External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India’s partnerships with other nations are stronger and the country’s international standing is higher than ever
Monthly Archives: July 2020
This is the 2nd most-valued ed-tech company in India after Byju’s
Coatue Management has been added of the list of Vedantu investors which include Tiger Global, GGV Capital, Omidyar and Westbridge Capital. With this latest investment, the value of the online tutoring start-up has been raised to over $600 million
Orient Electric launches made in India sanitisation chamber UV Sanitech
Orient claims that the UV Sanitech kills over 99.9 per cent viruses and bacteria using ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) method, which is safe and highly effective. The box has a capacity of 34 litres and houses two UV-C lamps of 11 watts each
Reliance Industries to temporarily shut down crude units at Jamnagar
RIL is planning to shut down one of the crude distillation units at its refinery at Jamnagar for planned routine maintenance and inspection activities, for about 3 to 4 weeks in the 4th week of July
Q1FY21 review: Early birds on ventilator; record 14% slump in profits
A majority of companies in the smallcap segment were seen struggling; Delta Corp, one among these, saw almost a complete erosion in its net sales (standalone) in the June quarter
Govt aims to boost manufacturing share in GDP to 20% by 2025; defence, pharma to be key areas
Taking leaf out of industrial success of countries like China, South Korea and Vietnam, the DPIIT has mooted a slew of proposals to make Indian manufacturing globally competitive. The key areas chosen for giving thrust include defence, pharma, leather, automobiles and food-processing
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant bats for use of 25% recycled material in infra projects
Niti Aayog will urge the government to make 25 per cent use of recycled products such as metals, plastics and paper in large infrastructure projects to promote secondary producers across India, says Amitabh Kant
CBSE integrates Artificial Intelligence in high school curriculum, partners with IBM
The IBM AI Curriculum was launched in collaboration with CBSE in September 2019 to impart AI skills to 5,000 Grade XI students and 1,000 teachers across India
Govt targets China with fresh curbs on import of power tillers, components
According to new rules, the cumulative value of authorisation issued to any firm or all firms in a year would not be exceeding 10 per cent of the value of power tillers imported during FY20 by that company
L&T Technology Services Q1 profit slumps 42.5% to Rs 117.3 crore; to acquire Orchestra Tech for Rs 187 crore
L&T Technology Services to acquire 100 per cent stake in Orchestra Technology, a specialist technology solutions provider for the telecom industry, in all cash deal worth $25 million (Rs 187 crore)