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Infosys inaugurates ₹426-cr development centre in Bengal
INFOSYS, THE COUNTRY'S second-largest IT services firm, on Wednesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art development centre in New Town, Kolkata, marking a major milestone in West Bengal's IT growth story.
Subsea cables: Big Tech may get govt support
● Focus now on establishing repair & maintenance infra
Rental housing norms for factory workers this week
TO SUPPORT WORKERS' productivity for manufacturing growth, the Centre will unveil later this week the framework for affordable rental housing for industrial workers under a public-private partnership (PPP) model with likely viability gap funding (VGF) of around 40% of the project cost to private concessionaires, sources told FE.
Red flags as SECI says Azure capacity given to Adani in 'public interest'
IN WHAT HAS raised red flags in the new Andhra Pradesh government led by TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu is a submission by the central government-undertaking Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to the apex electricity regulator that the transfer of 2,300 megawatt solar capacity from Azure Power to Adani Green Energy was made in larger “public interest”.
Chinese auto part imports witness flat growth in H1FY25
LOCALISATION EFFORTS
'Unusual' surge in November gold imports under govt lens
'SHINING' NUMBERS MAY BE REVISED
Higher EPFO pension: Firms can file wage info till Jan 31
THE EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the time for uploading requisite wage details of members by employers till January 31, 2025, to avail pension on higher wages, the labour ministry said in a statement.
Higher EPFO pension: Firms can file wage info till Jan 31
THE EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the time for uploading requisite wage details of members by employers till January 31, 2025, to avail pension on higher wages, the labour ministry said in a statement.
Trump tariff threats to open market access talks
Experts call for a targeted reduction of levy by India, with policies to boost manufacturing
Net direct tax collections grow 16% to ₹15.82 lakh cr
NET DIRECT TAX collection grew 16.45% year-on-year to over ₹15.82 lakh crore till December 17 this financial year, buoyed by higher advance tax mop-up, government data showed.
Number of independent directors on corporate boards on the rise
BOARDS OF CORPORATE India have had a rising share of independent directors in recent years.
Will GST Council play Santa? All eyes on Saturday's meet
● Finance ministers of states will also make pre-Budget proposals
NHPC in talks with Bhutan for hydel JV
STATE-RUN NHPC IS in discussion with the Bhutan government to form a joint-venture company to undertake hydropower projects in the Himalayan country, a senior executive of the Indian hydropower major told FE.
Investments will drive FY26 growth to 6.6%: Ind-Ra
INDIA RATINGS AND Research (Ind-Ra) has projected India's economy to grow 6.6% in FY26, which is 20 basis points (bps) higher than its forecast for FY25, driven by a pick-up in investments.
Markets slump over 1%
● Investors' wealth down ₹4.92 lakh cr
EPFO weighs higher equity investments
● Labour ministry panel to look at ways to raise exposure
Indian firms turn to euro, yen swaps to trim borrowing cost
INDIAN FIRMS ARE opting for cross-currency swaps to convert part of their debt into the euro or the Japanese yen in order to trim borrowing costs, said bankers.
IIT-Madras to offer fine arts, culture courses
IN A FIRST for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT-Madras on Tuesday said it would offer two supernumerary seats in each undergraduate programme to students who have achieved excellence in fine arts and culture, starting from the upcoming academic session.
Not even 2% work-linked higher education courses yet: Report
EVEN AS ASSORTED government schemes are a national skill mission aiming to make India's workforce more employable, the latest TeamLease EdTech survey has revealed that barely 2% of the higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country are offering degrees that are work-linked.
The world's busiest airline routes in 2024 are largely in Asia
● Leisure continues to outshine corporate trips
Indian firms use euro, yen swaps
ECB president Christine Lagarde hinted at a bigger 50 basis point rate cut to buffer the euro zone economy
SME IPOs fetch rich returns in Dec
THE SME IPO market continues to see heightened interest and is delivering multibagger returns despite being under the lens of the markets regulator.
EPFO weighs higher equity investments
IN FY23, the interest rate was fixed at 8.15% and 8.10% in FY22.
KYC masking to go live on Jan 20
IN A MOVE that provides relief to financial institutions, the Central KYC Records Registry has extended the deadline for masking Know Your Customer (KYC) documents to January 20 next year.
Trudeau govt adrift after FM quits, Trump tariffs loom
The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift less than a month before the inauguration of a new US administration that could impose crippling sanctions on Canadian exports.
TikTok turns to top US court in last-ditch attempt to avert ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block a law intended to force ByteDance, its China-based parent company, to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025
• New plan compares with an initial target of 3% of 2024 GDP
Markets slump over 1%
ALL MAJOR ASIAN markets ended in the red on Tuesday, a day ahead of the US Federal Reserve's meeting outcome.
Lanka bondholders sign off on $12.55-bn debt overhaul
SRI LANKA'S BONDHOLDERS SIGNED off on the government's proposal to restructure its $12.55 billion of international bonds, a key step in finalising the island nation's debt overhaul.
Broadcom's 'Nvidia moment' has arrived. Now it needs to deliver
after last week's earnings report is reminiscent of when Nvidia Corp. shares first started to take off back in 2023. The chipmaker now needs to prove it can follow through to become another giant of the artificial intelligence era.