Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Current Affairs on 18.12.2018

Today's Headlines from www:

*Economic Times*

📝 Sebi lays down more robust risk management framework for equity derivatives

📝 D.light raises US$41 million to finance its solar and appliance business

📝 NHAI to miss its target by 33-37% for the year: ICRA

📝 Free pharma samples come under GST lens

📝 E-commerce share in India's FMCG retail sales triples in 2 years: Nielsen

📝 Bank of Baroda to shut three African branches by June

📝 5G spectrum auction in August 2019

*Business Standard*

📝 Govt confident of crossing disinvestment target, hopes to garner Rs 850 bn

📝 'Freight blocks' are the next growth engine for Indian Railways

📝 NBFCs stare at valuation hurdle, IPOs in pipeline may see tepid interest

📝 Cement companies on a capacity expansion spree; price rise uncertain

📝 Croma gets more social with brand, focuses on driving consumers to stores

📝 Fossil Group expands range of smart watches, launches 7 products in India

📝 IAF goes green, plans to fly biofuel-powered An-32 transport aircraft

*Financial Express*

📝 Government total liabilities rose to Rs 82.03 lakh crore in September quarter

📝 ISRO all set to launch GSAT-7A onboard GSLV-F11 on December 19

📝 Centre seeks RBI inputs for merger of public sector banks

📝 Max India promoters decide not to convert warrants into shares

📝 Google plans $1 billion office in New York, after Apple’s mega campus in Texas

📝 Commerce and industry ministry working on new e-commerce policy

📝 Industrial growth to leverage steel industry

*Mint*

📝 Govt to amend laws to allow banks, telecom firms to use Aadhaar

📝 Byju’s gets $540 million in funding at $3.6 billion valuation

📝 StanChart sells PE portfolio for $1 bn to Intermediate’s arm

📝 Quikr acquires real-estate platform India Property

📝 IL&FS puts road assets on the block

📝 Boeing buying stake in Embraer operations for $4.2 billion

📝 ABB sells power grids to Hitachi in $11 billion deal.

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