As part of the strategy to keep shares readily available for transaction to take advantage of market conditions without any loss of time, the government has identified certain CPSEs, including those in West Bengal, for minority stake sale in secto
As many as 24 power projects with 41.81 GW capacity may be under a severe financial stress, but the troubled sector still holds hope in growth drivers including higher demand from the Railways, proposed law to enforce power purchase agreements (PP
Railways wants to jazz up 400 major railway stations by providing large, airy foyers, comfortable sitting areas, snazzy lounges, smart ticketing system, escalators and the works. But there is a hitch. The railways has been peddling
Over one lakh Gram Panchayats (GP) across the country have now been connected with high speed optical fibre network. BharatNet network envisages delivery of high-speed broadband services in over 2.5 lakh villages benefitting more th
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and KIOCL Limited, Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on January 6, 2018 at Mangalore to set up a joint venture company for Pellet Pl
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata has started the implementation of CAT III-B Instrument Landing System, which will allow flights to operate till the visibility drops below 50 meters. With introduction of thi
IndianOil Corporation (IndianOil) has adopted 2018 as the `Year of Trust`. From Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to daily price revision of petrol & diesel, to the decision to leapfrog BS-VI fuels supply to Delhi by April 1,
Prime minister Narendra Modi has urged corporates to contribute towards the national development agenda through corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, but the corporates are still caught up in the compliance zone to follow the legal man
The decision to shut two liquor vends in west Delhi following a public vote is the result of a direct democracy being encouraged by Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. Kejriwal on Sunday said that any complaints re
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has done it again. For the fourth time, the authority has filed a police complaint against individuals and agencies highlighting the vulnerability of information leak from the Aadhaar databas
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that “a former governor of RBI in his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner had mentioned the risk of promising loan waivers by political parties at election time as beneficiaries stop making paym
With their Thalaivar announcing his political debut, fans have started their field work to support the superstar. RFT1165•
India is making efforts to eradicate begging, but it is going to be an uphill task to resettle over 4 lakh beggars who are spread across the country. In fact, beggars had been removed from Hyderabad, ahead of the visit of US preside
In 2012, there was a major outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu. Across the state, 12,826 cases were reported, but the epicentre was Tirunelveli district. There were 66 deaths. Bad as this was, it marked a turning point in the course of the disease: e
No construction can be carried out up to 100 metres from the Ganga river, parliament was informed on Thursday. Union minister Dr Satya Pal Singh said that a model Draft Bill for Flood Plain Zoning Legislation was circulated by the u
GAIL (India) Limited commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at its Petrochemical Complex at Pata, Uttar Pradesh. The 5.76 mega watt peak (MWp) solar plant is spread over the roofs of wa
NTPC, the largest power generator of India, with installed capacity of 51,383 MW, has recorded its highest ever quarterly generation of 67,781 million units (MUs) during Q 3 of FY 2017-18 which is 10.39 percent more than the generation of 61,400 M
Chairman SAIL PK Singh has exhorted employees to be bold in decision making. He was speaking at a function held at IspatBhawan, Lodhi Road which was telecast through video conferencing link to SAIL plants/units across the country, s
ONGC’s NBP Green Heights has been certified as a zero waste build by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. It was based on the audit carried out by a team of experts from MCGM to ascertain if the systems installed in
Maharashtra has been ravaged by violence that was triggered over a battle fought in 1818. Here’s why the 200 year old battle caused arson and rioting. What happened? On January 1, lakhs of Dalit
