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India’s GDP projected at 8.8% in FY22: SBI Ecowrap report

India’s GDP projected at 8.8% in FY22: SBI Ecowrap report

The State Bank of India (SBI) Research Report, Ecowrap, has revised downwards the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of India for FY22 (2021-22) to 8.8 percent. Earlier this was estimated at 9.3 percent. The real GDP will be around Rs 2.35 lakh crore more or 1.6% higher than the FY20 real GDP of Rs 145.69 lakh crore, the report said. […]

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India ranks third globally in LEED Certified Green Buildings outside US in 2021

India ranks third globally in LEED Certified Green Buildings outside US in 2021

India has been ranked third in the world in the US Green Building Council’s annual list of top 10 nations and areas outside of the United States for LEED-certified green buildings in 2021.  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world, and provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient,

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Sandeep Bakhshi named Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21

Sandeep Bakhshi named Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21

The managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank Mr Sandeep Bakhshi has been named as the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21. For 2020-21, ICICI Bank reported a net profit of Rs 16,193 crore against Rs 7,931 crore during the previous financial year. Sandeep Bakhshi assumed the charge in October 2018 and has

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Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani

Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani

Businessman Gautam Adani overtook Reliance Industries Chairperson Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. In accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani net worth reached $88.5 billion overtaking Mukesh Ambani’s $87.9 billion becoming Asia’s richest person as on 8th February 2022. With a nearly $12 billion jump in his personal wealth, he has become the 10th richest person

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Jammu and Kashmir tops India Press Freedom Report 2021

Jammu and Kashmir tops India Press Freedom Report 2021

As per the India Press Freedom Report 2021, Jammu and Kashmir has ranked first in the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021. The report was released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) which is a New Delhi-based rights group. The highest number of journalists

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India tops in terms of digital skills readiness as per Salesforce Global Index

India tops in terms of digital skills readiness as per Salesforce Global Index

India has scored the highest on digital readiness among the 19 countries that were surveyed as part of the Salesforce Global Index. India has the Index’s highest digital readiness score at 63 out of 100. In India 72 percent, of respondents say they are very actively learning digital skills now to prepare themselves for the

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LIC ranked 10th most valued insurance brand globally: Brand Finance

LIC ranked 10th most valued insurance brand globally: Brand Finance

As per a brand valuation report released by Brand Finance, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th in the list of insurance brands globally. Ping An Insurance of China is at the top. Life Insurance Corporation, which is bound for the nation’s largest share sale by March, is the strongest and the largest brand in the country with

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Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top semiconductor company in 2021

Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top semiconductor company in 2021

South Korean electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021, according to a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research. While Intel posted relatively flattish results, Samsung took the lead with a strong DRAM and NAND flash market performance in 2021. Samsung also saw solid momentum in logic chips

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Maharashtra has highest number of SC entrepreneurs

Maharashtra has highest number of SC entrepreneurs

Maharashtra tops India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as 96,805 enterprises. Tamil Nadu with 42,997 enterprises and Rajasthan with 38,517 units occupy the second and third slots, according to the data furnished by the Office of the Development Commissioner in the Union

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Global gold demand increases by 10% to 4,021 tonnes in 2021

Global gold demand increases by 10% to 4,021 tonnes in 2021

The World Gold Council (WGC) in its ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ Report has informed that the global gold demand rose 10 % in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes. The overall gold demand during 2020, which was impacted following COVID-19 related disruptions, stood at 3,658.8 tonnes, the WGC said in its ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ Report. Meanwhile,

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