The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said the banking sector remained resilient in terms of its assessment, and bank exposures to companies were well within norms. This came amid concern over lenders’ financial health due to the stock rout in the Adani group. Read More
Air India and its wholly-owned subsidiary AIX Connect, which flies under the brand name AirAsia India, are likely to streamline their flight operations on nine domestic routes to avoid internal competition, sources said on Friday. Read More
CDSCO probes Indian eyedrops after US FDA flags contamination risk
After the US regulator Food and Drug Administration warned consumers "not to purchase or use EzriCare Artificial Tears due to potential contamination", the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the Union Health ministry and the Tamil Nadu State Drug Controller have initiated a probe into the pharma firm producing this eyedrop, a source aware of the issue said on Friday. Read More
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) cost of companies is likely to increase with the restriction on availability of goods and services tax (GST) input tax credit proposed by the government. Read More
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