Microsoft, SaaSBoomi to help create over 2 lakh job opportunities in India in next 5 years

Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Microsoft on Tuesday announced to help create over 200,000 new job opportunities in the next 5 years and drive an additional $1.5 billion in venture capital funding for the Indian AI and software-as-as-service (SaaS) ecosystem. Towards this goal, the tech giant has forged an MoU with SaaSBoomi, a leading community for […]
e-Shram portal now available in all 22 scheduled languages

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The e-Shram portal, that helps unorganised workers access various social sector schemes. is now available in all 22 scheduled languages, the government informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the multilingual functionality on e-Shram portal during an event in the national capital. Dr Mandaviya […]
Indian coal sector clocks record production, dispatch growth in 2024

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Coal production reached an all-time high of 1,039.59 million tonnes (provisional) in 2024, marking a significant 7.28 per cent growth compared to the previous year’s total of 969.07 MT, the government said on Saturday. Similarly, coal dispatches also reached a record high, with 1,012.72 MT (provisional) dispatched across the nation, […]
FIIs remain net buyers through primary market in India

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) As foreign institutional investors’ (FII) selling in India continues to dominate headlines, the clear message is that FII selling is due to high valuations in the secondary market and in the primary market where the valuations are fair, they have been sustained investors, market watchers said on Saturday. Amid persistent […]
India’s captive & commercial coal mines record 34.2 pc jump in production in April-December

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The total coal production from India’s captive and commercial mines jumped by as much as 34.2 per cent to touch 131.05 million tonnes (MT) between April 1 and December 31, 2024, from 97.665 MT in the same period last year, the Coal Ministry said on Thursday. December 2024 witnessed the […]