Vijay Goel takes over as CMD of THDCIL
NEW DELHI: THDC India Limited (Formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited) said Vijay Goel has assumed the additional charge as its chairman and managing director. “Vijay Goel assumed the additional charge of chairman and managing director of THDC India Limited from May 1, 2021, (Saturday),” the company said in a statement. Goel is also discharging […]
Will return to India in a few days, says Adar Poonawalla
MUMBAI: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla has said he will return to India from London in a few days. Poonawalla made the announcement soon after he spoke out about the pressures he was under over the production of COVID-19 vaccines to meet the ever-increasing demand in India as the country battles through […]
462 infrastructure projects show cost overruns worth Rs 4.36 lakh crore
NEW DELHI: As many as 462 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than Rs 4.36 lakh crore, according to a report. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of the 1,737 such projects, 462 reported […]
India receives 1st consignment of 1.5 lakh Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine doses from Russia
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday received the first consignment of 1.5 lakh doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from Russia as the country embarked on the third phase of the vaccination drive against the infection. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in a tweet said that the customs department cleared expeditiously the […]