Online shopping will thrive, but malls are here to stay: M.A. Yusuff Ali

Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group International has opened a shopping mall in Bengaluru after the pandemic somewhat delayed its mall development pipeline in India. Global Malls, an 800,000 sq. ft property in Rajajinagar, opened on Monday and is spread across 14 acres. The mall has a 200,000 sq. ft Lulu Hypermarket and a 60,000 sq. ft … Read more

What is satellite internet and what it means for you

Elon Musk is already providing it. Jeff Bezos is also in line to launch it. And there are other players as well. Bharti Airtel has also thrown its hat in the ring. This means that it is a big and serious business. The ‘it’ here is satellite internet. Musk’s Starlink has already launched its satellite … Read more

Coal Shortage in India: Amit Shah meets power, coal minister

Home minister Amit Shah met power minister RK Singh and coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday to discuss the coal situation in the country amid reports of shortage. According to news agency ANI, officials from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), power and coal ministry are also present in the meeting. According to reports, over half … Read more

Bharti Group’s subsidiary OneWeb partners with ISRO to launch satellites

Bharti Group’s subsidiary OneWeb will be the first private player to launch satellites from Indian soil through ISRO facilities, Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said today. “OneWeb will be the first customer which starts to bring a commercial position into the Indian space market,” Mittal said while speaking at the launch of space and … Read more

Government may defer duty on solar gear imports, extend project deadlines

The government is mulling delaying the imposition of customs duty on imported solar equipment or allowing extension of deadline for completion of domestic solar projects which are facing supply uncertainties from vendors in China, power and renewable energy minister RK Singh told ET. “We have received a demand saying there is this problem (Chinese companies … Read more

India Inc set to post 18-20% revenue growth in Q2, says Crisil report

India Inc is set to post an 18-20 per cent revenue growth for July-September as compared to the year-ago period, domestic rating agency Crisil said on Thursday ahead of the filing of quarterly earnings by companies. The handsome growth in the topline will be driven by both higher volumes and higher commodity prices, the rating … Read more