[ad_1] The government's new small savings scheme for women, announced in the February budget to commemorate 75 years of India's independence, drew as many as half a million depositors in the first two months of its launch, a senior finance ministry official said.Collections under the...
[ad_1] Famed analyst Meredith Whitney has ended a self-imposed exile from a finance world that she said had become "like watching paint dry." In an appearance Tuesday morning on CNBC, Whitney said she is back writing market and economic commentary and focused on a real...
[ad_1] The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf in a deal that would see the competitors squash pending litigation and move forward as a larger golf enterprise.The two entities signed an agreement that would combine the PGA Tour's and LIV...
[ad_1] Higher rates and overhangs from this year's banking crisis will drastically slow economic growth for the biggest global economies, the World Bank said Tuesday.The institution said advanced economies — the U.S., Japan and euro area countries — are expected to grow by only 0.7%...
[ad_1] Learning solutions company Teamlease Edtech is soon set to launch a platform in partnership with Skill India mission. The segment, called ‘Digivarsity,’ will have potential employers train students while they are still in college to increase their employability.The company’s CEO Shantanu Rooj told ET...
[ad_1] Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street. Deutsche Bank opens a catalyst call buy on Shell Deutsche Bank opened a positive catalyst watch on the stock and said it has "underpriced quality." "We are adding Shell to our Catalyst Call Buy idea list...
[ad_1] Torrent Power Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra for setting up three Pumped Storage Hydro Projects of 5,700 MW capacity in Maharashtra.The projects would entail an investment of about Rs. 27,000 crores and would provide employment to...
[ad_1] Japan announced on Tuesday that it joined the US and Australia in signing a USD 95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence. The approximately 2,250-kilometre...
[ad_1] Electric scooter maker River has raised $15 million in a funding round led by UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group.Existing investors including Silicon Valley investor Chris Sacca-owned Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures, Maniv Mobility and Trucks VC also participated in the round, the company said in a statement.The...
[ad_1] Thousands are at risk of flooding in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for damage to the strategic Russian-held Kakhovka hydroelectric dam.The dam on the Dnipro River is a strategic water source for the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, and flooding could potentially...