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30 Jan

Common Facility Center to enhance the productivity of small gem and Jewellery units

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Ground-breaking ceremony of Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Bow Bazar in Kolkata was held today in the presence of Smt. Rupa Dutta (Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India), Shri Senthil Nathan (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India), Shri Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC; Shri Prakash Pincha, Regional Chairman, Kolkata, GJEPC, along with others. GJEPC is setting up a Common Facility Center at Bow Bazar with a view to enhance the productivity and quality of products, especially the small gem and Jewellery units set in Bow Bazar and its surrounding areas. GJEPC with the support of the Ministry of Commerce and…

30 Jan

OYO’s Corporate Channel etches strong growth trajectory; Records 80% y-o-y increase in revenue

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OYO Hotels & Homes, the world’s leading chain of hotels, homes, and spaces has witnessed a strong growth trajectory in its corporate bookings. The company’s corporate channel witnessed an 80% increase in revenue on a y-o-y basis. Today, OYO’s corporate channel contributes to over 30% of the hospitality company’s total revenues and it counts Utkarsh Small Finance, Think & Learn (P) Ltd. (BYJU’S) and Extramarks Education among its 8,400+ clients. This remarkable growth further reiterates OYO’s commitment to scaling up its engagement in the corporate travel segment. With over 8400 active corporate accounts, OYO caters to the travel needs of…

30 Jan

Start-Ups That Burn Investor Money, Disappear Won’t Get Second Chance: Ratan Tata

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Industrialist Ratan Tata on Tuesday warned that start-ups which burn investors' money and disappear will not get a second or a third chance.Mr Tata, who also invests in start-ups, also said old-age businesses will recede and the young founders of innovative companies are the future leaders of the Indian industry.The comments from Mr Tata come at a time when many start-ups have been blamed for what is termed as "cash burn", wherein the optimism of making money in the future makes venture funds to invest in such companies, and the companies keep incurring losses. At its peak, e-commerce major Flipkart…

30 Jan

Maruti Suzuki Profit Rises 5% To Rs 1,565 Crore In December Quarter; Misses Estimates

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Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, on Tuesday reported that its net profit rose 5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,565 crore in the quarter ended December 2019. The profit primarily came on account of cost reduction efforts, lower commodity prices and improved capacity utilization, Maruti Suzuki said in a press release. However, higher sales promotion expenses and lower fair value gain on invested surplus capped the profitability. Analysts on average had expected the country's largest car maker to report a profit of Rs 1,647 crore, according to Refinitiv data, news agency Reuters reported.

29 Jan

Divine Solitaires’ exciting solitaire offer

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Divine Solitaires is pleased to announce the launch ofits exciting solitaire jewellery exhibition at the reputed Mahabir Danwar Jewellers store inSalt Lake, Kolkata. The Buy One Get Two solitaire jewellery exhibition which will commence on 30th January, 2020 will go up to 3rd February, 2020. Mr Jignesh Mehta, Founder & Managing Director, Divine Solitaires,Mr Arvind Soni, Director, Mahabir Danwar Jewellers and Mr Sandeep Soni, Director, Mahabir DanwarJewellers, interacted with the press at the event. Since its inception in 2006, Divine Solitaires has been the first solitaire brand in India to specialise in loose solitaires and solitaire jewellery. The brand has…

29 Jan

Nirbhaya Fund to be used for sensitization programmes

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A recent report suggested that money from the Nirbhaya Fund has hardly been utilised in several states. After witnessing the horrifying gangrape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Telangana, States have decide to implement more women safety measures, one of which is conducting sex education an sensitization programmes in schools. Another incident that surfaced was the whatsapp messages circulated among boys of an elite school in Mumbai where terms like, “gangbang”, “homophobia” was used and women were termed “trash”. Dr Srishti Saha, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Fortis Hospital Anandapur explains why sex education and gender sensitization among youth is…

28 Jan

Nissan to launch an all-New, Technology-rich and Stylish SUV in 2020

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Nissan will launch its first made for India Compact SUV on the philosophy of “Make in India, Make for the World”. Building on Nissan’s global SUV heritage and advanced technology, the New Compact SUV is designed for tomorrow’s journey as a feature-rich premium offering with stylish design for a strong and dynamic road presence. Nissan’s new SUV features the latest technology as a part of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s vision as to how vehicles are powered, driven and integrated into society. The Compact SUV is a testimony to Nissan’s Global SUV DNA spirit of relentless innovation and Japanese engineering, building on Nissan’s iconic…

27 Jan

Current Situation Of Air India Is Very Fragile, Says Civil Aviation Minister

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Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, addressing the media on Monday, described the current situation of the national carrier as “very fragile”. The government had earlier released the preliminary information memorandum (PIM) for seeking expression of interest for strategic disinvestment of Air India. Mr Puri added that Air India is under a debt trap due to accumulated debt of around Rs 60,000 crore.After failing to sell majority stake in Air India in 2018, the government has worked on critical areas this time around to make the disinvestment bid more attractive to the prospective bidder, Mr Puri said.

27 Jan

Sensex Plunges 458 points, Nifty Closes Below 12,150; Bank, Metal Stocks Weigh

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The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indices lost more than 1 per cent, weighed down by weakness in banking, metal and financial services shares. The Sensex ended at 41155, weaker by 458 points or 1.1 per cent and the NSE Nifty 50 ended at 12,119, down 129 points or 1 per cent.Earlier in the day, the benchmarks opened lower tracking losses in other Asian peers as fears about the economic impact of China's spreading virus outbreak curbed risk appetite. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell nearly 2 per cent in early trade on Monday. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index…

27 Jan

1 Lakh Tons Of Dutch-Made Tata Steel Exempt From US Tariffs

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A US tariff on laminated steel used in packaging will not apply to Tata Steel products manufactured in the Netherlands, the Dutch foreign trade minister said on Monday.Sigrid Kaag told reporters that the US had agreed the products would be exempt from a 25 per cent tariff announced by the administration of President Donald Trump in June 2018, saving consumers and the company up to 100 million euros annually in tariff costs."The import tariffs on laminated steel have been retracted and that's wonderful news for Tata Steel," Kaag told reporters in The Hague. "It's good for us, and good for…