Private sector banks exceed priority sector target, foreign banks lag

Lending to medium and small enterprises as a percentage of the adjusted net bank credit dropped to 14.6% in the year ended March 2016 from 15.5% in the previous year. Read more »

RBI says 92% of the deposits accounts are covered, strong banks to pay lower insurance premium

The cover is aimed at protecting depositors at least a minimum sum upto Rs 1 lakh if the bank goes burst. Read more »

Audi launches petrol-powered A6 Matrix priced at Rs 52.75 lakh

The new model comes with various new features including seven-speed transmission and an advanced infotainment system. Read more »

RBI employees to join September 2 industrial strike

Reserve Bank employees all over the country will participate in September 2 industrial strike in support of the demands of the country's working class. Read more »

Vedanta aluminium maintains production guidance despite power failure

"The current run rate of aluminium production is around 1 MTPA and the overall 2016-17 volume guidance remains unchanged at 1.2 MTPA," the company said. Read more »

Improved demand props cement prices in the North: ICRA

During Q1 FY2017, cement production stood at 75.64 mn MT, a moderate growth of 5.7% over Q1 FY2016. This is higher when compared to 4.6% of production growth reported in FY2016. Read more »

Coal freight tariff rationalisation will have minimal impact on power: Piyush Goyal

Facing shortfall in freight loading, railways had last week rationalised coal tariff by reducing the rate for long-distance transportation and increasing it for short distance. Read more »

Plea to RBI, SEBI to intervene to stop SBT-SBI merger

SBI Management has announced that close to 7,000 branches of SBI would be shut or relocated with merger. Read more »

Vedanta’s Talwandi Saboo power plant becomes fully operational

"The third 660 mw unit of Talwandi Sabo power plant in Punjab has put commercial production on August 24, 2016, and will be capitalised in September 2016," Vedanta has informed BSE. Read more »

Future Group enters into a 50:50 JV in a Rs 60 crore project with InI Farms

The per annum requirement of pomegranates and bananas of the Future group is about 7000 tonne to 8000 tonnes. Read more »