The stock market appears to be enjoying an early Christmas, and a Santa Claus rally may be just around the corner. The Federal Reserve held the fed funds rate unchanged for the third time in December 2023. The rate range stands at5.25%-5.5% having risen from near zero about 20 months back. The markets got a […]
By Saurav Pranay Customer feedback isn’t just a box to check—it’s the compass guiding companies toward success. Businesses have long recognized the value of customer opinions, but the paradigm has shifted. Now, leveraging customer feedback isn’t just about listening; it’s about understanding, acting upon insights, and fostering robust engagement. However, merely accumulating feedback isn’t sufficient. […]
Ahead of the scheduled unveiling of the ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ vision document by end-January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch an outreach campaign on Monday to seek the views of students to include their ideas in the action plan to make India a developed nation in the next 25 years. Modi will launch the ‘Viksit […]
In addition to analytical thinking and innovation, active learning, complex problem-solving, and social impact and leadership, key skills that current and future CXOs must learn in 2024 and beyond are artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and decarbonisation, and geopolitics (to the extent of its impact on supply chains), according to Emeritus, the leader in the $280-billion […]
AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. on Tuesday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Roche Diagnostics India to improve diagnostics for breast cancer patients with a key focus on streamlining HER2 diagnostics with newer advancements in the field. Breast cancer, globally the most prevalent cancer among women, takes a critical turn when […]
With the government allocating additional volume of wheat for the open market sale scheme (OMSS) from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) stock, the selling prices of grain declined by 5% to Rs 2172/quintal on Wednesday from the previous week. The corporation also sold 0.34 million tonne (MT) of wheat to bulk buyers through weekly […]
Following the recovery of estimated Rs 290 crore in cash by the Income Tax (I-T) department during its raids on properties linked to Baldeo Sahu and Group of Companies Ltd., a country liquor company run by the family members of Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand Dhiraj Sahu, Jharkhand Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Sunday […]
London-headquartered Vedanta Resources (VRL) has sought investors’ approval to extend the maturity date of its $3.15-billion dollar bonds, even as it secured a $1.25-billion new funding to repay part of the debt. The company has also offered to pay $779 million in February for notes due in 2024 and 2025. Following the move, rating agency […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education is most expected to release the official datesheet for the class 10 and class 12 board examinations very soon on the official website, cbse.gov.in. As for now, the board has announced that the exam commencing date, that is, February 15. This year, the number of students applying for the […]
The Centre may give a peek into its plan to improve pension benefits for its staff within the overall framework of the National Pension System (NPS) in the interim Budget on February 1. The plan, according to sources, may include a guarantee component that is carefully designed, not to cause any unsustainable fiscal burden. Since […]