The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has on Thursday approved One97 Communications (OCL), which operates popular fintech company Paytm, to participate in UPI as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) under the multi-bank model. Four banks (Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, YES Bank) shall act as PSP (Payment System Provider) banks to […]
Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai will now develop standard gauge Vande Bharat trains, only for export purposes. Minister Vaishnaw was speaking on the occasion of the inaugural ceremony of Qualcomm’s Chennai Design Center. The centre was inaugurated by the minister Vaishnaw. Standard gauge rakes are used in […]
India’s vegetable oil imports witnessed a 13 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in February 2024, reaching nearly 9.75 lakh tonne, according to data released by the solvent extractors’ association of India (SEA). This decrease follows a similar trend observed in January 2024. The SEA reported that total vegetable oil imports, which encompass both edible and […]
Retail technology firm Ace Turtle has launched khaki apparel brand Dockers in collaboration with ecommerce platform Myntra, it said in a press release on Tuesday. “Docker is a division of Levi Strauss & Co. and Ace Turtle is the licensee of Dockers in India,” read the release. “We are excited to expand our relationship with […]
Vishal Mega Mart is reportedly planning a USD 1 billion initial public offering (IPO) that would value the company at up to USD 5 billion. The IPO proceeds are intended to fund the addition of new stores, according to sources familiar with the matter as reported by Reuters. Switzerland’s Partners Group and India’s Kedaara Capital, […]
Retail inflation in India eased a tad in February to 5.09 per cent from 5.10 per cent the prior month. It was at a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December. The retail inflation in India, though within RBI’s 2-6 per cent comfort level, is above the ideal 4 per cent scenario. The latest […]
India’s retail inflation rate slightly decreased to 5.09 per cent on an annual basis in February compared to 5.10 per cent in the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (Mospi) on Tuesday. The rate has stayed within the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tolerance band of two […]
Global rating agency Moody’s expects India’s economic growth in 2024-25 growth above that of other emerging market G20 peers, given its domestic demand managed to sustain momentum. India’s real GDP growth accelerated to 8.4 per cent year over year in the October-December quarter of 2023, up from upwardly revised prints of 8.1 per cent in […]
Winter storms that provide crucial snow and rainfall to northern India are arriving significantly later in the year compared to 70 years ago, a new study has found, exacerbating the risk of catastrophic flooding while also reducing vital water supplies for millions of Indians. The study, published in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics, reveals […]
India signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc, on Sunday. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal co-chaired the meeting on the India-EFTA trade agreement in the national capital on Sunday. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organisation of four countries–Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland–that […]
