The US economy is suffering its steepest downturn since at least the 1970s and could descend into a depression, Jeff Immelt, General Electric's chief executive, warned on Thursday.
For nearly seven years, Bhatia served in the first and second George W Bush Administrations, first in the department of commerce and then in the department of transportation, before finally enjoying a more than two-year stint as deputy US trade representative, the senior-most administration position ever served by an Indian American, before he resigned end October last year, to return to the private sector.
'...a more capable State -- one that operates with greater capacity, greater efficiency, and greater clarity of purpose.' 'But I also see a more despotic State -- one that places more constraints on speech, assembly, dissent, and critique.' 'It may run 'better', but on the regime's rules.'
The electric scooter juggernaut which has been picking up momentum with heady growth month-on-month is now slowing down. The combined number of registrations in April of eight electric two wheeler companies has seen a dip of over 1 per cent to 43,061 vehicles, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' site VAHAN. The reasons are the continuing shortage of chips, especially after the Ukraine-Russia war, and the spate of fires which have led to scooters being recalled by manufacturers.
More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.
There was an acceptable domestic performance in India but there continues to be concerns about the Europe business and that overshadows the local performance. The consolidated revenues for the Q2FY24 stood at Rs 55,682 crore with an operating profit of Rs 4,315 crore and an operating profit margin of 8 per cent.
A total of 33 teams have been earmarked by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to undertake relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and Maharashtra ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone 'Biparjoy' near the Jakhau port in Kutch district, officials said on Wednesday.
'These frequent visits show the BJP fears that the Congress will retain power.'
The wrestlers have been protesting for nearly a week demanding action against Singh, also a Bharatiya Janata Party MP, on sexual harassment allegations levelled by seven women players.
This was decided at a meeting between State Energy Minister Dilip Walse-Patil and executives of General Electric, which had supplied power equipment to the erstwhile Dabhol Power Company. During the meeting, GE executives assured the minister that by the end of this month, the Block-I, currently lying defunct, would start generating around 600 Mw.
A broken system is driving our best-educated foreign workers -- talent desperately needed by U.S. companies -- to Europe, India, and China.
Debt conversion formula will increase govt stake.
The company which had reported a sales of $2.8 billion (last reported figure) in 2007, however said it remained confident about the growth opportunities in India in the medium to long-term, owing to huge spending that is expected to happen in the infrastructure development.
Maruti will launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in the next financial year (FY24), and will roll out six EVs in the country by FY30, the automaker's parent firm Suzuki said on Thursday.
A spokesperson attached to GE's Jack Welch Research Center in Bangalore said after the new people join, employee numbers in Bangalore would cross the 4,500-mark. GE's technology product research and development team is currently 3,800-people strong, with an additional 350 people employed in global research.
Like so many other MNCs, it is targeting emerging markets, of which India represents a major chunk, as a critical growth area. But India is also rapidly becoming a key geography where some of the innovative products to address the market at the bottom of the pyramid are being developed.
Chhetri is 38 but still continues to be the spearhead of Indian attack
The scarcity of resources is particularly evident in the case of Rajasthan compared to many other states.
The aircraft crashed 3 km away from Chorhatta airstrip after hitting the dome of a temple and a tree while on a training sortie, said Chorhatta police station in-charge J P Patel.
As a General Electric employee working in business development in New Delhi, Dhruv Bhatia knew something about finance.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has ambitious plans to increase capacity. It is also seeking shareholders' approval for a complex swap transaction, which would acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat (SMG), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) through a preferential offer. SMC already holds 56.37 per cent of MSIL's equity.
GE India managed revenues of $2.6 billion (about Rs 130 billion) in 2007 and is hopeful of meeting its target of $8 billion (about Rs 400 billion) by 2010. Key projects in the transportation and nuclear power sector are expected to help it reach that target, says Vice-Chairman John G Rice.
Sunil Mittal's race up these rankings to No. 2 marks a triumph of core competence over diversification in India.
Mehta told the bench that Balaji is an influential minister and the high court has allowed his transfer to a private hospital which could hamper investigation.
GE Healthcare, a $15 billion segment of General Electric company, will continue to invest aggressively in India, where it's logging double digit growth, a top company official said on Friday.
More than 70% of all corporate acquisitions fail to create value. But when done correctly, acquisitions can be valuable disruptive tools.
Analysts seem to be generally pessimistic about Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL). Out of 15 brokerages with recommendations since May this year, two have 'buy' while five have 'sell' and eight have 'underweight'/'reduce'/'underperform'/'hold' recommendations. The average target price of the public sector undertaking (PSU) is Rs 61. However, the stock has been consistently hitting new highs, which indicates that there is some kind of valuation mismatch.
General Electric's technology centre in Bangalore helps the company grapple with technology and costs. Here's the lowdown on this low-cost but cutting-edge facility.
A five-year contract to provide comprehensive maintenance support for India's fleet of 12 C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter aircraft.
Infosys Technologies has been inducted into the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Hall of Fame.
Disposing of separate applications by SBI Cards customers Arun Kumar Verma and Dileep Ayachit, CIC has directed the SBI to take a decision on setting up a proper information redressal mechanism within 15 days.
The power sector is always strongly correlated to economic activity and is receiving its share of investor attention as India's post-Covid-19 recovery continues. India's leading integrated power producer, the public sector undertaking (PSU) NTPC controls around 25 per cent of India's power capacity. It continues to increase installed capacity, in thermal as well as renewables (solar, wind, green hydrogen) and hydropower and pumped hydro, and also has backward integration into coal mining, and explored nuclear.
There are altogether 80 teams of doctors and trained medical personnel with three teams in each hospitals.
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin will also keynote the Indian Institute of Technology 2007 Global Alumni Conference titled 'Transforming the World through Technology' in California next month.
Valued at Euro 35 billion, Nokia is the world's fifth most valuable brand, after Coca Cola, Microsoft, IBM and General Electric. With annual turnover at 3.6 billion euro, India contributed nearly seven per cent to Nokia's total global revenues of 51 billion euro in 2007. Nokia has invested $ 210 million for setting up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and the Indian facility is 1 of the best among 9 Nokia factories. It has estimated 100mn new phone subscribers in India.
The announcement was made in advertisements published by the state's information and public relations department in various newspapers on Saturday.
Railway officials also indicated that possible 'sabotage' and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident.
Among the 36 new faces in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, eight are lawyers, four are doctors, two former IAS officers and four MBA degree holders, besides several engineers, making it an eclectic mix of professionals.
