
03 Sep 2024
The center on Monday announced seven major schemes, involving a total outlay of Rs14,235.30 crore, for improving the lives and livelihoods of farmers across the country.
India’s core sector industrial production up 6.1% in July
02 Sep 2024
Core sector industrial production in India increased by 6.1 per cent year-on-year in July 2024 on the back of increased production of steel, electricity, coal, refinery products, cement, and fertilizers, provisional data
Fed chairman Jerome Powell hints at a likely US recession in 2025
02 Sep 2024
The US economy is showing signs of recession despite the healthy 3 per cent growth of GDP in the second quarter of the current year.
NCLT shows green light for merger of Reliance's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India
02 Sep 2024
A day after the Competition Commission of India gave its conditional approval for merger of entertainment platforms Walt Disney’s Star India and Reliance Industries’ Viacom-18 Private Ltd
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India’s GDP growth seen lower at 6.7% in April-June FY25
02 Sep 2024
India’s national income or gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms, ie, after adjusting for inflation, increased at a slower pace of 6.7 per cent to Rs43.64 lakh crore in the first quarter
QatarEnergy to double urea output, solar power generation by 2030
02 Sep 2024
State-owned QatarEnergy is embarking on a major expansion and diversification programme, which includes doubling annual production of urea and scaling up its solar power production capacity with a new 2,000
Reliance Industries proposes 1:1 bonus issue
02 Sep 2024
Reliance Industries on Thursday announced that its board of directors are meeting on 5 September to consider an issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.
Govt amends rules to facilitate overseas listing of Indian companies through IFSC
30 Aug 2024
The finance ministry has amended Securities Contracts Regulation Rules (SCRR), 1956, to facilitate Indian companies to directly list securities on international exchanges of GIFT IFSC.
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