Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, currently touring the UAE, on Wednesday visited the Dubai Expo 2020 venue where he was received by Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. During the meeting, the Chief Minister thanked Sheik Mohamed bin Rashid for [...]
Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) on Wednesday reported a 22.19 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 290.07 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2021, helped by volume-driven growth in the domestic market. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 237.38 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The new law for special economic zones (SEZs) will comply with the global trade rules of the WTO and it will have a single-window clearance system besides world-class infrastructure and easy customs procedures, Commerce Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. The government on Tuesday proposed to replace the [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Setting up an international arbitration centre at GIFT City is welcome but a comprehensive dispute resolution mechanism will be said to be in place only when there are specialised commercial courts within GIFT City with judges equipped with commercial knowledge, according to a law firm. On Tuesday, the government announced [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Government-promoted CSC E-Governance India Ltd (CSC SPV) has signed a pact with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to provide services for the sale of BSNL SIM cards, mobile recharge and payment of bills to citizens at the last mile. CSC will facilitate the sale of BSNL mobile products and services, [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Households are free to install rooftop solar plants by themselves or through any vendor of their choice as per simplified procedures issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Earlier, residential consumers were required to source the rooftop solar plant from listed vendors only to avail subsidies and [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Chhattisgarh has implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) plan, enabling the people of the state to lift their foodgrains quota entitled under the food law from any ration shops across the country.The Department of Food & Public Distribution recently reviewed the progress of States/UTs towards the implementation of ONORC [...]
Apollo Tyres on Wednesday said its consolidated net profit declined 49.54% to Rs 224 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2021. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 444 crore in the corresponding period last year. Its revenue from operations, however, increased 10 per cent to Rs 5,707 crore as [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that every action of the State is required to be guided by the touchstone of non-arbitrariness, reasonableness and rationality and is equally required to be guided by public interest.It said that power distribution companies (DISCOMS) are instrumentalities of the State within the meaning of [...]
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Agro-chemicals firm Dhanuka Agritech Ltd on Wednesday reported a six per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 42.51 crore for the quarter ended December. Its net profit had stood at Rs 40.04 crore in the year-ago period. Total income increased to Rs 363.58 crore in the third [...]
