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COVID19
Narayana Health, GiveIndia launch free Covid-19 vaccination drive for poor in Bengaluru
June 7, 2021Narayana Health, India’s leading healthcare chain, in association with GiveIndia, India’s most trusted online giving platform,...
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Business
India likely to benefit from global minimum 15% corporate tax pact; foreign investments to continue: Experts
June 6, 2021India is likely to benefit from the global minimum 15 per cent corporate tax rate pact...
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Startup & Entrepreneurship
Food tech startup Daalchini Technologies plans to raise growth capital
June 6, 2021Food-tech startup Daalchini Technologies plans to raise growth capital of up to USD 8 million (around...
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Auto
Gujarat: ‘Country’s first’ e-vehicles-only area to be developed in Kevadia
June 6, 2021The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA) on Sunday said it will...
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Business
Average 13 lakh new demat accounts added every month since Apr 2020
June 6, 2021Amid near-record rally in the equity markets during the pandemic-ravaged FY21, brokerages have added on an...
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Agriculture
IFFCO begins commercial production of nano urea liquid
June 6, 2021Leading fertiliser cooperative major IFFCO on Sunday said it has started commercial production of nano urea...
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Business
5G tech safe; concerns around health consequences misplaced: COAI
June 6, 2021Industry body COAI has said that any concern around adverse impact of 5G on health is...
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Business
Labour codes on the cards: Cos’ PF liability to go up, workers to see reduction in take-home pay
June 6, 2021The four labour codes are likely to see the light of day in a couple of...
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Auto
Haryana formulating policy to manufacture electric vehicles: Chautala
June 6, 2021The Haryana government will formulate a policy to manufacture electric vehicles and convert petrol-diesel vehicles into...
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Banking
SIDBI invites bids from consultants to help set up Rs 20,000 cr NaBFID
June 6, 2021SIDBI on behalf of the government has floated Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting bids from consultants...
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Business
MSME engineering exporters seek PM’s intervention on rising steel prices
June 6, 2021Engineering exporters in the MSME segment have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention on rising steel...
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Technology
As digital piracy rises amid pandemic, original content creators losing money: EY
June 6, 2021The second wave of COVID-19 has accelerated digital piracy in India, which was already on the...
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Cryptocurrency
El Salvador keen to make Bitcoin a legal tender
June 6, 2021As cryptocurrency market cap surges past $2 trillion, El Salvador is the first country working towards...
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Funding News
Holisol Logistics raises capital from Northern Arc Capital
June 6, 2021Holisol, India’s leading exchange-to-exchange tech-enabled supply chain solutions company, said it has raised USD 3 million...
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Agriculture
Second COVID wave not to impact India’s agri sector: Niti Aayog
June 6, 2021Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand on Sunday said the second COVID-19 wave will not impact...
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MSME
MSME sector welcomes RBI’s liquidity support measures
June 6, 2021The MSME sector believes the latest incentives would put small entrepreneurs back on the recovery path...
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Economy
G7 nations reach historic agreement to reform global tax system
June 6, 2021After years of discussions, the G7 nations have finally reached a historic agreement to reform the...
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Telecom
Mobile data user per subscriber up 43 times in 6 years, cost drops by 96%
June 6, 2021In just six years mobile data usage per subscriber in India jumped by around 43 times...
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Business
Nitin Gadkari calls for increasing MSMEs share in GDP to 40pc
June 5, 2021Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on increasing the share of the MSME sector in...
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Business
Ladakh signs pact with CESL for 5 MW solar power project
June 5, 2021The Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Convergence Energy...
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Business
IndiGo quarterly loss widens to Rs 1,147 cr as revenue hit by Covid pandemic
June 5, 2021InterGlobe Aviation, parent of the country’s largest airline IndiGo, on Saturday reported a consolidated net loss...
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Business
Finance Minister meets heads of insurers; stresses on faster claim settlement
June 5, 2021Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan...
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COVID19
Russia only country in world which is ready to transfer anti-COVID vaccine technology: Putin
June 5, 2021As Indian companies get ready to manufacture Russian-made Sputnik V anti-COVID vaccine to meet the staggering...
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Environment
Eaton conserves 20 million litres of water in two years at Maharashtra sites
June 5, 2021On the occasion of World Environment Day, Eaton announced that it has received global recognition of...
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COVID19
Asia-Pacific region very far behind in COVID-19 vaccination rollout
June 5, 2021With many Asia-Pacific governments having problems securing COVID-19 vaccines, the region is facing a renewed surge...
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Auto
Two-wheeler logistics startup Zypp starts operations in Hyderabad
June 5, 2021Two-wheeler logistics startup Zypp on Saturday said it has started its operations in Hyderabad with a...
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Business
Goods and Services Tax revenues up 65% in May at Rs 1.02 lakh crore
June 5, 2021GST revenue mop-up remained above the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the eight straight month...
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Banking
Punjab National Bank eyes 3-fold rise in profit at nearly Rs 6,000 cr in FY’22
June 5, 2021Country’s second largest lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Saturday said it is expecting nearly three-fold...
