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Small public sector banks in drive to shed corporate and big biz loans

Bankers caution that this would be a lengthy affair and cutting of corporate exposure by at least 15 per cent by March 2019 was very tough

Isro to share indigenous positioning tech with industry to boost usage

Agency's NavIC provides position accuracy of five metres, versus 20-30 metres in the case of GPS; plans trial runs for fishermen to help them spot large shoals, warn them of disaster

Automation boom: India's surgical robotics market to grow 5 times by 2025

The domestic surgical robotics industry is estimated to grow at a 20% CAGR to be worth $350 million in 7 years

M&A deals down 9% to $54.7 bn in 2017, telecom, tech grab lion's share

Overall telecom deal value up 28.4x to $20.4 bn; count rises from three in 2016 to 11 in 2017

The 'Plastic Man' from Madurai who was awarded prestigious Padma Shri

This 73-year-old professor from Madurai's Thiagarajar College of Engineering who was awarded Padma Shri has discovered an ingenious way to build durable roads using plastic waste

Mondelez strings a new tune for an old brand, refreshes Cadbury Silk range

With a new digital campaign and sonic identity, the chocolate maker looks to bite a bigger chunk of the premium market

NCLT grants 90-day lifeline to Nagarjuna Oil Corp for insolvency resolution

At least three to four investors including PSU players like Indian Oil and Indian and foreign entities seek control of the beleagured firm

India to launch 100th satellite into orbit today: All you should know

The Cartosat-2 series satellite launch is a follow-on mission with the primary objective of providing high-resolution, scene-specific spot imagery

Iron ore cap in Karnataka still not enhanced despite Supreme Court's order

The apex court has lifted the five-year-old ceiling from 30 million tonnes to 35 million tonnes for the A and B category mines

Renault Nissan alliance jointly developing electric variant of Kwid

The project is said to have been assigned to the secret team named 2ASDU at Renault Nissan Technology Business Centre India

Second rocket scientist K Sivan to succeed Kiran Kumar as Isro chief

Sivan was the project director of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with the indigenous cryogenic engine and has worked on the GSLV-III rocket

Mobile ad platform InMobi acquires Los Angeles-based AerServ for $90 mn

The company said this would create industry's first mediation platform with a unified programmatic auction for mobile in-app publishers

Jyothy Laboratories steps up its Ayurveda play in personal care product

The company looks to expand its cache of personal care products and cash in on the growing consumer preference for herbal-naturals

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre director K Sivan is next Isro chairman

He designed software called SITARA, which Isro uses for simulating trajectories of rockets

IFC to back Mahindra Renewables to develop solar park in MP

The estimated project cost is around Rs 12.8 billion

Perils in space funding: India's first private Moon mission aborted

Start-ups in space sector say mobilising funds is the biggest barrier in India as investors are hesitant to support such high-risk ventures

Southern sugar mills operating at 25% capacity due to chronic cane shortage

Increase in production cost, reduction in sugar prices increased pressure

TVS Motor increases stake by 5.6% in RentOnGo

The Chennai-based two-wheeler firm said it has acquired additional 5.6 per cent stake in Condivision by investing Rs 5 million.

Murugappa Group sees Tamil Nadu sugar production plummeting this year

With consumption and production more evenly matched, sugar prices are expected to remain stable at the level of Rs 33-34 a kg

Murugappa steps on the gas

Chennai conglomerate looks at finance to fuel growth after consolidation in core areas