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BHEL wins Rs 11,700 crore order to build power plant in Jharkhand

BHEL has bagged Rs 11,700 crore order to establish a 3x800 MW supercritical thermal power plant in Jharkhand. The order has been placed on BHEL by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (a subsidiary of NTPC in JV with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam L

India’s civic bodies most fund-starved

BMC will for the first time draw money from its reserves to fund its ambitious infrastructure projects. The richest civic body of the country will for the first time tap its fixed deposit resources of Rs 69,000 crore to fund infrast

Our freedoms are under attack: Sonia Gandhi

“Parliament is a forum for exchange of views. If you are not allowed to speak, then what is the point? We might as well shut down and go home,” said Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at the India Today conclave on Friday. &ld

A first step towards dignity

It has been three months and Babli has adjusted to her new routine quite well. She wakes up early in the morning to quickly finish her household chores. She cleans, cooks, packs her lunch and irons her clothes before getting ready for work. She is

Draft on insolvency regulations ready

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) is an economic legislation that empowers the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to make regulations. The IBBI has evolved a transparent and consultative process to make re

Empowering women from agro-based occupations

CARE India’s sustainable livelihood programmes are aiming to empower women from marginalised communities by enabling them to move from traditional agro-based occupations. Approximately, 36,625 women and 956 men have benefited through 9 proje

The yin benchmark

It was 42 years after independence that the supreme court got its first woman judge in justice M Fathima Beevi. And in January this year, when senior advocate Indu Malhotra was elevated from the bar to the bench, she became only the seventh woman

Are chinks showing in the NDA armour?

Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu’s decision to pull out two ministers from the BJP-led NDA government has shown the first cracks in the coalition. “I tried reaching out to the

First and equals: Indian women who were the `firsts` in their fields

From Indira Gandhi to justice M Fathima Beevi, from Rita Faria to Mary Kom, Indian women who were the firsts in their chosen field continue to inspire generations of younger women.   Here is a very short list of some of

How March 8 came to be celebrated as Women’s Day

March 8 is marked and celebrated as International Women’s Day. It celebrates the achievements of the women in different walks of life. India, where countless women leaders have through their grit and determination created news milestones in

Sunset clause

The world population is ageing progressively and rapidly. As long as fertility continues to remain low, the proportion of senior citizens will continue to increase. The number of people who turn 60 each year is nearly 58 million worldwide, which i

Why organ transplants are so expensive and difficult to get

Kishan Kumar, who ran a small shop in Kanpur, died of kidney failure at 42. The cause, as in most cases, was progressive diabetes. With his meagre income, no medical insurance, and the responsibility of caring for a wife and three school-going chi

One in every three women receive offensive calls: Survey

One out of every three women in India receive offensive and inappropriate calls or SMSs, reveals a Truecaller report. According to the report ‘Understanding the Impact of Harassment & Spam Calls on Women’, 78 percent women

Students continue protest over leak of SSC paper

Despite home minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday ordering a CBI enquiry into the alleged SSC paper leak, hundreds of aspirants continue to protest outside the commission’s office in New Delhi. The students want a written communi

CAG had spotted lacunae in gems and jewellery sector

There was a sharp increase in the share of import of gold after 2007‐08 because of its rise in its asset demand. Interestingly, in 2013‐14 the export of rough diamond and non-monetary form of gold was also at maximum levels of 10.10 and 11.04

AAI collaborates with EESL to equip airports with LED lights

 n its bid to replace existing lights with energy efficient LED ones at various airports and buildings managed by the airports regulatory body, Airports Authority of India has signed an pact with the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL).

IOCL’s re-routed docklines dedicated to the nation

IndianOil has dedicated to the nation three multi product pipelines which have been re-routed along the railway corridor at a cost of about Rs 98 crore. The pipelines have been rerouted between IndianOil`s foreshore terminal and Kor

JetPrivilege members to get rewarded at IOCL fuel outlets

The state-run oil marketing company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has joined hands with Jet Privilege Private Limited (JPPL) to empower members to earn as well as redeem JPMiles whenever they refuel their vehicles at select IOCL outlets.

NHAI chief directs officials to monitor national highways condition

National Highways Authority of India chairman Deepak Kumar has directed his team of officials to strictly monitor the road conditions and ensure quick rectification of the damaged stretches. Kumar has laid emphasis on taking stern a

Statue politics

A statue of Dravidar Kazhagam founder and social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy was vandalised in Tamil Nadu, just days after Russian leader

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