STL wins $100 million deals in Middle East and Africa
NEW DELHI: Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) has announced major new deals and extensions to current engagement with leading telcos in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). The deals worth more than $100 million take STL’s order book to a record high of ~Rs 11,300 Crores and exhibit the company’s unwavering focus on building future-ready […]
Kerala gets new Chief Secretary
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior IAS officer V P Joy on Sunday took charge as the 47th Chief Secretary of Kerala. He replaces Vishwas Mehta who retired today. A 1987 batch Kerala cadre, Joy was on Central deputation before assuming the new charge. He took over from Mehta at the Secretariat here, official sources said. Mehta handed over […]
Arun Kumar Singh appointed Bihar Chief Secretary
NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Arun Kumar Singh was on Sunday named as the next Chief Secretary of Bihar. According to a notification issued by the general administration department, the 1985-batch officer will replace incumbent Deepak Kumar who retired a year ago and completed his year-long extension on this day. Singh was earlier posted […]
Andhra Pradesh government invites South Korean steel giant POSCO to set up plant
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government has invited South Korean major POSCO to set up its greenfield integrated steel plant in SPS Nellore district and promised to extend fiscal and non-fiscal incentives over and above those stipulated in the state Industrial Policy 2020-23. The state government’s invitation to POSCO comes at a time when Chief Minister […]
CBDT Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody gets further extension for three months
NEW DELHI: The re-appointment of Pramod Chandra Mody as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been extended for a further period of three months, said Department of Personnel and Training, the Government of India on Sunday. Mody is a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the CBDT chief in […]