Mahindra & Mahindra’s efforts to spruce up its utility vehicle range and stick ‘closer to its DNA’ seems to be paying off, with the new Bolero Neo notching up a robust booking over 5,000 units within the first three weeks of its launch. The first model to be based on the new back-to-the-basics philosophy was […]
Bharti Airtel, which this month increased its minimum monthly recharge price from Rs 49 to Rs 79, said it plans to continue with the price increases, targeting to take the average amount paid a single customer from Rs 146 to Rs 200 over the next six months. From this month, the company increased its minimum […]
Facebook, the social networking giant, will help Sterlite Technologies Ltd — one of the oldest private sector cable manufacturers in India — to create specialized 5G radio units. Facebook will help Sterlite Technologies create two products — a 5G radio unit designed for dense deployments, and another, dual-tech 4G+5G radio unit. These are more complicated […]
Infosys Ltd said Philippines-based UnionBank has selected its Finacle banking platform as its software of choice for easing its migration to a cloud architecture. The UnionBank of Philippines, a medium-sized bank with over 3,500 employees, is a traditional Infosys’ customer. Banks are increasingly moving from the traditional IT architecture — under which they buy accounting, […]
Bajaj Auto was able to beat TVS Motor Co in July two-wheeler sales, reporting a 39% jump compared to only 8% for the South India-based company. Bajaj Auto was able to beat TVS because of a doubling of export volumes in July to 1.74 lakh. In comparison, TVS Motor Co’s exports volumes in July rose […]
Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s second biggest home-grown auto brand, reported strong numbers for July that indicated that demand continues to be strong in the auto sector despite the interruption caused by the second wave of COVID-19. The company nearly doubled its total vehicle sales to 42,983 in July this year from 25,678 vehicles in July […]
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler maker by volumes, today announced the start of retail sales in Mexio, a key Latin American market. The company, which has a market share of almost 50% in India, said it has launched most of its popular motorcycles such as the Xpulse 200, Xpulse 200T, Hunk 190, Hunk 160R, […]
RailWire, the wired service from Indian Railways’ RailTel Corp, has announced a set of new plans offering more data for lower monthly subscription amounts. The move comes less than a month after BSNL introduced new plans in the low-tariff category. The highlight of the new RailWire plans is the new 50 Mbps, which is priced […]
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Alkem Laboratories said its bioequivalence center at Taloja in Maharashtra has successfully undergone a US FDA inspection without attracting any adverse remarks. “US FDA had conducted a remote and virtual Bio-Analytical inspection of the Company’s Bioequivalence Center located at Taloja, Maharashtra from 26th July, 2021 to 28th July, 2021. At the end of […]
The Indian unit of French pharmaceuticals maker Sanofi said it decided to sell its nutraceuticals business Universal Nutriscience Private Ltd for Rs 587.0 cr ($80 mln) plus debt-like obligations such as retirals and provisions for sales returns. Universal Nutriscience is a joint venture between Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP and Universal Medicare Private Limited. The […]
Zensar Tech, a mid-size IT and outsourcing company based in India, reported a 3.1% dip in its revenue (after adjusting for currency fluctuations) as the number of onshore employees fell sharply year-on-year due to COVID-19. Constant currency calculations measure how the company’s revenue would have performed had there been no change in currency exchange rates […]
Sun Pharma, one of India’s largest pharmaceuticals manufacturers, said it has acquired the exclusive license to sell an acne cream in the US and Canada for an upfront payment of $45 million and potential milestone payments of up to $190 mln. The rights to sell Winlevi branded clascoterone cream were acquired from Italy-based Cassiopea SpA. […]
V Mart, which has just acquired Arvind Fashion’s UNLIMITED chain of stores, wants to retarget these stores at customers who find shopping at Reliance Trends, Westside and MAX too expensive
Wonderla Holidays Ltd, India’s largest amusement park chain, said it will re-open its Hyderabad amusement park from Aug 5, marking the first such facility under the company management to re-open after the second wave of COVID-19. The company had reopened its hotel, Wonderla Resorts, earlier this month, but its amusement parks are still shut as […]
Tata Steel Mining Limited said it signed an agreement with Jindal Stainless to jointly mine the chrome ore lying beneath the boundary between the companies’ mines in Sukinda in Odisha’s Jajpur district. Chromium is used to make shiny metallic items, such as stainless steel vessels and chrome-plated auto parts. The companies said the chromite — […]
Shares of Zomato, the mobile food ordering service, have been priced higher than those of similar peers, but the company can deliver returns if it can maintain its scorching pace of growth in the future, according to Indian broking house Nirmal Bang. Zomato is currently in the IPO market trying to raise Rs 9,375 cr […]
Tata Power, one of the country’s largest power generation and distribution companies, said it has signed an agreement to set up electric vehicle charging points at the petrol pumps operated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd or HPCL. The two companies, however, did not disclose the estimated number of such charging stations that will be put […]
The government of India seems to have realized a key fact in the fight against COVID-19: Allowing the virus to circulate freely — even if it doesn’t lead to deaths — is poor strategy when it comes to controlling the pandemic. Addressing a meeting of chief ministers today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need […]
Telecom equipment and services provider HFCL Ltd said it plans to offer 5G equipment and turnkey services, marking a move up from its roots as a telecom contractor. The company, which has in recent years successfully diversified into manufacturing — particularly of fiber optic cables and terminal devices — said its new 5G network services […]
Kerala Vision, the ISP with the largest network in Kerala, has unveiled a new set of tariffs, after its primary competitor BSNL converted its 449 promotional scheme into a regular scheme with unlimited validity. BSNL last week converted its 449 promotional broadband scheme — which was initially valid only for six months — into a […]
