A report by the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has revealed that India has a higher rate of malnutrition than North Korea and Myanmar.

According to the World Economic Forum, India fared poorly on the Global Hunger Index (GHI, pdf) for 2017 as India ranked 100 out of 119 countries on the GHI, while last year it was at 97 out of 118.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, one of India’s oldest vehicle manufacturers, is testing autonomous tractors, trucks and cars, while moving closer to bringing electric vehicles to the United States, Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Monday.

The company, which opened a new North American headquarters north of Detroit on Monday, is considering when to begin US sales of the vehicles, Anand Mahindra said in an interview.

Reliance Industries gained over 2% on Tuesday and was the top index gainer after the company hit the overseas debt market with a $800-million bond sale programne as it seeks to pare a portion of its high cost debt that stands at over Rs 2.14 lakh crore.

The stock rose as much as 2.26% to Rs 939 on the BSE.

Responding to some media reports, which alleged that "210 Government sites made Aadhaar info public", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that the Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure, and there has never been a breach or data leak at the UIDAI.

The UIDAI in a notification said that data on these mentioned websites was placed in a public domain as a measure of proactive disclosure under Right to Information (RTI) Act by government and institutional websites, which included the beneficiaries' name, address, bank account, and other details, which also included the Aadhaar number and were collected from the third party/users for various welfare schemes.

Hong Kong: Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) which defaulted on dollar bonds last week in the highest-profile debt failure since India’s new bankruptcy code was passed, faces risks of insolvency if it can’t sell its assets at high enough valuations, according to SC Lowy Financial HK Ltd.

“We think the valuations they have provided are optimistic,” said Mihir Chandra, head analyst at the distressed loan and bond trading firm. “If they can’t sell assets at the valuations that they’ve guided to, then the more likely outcome is an insolvency process.”

Global brokerage firm Nomura remains bullish on the shares of Maruti Suzuki, after India’s largest car-maker signed a pact to with Toyota Motor Corporation to roll out electric cars in India. On Friday, the Japanese car-maker entered into an in-principle agreement with Maruti Suzuki to consider a joint structure for the introduction of electric cars in India in 2020. The Indian car-manufacturer’s parent Suzuki said in a statement, “ Suzuki will manufacture electric cars for India and supply some units to Toyota,” adding that Toyota will also provide technical support.

Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank stocks opened higher on Monday and further extended the gains on news of inclusion in the 30-share benchmark index — Sensex. The private sector lenders Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank will enter in the BSE Sensex with effect from 18 December 2017. Following the inclusion of Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank, two pharma sector stocks, Cipla and Lupin, will be removed from the index.

Oil to telecom conglomerate Reliance IndustriesBSE -0.24 % Ltd (RILBSE -0.24 %) is looking to raise $800 million through a 10-year bond sale making it the first company to take advantage of India's rating upgrade last week.

The company kickstarted the sale earlier this morning as it seeks to refinance the perpetual bonds it sold in 2013.

BENGALURU: Wipro’s business process management services business is generating close to $1 billion a year in revenue, ahead of the company’s 2020 target, and has shown double-digit growth in the last two years, the head of that unit told ET.

The Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company had put in place a strategy to grow its operations management business in 2015. The target set was reaching $1 billion in revenue by 2020, 40% of which was expected to come from business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS).

TVS Motor Company, India’s fourth-largest two-wheeler maker, is banking on rural buying in south India to sustain its double-digit growth momentum and plans to invest Rs 600 crore to expand its product range and distribution network.

Demand for the brand remains strong, the company said, with retail volumes growing over 20% during Dusshera and Diwali and the momentum is expected to continue. TVS Motor’s two-wheeler sales grew 14% in the first half of the financial year, exceeding the market rate.

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