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India Inc takes to social causes

CSR spends soar to Rs 5,240 crore in FY15; amount expected to touch Rs 8,500 crore in FY16

Govt scraps export duty on iron ore pellets

This measure comes at a time when government is also thinking of imposing minimum import price on steel imports

Modi discusses oil and gas investments with global experts

he discussions focused on increasing the share of gas in India's energy mix; fresh investment in oil & gas exploration in India

Pathankot attack: Opposition Congress demands answers from the Modi government

Anand Sharma demanded to know, what assured Modi that resumption of peace process has the full support and endorsement of the entire Pakistani establishment

Nawaz Sharif calls PM, Parrikar sees security 'gaps'

Sharif did not hem and haw about the nationality of attackers, especially after proof was provided to him

Parthasarathy resigns as editor of The Hindu

Multiple income-tax raids on Apollo group hospitals

Global majors to participate in Start-up India launch

IISL launches Nifty Private Bank Index

LinkedIn names Akshay Kothari its India head

Kothari assumed this position in Bangalore from January this year

B2C marketing automation Blueshift Labs raises $8 mn Series A funding

The funding was led by Storm Ventures; existing investor Nexus Venture Partners also participated in the round

CEOs of retail chains to make a beeline at AP Partnership Summit

It is being held from January 10-12 at Visakhapatnam

IAMAI appoints FreeCharge CEO Kunal Shah as Chairman

He replaces Nishant Rao, who moved to Chennai from Gurgaon to join a startup called Freshdesk

Sensara raises funding from ex-Google India head Lalitesh Katraggada

Sensara has developed a technology that converts smartphone into television remote

Odisha hikes VAT on petrol, diesel to 26%

Rate hike necessitated by plunge in prices of two petroleum products

Schneider Electric banks on Internet of Things and academia collaboration to lead future growth

The Euro 25 billion global company has shortlisted 100 universities and colleges across the globe to foster the partnership

Vishal Suri is new MD of Kuoni India

Replaces Rajeev Wagle who quit; top management changes come a month after Thomas Cook buys the company

NSE launches private sector bank index

The index will also be free float market capitalisation-based and will cap the stock weightage at 25%

Hitachi Solutions acquires Ignify

Ignify offers specialised solutions in Microsoft Dynamics for retail point-of-sale operations

Zydus acquires select brands of leading animal health co Zoetis

Zoetis was spun off Pfizer in 2013; deal includes Zoetis' Haridwar unit