Jet Airways in ‘advanced discussions’ with Boeing, Airbus for buying aircraft
NEW DELHI: Jet Airways, which is preparing to relaunch operations next year, on Friday said it is in “advanced discussions” with Boeing and Airbus for buying and leasing planes. The grounded airline has been acquired by Murarilal Jalan-Kalrock Capital consortium under the insolvency resolution process. The ongoing discussions are part of the grounded airline’s revival […]
India hasn’t imposed travel curbs like some other countries: MEA on Omicron
NEW DELHI: India has not imposed any travel curbs like some other countries that have stopped flights from regions or nations they relate to Omicron but has intensified surveillance mechanisms and protocol for those who happen to come from ‘at risk’ countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Asked about the ‘at […]
Microfinance.AI raises a pre-seed round of Rs 1.5 crore led by We Founder Circle
NEW DELHI: We Founder Circle (WFC) – a founder backing founder based early-stage start-up investor has led the $200,000 (Rs 1.5 crore) worth pre-seed investment round raised by Microfinance.ai, a digital mobile platform for local-language preferred users to avail micro-financial services. The round also witnessed participation by an array of esteemed investors including – FAAD […]
Madhya Pradesh to attract global investment from India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai
NEW DELHI: The state of Madhya Pradesh will showcase its business attractiveness to global investors, along with the plethora of opportunities it has to offer across sectors such as textiles, food processing, pharmaceuticals, garments, tourism, FMCG, and automobiles at the India Pavilion of EXPO2020 Dubai, which prepares to organise the Madhya Pradesh Week from December […]
India, EU decide to expand clean energy cooperation
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) have vowed to scale up cooperation in areas of clean energy with a focus on offshore wind, green hydrogen and solar power besides deciding to encourage investments in the field of energy efficiency. Various aspects of deepening clean energy cooperation were discussed at a meeting of the […]
Karnataka government to enter into pact with German varsities
BENGALURU:The Karnataka Department of Higher Education and Bavarian Universities of Germany on Thursday decided to join hands together under National Education Policy (NEP-2020) and a schedule of proposed activities have been charted out. A meeting was held at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday between Minister for Higher Education C N Ashwath Narayan, representatives of the German […]
India will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024
NEW DELHI: The nation will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur of Haryana, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said, “By 2024 you will […]