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Corporate India

ONGC’s Cost Cutting Drive Targets ₹9,300 Crore Savings

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) initiated a comprehensive cost optimisation programme to achieve ₹9,300 crore in savings by FY27. This move prepares the PSU for a future with oil prices around $60 per barrel while fighting production decline.

Corporate India

RBI Allows Banks to Fund Corporate Acquisitions

The Reserve Bank of India will now permit banks to finance mergers and acquisitions by Indian corporates. This new framework significantly expands the scope of capital market lending for the banking sector.

Corporate India

India Indigenous Nuclear Reactor Project Draws Interest ftom Corporate Giants

India’s largest corporate groups, including Reliance and Adani, show strong interest in NPCIL’s tender for the Bharat Small Reactors (BSR). The project, using indigenous PHWR technology, marks the first major entry of the private sector into nuclear generation, with a project deadline now set for March 2026.

Corporate India

Governance

Government Sanctions ₹6,982 Crore Additional Capital for BSNL’s 4G Expansion

In a major push for India’s public sector telecom, the government has greenlit a fresh capital injection of ₹6,982 crore for BSNL, earmarking the funds specifically for the nationwide expansion of its 4G network. This move is part of a broader strategy to bolster BSNL’s financial health and competitive standing against private players.

Ayush Ministry lines up webinars on Yoga to aid fight against COVID-19

Vishal Duggal23 May 202123 May 202102 mins

In the run up to the International Day of Yoga, 2021, the Ministry of Ayush is organising various activities to help people cope with the challenge posed by COVID-19. Among others, it is collaborating five renowned organisations – Art of Living, Yoga Institute, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, ArhamDhyanYog, and Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute – to organise a…