Housing sales stabilise in top Indian cities, festive quarter to see uptick in demand

After a two-year bull run, residential real estate activity across top cities stabilised in the third quarter (July-September) this year, reaching more that 1.07 lakh units, a report showed on Thursday, adding that the lull was due to monsoon and perceived inauspiciousness (the ‘shraad’ period).  However, sales continued to outstrip new supply in Q3, reflecting … Read more

Digital India movement to push nation towards Viksit Bharat, says IBM`s Sandip Patel

The Digital India movement is the foundation for moving towards a Viksit Bharat, said Sandip Patel, Managing Director of IBM India.   In an interview with IANS, Patel said the country is witnessing this with the government’s significant investments in frontier technologies like AI, semiconductors, and quantum technologies. Here are some excerpts from the interview: … Read more

Two-fold increase in container handling capacity in 5 years, 2 million new jobs: Minister

The country is set to see a two-fold increase in container handling capacity in the next five years to reach 40 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), creating two million job opportunities across the country, the government said on Wednesday.  Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, said that Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) alone … Read more

Women`s representation in India Inc remains stable

Women’s representation in India Inc remains stable and the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector leads when it comes to ‘women in leadership’ roles, a report said on Wednesday.  In the BFSI segment, 24.5 per cent of corporate executives are women, followed by FMCG which has 21.5 per cent women at the leadership levels, … Read more