- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, January 16, 2023: The government of the north-eastern state of Tripura and NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) have signed an agreement for development of renewable energy projects in the state, PTI reported. The Memorandum of Understanding…
Giving a glimpse of India's serious economic inequality, a new report by Oxfam has said that the South Asian country's top one per cent owned more than 40.5 per cent of its total wealth in 2021. Last year, the number of billionaires in the country went up to 166 from…
The inaugural day of the 2023 Australian Open saw scary moments when the spectators of the match between Frances Tiafoe and Daniel Atmaier were left shocked by a huge explosive sound. Even the two players on the court were taken aback. However, to everyone's relief, it was later found that…
A global recession is likely in 2023, but pressures on food, energy and inflation may be peaking, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Monday (16) in its Chief Economists Outlook survey. At the same time, some economies in the South Asia region, including Bangladesh and India, may benefit from…
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on Monday (16) rejected a plea seeking to call Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani as a witness in a 1989 case related to an alleged attempt to murder businessman Nusli Wadia. Ivan Sequeira, one of the accused in the more…
India on Sunday (15) scripted a massive record in one-day international (ODI) cricket when they thumped Sri Lanka by 317 runs in the third match of a three-game series in Thiruvananthapuram in the southern state of Kerala. Batting first after the home team captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and…
British home secretary Suella Braverman has refused to apologise after a Holocaust survivor has slammed her for calling migrants an "invasion". Eighty-three-year-old Joan Salter confronted the Conservative leader over the matter during a meeting in her constituency -- Fareham -- on Friday (13). According to the former, Braverman's rhetoric reminded…
The western Indian coastal state of Goa, one of the country's major tourist destinations, has been seeing a steady growth in tourist footfall after the Covid-19 pandemic, with 49.55 lakh (4.95 million) domestic and 0.95 lakh (0.09 million) international travellers arriving in the coastal state till September 2022, P S…
The death of four Indian men who were on board the ill-fated Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Pokhara in Nepal on Sunday (15) has left their village in Ghazipur district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh bordering the Himalayan nation in deep mourning. The village head of Alawalpur…
The Viacom18 secured the Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) media rights value for the 2023-2027 cycle for a whopping Rs 951 crore (£95.4 million), which means per match value of INR 7.09 crore (£711,571) for next 5 years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will unveil the…
