Bharti Airtel appoints Naval Seth as head of investor relations
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, India’s leading communications solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Naval Seth as the Head of Investor Relations. In this role, Naval will spearhead Airtel’s representation amongst investors, lenders, equity partners, & financial institutions and will report to Soumen Ray, Chief Financial Officer. Welcoming Naval to the role, Soumen Ray, Chief […]
Bihar inks MoU with FSI for TOF field survey to promote agroforestry
NEW DELHI: To encourage tree plantation on farmland along with crops to help farmers get additional income, Bihar government in association with FSI has decided to conduct ‘Trees Outside Forest’ (TOF) field survey to identify the dominant tree species that are growing outside the recorded forest areas (RFA) in the state, an official said. As […]
India’s G20 presidency: B20 meet in Gujarat to discuss climate, innovation
AHMEDABAD: The Business 20 (B20) inception meeting being organised in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar city from Sunday as part of India’s G20 presidency will deliberate on issues ranging from climate change, innovation, global digital cooperation and resilient global value chains, officials said here. As part of the three-day meeting, delegates will be taken for a visit to […]
India’s G20 presidency: First Y20 meet in Guwahati from February 6 to 8
NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the Youth20 (Y20) group, being organised on the sidelines of the G20 summit, will be held in Assam’s largest city Guwahati from February 6 to 8, an official statement said on Sunday. This is the first of the various meetings to be held on the five Y20 themes across […]
Noida gets investment intents worth Rs 5.86 trillion ahead of investor summit
NEW DELHI: Gautam Buddh Nagar, which includes industrial cities of Noida and Greater Noida, has received investment proposals worth Rs 5.86 lakh crore since the announcement of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Global Investors Summit in November 2022, according to district officials. The UP Global Investors Summit is scheduled from February 10 in Lucknow and the state […]
India bright spot amid global crisis; PM Narendra Modi’s leadership critical in fractured world: World Economic Forum
DAVOS: Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in a fractured world, the World Economic Forum’s Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said India is a bright spot amid the global crisis. After attending an India reception on Thursday night during the WEF Annual Meeting 2023, Schwab said India is promoting a just and equitable growth […]
India expected to become USD 7 trillion economy in seven years: CEA
NEW DELHI: India’s Chief Economic Advisor (ICA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Monday that the Indian economy will be USD 3 trillion by the end of the current 2022-23 fiscal and is expected to be USD 7 trillion in the next seven years. The government had previously said India would become a USD 5 trillion […]
IndiGo fleet size grows to 300 aircraft to manage growing passenger volume
NEW DELHI: No-frills carrier IndiGo on Friday said its fleet size has grown to 300 aircraft, which will help it cater to the growing passenger volume amid the recovery in travel demand and growth in 2023. Besides operating Airbus A320 NEO and A320 CEO aircraft along with A321 Neo, the Gurugram-based airline’s fleet also has […]
Venugopal Dhoot’s plea, Chanda Kochhar’s demand for home food rejected in ICICI fraud case
NEW DELHI: A special court here on Thursday rejected Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot’s plea which claimed that his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged loan fraud involving former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar was illegal. The CBI court also rejected applications of Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak […]
NTPC starts India’s first green hydrogen blending operation in PNG network
NEW DELHI: NTPC Ltd commissions India’s first green hydrogen blending project. The green hydrogen blending has been started in the piped natural gas (PNG) network of NTPC Kawas township, Surat. The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). The first molecule of green hydrogen from the project was set in […]
Heliports in all districts will boost tourism in Himachal Pradesh
DHARMSALA: Heliports in all districts will boost tourism in the state, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said upon his arrival here on Tuesday. Sukhu, who will attend an Abhar rally near Tapovan here, said efforts would be made to ensure that all district headquarters had a heliport within a year. He said clearances had been […]
Godrej Properties buys 9-acre land for Rs 300 crore to build housing project
NEW DELHI: Godrej Properties has bought a 9-acre land in Gurugram for around Rs 300 crore to develop a housing project. On December 29, the company had informed stock exchanges about acquisition of the land through an outright purchase, but did not mention the deal value. According to market sources, Godrej Properties bought this 9-acre […]
India’s GST revenues grow 15 per cent to nearly Rs 1.50 lakh crore in December
NEW DELHI: The collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) grew by 15 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in December 2022, indicating improved manufacturing output and consumption demand, besides better compliance. This is the 10th month in a row that the revenues have remained above the Rs 1.4 lakh crore mark. The […]
Supreme Court upholds 2016 note ban with 4:1 majority verdict
NEW DELHI: More than six years after the Centre’s decision to demonetise the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination notes, the Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict on Monday upheld the 2016 move, saying the decision-making process was not flawed merely because the procedure emanated from the government. Ruling that the decision to scrap […]
Asus India hires Tribhuwan Joshi
NEW DELHI: Taiwanese tech giant – ASUS, today, announced the appointment of Tribhuwan Joshi as Lead – Corporate Communications, PR and CSR, Consumer and ROG PC Business, ASUS India. He will oversee communications and brand reputation practice for ASUS’ consumer, lifestyle, and gaming device segments in the Indian market. Commenting on the appointment, Paramjeet Singh […]
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on pleas against demonetisation on Monday
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on a batch of pleas challenging the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on January 4, is likely to pronounce its […]