Realtors Welcome Reduction in Import Duty On Raw Materials

Realtors Welcome Reduction in Import Duty On Raw Materials

The real estate experts have declared the government’s announcement for the calibration of custom duty on specific products and raw materials of steel and iron a timely move. They expect that this move will help boost the availability of raw materials domestically.  Moreover, the real estate developers said that a decrease in import duty of…

PN Vasudevan Resigns As MD And CEO Of Equitas Bank

PN Vasudevan Resigns As MD And CEO Of Equitas Bank

Equitas Small Finance Bank’s managing director and chief executive officer, PV Vasudevan, informed the board about his resignation on Thursday.   Vasudevan is the founder of the Equitas Small Finance Bank. The board, in its meeting on 19th May, has taken the letter on record and wishes to take his deep contribution over the years on…

Alisha Torrent Appoints Purna Sadashiv As Head Of HR

Alisha Torrent Appoints Purna Sadashiv As Head Of HR

Alisha Torrent Closures India Pvt. Ltd., the metals and chemical products manufacturing company has appointed Purna Sadashiv as Head of Human Resources.  Featured in “The Best HR Leaders in 2022” edition of TradeFlock magazine, Purna Sadashiv was previously serving Genus Innovation Limited as Head of Human Resources. He is an accomplished human resources specialist with…

Health Care in Rural India: How The Country Fills The Gap Between Need and Feed

Health Care in Rural India: How The Country Fills The Gap Between Need and Feed

Majority of India’s population dwells in rural areas, according to healthcare reports of post-pandemic, it is expected that the trajectory of the country’s population will hit 905 million by the end of 2022.  Health is not everything, but without health there is nothing. Characterised as ‘understaffed’, the scenario of healthcare in rural India is a…

Jack Ma’s Firms Sold 43.3% Stake in Paytm For $5.6 Million

Jack Ma’s Firms Sold 43.3% Stake in Paytm For $5.6 Million

Jack Ma’s firms, Alibaba and Ant Financial, back off from Paytm and have sold their 43.3% stake to the company for just $5.5 million (around Rs. 42 crores). In the last round of funding in 2020, the company was valued at $3 billion. From the combined 43.3% stake, Alibaba had 28.35%, and Ant Financials owned…

US and EU To Announce Joint Efforts For Semiconductor Supply

US and EU To Announce Joint Efforts For Semiconductor Supply

The United States and the European Union, on Monday, plan to announce a joint effort to identify semiconductor supply disruptions and counter Russian disinformation, officials said.  The U.S officials are visiting the French scientific hub of Saclay for a Trade and Technology Council meeting, created last when China increasingly exerted its technology clout. U.S Commerce…

Is the Indian Healthcare System Ready For The Next Pandemic? 

Is the Indian Healthcare System Ready For The Next Pandemic? 

We are three years through the worst pandemic of this generation, shifting into livelihoods characterised by mask regulations, curfews, lockdowns and social isolation, and we wonder when and how the pandemic will finish. The solution to when this COVID19 pandemic will stop is anything but clear, with Omicron boosting covid-19 counts to new highs.  What…

Adani Becomes India’s Second-largest Cement Producer

Adani Becomes India’s Second-largest Cement Producer

Asia’s richest person, Adani, became the second-largest cement producer in the country after acquiring 63.19% of Ambuja Cements Ltd. and its subsidiary ACC in Fierce bidding with local companies.  Adani acquired a controlling stake in Holcim AG’s cement business for a $10.5 billion deal, said Adani group on Sunday. With this, the Adani group became…

Shortage of Semiconductor Chips Puts Patients At Risk: What’s The Way Forward?

Shortage of Semiconductor Chips Puts Patients At Risk: What’s The Way Forward?

Semiconductors are critical components in a wide range of consumer electronic gadgets, as well as those used by enterprises that are increasingly reliant on digital technologies. During the forecast period, the semiconductor market in healthcare is expected to develop at a CAGR of approximately 10.2%. (2021 – 2026). However, there has been a global scarcity…

Campbell Wilson Appoints As CEO & MD Of Air India

Campbell Wilson Appoints As CEO & MD Of Air India

Tata Sons announced the appointment of Campbell Wilson as CEO and MD of Air India. The Mumbai-based conglomerate completed its acquisition of the state-owned national carrier in January. Since then, the position has been vacant, and the company has been searching for a person to lead the airlines.  The decision comes after the appointment of…