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Reliance Retail ropes in former Amul chief RS Sodhi to drive grocery biz

In January, Sodhi stepped down from the role of MD of GCMMF

'Historical' changes: Here is what the NCERT has dropped from text books

In June last year, NCERT issued a list of deletions to the syllabus to help students make up the losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the actual changes seem wider than the proposed changes

India's services PMI rises for 20th consecutive month but lower than Feb

In February, the service sector PMI was at a 12-year high of 59.4

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Private banks slower than public sector banks in raising interest rates

The hike in lending rates of all scheduled commercial banks on outstanding loans since May 2022 has been only 95 bps

Paytm reports quarterly GMV rise of 40% in Q4FY23, loan disbursal up 253%

The value of total loans disbursed by Paytm jumped 253% from Rs 3,553 crore in Q4FY22 to Rs 12,554 crore in Q4FY23

Gold price jumps Rs 660 to Rs 60,330; silver rises Rs 600 to Rs 74,600

The price of ten grams of 22-carat gold rose Rs 600 to Rs 55,300

After lithium reserve in J&K, 15 rare earth elements discovered in Andhra

These elements are also used in clean energy, aerospace, defence, and in manufacturing permanent magnets- a key component in modern electronics- wind turbines, jet aircraft, and several other products

Training helps new employees accomplish goals in one-fifth of time: Report

Only one in nine companies believe that the training doesn't add value to new employee productivity

UGC initiates new curriculum to promote environmental education at UG level

The initiative aims to boost the popularity of environmental education to sensitize the students and make it a core subject instead of being offered as an elective or optional subject

Nearly 1.6 mn students register for CUET-UG, highest for DU: UGC chairman

UGC chairman also stated that there has been an increase in the number of universities participating after a 41 per cent increase in the total number of students was reported

As China renames 11 places in Arunachal, here's a look at recent conflicts

Reacting to the latest move at renaming places, India said that China was inventing names that would not alter reality

Edtech major Byju's to raise $700 million in fresh funding round this month

The latest funding round comes as Byju's is aiming to repay a huge $1.2-billion term loan it had secured in November 2021

Tax evasion: 89 high-value foreign remittances come under I-T scanner

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the top direct tax body, has directed the officers concerned to initiate verification and send notices to those behind these transactions on March 28

Infosys to open campus in Kolkata to bring office closer to talent pool

Infosys is taking these steps to minimise inter-city travel for its employees and provide them with greater flexibility

Cyberabad police crackdown after data of 670 mn people stolen: What we know

Last week, the Police arrested a Faridabad resident Vinay Bhardwaj, who was allegedly involved in stealing, holding and selling personal and confidential data

India, Russia to work on developing hypersonic version of BrahMos: Report

Hypersonic weapon systems are advanced military technologies that can travel at speeds of Mach 5 or higher. Mach 1 defines the speed of sound

Centre cuts all windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil from today

Previously in March, the Centre had slashed the windfall tax by Rs 900 per tonne to Rs 3,500 per tonne from Rs 4,400 per tonne

Amid constant fear of layoffs, employees at startups looking for a way out

People working at these firms have witnessed their colleagues being shown the door. Many have left on their own or are looking for options