OPEC Share In India’s Oil Import Slip In April
India’s oil imports from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped by 26% a year ago as refiners increased the number of discounted Russian shipments. The supply fell to 46% in April 2023 from 72% of crude oil India imported in April 2022. India’s oil import from Russia was more than from Iraq…
Sumit
Gold-Silver Prices Remain Steady After U.S. Inflation
The U.S. dollar is performing a little low and weak compared to other times, impacting the gold-silver price in the global and domestic markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures began marketing at Rs. 55917.00 per 10 grams, seen as almost 0.55% rise, whereas silver futures started trading at Rs. 65090.00 per Kilogram,…
John David
Indian-origin Ajay Banga Is Next World Bank’s President
The World Bank appointed ‘Ajay Banga’ as a new President. A 25-member execute board confirmed his name for the post on Wednesday after following a selection process agreed upon by shareholders in 2011. Banga, who is at 63 now, has worked for Mastercard as a CEO before this, and his term in the World Bank…
Aman Goyal
Go First Cancelled All Its Flights Amid Bankruptcy
Go First, India’s third-largest airline, cancelled all flights of 3 and 4 May, 2023 due to the cash crunch. As per the information shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 2 May 2023, all airline companies notified it about the sudden flight cancellation. Go First has been facing a financial crisis due…
Yash Sharma
IBM Plans To Replace 7,800 Jobs; Company Pauses Hiring
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) decides to pause the hiring process and deploy artificial intelligence to take over 7,800 jobs in the company. The decision is taken amidst the increasing adoption of technology. In an interview, Arvind Krishna, the CEO, confirmed the halt in the hiring process. Krishna said, “I could easily see 30% of…
Latest Update: All You Need To Know About New GST Rule
A new rule has been launched for businesses whose turnover is ₹100 crores or above. The GST Network has announced that these businesses have to upload their electronic invoices on Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) within 7 days of the issue of such invoices, which will come into effect from 1 May 2023. Currently, businesses upload…
Air India To Hire New Staff To Expand Its Operations
After placing an order for the largest-ever aircraft, Air India plans to hire new staff to expand its national and international operations. On Thursday, a report conveys that Air India is hiring more than 1000 pilots, including captains and trainers and 4,200 cabin crew trainees this year. Currently, Tata-owned Air India has more than 1,800…
Why Sudan Is Under Civil War?
In the mid of April, the clash between the military and the country’s paramilitary force erupted due to the power struggle between the two military regiments. Sudanese armed forces are loyal to the country’s de facto ruler, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, while the paramilitary forces follow the former warlord Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as…
Vipin
3M To Cut 6000 Jobs Globally Due to Weak Consumer Demand
On Tuesday, 3M confirmed that it will cut down 6,000 positions globally due to weak consumer electronic demands. This move is expected to affect 4% of the company’s total workforce. According to the company’s annual filing in December 2022, it has over 92,000 employees globally. 3M also recorded a pre-tax saving of $700-900 million upon…
Home Rentals Rise Due To Insufficient Market Supply
After a long hiatus of almost two years because of the pandemic, people are encouraged to work from offices and return to the cities from their hometowns. This has given an impressive boost in demand for rental homes and rents as well in Delhi NCR, along with other metro cities like Hyderabad and Bangalore. Home…
