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31 Jan

Government Revises GDP Growth For 2018-19 To 6.1% From 6.8%

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The government on Friday revised the country's economic growth for financial year 2018-19 to 6.1 per cent from 6.8 per cent estimated earlier mainly due to deceleration in mining, manufacturing and farm sectors."Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for the years 2018-19 and 2017-18 stand at Rs 139.81 lakh crore and Rs 131.75 lakh crore, respectively, showing growth of 6.1 per cent during 2018-19 and 7.0 per cent during 2017-18," the National Statistical Office said in revised national account data released on Friday.Under the first revision released in January 2019, real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices…

31 Jan

Economic Survey Predicts Pick-Up In Growth To 6-6.5% In 2020-21: 10 Things To Know

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The government's Economic Survey 2020 pegged the gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 5 per cent in the current financial year, which it said would pick up to 6-6.5 per cent in financial year ending March 2021. That marked a sharp downward revision from the estimate of 7 per cent growth for the current financial year in last year's Economic Survey. Prepared by Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and his team, the Economic Survey 2019-20 comes a day ahead of the presentation of the first full-year Union Budget of the Modi 2.0 administration. The government may need to relax its…

31 Jan

An awareness campaign on safe insulin injection practices

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Insulin therapy is often a crucial part of diabetes management. Type 2 diabetes patients ultimately require insulin therapy in the course of the disease for effective glycemic control and injection technique remains crucial in the process. To enhance awareness on safe insulin injection practices, a multi-city educational campaign was organised by BD-India with leading endocrinologists onInsulin Injection Day. Insulin Injection Day commemorates the 98th anniversary of first successful insulin administration on 11th January 1922, at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. At the conference, Prof. Debasish Maji President, Calcutta Diabetes & Endocrine Foundation & Past President, Endocrine Society of India said, “The success of insulin injection therapy and the…

31 Jan

Aditya School of Sports collaborates with Rainbow A.C.

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Aditya Group formally associated itself with RAINBOW AC which shall now be known as ASOS Rainbow A.C. The sixty-four year’s old football club, NBP Rainbow AC, officially collaborates with Aditya School of Sports with a new identity- ASOS Rainbow A.C. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of Aditya Group, Mr. Anirban Aditya said, “We are extremely proud to collaborate with this outstanding sporting unit and welcome all to Aditya Sansar.” The formal association announced at the Calcutta Sports Journalists Association Tent was also attended by Ankit Aditya, former International footballer Debjit Ghos and officials of RAINBOW AC Aditya Group has always focused on…

30 Jan

Common Facility Center to enhance the productivity of small gem and Jewellery units

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Ground-breaking ceremony of Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Bow Bazar in Kolkata was held today in the presence of Smt. Rupa Dutta (Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India), Shri Senthil Nathan (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India), Shri Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC; Shri Prakash Pincha, Regional Chairman, Kolkata, GJEPC, along with others. GJEPC is setting up a Common Facility Center at Bow Bazar with a view to enhance the productivity and quality of products, especially the small gem and Jewellery units set in Bow Bazar and its surrounding areas. GJEPC with the support of the Ministry of Commerce and…

30 Jan

OYO’s Corporate Channel etches strong growth trajectory; Records 80% y-o-y increase in revenue

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OYO Hotels & Homes, the world’s leading chain of hotels, homes, and spaces has witnessed a strong growth trajectory in its corporate bookings. The company’s corporate channel witnessed an 80% increase in revenue on a y-o-y basis. Today, OYO’s corporate channel contributes to over 30% of the hospitality company’s total revenues and it counts Utkarsh Small Finance, Think & Learn (P) Ltd. (BYJU’S) and Extramarks Education among its 8,400+ clients. This remarkable growth further reiterates OYO’s commitment to scaling up its engagement in the corporate travel segment. With over 8400 active corporate accounts, OYO caters to the travel needs of…

29 Jan

Divine Solitaires’ exciting solitaire offer

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Divine Solitaires is pleased to announce the launch ofits exciting solitaire jewellery exhibition at the reputed Mahabir Danwar Jewellers store inSalt Lake, Kolkata. The Buy One Get Two solitaire jewellery exhibition which will commence on 30th January, 2020 will go up to 3rd February, 2020. Mr Jignesh Mehta, Founder & Managing Director, Divine Solitaires,Mr Arvind Soni, Director, Mahabir Danwar Jewellers and Mr Sandeep Soni, Director, Mahabir DanwarJewellers, interacted with the press at the event. Since its inception in 2006, Divine Solitaires has been the first solitaire brand in India to specialise in loose solitaires and solitaire jewellery. The brand has…

29 Jan

Nirbhaya Fund to be used for sensitization programmes

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A recent report suggested that money from the Nirbhaya Fund has hardly been utilised in several states. After witnessing the horrifying gangrape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Telangana, States have decide to implement more women safety measures, one of which is conducting sex education an sensitization programmes in schools. Another incident that surfaced was the whatsapp messages circulated among boys of an elite school in Mumbai where terms like, “gangbang”, “homophobia” was used and women were termed “trash”. Dr Srishti Saha, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Fortis Hospital Anandapur explains why sex education and gender sensitization among youth is…

28 Jan

Nissan to launch an all-New, Technology-rich and Stylish SUV in 2020

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Nissan will launch its first made for India Compact SUV on the philosophy of “Make in India, Make for the World”. Building on Nissan’s global SUV heritage and advanced technology, the New Compact SUV is designed for tomorrow’s journey as a feature-rich premium offering with stylish design for a strong and dynamic road presence. Nissan’s new SUV features the latest technology as a part of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s vision as to how vehicles are powered, driven and integrated into society. The Compact SUV is a testimony to Nissan’s Global SUV DNA spirit of relentless innovation and Japanese engineering, building on Nissan’s iconic…

27 Jan

1 LAKH TONS OF DUTCH-MADE TATA STEEL EXEMPT FROM US TARIFFS

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A US tariff on laminated steel used in packaging will not apply to Tata Steel products manufactured in the Netherlands, the Dutch foreign trade minister said on Monday.Sigrid Kaag told reporters that the US had agreed the products would be exempt from a 25 per cent tariff announced by the administration of President Donald Trump in June 2018, saving consumers and the company up to 100 million euros annually in tariff costs.”The import tariffs on laminated steel have been retracted and that’s wonderful news for Tata Steel,” Kaag told reporters in The Hague. “It’s good for us, and good for…