The Business Bytes

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 7, 2021 Recognizing the need to invest in accelerating youth entrepreneurship and strengthen the gig economy, Amway India has announced the launch of #AmYoung programme. Starting with the East and West markets, the initiative is aligned with Amway’s 10-year global growth vision of promoting entrepreneurship among youth by enhancing their leadership, business and social selling skills. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 7, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants in different States and the Union Territories, in an event held at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. These include four plants in Odisha. IndianOil has installed and commissioned these four PSA oxygen plants at Sub-divisional Hospital at Talcher in Angul district, District Headquarters ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 7, 2021 Bank of Baroda (BoB), India’s premium public sector bank, on Thursday announced reduction of 25 bps in its home loan rates from 6.75 per cent to 6.50 per cent with effect from today.  With the onset of festive season and to make home buying more affordable for customers, BoB has extended this offer and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 7, 2021 Lower production due to semiconductor supply shortages and a longer waiting period dented India’s overall vehicle retail sales on a sequential, as well as year-on-year basis, in September 2021. Data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed a fall of 5.27 per cent during the month under review from September ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 7, 2021 India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants Paytm today announced the launch of its ‘Navratri Gold’ offer for LPG cylinder bookings. Between 7th and 16th October, 5 lucky users every day will win Paytm Digital Gold worth Rs. 10,001 on booking their LPG cylinders through the Paytm app. This offer would also ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 7, 2021 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), through its wholly owned subsidiary 7-India Convenience Retail Limited, has entered into a master franchise agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI) for the launch of 7-Eleven convenience stores in India, RRVL said in a statement on Thursday. The first 7-Eleven store is set to open on Saturday, October 9 in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 6, 2021 Shoppers Stop, India’s leading fashion and beauty destination, has announced the second edition of ‘Showstoppers’ to celebrate beauty trends, talents and creativity with exciting offers, master classes, and experiences. The 10-day beauty fest commences with a nation-wide talent hunt judged by versatile actor Shilpa Shetty starting 8th October leading into the full blown festival ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 6, 2021           The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Wednesday said it has sanctioned assistance to the tune of Rs 303 crore to the Odisha government for construction of 24 bridges in the state.           The rural infrastructure projects will improve connectivity for 24.13 lakh people in 823 villages across 13 districts, ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, OCT 6, 2021 Xiaomi India, country’s number 1 smartphone and smart TV brand, on Wednesday said that it has sold over 2 million smartphones in just five days of the festive sale across channels. Continuing the brand’s legacy, ‘Diwali With Mi’ brought attractive discounts and offers across Mi.com, Great Indian Shopping Festival on Amazon, and The Big ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 6, 2021 In line with its commitment to normalizing conversations around mental health and creating awareness on mental health issues, Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited is launching yet another disruptive initiative. Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the company will be launching unique designs of facemasks that carry curated messages on spreading awareness and acceptance ...