Latest News | Business Briefs PM to Address DPIIT Seminar on Make in India

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday said it is organising a post-budget webinar on 'Make in India for the World' on Thursday, which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi will deliver a special address on the vision of 'Make in India for the World' and its convergence with the Union Budget, it said.

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The objective of the webinar is to sustain the momentum of Budget and synergising the initiatives taken by various stakeholders to boost manufacturing, exports and strengthening the MSMEs.

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****** NPCI launches 'Yatra SBI card'

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with Yatra.com and SBI Card to launch a co-branded 'Yatra SBI Card' on the RuPay network.

It is a holiday-cum-shopping credit card with exclusive travel benefits on booking flights and hotels, which would be applicable six times a year.

As a welcome onboarding gift, card users will get Yatra.com vouchers worth Rs 8,250 which can be used to book flight tickets, hotel reservations, and other services from Yatra.com, they said in a joint release on Wednesday.

The card will also offer benefits on spending on shopping and international travel.

It will also offer a complimentary air accident cover of Rs 50 lakh and 1 per cent fuel surcharge waiver. The annual fee will get a waiver upon spends of over Rs 1 lakh in a year.

****** Geojit launches IPO application facility through WhatsApp

Leading brokerage Geojit Financial Services has rolled out a facility through which investors can apply for initial public offerings (IPOs) through WhatsApp.

Geojit offers end-to-end support on WhatsApp to simplify the process of applying for IPOs.

The key feature of the service is an embedded option called e-IPO which allows investors to navigate the application process with ease.

Geojit's customers can subscribe to any IPO through WhatsApp's chat window during the application process, the Mumbai-based brokerage said.

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