Reliance recently conducted its 44th Annual General Meeting and astounded the shareholders with several big announcements. From introducing a new, international director on the board to the development of a covid-fighting drug, strategic partnerships with tech giants like Google and Facebook, and introducing the world’s most affordable smartphone. However, the announcement that attracted the most …
The Reserve Bank of India regularly conducts Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) and Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). On 27 June 2021, it released the July 2021 round of these surveys. What are CCS and IESH? CCS seeks qualitative feedback from respondents on their sentiments on households’ income and spending situation, price level, employment opportunities, …
The Government of India will formulate a new policy to streamline the approval process of public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives. This new policy will help speed up the process of public and non-public partnership projects gaining clearance. Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned this new policy in her announcement of several fiscal measures on Monday. She said that the …
On 28 June Monday, Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of new economic measures to revive an economy tattered by COVID-19. She presented a 7-point relief measure that included financial assistance for different sectors. 7 relief measures announced by the GOI 1. Loan guarantee scheme of Rs. 1.1 lakh crores for coronavirus-affected sectors Under this announcement …
Bank of Maharashtra received the approval of its shareholders to raise up to Rs. 5,000 crores in equity capital on Thursday. It will allow the bank to obtain capital through several means, including preference issue and right issue. Per reports, the shareholders okayed the bank’s proposal in its annual general meeting, which was conducted virtually …
Software giant Infosys has launched a Rs 9,200-crore worth share buyback plan on June 25, wherein the IT firm has planned to buy shares back at a price capped at Rs 1,750 per share. The approval for the buyback was given in April 2021, while the shareholders gave the go-ahead on June 19. The last …
On 25 June, online medicine delivery start-up PharmEasy declared it would acquire a 66.1% stake in diagnostic chain Thyrocare Technologies Ltd. PharmEasy’s parent company, API Holdings Ltd., confirmed the “signing of definitive documents” for a deal worth Rs. 4,546 crores in an official statement on Friday. DocOn Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of PharmEasy’s parent …
A Brief Overview The 2nd wave of the Coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the Indian economy which up until its onslaught, was beginning to witness an upturn. The re-imposition of lockdowns across the country, however, meant that all forms of commerce and economic activity reduced their pace of operations which adversely affected their returns as well …
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in India and the subsequent national lockdown imposed in March 2020, India has experienced a second and severe wave of the pandemic. The second wave has now all but receded, and several states and key cities in the country have begun unlocking activities. What has the economic impact …
Everyone has a dream, but there is one dream common for everyone – a peaceful retired life! Especially when the stress levels of work have increased significantly most want to get financially independent and enjoy a good peaceful life. No wonder when we set up a financial goal – retirement planning is considered the most …
