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More than half of the country faces high water scarcity. Out of the 1.2 billion people living in the country, about 742 million live and farm in agricultural heartlands.

Water shortage may set off next bad loan wave

According to the report, a close to 40 per cent of the gross credit exposure of Indian banks is in sectors where water...

24 Jan 2019 1:17 AM IST

Old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were scrapped on November 8, 2016.

Centre may merge all welfare plans for dole

The report said that rural distress has marked economic-social-political implications.

24 Jan 2019 1:17 AM IST

Cab aggregator Ola on Tuesday announced the acquisition of end-to-end public transport ticketing and commuting app, Ridlr.

Ola to have 5,000 bike driver partners in Hyderabad

Ola is organising a 3-day Bike Mela in partnership with the Telangana govt which alone aims at creating 2,000 new bike...

23 Jan 2019 5:59 PM IST

Representational image of an Indigo aircraft.

IndiGo Q3 profit falls 75 per cent to Rs 191 crore

The airline had a profit after tax of Rs 762 crore in the corresponding period of 2017-18.

23 Jan 2019 5:55 PM IST

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approve on Monday the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular that will create the countrys largest mobile service operator with proposed name of Vodafone Idea Ltd.

Vodafone Idea to raise Rs 25,000 crore via rights issue

The board has authorised the Capital Raising Committee to decide the nuances of the Rights Issue.

23 Jan 2019 5:51 PM IST

Nissan said it plans to bring the device to other countries eventually and install it in 30 per cent of the 40 million Nissan vehicles that are on the roads at present.

Nissan, Tata Motors expect near-flat industry growth in FY19

In the current fiscal, the automotive industry is expected to witness flat growth," president of Nissan Motor India.

23 Jan 2019 5:44 PM IST

The H-1B visa legislation in the US, increasing automation, and the fallout of demonetisation have all created considerable impact on hiring by companies.

IT, BFSI, BPO to see growth in hiring in next 6 months: report

About 84 per cent of recruiters surveyed are anticipating an increased hiring activities in the coming six months.

23 Jan 2019 5:40 PM IST

Rupee on Monday made a strong comeback from its life-time low of 70.15 against the dollar and ended with a stellar 33 paise gain at 69.82 on heavy dollar unwinding and a robust rally in domestic equities. (Representational image)

Investment through P-notes rises to Rs 79,513 crore till Dec-end

P-note holdings in equities were at Rs 56,747 crore, while the remaining was in debt and derivatives markets.

23 Jan 2019 5:15 PM IST

Benchmark Sensex surged 577 points to end at 33,597 on Thursday.

Sensex melts 336 points, Nifty below 10,900 on weak global cues

The 30-share Sensex finally ended at 36,108.75, down by 336.17 points, or 0.92 per cent.

23 Jan 2019 4:10 PM IST

Former Air India chief Arvind Jadhav.

CBI books former Air India chief Arvind Jadhav in corruption case

CBIâ€‰booked Jadhav for allegedly violating norms in appointing general manager rank officers.

23 Jan 2019 3:35 PM IST

Gold bars worth Rs 1.67 crore

Gold prices slip on weak global cues, muted demand

Gold is trading at Rs 33,210 per 10 gram at the bullion market, tracking a weak trend overseas.

23 Jan 2019 2:28 PM IST

The government is considering converting GST Network- which is handling the IT infrastructure of the new indirect tax regime - into a state-owned company, an official source said.

Cabinet clears setting up of centralised GST appellate authority

The setting up of a centralised AAAR would require amendments to the GST Acts.

23 Jan 2019 1:36 PM IST