To solve the problem of urban slums in the city of Mumbai, substantial amendments were made to the Development Control Regulations (DCRs) for Greater Mumbai, 1991. In 1997 a separate Annexure was notified under DCR 33 (10) to deal exclusively wi
Ministry of defence’s enterprise, BEML Limited has paid dividend of Rs 18 crores for 2017-18 fiscal to the centre. The centre holds 2.25 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each in BEML and accordingly entitled to divid
NTPC Group has claimed that it has generated five trillion units of electricity till November 30 from its power stations since inception. NTPC with an installed capacity of 52,946 MW has 20 coal based, seven gas based,
“Sanitation is more important than Independence.” – Mahatma Gandhi In September 2017, a photo went viral in social media circles. It showed a boy weeping
Steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh who recently visited Durgapur-based alloy steel plant (ASP) said the plant has started showing improved performance both in physical and financial terms. He also said the plant i
The price of non-subsidised LPG in Delhi has been slashed by Rs 133 per cylinder from December 1. IOCL has attributed fall in price of LPG in international market and strengthening of US Dollar-Indian Rupee exchange rate as the reasons behind the
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is shortly going to receive BHEL-manufactured nuclear steam generator which would be installed in NPCIL’s Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP). BHEL has been cateri
There was time not very long ago when women knew they would have to bear it in silence. They would have to deal with casual misogyny, rampant sexism, slander and libel and aspersions cast on their character day in and day out. They would have to q
In the 1970s, Andhra Pradesh was one of the first states to be transformed by the Green Revolution. Today, another revolution is under way – a natural farming revolution. The full name
Jatta Ji, 60, a farmer from Patiala district. "I grow paddy and wheat on four acres, and my annual income is Rs 2 lakh-2.5 lakh. With this, I have to support five people: my wife, a son, his wife, and a grandson. My l
Soon after the India Sweden Business Day (November 12) in Stockholm, Indian ambassador to Sweden Monika Kapil Mohta spoke to Rupali Mehra on business ties between the two sides, the ‘Make in India’ pitch and the future of the bilat
NTPC has inked pacts with vehicle aggregators like Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car to develop and utilise public charging infrastructure. The collaboration with aggregators, having presence
NBCC (India) Limited has reported a strong second quarter earnings with its net profit up by 15.97 per cent to Rs 85.96 crore as against Rs 74.12 crore in the corresponding quarter for fiscal. NBCC’s total income
With an aim to promote agro-processing, BPCL Kochi refinery has launched the specialty product food grade quality Hexane (FGQ Hexane). BPCL claims that it could turn out to be a boon for the agricultural sector. This i
The helicopter division of HAL has received the first set of structures and sub-assemblies manufactured by HAL subsidiary, Naini Aerospace Limited (NAeL), Prayagraj for Dhruv, an advanced light helicopter. The certific
Governance Now has won the 20th PoleStar Award for the best feature in Business Journalism, for the cover story, ‘A tangl
Ashan was all of only 21 months when he lost his battle to a rare genetic disorder on November 18. During his last days at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital in the capital, his distraught family left no stone unturned, and appealed to var
Good nutrition is crucial to individual and national development, and is one critical area where India’s progress is slow even after nearly a half-century of respectable agricultural productivity growth and two decades of post-reform economi
Karl Marx once asserted that “history repeats itself, first as a tragedy and, second as a farce.” The observation is valid to this day when one observes the behaviour of dominant and rising powers in relation to other nations. The gr
In their eponymous book on debt crises, noted economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff remarked that the most dangerous words in any language are: “This time is different.” The next most dangerous words, according to Dr Raghuram
