The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index improved to 52.7 in November from 49.2 in October.
The ministry of coal, after a long gap of four years, has approved the allocation of five coal mines, the ministry said in a statement.
A modest overshoot in recent inflation outruns is outweighed by downside risks to RBI's growth estimates.
GDP growth slipped to 5 per cent in the first quarter, is expected to be worst in the second quarter- sub 5 per cent.
The value of the gold reserves increased by USD 82 million to USD 26.861 billion for the week, the RBI said.
The BSE gauge Sensex moved 103.13 points higher to trade at 40,882.72 in opening deals.
BSE Sensex was trading 100.56 points, lower at 40,749.73 at 1149 hours.
Gold is trading at Rs 38,895 per 10 gram in the national capital, according to HDFC Securities.
The Sensex closed at 40,850.29 up by 174.84 points or 0.43 per cent, while the Nifty rose by 43.10 points or 0.36 per cent to end at 12,037.30.
The PSUs had set December 3 as last date for employees to opt for VRS.
The company has received an approval to raise USD 1 billion through foreign debt instrument.
The bank said it offers to sale up to 1,04,59,949 equity shares subject to approval from the Sebi.
The government levies 8 per cent as licence fee and SUC in the range of 3-5 per cent of AGR based on spectrum holding of the company.
We will have to shut shop, chairman Voda Idea Kumar Mangalam Birla said on a query about the course of action for the company.
This price increase shall vary for different models, the company said.
The upcoming Honda CB Shine SP bike will get fuel injection too.
At present, the Pune-headquartered Mercedes-Benz offers the largest SUV portfolio in the luxury car segment in the country at eight SUVs.
The Chinese firm has partnered with the Indian Anvita Autotech Works company to form a joint venture to sell the Chinese motorcycles.
The Future Expectations Index that assesses the one-year ahead expectations also fell to 114.5 from 118.0. It has been falling since March 2019.
The country imported 71 tonnes of gold in November, compared with 40 tonnes in October, reports quoting government officials said.
Banks disbursed Rs 2.52 lakh crore of loans in October and Rs 2.39 lakh crore in November.
The average modal price of onion in the retail markets was ruling at Rs 110 per kg
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