Vi banks on loR, SMEs to aid biz
Vodafone Idea Ltd, banking heavily on cloud, internet of (IoT), fixed-line broadband and managed-security solutions—all part of its enterprise business—for new streams of revenue, the company’s chief enterprise business officer Abhijit Kishore said in an interview. Vi has aggressive plans to strengthen its enterprise business by tappingsmall and medium enterprises (SMEs), which is a fairly […]
2020 brought standard dization, digitization to insurance sector
The year 2020 was tough for the insurance industry but it also helped it reinvent itself like never before. For instance, the industry brought in many customer-facing features, which would have normally taken years to become functional. There were also many firsts this year. In health insurance, short-term policies (generally, insurance policies tenure is of […]
Tough to call pricing as profiteering amid devastation
Businesses should not profiteer by retaining goods and services tax (GST) relief meant for the consumer, but any corporate response to a minor tax cut should be viewed in the current context of a much bigger economic devastation before labelling it as profiteering behaviour, said Uday Shankar, president of industry body Federation if India Chambers […]
CAG asks for banks status post-recap Employment generation will be the toughest job in 2021
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), seeking details of the performance of state-run banks after their recapitalisation (recap) over the past five years. The CAG has also requested it to share the details of a study, if any, with the government. This (development) should […]
Small firms go digital during pandemic crisil
Small firms have shown a “big digital shift” to shore up sales during the pandemic, rating agency Crisil said in a report. Among micro and small enterprises (MSEs), adoption of digital sales channels has risen sharply since the covid-19 outbreak for those with annual revenues under ₹25 crore, it said. The survey covered 566 MSEs with […]
Experts endorse HULs new HR policy
Hindustan Unilever Ltd has rolled out a policy to help employees cope with domestic abuse, underscoring how India Inc. is expanding the scope of its human resource policies to make them worker-friendly.Employees who are subject to, or are survivors of, acts of physical or emotional abuse outside the workplace can access urgent medical care and psychological […]
Five cost to end 2020 with 5 tn mkt cap
India is set to end the year with five companies valued at more than ₹5 trillion each as foreign investors pumped a record $18.5 billion into Indian stocks in the December quarter, boosting valuations. Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Infosys Ltd entered the ₹5 trillion market capitalization club this year, joining Reliance Industries Ltd, Tata Consultancy […]
ಆ್ಯಪ್ ಜಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಿಯಾಗದಿರಿ: ಆರ್‌ಬಿಐ
ಸಾಲ ನೀಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಆಮಿಷ ಒಡ್ಡುವ ಅನಧಿಕೃತ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಆ್ಯಪ್‌ಗಳ ಜಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಿಯಾಗಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ಆರ್‌ಬಿಐ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಸಾಲ ಕೊಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವ ಇಂತಹ ಆ್ಯಪ್‌ಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿದೆ. ತಕ್ಷಣ, ಯಾವುದೇ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಾಲ ನೀಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುವ ಇಂತಹ ಆ್ಯಪ್‌ಗಳ ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಕೆಲವು ಸಣ್ಣ ಉದ್ದಿಮೆಗಳು ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ವರದಿ ಇದೆ. ಇಂಥ ಸಾಲಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿಧಿಸುವ ಬಡ್ಡಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಇರಲಿದೆ. ನಾನಾ ಶುಲ್ಕಗಳನ್ನೂ ವಿಧಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಾಲ ವಸೂಲಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ಮೊಬೈಲ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ದತ್ತಾಂಶವನ್ನು […]
ಐಟಿ, ಎಫ್‌ಎಂಸಿಜಿ ಷೇರು ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ವಹಿವಾಟು
ಐ.ಟಿ. ಮತ್ತು ಎಫ್‌ಎಂಸಿಜಿ ವಲಯದ ಷೇರುಗಳ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ, ಷೇರುಪೇಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡನೇ ದಿನವೂ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ವಹಿವಾಟು ನಡೆಯಿತು. ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಚೇತರಿಕೆ ಕಂಡಿದೆ. ಲಸಿಕೆ ಹೊಸ ಕೊರೊನಾ ವೈರಸ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧವೂ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಔಷಧ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳು ಹೇಳಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಹೂಡಿಕೆದಾರರ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಿದೆ. ಮುಂಬೈ ಷೇರುಪೇಟೆ ಸಂವೇದಿ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ 438 ಅಂಶ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ, 46.444 ಅಂಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಷೇರುಪೇಟೆ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ ನಿಫ್ಟಿ 135 ಅಂಶ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ, 13.601 ಅಂಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಹಿವಾಟು ಅಂತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಎಚ್‌ಯುಎಲ್ ಷೇರು ಶೇ.2.67ರಷ್ಟು […]