Mahindra Group appoints Abanti Sankaranarayanan as Chief Group Public Affairs Officer

Abanti Sankaranarayanan New Delhi: Mahindra Group today appointed Abanti Sankaranarayanan as Chief Group Public Affairs Officer effective 1 July 2022. Sankaranarayanan will lead Group Public Affairs (India & international), Group Sustainability, and the Group Risk & Economist functions, said a company official statement. She will be taking over the Group Public Affairs portfolio from Manoj… Continue reading Mahindra Group appoints Abanti Sankaranarayanan as Chief Group Public Affairs Officer

EV prices to be on par with cost of petrol vehicles within a year: Gadkari

NEW DELHI: The prices of all electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country within one year, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Gadkari further said the government is promoting ethanol produced from crop residue instead of petrol and diesel. “I am trying…within one… Continue reading EV prices to be on par with cost of petrol vehicles within a year: Gadkari

India ‘convinced’ WTO talks will be successful

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal at the G33 Ministerial meeting. India is convinced that the World Trade Organization‘s ministerial conference will be among the most successful held for many years, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. Goyal is the man in the spotlight at the WTO‘s 12th gathering of trade… Continue reading India ‘convinced’ WTO talks will be successful

Intensifying competition could adversely affect our business globally, says Tata Motors

Tata Motors said that globally, it is witnessing certain supply chain disruptions as a result of China’s lockdown, adding that its domestic business is also likely to witness a negative impact on financial performance. New Delhi: Tata Motors Group, operating as three independent business units of Commercial Vehicles (CVs), Passenger Vehicles (PVs) and Jaguar Land… Continue reading Intensifying competition could adversely affect our business globally, says Tata Motors

Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

Musk is CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX. NEW YORK – Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, plaintiff Keith Johnson accused Musk, electric car company Tesla Inc… Continue reading Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

Elon Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement

FILE – Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Musk appealed a federal court ruling Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musk’s tweets claiming that he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via… Continue reading Elon Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement

India ranks 3rd globally for total renewable additions in 2021: Report

Despite the promise of a worldwide green recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this historic opportunity has been lost, says a report, but India ranked third globally for total renewable power capacity additions with 15.4 GW in 2021, following only China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW). REN21‘s Renewables 2022 Global Status… Continue reading India ranks 3rd globally for total renewable additions in 2021: Report

What US Fed’s 75 bps rate hike means for India

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased policy rates by 75 basis points to tame inflation which hit a four-decadal high of 8.6% in May on continuing supply-side disruptions emanated from the Russia-Ukraine war. Following the latest rate hike, the Fed’s funds rate now stands at 1.5-1.75%, and a further 175 bps increase is anticipated… Continue reading What US Fed’s 75 bps rate hike means for India

India, ASEAN agree to work towards comprehensive strategic partnership

S Jaishankar (center) stands with Southeast Asian foreign ministers at the start of a meeting in New Delhi. India and the ASEAN on Thursday agreed to work towards a comprehensive strategic partnership that is meaningful, substantive and mutually-beneficial by further enhancing their strategic ties. This was stated in a statement by External Affairs Minister S… Continue reading India, ASEAN agree to work towards comprehensive strategic partnership

Tata Motors Group businesses are self-sustaining, to attain net zero automotive debt by FY-24, says N Chandrasekaran

N Chandrasekaran Tata Motors chairman N Chandrasekaran says each of its businesses is self-sustaining, and that gives him the confidence to attain net-zero automotive debt by FY-24 In his address to the shareholders in the FY-22 annual report, Chandrasekaran said, “We are committed to restoring the profitability of this business as it returns to competitive… Continue reading Tata Motors Group businesses are self-sustaining, to attain net zero automotive debt by FY-24, says N Chandrasekaran