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04 Oct

Twin Tower demolition: Supreme Court rejects Supertech plea to confine demolition to one tower

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The Supreme Court Monday dismissed an application moved by Supertech Ltd seeking modification of direction to raze the realty firm's twin 40-storey towers in Noida and allowing it to only partially demolish 224 flats of one tower along with its community area on the ground floor to conform with the building norms. The apex court said that grant of such a relief is in the nature of a review of the judgement of this court and in various decisions. The apex court said that grant of such a relief is in the nature of a review of the judgement of…

30 Sep

India ready to expand trade ties with US, both countries must look at trillion-dollar trade: Goyal at USISPF

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Expressing India's willingness to expand economic relations with the US, Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal said New Delhi is ready to extend its trade ties with Washington in the spirit of reciprocity and equality.Addressing the 4th Annual Leadership Summit for US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) virtually, Goyal said, "India and the US can be two countries which should be looking at a balance mutual trade of a trillion dollars in the next 10 years." "And unless you keep some very ambitious targets we will never get that." Underlining the importance of India-US ties, Goyal said that both countries have…

30 Sep

Flipkart’s BBD theme ‘Artforms of India’

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Flipkart, is gearing up for the 8th edition of its flagship festive event, The Big Billion Days (TBBD) and is working actively with its Flipkart Samarth artisans, weavers and handicraft makers to enable their livelihoods and business growth. This TBBD, the artisans and weavers who are part of the program, have curated a special line of products under the theme ‘Artforms of India’ as they tap into the pan-India consumer base who shop online during the festive season. Flipkart Samarth, designed to democratize e-commerce through technology and build a sustainable and inclusive platform for the under-served, domestic communities, has been…

30 Sep

Flipkart is deploying over 2000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet

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Flipkart is going plastic free for millions of packages along with deploying over 2000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet prior to the festive season and the Big Billion Days. After successfully eliminating single-use plastic in its own supply chain in July this year, more than 75% of Flipkart’s seller fulfilled shipments are now being processed in sustainable packaging marking a 20x increase over July 2020 covering more than 70 facilities across India. The increase in adoption rate is a significant outcome of the efforts of teams working with its seller partners. Earlier this year, the company had committed to…

30 Sep

Eicher inaugurates its new Dealership facility

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Eicher Trucks & Buses, a business unit of VE Commercial Vehicles has inaugurated its new Dealership facility at NH-27, Opp BSF Camp, Radhabari, Siliguri of Darjeling District. The facility has a capacity of servicing 350 vehicles in a month. The 3S (Sales, Service, and Spares) dealership is equipped with best-in-class operating standards, special tools, desired inventory of spare parts and assemblies, trained technicians to ensure enhanced customer experience, and superior vehicle uptime powered by the industry first Eicher Uptime Centre.The company has also trained all dealership manpower in West Bengal through it’s Eicher competency development centres. Speaking on the occasion,…

30 Sep

Flipkart delivery through EVs during BBD

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Flipkart, has deployed over 2000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet prior to the festive season and Big Billion Days. The company has deployed two-wheelers and three-wheelers across 90 cities in India and will help deliver packages this festive season sustainably. Within a year since the company’s commitment to deploy 25,000 EVs in its supply chain fleet by 2030 and transition to 100% electric mobility, Flipkart has achieved nearly 10% of its long-term target for a sustainable value chain.Mahesh Pratap Singh, Head - Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Flipkart said, “Festive season is about creating value and progress for all stakeholders…

30 Sep

Amazon.in announces ‘Pujo Shopping Store’

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As customers look forward to an exciting festive season, Amazon.in announced its ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ which brings a wide range of specially curated products ranging from Pujo essentials, festive wear, makeup essentials, electronics, home décor, large appliances, smartphones, accessories, Alexa Devices and much more. The ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ on Amazon.in offers access to millions of products to suit the unique needs of everyone from the comfort of their homes as they plan for the upcoming festivities. Customers can choose from a host of popular brands. Apart from top brands, the ‘Pujo Shopping Store’ will also offer the largest selection of…

30 Sep

Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 offers enhanced performance

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Maximizing potential grain yield and best-in-class acreage, the new Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 (a tracked Harvester by Swaraj) will offer paddy farmers in West Bengal with enhanced productivity, performance and ease of operation. The Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is an addition to Swaraj’s legacy of rugged and reliable harvesters. Designed & developed to efficiently harvest paddy and soya beans, the new combine harvester by Swaraj will enable reaping, threshing, and winnowing of grains efficiently, with minimal grain loss and breakage. Fitted with a new paddy cutter bar, the new Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is also capable of performing efficient cutting…

30 Sep

India records 23,529 new Covid cases, 311 deaths

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On Thursday, India reported less than 25,000 coronavirus cases. According to the Union Health Ministry data, 23,529 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours. 311 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll- 4,48,062. Out of 23,529 new cases and 311 deaths across India, 12,161 cases and 155 deaths were reported in Kerala on Wednesday. With 28,718 patients being cured during the same period, the recovery rate now stood at 97.85 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020. There were 2,77,020 active cases at the moment and counted for 0.82 per cent of…

29 Sep

Amazon India shares findings: 21 cities study

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Amazon India has shared findings of a study commissioned by the company to understand the expectations of small and medium businesses (SMBs) selling on the Amazon India marketplace from the upcoming festive season. The study was conducted in English and regional languages by Nielsen amongst almost 2000 (1965) sellers registered on Amazon.in from 30th August 2021 – 09th September 2021. The study covered sellers from 21 cities across India.All sellers surveyed shared that e-commerce will help them reach a wider set of customers this festive season as compared to previous years. Sumit Sahay, Director, Selling Partner Services, Amazon India commented…