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Indian companies in 25 Best Large Workplaces in Asia
India offices of MNCs like DHL, Google and Marriott ranked among the top workplaces in Asia, while
as many as 10 Indian companies including Lupin, M&M and InterGlobe Enterprises made it to the list
under the '25 Best Large Places to Work' category.
According to the 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific, DHL took the top slot among
multinationals, while Salesforce led the Small & Medium list and Atlassian, the Large Companies
segment.
Interest rates on Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra
slashed
Small savings scheme such as PPF, NSC and Kisan Vikas Patra will offer lower returns beginning April
1 that may pinch the small savers but help shift towards lower rates which could in turn stimulate
the sluggish economy.
The government has lowered the rate of interest of small saving schemes from April 1 in line with
the lower market rates, cutting returns on some of the schemes over 100 basis points. The
popular Public Provident Fund (PPF) will yield 8.1% from April 1compared with 8.7% at present. The
Kisan Vikas Patra will fetch 7.8% against 8.7% now while five-year National Savings Certificate (NSC)
will offer an annual return of 8.1% against 8.5%.
Indian companies in 25 Best Large Workplaces in Asia
India offices of MNCs like DHL, Google and Marriott ranked among the top workplaces in Asia, while
as many as 10 Indian companies including Lupin, M&M and InterGlobe Enterprises made it to the list
under the '25 Best Large Places to Work' category.
According to the 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific, DHL took the top slot among
multinationals, while Salesforce led the Small & Medium list and Atlassian, the Large Companies
segment.
Interest rates on Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra
slashed
Small savings scheme such as PPF, NSC and Kisan Vikas Patra will offer lower returns beginning April
1 that may pinch the small savers but help shift towards lower rates which could in turn stimulate
the sluggish economy.
The government has lowered the rate of interest of small saving schemes from April 1 in line with
the lower market rates, cutting returns on some of the schemes over 100 basis points. The
popular Public Provident Fund (PPF) will yield 8.1% from April 1compared with 8.7% at present. The
Kisan Vikas Patra will fetch 7.8% against 8.7% now while five-year National Savings Certificate (NSC)
will offer an annual return of 8.1% against 8.5%.
