BMW India sales up 34 pc to 8,876 units in 2021
New Delhi: German automaker BMW on Tuesday reported a sales growth of 34 per cent last year over 2020, its highest growth in a decade in India, with a dispatch of 8,876 units. The luxury automaker dispatched 8,236 BMW and 640 Mini units in 2021. Besides, BMW Motorrad sold 5,191 motorcycles last year. The automaker […]
Haldia Jetty will be soon operational
NEW DELHI:India’s Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced that the contract has been awarded for Haldia inland waterway terminal, and the jetty will be soon operational for sending exim and inland cargo to Pandu terminal in Guwahati connecting the northeast with kolkata via National waterway 2. This will provide an […]
Vini Mahajan takes charge as secretary in Jal Shakti ministry
NEW DELHI: Vini Mahajan, IAS (Punjab: 1987) assumed the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation here today. Mahajan is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, where she was placed on the Roll of Honour. She did B.A. (Honours) Economics from Lady Shri Ram […]
India’s GST collection at Rs 1.29 lakh crore in December
NEW DELHI: GST revenue collected in December 2021 was over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, 13 per cent higher than the same month last year, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. Though the collection was lower than Rs 1.31 lakh crore mopped up in November, December is the sixth month in a row when revenue from […]
PM releases Rs 20,946 cr to farmers under PM-KISAN
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released Rs 20,946 crore to 10.09 crore farmers across India as the 10th installment of financial aid under the PM-KISAN scheme and said there was a need for innovation in agriculture along with the promotion of natural farming. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, […]