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JSW Steel offers preferential pricing to small businesses, assures supply

Personalised services will enable MSMEs to compete internationally, says steel company.

India Inc expands direct reach, adds small packs to tap robust rural market

Experts say string focus on Bharat stems from good monsoons, higher MSP in some states, reverse migration and govt's overall welfare push in the villages

Harsh Vardhan Lodha removed from the board of M P Birla investment firms

Birla side says corporate affairs ministry approved and accepted the cessation of his directorship on November 18

Emami enters home hygiene segment with five offerings under Emasol brand

The market size of the five categories is around Rs 4,000 cr, of which the toilet cleaner accounts for the largest share at Rs 1,600 cr

Lummus Tech, TCG Digital form JV offering digital solutions to energy firms

While the joint venture will explore the market in India where it expects substantial growth, it will also start its operations in the US, Middle-East, and Europe immediately

Bottom line swells for tea firms on lower crop, higher at-home consumption

Industry says Q3 of FY21 also likely to be good; Moreover, there will be no dry period as North Indian gardens observe closure during winters

Will consider balance sheet as first priority, says Tata Steel's Chatterjee

As a principle, we are determined to ensure all businesses, including Indian and overseas subsidiaries, are free cash flow positive, says Chatterjee

West Bengal partially agrees to Centre's GST compensation proposal

In a letter to the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, West Bengal Finance Minister, Amit Mitra, has suggested that a GST Council meeting may be convened to discuss the borrowing of the remain

ITC, Emami see uptick in discretionary consumer spend in September quarter

Four months since unlock began, demand for essentials remains robust but the frenzy is dying down

Eveready Q2 net rises 216% to Rs 58.02 cr on higher demand, lower costs

Eveready's Managing Director, Amritanshu Khaitan said this was the highest ever quarterly profit without any other income. EBITDA margin at more than 20 per cent was also the best

Our media properties will be assets for future: Sanjiv Goenka

In a Q&A, the company's chairman dwells on his firm's deal with Hola SL and says more deals in media could happen in the future

Steel makers raise prices by Rs 1,200 per tonne on demand uptick

Prices are now closer to peak levels of 2018

JSW, Liberty group may participate in strategic sale of NMDC steel plant

Nagarnar Steel Plant with 3 mn tonne capacity is likely to be commissioned by June-July next year. disinvestment process is expected to be completed by September 2021

Steel set to get costlier by 10-20% for auto manufacturers amid recovery

Though steel companies had to wait to finalise prices, the wait may have proved advantageous for them. Prices have been on an upswing since the country started unlocking

Steel firms plan return to office, set up 'flexible' policies for employees

Tata Steel will allow employees to choose between working from home or office; JSW Steel is weighing a distributed workplace strategy

Liberty's India constraint: Reassuring lenders remains a tall order

Sanjeev Gupta acquired a burgeoning UK empire in five years; in India, he has secured a one-million-tonne plant after two years of trying

Auto demand isn't pent-up, has really come back: JSW Steel's Seshagiri Rao

In a Q&A, the firm's jt MD and group CFO is confident that steel demand will sustain but is sure that the 15-16 mn demand already lost won't be recovered

Amazon opens largest fulfilment centre in Bengal ahead of festive season

The facility has a capacity of 1.2 mn cubic ft; firm triples storage at an existing centre for large appliances and furniture to 600,000 cubic ft

Expecting FY21 GDP contraction to be less than 9.5%: PNB MD & CEO

Says the country is seeing rural economy coming back, is confident urban and metro economy will also grow

Unlock 5.0: Optimism returns, India Inc sees signs of recovery in economy

Some caution this is mere pent-up demand; others say it is sustainable and growing