Chennai, Apr 1 (PTI) Chennai and Kamarajar Ports have jointly handled 87.3 million metric tonnes of cargo traffic in financial year 2021-22 registering a growth of 25.8 per cent, according to a top official. Chennai Port handled 48.56 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo while 38.74 MMT was taken up by Kamarajar Port registering an [...]
The Supreme Court Friday asked whether it can pass any interim order on a plea of Amazon that Future Retail Ltd's assets including ’Big Bazaar shops’ not be alienated till the dispute over its merger with Reliance Retail is decided by the arbitral tribunal. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, which has [...]
Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd on Friday reported a record output of 68.83 million tonne in the 2021-22 fiscal, registering a 10 per cent growth over the previous year's production.The Jharkhand-based subsidiary of the coal behemoth also posted the highest-ever off-take at 71.86 mt during the last financial year, with [...]
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Nearly two years after submitting its plea citing "violations" of companies law, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday allowed the central government to take over the management of the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club. Passing a 149-page order on the petition filed by the corporate affairs ministry, a two-member [...]
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) App-based taxi firm Uber on Friday said it has raised fares by 15 per cent for travel in Mumbai to offset the impact of rising fuel prices.Diesel and petrol prices have gone up by Rs 6.40 per litre each between March 22, when they were hiked by 80 paisa per litre [...]
Ranchi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) on Friday said district level committees are assessing the Central PSU dues against claims made by the Jharkhand government. Last week, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren had hit out at central PSUs alleging non-payment of Rs 1.36 lakh crore by coal companies was impacting the socio-economic [...]
Hyderabad, Apr 1 (PTI) Drillmec, an Italy-based oil and gas drilling rig maker and a part of city-based MEIL Group, on Friday said its board of directors approved investment plan of 35 million euros in energy transition, which includes initiatives in production of hydrogen. A press release from MEIL said hydrogen production would be through [...]
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) State-run power giant NTPC on Friday said its joint venture firm NTPC Sail Power Company Ltd (NSPCL) has made a 250 MW captive power unit commercially operational at Rourkela in Odisha. With this, the installed and commercial capacity of NSPCL has become 1,064 MW, while the NTPC Group's installed and [...]
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Agriculture value chain enabler Samunnati on Friday said it plans to increase its workforce by 20 per cent this year. Currently, the company has a headcount of 611. According to a statement, the company intends to bolster its workforce further by adding 20 per cent more talent in 2022, with close [...]
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Multiplex operator PVR on Friday said it has discontinued operations of 23 screens across nine properties after the expiry of their lease with Cineline India. After this, PVR's screen count as on date has come down to 848 at 172 properties in 73 cities, the company said in a regulatory [...]
