Here are news related to Indian economy and business for Friday, January 13, 2023: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said both public and private sectors need to leverage synergies and think out of the box to seize opportunities arising as a result of the emerging global environment, PTI…
Pioneering South African Indian-origin freedom struggle veteran and National Orders awardee Dr Frene Noshir Ginwala has died. She was 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed in a statement that Ginwala had died at her home on Thursday (12) evening. https://twitter.com/PresidencyZA/status/1613855963089354752 She suffered a stroke and died a fortnight ago. A grandchild…
New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) said on Friday (13) that some more of its senior executives, including president Suparna Singh, had stepped down, a move that comes less than a month after the Adani Group took control of about 65 per cent of the popular Indian broadcaster, Reuters reported. NDTV's…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (13) met several prominent economists as his government gets ready to present the country's budget for 2023-24 amid global headwinds emanating from geopolitical tensions, said sources. Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha or…
Jio-BP, a fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and BP, will build EV charging infrastructure for India unit of French automobile manufacturer Citroen, the two firms said on Friday. "Jio-bp will install DC fast chargers across Citroën's key dealership network and workshops across the country in…
With the situation in the holy town of Joshimath in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand turning worse after cracks were found developing across it, new findings emerging from a preliminary report released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have issued a deadly caution. According to them, the entire…
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catalyst of growth and has accelerated the adoption of digital tools, Indian health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday (13), while stressing that under India's presidency, the proposed G20 global initiative on digital health will prioritise bridging the digital divide. The initiative will bring…
At a time when the world is faced with continued economic slowdown and social distress, the international community counts a lot on India's leadership of G20, the managing director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday (12). "India, which is the president of G20 countries, remains among the…
Indian-Americans who constitute about one per cent of the US population pay about six per cent of the taxes, a Congressman told his Congressional colleagues on Thursday (12), noting that this ethnic community does not cause problems and follows the laws. In his maiden speech on the House floor, Rich…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (13) flagged off the Ganga River Cruise from Varanasi, a Hindu holy city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and his electoral constituency. The cruise is touted as the world's longest river cruise which will operate between Varanasi and Dibrugarh in the…