Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100), February, 2015
India Signs Loan Agreements with World Bank for US$ 500 Million for Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for MSME Growth Innovation and Inclusive Finance Project
Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy between India and Mauritius
Print media consumption grew 3% in 2014
New Delhi: In 2014, the media consumption in India grew 3.12 per cent, while the print media consumption grew at 6.54 per cent over 2013.
Snapdeal buys majority in RupeePower
New Delhi: Snapdeal has acquired a majority stake in digital financial distribution platform RupeePower. Snapdeal’s entry into online financial services is a first for an e-commerce company in India.
RIL signs deals for two offshore oil, gas blocks in Myanmar
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) has signed production-sharing contracts for two offshore blocks.
Mutual Funds asset base rises to Rs 12 lakh crore in 2014-15
Mumbai: The asset base of India’s mutual fund (MF) industry rose to almost Rs 12 trillion (US$ 192.91 billion) in 2014-15, with Indians pooling in about Rs 3 trillion (US$ 48.22 billion) during the year, according to data given by the Association of Mutual Funds of India.
L&T wins order worth Rs5,580 crore from NTPC
Mumbai: Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) has won a Rs 5,580 crore (US$ 897.04 million) order from NTPC Ltd to build 1,320 megawatts (MW) greenfield ultra-supercritical thermal plant in Madhya Pradesh on an engineering, procurement and construction basis.