Economy

Auto dealers report highest-ever festive sales this year at 52.38 lakh units: FADA

While sharing the monthly retail sales for October, FADA said that this year’s 42-day festive period also recorded highest-ever sales in the history of Indian automotive sales. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/BHAWIKA CHHABRA The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Friday said that the GST 2.0 continues to anchor affordability under the “Simpler Tax, Stronger […]

Techie in Germany reveals how a ₹53 lakh home loan in Delhi was paid off: ‘Don’t take a home loan if you’re…’

Clearing a huge home loan might seem impossible, but one techie has shown it can be done and shared some hard-learned lessons along the way. Techie revealed that mental pressure of repaying a home loan.(Pexels/Representational Image) A Reddit post revealed that the techie’s home loan journey started in September 2019, with a ₹53 lakh home […]

Economy

PRADAN empowers 5 lakh rural households to earn ₹1 lakh annually, boosts women-led FPOs

Of the 25 lakh households participating in sustainable livelihood programmes, PRADAN directly engaged with 8.25 lakh, helping 66,000 households surpass the ₹2.5 lakh mark through high-return models. The Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) – the organisation working towards reaching out to the poorest communities, building human capabilities and building women’s self-reliant collectives as change […]

Zomato Hyperpure leases 5.5 lakh sq ft warehouse in Thane for ₹1.7 cr monthly rent

Zomato Hyperpure Private Limited, the B2B supply arm of food delivery platform Zomato, has leased a large warehouse space measuring 5.53 lakh sq ft in Thane district, near Mumbai, for approximately ₹1.7 crore per month, according to documents accessed by CRE Matrix. Zomato’s B2B arm, Hyperpure, has leased a 5.53 lakh sq ft warehouse in […]

Economy

Maharashtra heavy rainfall damaged over 1 lakh ha paddy crops

Farmers reported that harvested paddy stored for drying has been washed away or spoiled, while standing crops in the fields have been submerged. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Heavy rainfall across Maharashtra, particularly in the coastal Konkan region, has caused extensive damage to paddy crops, compounding farmers’ woes as the kharif season nears its end. […]

John Abraham leases an apartment to a publisher in Mumbai’s Bandra for ₹7.5 lakh monthly rent

Bollywood actor John Abraham has leased a 2,000 sq ft apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra to a publisher for a starting monthly rent of ₹7.5 lakh, according to property registration documents accessed by CRE Matrix. Mumbai real estate update: Bollywood actor John Abraham has leased a 2,000 sq ft apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra to a publisher […]

Smartworks rents 8.15 lakh sq ft office space in Mumbai’s Hiranandani Group campus

Managed office space provider Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd has signed an agreement for over 8.15 lakh sq ft in Mumbai, making it one of the city’s largest flexible workspace campuses, the company’s statement said. Smartworks has leased over 8.15 lakh sq. ft. in Mumbai, creating one of the city’s largest flexible office campuses. (Representational Image) […]