Some relief for Nayara Energy! Microsoft restores IT services to Russia-backed Indian oil refinery; US company abruptly halted operations after EU sanctions

EU sanctions on Russia: Global IT giant Microsoft has restored IT services to Russia-backed Indian oil refinery Nayara Energy, according to a Reuters report. Nayara had sued Microsoft for abrupt suspension of services following European Union’s fresh sanctions on Russia.   Read More…

RBI bets on gold! Reserve Bank of India buys half a tonne of gold in June; yellow metal fastest growing component of India’s forex reserves

RBI gold reserves: After a relatively conservative spell of gold buying, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stacked up almost half a tonne of gold in the last week of June. In India’s foreign exchange reserves, gold has shown the most substantial growth in recent years, with its value increasing by more than 80% over…