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Assam CM holds discussion with ADB Country Director on completion of projects

Guwahati, Mar 8 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday met a delegation of Asian Development Bank, led by its Country Director Takeo Konishi and discussed matters related to the completion of ADB projects in the state.Discussion were also held on ways to make Assam the gateway to ASEAN and the northeast as [...]

IOC signs pact with APSEZ to expand crude oil volumes at Mundra Port

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Indian Oil towards augmentation of the latter's crude oil volumes at Mundra.    APSEZ in a statement said Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) shall expand its existing crude oil tank farm at APSEZ's Mundra Port, thus [...]

Hollongi Airport likely to start operations from August 15

Itanagar, Mar 8 (PTI) The greenfield airport at Hollongi, near here, is likely to be made operational on August 15 this year, with the Arunachal Pradesh government asking the executing agencies to finish the project at the earliest.Developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with an estimated cost of Rs 645 crore, it is [...]

Flipkart in strategic alliance with Google Cloud to speed up innovation, cloud strategy

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Google Cloud and Flipkart have entered into a multi-year strategic alliance to help fast-track the e-commerce company's innovation and cloud strategy.The partnership will drive Flipkart into its next phase of growth and advance its vision of onboarding India’s next 200 million shoppers and lakhs of sellers, according to a statement."Flipkart [...]

AAI technical team visits proposed site of Puri international airport

Puri, Mar 8 (PTI) A seven-member technical team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Tuesday undertook an on-the spot verification of Sipasarubali area in the outskirt of the pilgrim town, for the proposed international airport in Puri.The technical team’s visit came after Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia during his visit to Jharsuguda said [...]

Ukraine war: Icra sees serious downside risks to growth; CAD to cross 3.2%

Mumbai, Mar 8 (PTI) Rating agency Icra has warned of serious downside risks to the economy next fiscal with runaway current account deficit, steep fall in the rupee and a hardening yields on government bonds, as a result of the Russian-Ukraine crisis and the resultant spike in crude and other commodity prices.International crude oil prices [...]