Meesho gets Rs 1,500 crore income tax demand for AY23-24

IANS | March 7, 2026 2:13 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) E-commerce marketplace Meesho has received an income tax demand of nearly Rs 1,500 crore for the assessment year 2023–24 and said it will challenge the order, stating that it disagrees with the tax department’s observations.

SBI launches $500 million social loan for women empowerment

IANS | March 7, 2026 2:05 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday launched a $500 million (about Rs 4,597 crore) 'Syndicated Social Term Loan Facility' focused exclusively on women empowerment with a greenshoe option, which is a milestone for both the bank and the global ESG financing landscape.

India-UK conference to strengthen green hydrogen safety standards

IANS | March 7, 2026 12:46 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India and the United Kingdom held a conference in the national capital to strengthen cooperation on safety standards and regulatory frameworks for green hydrogen, an emerging clean energy source that India is promoting under its National Green Hydrogen Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Saturday.