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Aadhar Housing Finance Limited has received an upgrade in its credit rating from ICRA, with the rating agency raising the company’s rating on debt instruments and bank facilities to ‘ICRA AA+/Stable’ from ‘ICRA AA/Positive’. The upgrade makes ICRA the third rating agency to assign an AA+ rating to Aadhar, following CARE Ratings and India Ratings. The company said it is now the only housing finance company to have AA+ ratings from all three agencies on a standalone basis. ICRA attributed the upgrade to Aadhar’s established position in affordable and low-income housing finance, strong capitalisation, healthy earnings profile and comfortable asset…

Nissan on Tuesday unveiled the all-new PIXO, a compact electric city car developed specifically for urban driving in Europe, expanding the automaker’s growing electric vehicle line-up alongside the recently launched LEAF and MICRA. The A-segment PIXO offers a driving range of up to 259 km from a 27.5kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. It comes with 50kW DC rapid charging as standard, allowing the battery to charge from 15 to 80 per cent in about 28 minutes. An 11kW AC bi-directional charging system is also available for home and workplace charging. Measuring 3,796mm in length and 1,790mm in width, PIXO…

Tata AIA Life Insurance has launched the Tata AIA Momentum Value 50 Index Fund, a unit-linked investment option combining momentum and value investment approaches to provide diversified equity exposure along with life insurance protection. The fund will select companies from the BSE 500 universe based on momentum and value characteristics, customised to meet IRDAI requirements, and will be benchmarked against the BSE 500 Momentum Value 50 Index (Customized). The momentum approach focuses on companies showing relatively stronger market performance, while the value strategy identifies companies that may offer attractive valuations relative to their fundamentals. The fund’s New Fund Offer (NFO)…

Reliance Industries is set to explore multiple investment opportunities in West Bengal, with a large team expected to visit the state next week, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said after meeting Mukesh Ambani and Anant Ambani in Mumbai. Reliance is reportedly considering projects across four to five sectors, including an international cable landing station at Digha, a data centre in Rajarhat and a food park in north Bengal as part of its FMCG expansion. The renewed interest from major industrial groups comes as the state government prepares a new industrial policy aimed at attracting large investments through employment-linked incentives, simplified approvals,…

Before IVF treatment begins, a fertility specialist considers a woman’s ovarian reserve, reproductive history, existing health conditions and the medicines or supplements already taken by the patient.  As these details help shape the stimulation plan, guide the management of medical conditions and support safe planning for procedures such as egg retrieval. Dr Kalpana Jain, Fertility Specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Guwahati, says medication review should be part of the pre-IVF assessment rather than something discussed only after injections have started. What should be included in the medication history? The fertility specialist should know about everything being taken regularly or occasionally,…

Godrej Enterprises Group (GEG) has launched ‘Udaan’, an industry-led supplier capability-building initiative in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), aimed at strengthening India’s manufacturing ecosystem through MSME development. Aligarh is the first location for the programme, which will be expanded to 10 cities as part of a wider supplier capability-building programme. Under Udaan, GEG and the CII TPM Club of India have developed a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) curriculum for MSMEs, with specialist consultants supporting participating suppliers in on-ground implementation, productivity improvement and operational excellence. The cluster-based programme will focus on eliminating operational losses, improving resource productivity and…

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Wednesday inaugurated the redesigned showrooms of Kalyan Jewellers at Lachit Nagar and A.T. Road in Guwahati, as the jewellery retailer looks to strengthen its presence in the region. The revamped showrooms feature a redesigned ambience and an expanded range of jewellery across Kalyan Jewellers’ signature collections. Speaking at the inauguration, Devgn said he was delighted to represent a brand associated with trust, transparency and a customer-first approach, and expressed confidence that customers in Guwahati would appreciate its products and services. Kalyan Jewellers Executive Director Ramesh Kalyanaraman said the company was focused on reinventing the shopping…