L&T Finance Holdings announces financial resultsL&T Finance Holdings (LTFH), a leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) announced the financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2020. LTFH became the second largest financier of Farm Equipment Finance in the count...
The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has announced additional credit facilities under the ‘PNB COVID-19 Emergency Credit Facility’ to aid the enterprises in India. CH. SS Mallikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and CEO, PNB spoke to BE’s Kuntala Sarkar.Q. PNB has opened an emergency credit line for the ...
A recent National Statistical Office (NSO) data pointed that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India has contracted by 16.7% annually in March, 2020 as compared to a 2.7% expansion in March, 2019. This is the highest fall of the IIP in 39 years. NSO is yet to publish the IIP data for April...
Rohit Majumdar, an aspirant of UPSC, admitted that he is now devoting at least 3-4 hours to watch movies and web series on various over-the-top (OTT) platforms. He has recently subscribed to Zee5 as it has come up with various interesting contents. Ahiri Chakraborty, a young professional, told...
To appropriate an old quote, when America sneezes, the Indian software industry catches a cold. With more than a three-fifths share (62% in 2018-19) in India’s total software export, any negative development in the American market is sure to affect India’s software industry that grows largely on...
Awareness through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to contain spread of Covid-19On the occasion of the World Hand Hygiene Day, ASSOCHAM jointly organised a webinar with Narayana Health in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. While interact...
Everything seems to be going downhill during the lockdown. Everything except petrol and diesel prices in India. Even as international crude oil prices fell significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic, the central government seems to be reading the situation differently. The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Canon India takes online photography master-classesCanon India has expanded its digital masterclass series to regional markets and will be organising sessions in regional languages and introduced webinars on cinematography for filming and videography professionals. Speaking about the initiative, C S...
With most trucks off the road, the transportation sector is facing a substantial reduction in its business. Naveen Kumar Gupta, Secretary General, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), spoke to BE’s Kuntala Sarkar regarding the ongoing crisis.Q. The central government is planning to resume t...
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), an apex industry body for traders, recently pointed out that the Indian retail sector has lost Rs 5.5 lakh crore in the first 40 days of the lockdown. Besides, it is also projected that at least 20% of the Indian traders will wind up their busines...