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Rural push helps Bharti Airtel close in on Reliance Jio in AGR share

Currently, Reliance Jio's AGR market share is 41.6 per cent while Airtel's is at 37.2 per cent

Shopping frenzy: Black Friday set to brighten up sales over the weekend

Brands expect double-digit growth in sales, go all out to woo shoppers

India to assume chairmanship of global sugar industry body ISO for 2024

The focus would be on bringing together all member countries to adopt more sustainable practices in sugarcane cultivation, sugar and ethanol production and better utilisation of by-products, he said

3rd party to carry out inspection of 12 under-construction Himachal tunnels

Warning that no laxity in safety will be tolerated, he asked project directors to conduct mock drills and check the preparedness of evacuation plans

Reserve Bank adds 19 unauthorised forex trading platforms in 'Alert List'

In a statement, the Reserve Bank said the Alert List also contains names of entities/platforms/websites which appear to be promoting unauthorised entities

Govt to acquire 5k hectares of land for industries in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli

To support employment initiatives and industrial projects, an Udyog Bhawan will be constructed at Gadchiroli with an investment of Rs 14 crore, he added

Delhi airport to cross 70 mn passenger traffic in FY24, says DIAL chief

DIAL will also revisit its master plan for the airport that was prepared in 2016 and the current capacity levels are based on that plan

TPDDL signs MoU with PSSC for developing skill training programmes

The TPDDL is a power distribution company, a joint venture between the Delhi government and Tata Power, supplying electricity to a populace of seven million in North Delhi

Delhi LG okays scheme to regulate transport aggregators, delivery providers

The aggregators with four-wheelers have to achieve the target of 5 per cent EVs in new fleet in six months, 50 per cent in three years and 100 per cent in five years

Christmas Comes Early: Air India Express offering 30% discount on tickets

Last month, the airline announced that in the next one year, it is aiming to double its number of pilots

Indian Oil to double Ennore LNG terminal's capacity to 10 mn metric tpy

Jain said IOC hopes to boost local sales of gas to 20 million tpy by 2030, a substantial increase from the current 6.3 million tpy

Prestige Estates expects Rs 550 cr from new housing project in Bengaluru

Prestige Estates expects its sale bookings to rise 55 per cent this fiscal to touch an all-time high of Rs 20,000 crore on strong demand for residential properties

Over 50% Indian gamers see a career in gaming, shows HP India study

The company has introduced the HP Gaming Garage, a free-of-cost online professional certificate program on Esports management and Game development

India needs 2 bn sq ft of additional healthcare real estate: Knight Frank

India is facing a deficit of 2.4 million beds to achieve the standards set by the World Health Organization

Infra push: IT hubs lead surge in price of residential real estate

Hyderabad's Gachibowli logs highest rise in avg prices between Oct 2020 and now

Clear signals for Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio: Dial into a future of growth

India leads as the highest data consumption market globally, with a per-capita consumption of 25 gigabytes per month

Plastic exports grew 9.4% to $933 mn in Oct on festive demand: Plexconcil

Medical items of plastics continued to perform well, and its exports were up by 15.3 per cent in October due to an increase in sales of spectacle lenses

India needs additional 2.4 mn hospital beds for recommended ratio: Report

Currently, India has an estimated 70,000 hospitals, of which 63 per cent are from the private sector, the report added

LIC targets double-digit growth, plans 3-4 products for FY24: Chairman

Sharing some features of the new product, Mohanty said it will provide assured returns and after maturity, the policyholder will get 10 per cent of the sum assured life long

Govt curtails palm oil imports over rising prices, negative margins

Buyers are concerned that the recent price rise may not be sustainable, so they are placing new import orders cautiously