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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, Budget Session cut short by 14 days
The Budget Session was originally scheduled to continue till April 8. The move comes after requests by floor leaders of various political parties to cut it short due to the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, which will take place between Saturday to April 29.
Rajya Sabha passes National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill
The Bill will enable the establishment of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development to support the development of long term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India, including the development of the bonds and derivatives markets necessary for infrastructure financing and to carry on the business of financing infrastructure.
FY22 growth estimate of 10.5% need not be revised: RBI Governer
"The revival of economic activity which has happened should continue unabated going forward. My understanding and our preliminary analysis show that the growth rate in next year, which is at 10.5 per cent which we had given could not require, I repeat, would not require a downward revision," he said.
Uber joins hands with ScriptDrop for prescription delivery
"Being able to combine ScriptDrop's integrated interface with Uber's technology means that pharmacies of all sizes will be better equipped to improve prescription adherence and serve the most vulnerable of their communities," Amanda Epp, ScriptDrop CEO, said in a statement.
25 e-commerce players to attend today's FDI policy meeting
The meeting through video conference is being held under the Chairmanship of Secretary, DPIIT regarding FDI Policy on the e-commerce sector. The meeting is being attended by e-commerce players, including RIL, Amazon, Udaan, 1mg, Firstcry, Flipkart, Swiggy, Shopclues, Pepperfry, Snapdeal, Urbanladder, Paytm, Nykaa, Naukri, Netmeds, Bigbasket, Tata, Uber, Tata Unistore and Ola.
Government may seek details of interest on interest charged by banks
This follows the Supreme Court's observation given on Tuesday where it noted that the RBI and the government have not provided any rationale for the overall borrower's debt cap of Rs 2 crore for waiver of interest on interest and directed them to provide such relief to borrowers with the overall exposure of over Rs 2 crore as well.
Brent crude futures improve after 4% slump over Covid concerns
The May contract of Brent crude on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is currently trading at $61.50 per barrel, 1.17 per cent higher than its previous close. The improvement in the crude futures comes after they fell over 4 per cent Tuesday, on the back of concerns over new pandemic restrictions in Europe as well as a stronger dollar.
Adani Green to buy 74.94 MW solar projects of Sterling & Wilson
The projects, commissioned in 2017, are located in the Medak District of Telangana and have long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited. The enterprise valuation of the target SPV is Rs 446 crore. With this acquisition, AGEL will increase its operating renewable capacity to 3,470 MW with a total renewable portfolio of 15,240 MW, Adani Green said in a statement.
Petel Thiel-backed VC firm invests Rs 74 cr in Indian startup
Velocity facilitates revenue-based financing up to Rs 2 crore with zero equity dilution or personal guarantees. Revenue-based financing is a new flexible alternative to venture capital or bank debt, wherein repayments happen as a fixed percentage of future revenues.
Indian social network Public App raises Rs 300 cr
Launched by short news aggregator Inshorts in 2019, Public earlier raised Rs 260 crore in funding led by Addition, along with SIG and Tanglin Venture Partners six months ago. "With more than 50 million active users in India, we first aim to connect the hyper-local communities of Bharat and later make the product global," said Azhar Iqubal, Founder & CEO, Public App.
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