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Business
Paytm loss narrows to Rs 1,704 cr in FY2; pandemic has minimal impact on revenues, says firm
June 5, 2021Digital payments firm Paytm has reported narrowing of consolidated loss to Rs 1,704 crore for 2020-21,...
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COVID19
Government’s “schizophrenia” caused massive COVID-19 troubles
June 5, 2021India’s confused government focused on taking credit for its actions, rather than working to restrict the...
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Social Media
Centre gives “one last chance” to Twitter to comply with new rules
June 5, 2021The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sent a final notice in the form of...
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COVID19
Madhya Pradesh government issues license to manufacture anti-fungal drug for black fungus
June 5, 2021The Madhya Pradesh government has issued licence to Revacure LifeSciences to manufacture Amphotericin-B, a key anti-fungal...
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Business
World Environment Day: India advances 20 pc ethanol-blending in petrol by 5 years to 2025
June 5, 2021The target date for achieving 20% ethanol-blending with petrol has been brought forward to 2025 from...
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Social Media
Facebook and Instagram ban Donald Trump’s accounts for two years
June 5, 2021Former US President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram will be suspended for a two-year...
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COVID19
US lawmakers urge President Biden to ensure equitable administration of COVID-19 vaccine
June 5, 2021Over 40 American lawmakers in a letter have urged the US President Joe Biden to take...
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News
Curbs eased in Delhi: Markets to open on odd-even basis, Metro to run at 50 pc capacity
June 5, 2021Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a further relaxation of lockdown regulations starting Monday. ...
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Environment
Global warming making India’s monsoon season wetter and extreme
June 5, 2021A new research reveals that global warming is likely to make the Indian monsoon season wetter...
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COVID19
Govt allocates addl 1,21,000 vials of Amphotericin-B to states, UTs, central institutions
June 4, 2021The government allocated additional 1,21,000 vials of Amphotericin-B to various states, Union Territories (UTs) and central...
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Business
Mother Dairy recycles 7,284 tonnes of used plastic waste till March 2021
June 4, 2021Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy on Friday said it has collected and recycled 7,284 tonnes of...
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Banking
No change in RBI’s view on cryptocurrencies, we have major concerns: Das
June 4, 2021RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday made it clear that the central bank’s view on cryptocurrencies...
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Banking
Forex reserves surge USD 5.27 bn to lifetime high of USD 598.16 bn
June 4, 2021The country’s foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 5.271 billion to touch a record high of...
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COVID19
Covid-19: Pfizer jabs produce five times less antibodies against Delta variant, says Lancet report
June 4, 2021People fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are likely to have more than five times lower...
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Environment
Covid Impact: India’s tech outsourcing sector’s carbon emissions dips 85% amid changed work environment, says report
June 4, 2021The carbon emission by Indian IT outsourcing industry has dropped by about 85 per cent to...
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Manufacturing
Electronics manufacturers supply chain to be hit by COVID-19 in source markets
June 4, 2021As second wave of COVID-19 softens in India, electronics manufacturers are set to experience a setback...
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Business
Markets retreat from record highs as RBI trims growth forecast; banks, RIL top drags
June 4, 2021Equity indices treaded lower on Friday, weighed by banking, energy and FMCG stocks, after the RBI...
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Business
Delhi High Court dismisses Juhi Chawla’s lawsuit against 5G roll out, imposes Rs 20 lakh fine
June 4, 2021The Delhi High Court has dismissed actor Juhi Chawla’s lawsuit against the setting up of 5G wireless...
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Cybersecurity
Wecript Search Engine Launching Their Messenger App to Revise Your Online Privacy
June 4, 2021This is the era of the internet; everything is available with just a click. As comfortable...
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Environment
Ashirvad Pipes, The/Nudge Foundation forge Rs 4 Cr partnership to improve Water Sustainability in India
June 4, 2021Ashirvad Pipes and The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation are announcing a partnership to support disruptive innovations...
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Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin falls after Elon Musk posts break up tweet
June 4, 2021Elon Musk seems to the one-man controlling the crypto market with his tweets deciding the fate...
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Facebook
European Union launch anti-trust probe into Facebook’s classified advertising data
June 4, 2021European Union regulators have opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook to look into whether the company...
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Business
SoftBank Group may reinvest USD 700 mn in Flipkart after selling entire stake in 2018: Report
June 4, 2021SoftBank Group Corp is in talks with Flipkart to invest $700 million in the e-commerce giant,...
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Business
Multi-agency team heads back to India without Mehul Choksi
June 4, 2021A multi-agency team is headed back to India from Dominica but, without fugitive jeweler Mehul Choksi....
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Business
Income Tax Return: From Mobile app to quick refund processing, check key features of new e-filing portal
June 4, 2021The Income Tax (I-T) department will unveil a new ITR e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in, on June 7,...
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Industry
Saudi Arabia hikes oil price in main Asia market, India impacted
June 4, 2021With Asia being the main market, Saudi Arabia has increased oil price by more than expected...
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Technology
Google to allow Android users to opt out of advertiser tracking
June 4, 2021It’s going to get harder for companies to track Android users as Google will soon introduce a feature...
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Tech Plunge
Google apologies after its search results showed Kannada as ‘ugliest language’
June 4, 2021Google was at the receiving end of a social media backlash after its search engine showed...
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