by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:13 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) More than 6,000 URLs, accounts or websites were blocked in 2021, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Blocking directions are issued following the due process as prescribed in the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009, Minister of State for Electronics and IT [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:06 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) About 1.72 lakh individual cases of call drops have been resolved so far and around 7,920 Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) installed by telecom operators specifically to address call drop issues received through DoT's IVRS system, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had launched an Interactive [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:05 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) As many as 51 projects have been sanctioned under the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) till the end of January and out of that, 13 projects are already completed, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The government is implementing this scheme from 2017-18, with the objective of assisting central and [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:03 pm | Foreign Exchange and Rupee Price, News
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday extended a USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to fund the country’s fuel purchases, as the island nation struggles to overcome its worst financial and energy crisis in decades. India's support for fuel imports by Sri Lanka from India was in response to the urgent requirement [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:02 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Shares of Dabur India Ltd on Wednesday gained 2 per cent after the company reported a 2.19 per cent increase in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December 2021.The stock jumped 2.01 per cent to settle at Rs 557.40 on BSE. During the day, it gained 2.77 per cent [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Economy, News
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday extended a USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to fund the country’s fuel purchases, as the island nation struggles to overcome its worst financial and energy crisis in decades. India's support for fuel imports by Sri Lanka from India was in response to the urgent requirement [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 6:58 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday told Parliament that underground coal gasification technology is not proven environmentally sustainable and commercially across the world and it is not under consideration for adoption in India. "Underground Coal Gasification is not a proven environmentally sustainable technology. Resultantly, Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology is [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 6:57 pm | News
Mumbai, Feb 2 (PTI) The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Wednesday said it has joined hands with five tourism industry associations in Singapore to launch the safe itinerary guide and 'Experience Singapore!' Compendium, as the country prepares to welcome international travellers. For this purpose, STB has joined hands with the National Association of Travel Agents [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 6:53 pm | News
Kochi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Startup Ecosystem in Kerala will play a major role in bolstering future investments in the state, Finance Minister K N Balagopal said on Wednesday. Virtually inaugurating the seventh edition of Seeding Kerala, the Kerala Startup Mission's (KSUM) flagship initiative to attract high profile investors to the state by showcasing the [...]
by PTI News | Feb 2, 2022 | 6:51 pm | Economy, News
Mumbai, Feb 2 (PTI) The domestic two-wheeler sales witnessed a 21 per cent year-on-year decline in January, even as the segment registered a 14 per cent sequential growth in domestic wholesale volumes, while the passenger vehicle wholesale volumes declined marginally by 3 per cent Y-o-Y, credit ratings agency ICRA said on Wednesday. The two-wheeler sales numbers [...]
