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SBIGI ties up with Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank

SBIGI ties up with Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank

SBI General Insurance, one of the leading General Insurance companies in India and UttarbangaKshetriyaGramin Bank, one of the key Banks in North Bengal, signed a Corporate Agency Agreement recently. This association will enable distribution of SBI General’s retail products through Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank’s extensive network in the state of West Bengal.Under this strategic tie-up agreement, SBI General Insurance will offer a comprehensive range of general insurance products. Mr. Samir Chhabra, Head - Bancassurance, SBI General Insurance said, “Our alliance with UttarbangaKshetriyaGramin Bank is an important milestone in our journey to further strengthen our distribution of products and clientele in the region.…
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Mahindra& Mahindra invest 3000 crore on Electric Vehicles

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is all set to make an investment of Rs. 3000 crore on its electric vehicles business in the next three years, according to the top company official. The company already starts its electronic technologies plant in Bengaluru with the goal of putting 5 lakh electric vehicles on Indian Roads by 2025, for which it invests 1,700 crores with another 500 crores on a new research and development centre in India. Mahindra Group Managing Director and CEO Anish Shah told, for EVs we are going to invest Rs. 3000 crore additional and it will be utilised on…
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Amazon cumulatively digitized 2.5mn MSMEs

Amazon cumulatively digitized 2.5mn MSMEs

Amazon India has digitized 2.5 million MSMEs, enabled cumulative exports worth $3 billion and helped create nearly 1 million jobs in India till date. Last year at the inaugural Sambhav Summit, Amazon had announced an investment of $1 billion to digitally enable 10 million MSMEs, enable ecommerce exports worth $10 billion and create 1 million additional jobs in India between 2020 and2025. The company is on track to fulfill these commitments. Amit Agarwal, Global Senior Vice-President and Country Head of Amazon India, said,“As the world around us is more digital than ever with the internet and technology becoming an integral…
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Home sales increase 12% in Jan-March quarter

Home sales increase 12% in Jan-March quarter

Various measures taken by the government at the centre as well as by several state governments to boost buyer confidence have started to show positive outcomes, with home sales in India’s eight prime residential markets showing a quarterly increase of 12% in the January-March quarter (Q1) of CY(calendar year)2021 compared to Oct-Dec quarter of 2020, shows a recent report by online property brokerage firm PropTiger.com. According to ‘Real Insight – Q1CY21’, builders sold a total of 66,176 homes in the primary market in the January-March quarter of 2021, a time marked with several state governments, including Maharashtra and Delhi, announcing stamp duty and…
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Vi offers end-to-end Integrated IoT Solutions

Vi offers end-to-end Integrated IoT Solutions

Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), has strengthened its IoT portfolio with the launch of Integrated IoT solutions for enterprises. With this industry first initiative, VIL has become the only telecom company in India to offer a secure end-to-end IoT solution offering that comprises connectivity, hardware, network, application, analytics, security and support. With Vi Integrated IoT solutions, the telco will adopt a consulting-led engagement to support businesses in identifying their needs, design and develop the right IoT solution and implementation. Vi is the largest IoT player in India. With this launch, it has strengthened its portfolio…
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Skill India conducts first-of-its-kind Regional Workshop

Skill India conducts first-of-its-kind Regional Workshop

With the vision to empower the youth of North Eastern Region(NER) with industry-relevant skills to enhance their productivity and contribute to the economic development of the country, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)conducted a first-of-its-kind regional workshop for Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 in Gangtok, Sikkim. The workshop was held with active participation of key personnel of State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs) and District Skill Committees (DSCs) across all eight states - Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram Nagaland, and Tripura. Reputed dignitaries includingShri Satish Chandra Rai, Advisor, Skill Development Department, State of Sikkim, Shri Praveen…
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Net-zero goal for 2050, which the US wants India to be on board on: Explained

Net-zero goal for 2050, which the US wants India to be on board on: Explained

John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate, is currently on a three-day visit to India trying to rekindle a climate change partnership that had been all but put on hold during the four years of the Donald Trump administration. The immediate purpose of the visit is to exchange notes ahead of the virtual Climate Leaders’ Summit convened by US President Joe Biden on April 22-23 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the invitees. This is Biden’s first big international intervention in climate change, and his administration would be keen to ensure a substantive outcome from it. In…
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Mukesh Ambani becomes richest person in Asia: Forbes

Mukesh Ambani becomes richest person in Asia: Forbes

India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia's richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago. Forbes' 35th annual list of the world's billionaires is topped by Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos for the fourth year in a row. Ambani, the richest person in India and also the wealthiest in Asia, is ranked 10 on the global billionaires'…
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Airtel, Reliance Jio agreement.

Airtel, Reliance Jio agreement.

Bharti Airtel has announced an agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm to transfer the 'Right to Use' of Airtel's 800 MHz spectrum in Andhra Pradesh (3.75 MHz), Delhi (1.25 MHz) and Mumbai (2.50 MHz) to Jio. In a statement Airtel said, this agreement is subjected to statutory approvals.Through this agreement, Airtel will receive a consideration of Rs 1,037.6 crore from Jio for the proposed transfer. In addition, Jio will assume future liabilities of Rs 459 crore relating to the spectrum.Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, that the sale of the 800 MHz blocks in these…
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অর্থবর্ষ২০’তে নিসান ইন্ডিয়ার বৃদ্ধি +৬%

অর্থবর্ষ২০’তে নিসান ইন্ডিয়ার বৃদ্ধি +৬%

বর্তমান প্রোডাক্ট অফারিংস ও নতুন লঞ্চ্‌ হওয়া নিসান ম্যাগনাইটের কারণে মার্চ ২০২১-এ নিসান ইন্ডিয়ার অল-মডেল হোলসেল হয়েছে মোট ৪০১২টি ভেহিকেল। অধিকাংশ ভেরিয়েন্টের নতুন নিসান ম্যাগনাইট বিশেষ ইন্ট্রোডাক্টরি প্রাইসে বুকিং চলছে সকল নিসান ইন্ডিয়া ডিলারশিপ ও ওয়েবসাইটে। এটি পাওয়া যাচ্ছে ২০টি গ্রেড লাইন-আপ ও ৩৬টিরও বেশি কম্বিনেশনে। ভারতের বাজারে বৃদ্ধির দিকে নজর রেখে এবং নিসান নেক্সট স্ট্রাটেজি অনুসরনে ‘কারিসম্যাটিক’ অল-নিউ নিসান ম্যাগনাইট লঞ্চ্‌ হয়েছিল ২০২০-র ২ ডিসেম্বর। এছাড়া, নিসান ইন্ডিয়ার পক্ষ থেকে চালু করা হয়েছে ‘নিসান এক্সপ্রেস সার্ভিস’, ‘নিসান সার্ভিস ক্লিনিক’। এখন অনলাইনেই গ্রাহকরা সার্ভিস বুক করতে ও ব্যয়ের পরিমাণ জেনে নিতে পারেন ‘নিসান সার্ভিস হাব’ (ওয়েবসাইট) বা ‘নিসান কানেক্টের’ মাধ্যমে।…
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