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EPFO adds 17.89 lakh net members in January

New Delhi, March 20 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday announced a net addition of 17.89 lakh members in January this year, which represents an increase of 11.48 per cent... Read More


Jitendra Singh, Bill Gates discuss biotech startups, health innovation in India

New Delhi, March 20 -- Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh met with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to discuss collaborations on b... Read More


State-owned IREDA launches 1st-ever perpetual bond to raise Rs 1,247 crore

New Delhi, March 20 -- State-owned renewable energy financier, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), on Thursday announced that it has launched its first-ever perpetual bond to raise Rs ... Read More


BMW Group India to hike prices by up to 3 pc from April 1

New Delhi, March 20 -- Joining a series of automakers, BMW Group India on Thursday announced a price increase of up to 3 per cent across its BMW and MINI car range. According to the official notificat... Read More


Average monthly data usage per Indian reaches 27.5 GB, 5G traffic surges 3-fold

New Delhi, March 20 -- The average monthly data consumption per user in India has risen to 27.5 gigabytes in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5 per cent over the past five y... Read More


Renault India to increase car prices by up to 2 pc from April

New Delhi, March 20 -- Automaker Renault India on Thursday announced that it will raise the prices of all its car models by up to 2 per cent, starting April. The price increase will vary depending on ... Read More


Govt's infrastructure push to enable India's logistics compete with China, US: Gadkari

New Delhi, March 20 -- With the rapid development of infrastructure, the government aims to bring down logistics costs by more than 5 percentage points to less than 10 per cent of GDP so that India be... Read More


India's energy efficiency above global average: RBI bulletin

Mumbai, March 20 -- India's energy efficiency improved by 1.9 per cent between 2000 and 2023, which is faster than the global average of 1.4 per cent, according to a study carried out by an RBI resear... Read More


Extending affordable financial protection to every insurable individual: LIC CEO

New Delhi, March 20 -- Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), said on Thursday that the nation's largest insurer has consistently focused on reaching rural areas ... Read More


India's warehousing and logistics sector sees massive 203 pc investment surge in 2024

New Delhi, March 20 -- The Indian warehousing and logistics sector received investments worth $1.96 billion in 2024, accounting for 29 per cent of the total institutional investment garnered in the re... Read More