• ELECTRONICS
    Bharat Electronics Q2 PAT seen up 1.3% YoY to Rs. 578.5 cr: ICICI Direct

    ICICI Direct has come out with its second quarter (July-September’ 19) earnings estimates for the Capital Goods & Power sector. The brokerage house expects Bharat Electronics to report net profit at Rs. 578.5 crore up 1.3% year-on-year (up 182.6% quarter-on-quarter). Net Sales are expected to increase by 5.7 percent Y-o-Y (up 70.1 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 3,573.9 crore, according to […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    MeitY to push for more sops to lure electronic makers

    NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will push the finance ministry to approve additional incentives to attract electronics manufacturers into the country, according to two government officials. The sops include interest subsidy on loans, credit guarantees for plant and machinery and renewal of the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme after the earlier one ended […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    More sops needed to boost electronic manufacturing: Top govt official

    NEW DELHI | CHENNAI: India may have to offer electronic manufacturers additional sops such as cheap credit and incentives for export along with infrastructure support in order to boost production and help the sector compete with China, Vietnam and Thailand, according to a top government official. These incentives, over and above the proposed reduction of corporate tax to 15% […]

  • COUPONS
    How to Coupon, According to People Who Save Thousands Every Year

    If you don’t use coupons, you’re spending way more than you should. These tips will turn your next shopping trip into a savings extravaganza. It’s time to ditch your preconceived notions of coupon shoppers: There are savings to be had! In the digital age, how to coupon has changed and is constantly changing. Sure, you […]

  • COUPONS
    Coupon Queen: Readers share reasons not to use coupons

    In a recent column, I shared stories, both from readers and from myself, of encounters with people who don’t use coupons or turn down offers of savings in-store while shopping. This column generated many responses from readers: Dear Jill, I read your column from time to time, but I am too busy to ever look […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    From splash to style: meet electronics engineer and artist Chetana Ravi

    Karntataka Chitrakala Parishath (KCP) in Bengaluru recently hosted an exhibition titled ‘Hues of Spikes,’ featuring the works of Chetana Ravi. Mythical and mystical characters mix with everyday scenes and scenarios, in her vibrant surrealistic style. “I am an electronics engineer by qualification, but an artist by passion. Art has been my passion since my childhood days,” says Chetana, […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Ravi Shankar Prasad to meet electronics makers to draw investment to India

    New Delhi: Union minister for information technology and electronics Ravi Shankar Prasad will meet leaders from smartphone and consumer electronics companies to draw out a roadmap to boost manufacturing in India and make the country an export hub. The day-long meeting on Monday will be attended by at least 50 corporate leaders, including chief executives of […]