Day: October 8, 2020

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 36 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,054,600, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

The British government on Wednesday announced further details for new innovative Freeports in the post-Brexit period.

French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to molecular scissors that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases.

A survey by Ipsos has shown that the automakers in the passenger cars segment are not 100 per cent digitally-ready and consumers are not being given the attentiveness in the digital experience, in comparison to the brick and mortar showrooms.

Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd has announced the opening of a new dealership in Puducherry for its Vespa and sporty Aprilia in presence of Chief Minister V Narayanasamy.

Funskool India, powered by the MRF group, has emerged the first Indian toy manufacturer to get certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards for safety of electric toys – IS 15644 for the manufacturing plant based at Goa, which also has the license of IS 9873-Part 1 which covers non electric toys.

Aye Finance, an RBI registered NBFC that has made affordable credit a reality for the historically ignored sector of micro enterprises, started its Tamilnadu operations in 2017.

Ahead of ‘Big Fashion Festival’ that is scheduled to be held between 16-22 October, Myntra has announced its collaboration with Max Fashion.

Poco has launched its newest smartphone for the Indian market – Poco C3 – with a triple camera setup, 5000mAh battery and other features, making it a strong contender in the sub-10K INR segment.

Highlighting Savlon as an example of creating value from acquisitions, the ITC said on Wednesday that Savlon is on course to become a Rs 1,000 crore brand.