India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Urban buyers drive auto growth, sales of compacts with 1.4-1.6L engine rise
The small car, India's biggest automotive segment, is going through some twists and turns. According to industry data, sales of entry-level small cars are actually showing a degrowth. In contrast, the higher priced and feature-heavy compact segment is on a growth trot (see table).
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With sanctions on Iran gone, India can import oil freely
The prospect of Iran doubling its crude oil exports has provoked the continuing fall in oil prices
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EPFO forms sub-committee for organization, cadre restructuring
EPFO has formed a committee to suggest measures for organizational and cadre restructuring of the retirement-fund body, a move that would create thousands of vacancies. It will examine all issues and aspects related to the restructuring and will give its final report in two-three weeks
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Railways to manufacture dual-mode locomotives that run on diesel, electricity
In a first for Indian Railways, diesel locomotives will soon haul trains by drawing power through overhead wires on an electrified route, with the public transporter embarking upon manufacturing dual-mode engines.
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'Industrial recovery to be gradual, 2016 GDP growth at 7.8%'
Sharp contraction in factory output is just an "aberration" and underlying industrial growth is still positive, Nomura has said in a research note, adding that the country is expected to clock a GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in 2016.
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WeWork plans India foray very soon, says founder Neumann
WeWork, a New York-based provider of shared office space, is planning to set up a business in India, founder Adam Neumann said at a conference on startup businesses. WeWork is a four-year-old company that provides shared workspaces largely to start-up companies without owning the properties itself.
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Delhi government to run 1,000 AC buses on PPP model
In order to boost the city's public transport system, the Delhi government has decided to run 1,000 new air-conditioned low-foor buses on public-private partnership (PPP) model in the national capital.
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Este ejercicio mejorará la salud de todo tu organismo
Por Genial.guru - En India y el Tibet este ejercicio es conocido como "sarvangasana" o "postura de vela". Realizarlo no es tan difícil como podría parecer y su efecto positivo en el organismo es considerable.Así se hace1. Acuéstate boca arriba con las piernas rectas y las manos a ambos lados del cuerpo, con las palmas tocando el suelo. 2. Ahora contrae los músculos del abodomen y con suavidad levanta las piernas ...
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India gold import bill up 12%, reaches $35 bn in 2015
Crosses 100 tonnes in December alone, gross official import crossed 900 tonnes
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'Start-up India': SoftBank looks to raise India investment to $10 billion, CEO Masayoshi Son says
Betting on India emerging bigger than China, Japan's SoftBank on Saturday said it has invested %2 billion in Indian firms in the last one year and will look to scale up the investment to $10 billion in the coming year.
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Air India seeks around Rs 4,300 crore from govt for 2016-17
Air India has sought around Rs 4,300 crore worth funds from the government for the next financial year as the national carrier looks to turnaround its fortunes amid stiff competition.
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Softbank CEO says will 'seriously' accelerate investments in India
"The time has come that the Indian economy will be big enough going forward. Mobile internet will make the domestic internet market big enough," Son said.
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'Start-up India': New tax regime for startups, Arun Jaitley says
Addressing the opening session of 'Start-up India' event, finance minister Arun Jaitley said that some of the new tax rules would be announced through executive orders, while some of them would be done in the budget.
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HUL Q3 net falls 22% on weak rural demand
Weak demand in rural India, product price reductions and phasing out of excise duty incentives impacted consumer products major Hindustan Unilever's (HUL) December quarter numbers, which were below analysts' expectations.
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RBI's deadline to clean up bad loans may hit banks profit: SBI
State Bank of India chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya has said banks are apprehensive about the Reserve Bank of India's deadline of March 2017 for banks to clean up their balance sheets as the move may affect lenders bottomline.
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Govt to come out with alternative disinvestment plan soon: Arun Jaitley
Government will come out with an alternative strategy in 2-4 weeks to push PSU disinvestment in volatile markets, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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Pearls group owns 1841 acres land in Haryana, 44 properties in Gurgaon
The examination of Pearls Group chief Nirmal Singh Bhangoo by CBI has revealed that he owned a whopping 1841 acres of land in Haryana and properties worth thousands of crores of rupees that he managed to mobilise by allegedly running ponzi scheme.
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Petrol becomes cheaper by 32 paise, diesel by 85 paise/litre
Petrol price was cut by 32 paise a litre and diesel's by 85 paise a litre, the fourth reduction in rates in six weeks on the back of softening global oil prices. This the fourth reduction in rates since December 1.
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Iran’s oil tankers point towards India and Europe as clock ticks down on sanctions
With Iran ready to resume business as usual with the world under a historic nuclear deal, Tehran will target India, Asia’s fastest-growing major oil market, and old partners in Europe with hundreds of thousands of barrels of its crude
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Sensex plummets 318 points to 19-month low on global worries
The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged by 317.93 points on Friday to hit a fresh 19-month low of 24,455.04 as muted earnings by some blue-chips and oil prices that fell below dollar 30 a barrel combined to pull down the domestic equities for a second straight week.
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Will stick to fiscal consolidation roadmap in Budget: Finance ministry
The Union government said it will stick to its fiscal consolidation roadmap without compromising on development spending and expenditure budgeted for the current fiscal.