Big manufacturing push: How India is aiming to future proof its supply chains from global conflicts

Big manufacturing push: How India is aiming to future proof its supply chains from global conflicts

The move comes at a time when the US-Iran conflict has impacted several industries and thrown fresh light on India’s imports-driven supply chain vulnerabilities. Building a deep manufacturing base spread across multiple sectors is emerging as a cornerstone of India’s strategy to future proof itself against supply chain disruptions caused by geopolitical disruptions. Reports suggest…

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South Korea’s KOSPI crashes around 11%: Circuit breaker triggered, market sees worst session in 5 months

South Korea’s KOSPI crashes around 11%: Circuit breaker triggered, market sees worst session in 5 months

So far this month, the KOSPI has fallen 29%, surpassing its previous record monthly decline of 27% recorded in October 1997. South Korean equities suffered their steepest one-day decline in nearly five months on Tuesday, with the benchmark KOSPI sliding almost 11% as a global rout in semiconductor stocks battered SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics….

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Rupee surges 66 paise on RBI governor’s remark, sensex up 776 points

Rupee surges 66 paise on RBI governor’s remark, sensex up 776 points

File photo: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra (Picture credit: Reuters) MUMBAI: The rupee strengthened sharply on Monday, closing at 95.91 against the US dollar, up 66 paise from its previous close, after RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra signalled that the domestic currency was undervalued and highlighted robust foreign currency inflows.The central bank’s supportive…

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US firms training AI using Chinese examples: Beijing

US firms training AI using Chinese examples: Beijing

Beijing accused US artificial intelligence firms Monday of using Chinese examples to train their models, days after Washington threatened sanctions on Chinese firms for allegedly stealing American technology.“It is understood that many American artificial intelligence enterprises have distilled Chinese models during their research, development and training processes,” the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.Distillation…

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Access to bond markets must be widened: RBI

Access to bond markets must be widened: RBI

MUMBAI: Bond markets need more depth and not just scale so that more enterprises can access market-based finance as the bank-led model will not be sufficient to meet future financing needs, RBI deputy governor Rohit Jain said. He emphasised that this will require more discerning investors to assess levels of risks.“A wider range of enterprises…

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Compromised email led to data leak, says Bank of Baroda

Compromised email led to data leak, says Bank of Baroda

MUMBAI: A recent data leak following a cyberattack reported by Bank of Baroda pertained to information in one employee’s email account and that the bank’s systems were robust and unaffected, the bank said.“The bank has robust information security protocols in place. The incident involved compromise of an employee’s email account, resulting in unauthorised access to…

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MSRDC case: HDFC Bank’s board imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty each on its MD, CFO and Group head

MSRDC case: HDFC Bank’s board imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty each on its MD, CFO and Group head

The board also issued warning letters to the other employees involved in the case. HDFC Bank’s board has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on its three senior-most executives – Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sashidhar Jagdishan, Chief Financial Officer Srinivasan Vaidyanathan and Group Head (Retail Assets) Arvind Vohra. The penalty…

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