India’s goods exports to stand at $290 billion in FY21, says Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports will stand at USD 290 billion for the financial year ending March, 7 per cent short of the shipments in the previous fiscal, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. However, the minister said this was “great” considering the country has bounced back so quickly in a challenging year. India’s […]
Adani Green Energy acquires 100% stake in Spinel Energy and Infrastructure
NEW DELHI: Adani Green Energy has acquired 100 per cent equity stake in Spinel Energy and Infrastructure from Hindustan Cleanenergy and Peridot Power Ventures. “Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has completed acquisition of 100 per cent of the share capital and all the securities of Spinel Energy & Infrastructure Ltd from Hindustan Cleanenergy Limited and […]
Gajendra Singh Sekhawat approves 465 crore as performance incentive fund for 7 states under Jal Jeevan Mission
NEW DELHI: Seven States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh qualified for performance incentive grantfor 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home by 2024. For performance incentive grant, the criteria include physical and financial progress under JJM, functionality […]
Rajasthan government to roll out health insurance coverage scheme on May 1
JAIPUR: Rajasthan will roll out its ambitious universal health insurance coverage scheme on May 1, the registration process for which will start from April 1, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday. Under the scheme, announced in the state budget for 2021-22 by Gehlot, every family will get an insurance cover of Rs five lakh […]
JNPT inaugurates inter terminal route
NEW DELHI: In a major push and with a vision to achieve seamless trade, new Inter Terminal Route connecting BMCT Terminal with all the other four Container Terminals of JNPT was inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port today. The Inter Terminal Route was inaugurated by Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, […]
India supplied more Covid-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people
By Yoshita Singh UNITED NATIONS: India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly and cautioned that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect the poorest nations the most. […]
Saurabh Garg appointed UIDAI CEO, Sanjeev Kumar to be Airports Authority of India chief
NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Thursday. Garg is at present serving in his cadre state Odisha. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer. The Appointments Committee of […]
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo signs pact with StaTwig for vaccine shipments
NEW DELHI: GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) on Thursday said it has signed an initial pact with Singapore-based startup StaTwigto roll out a new tech solution for tracking and monitoring vaccine shipments at the airport’s cargo terminal. The airport serves as a major pharma hub for air cargo and is one of the primary gateways […]
GoAir plans Rs 2,500 crore IPO early FY22; may file preliminary papers in April
NEW DELHI: Wadia group-owned GoAir plans to come out with a Rs 2,500 crore-initial share sale early next fiscal, according to sources. The no-frills airline has been working on expansion plans and an Initial Public Offer (IPO) will help in raising funds. In recent months, many companies have hit the capital market with their IPOs […]