New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day rose by 12 per cent to 198.47 GW on April 1 compared to the year-ago same day, showing impact of early onset of summer and improvement in commercial and industrial consumption after easing of lockdown curbs by states. According [...]
Tata Motors’ EV sales touched 19,106 units in FY21–22, a growth of 353% from the previous year backed by strong demand for Nexon EV and Tigor EV. The Quarterly sales of EVs also recorded the highest at 9,095 units, a growth of 432% vs Q4FY21. Looking into these figures, it might seem that Tata Motors [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Nepal on Saturday became the fourth foreign country to operationalise the RuPay card with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba jointly launching the Indian electronic payment system in the Himalayan nation.The three other countries that have the RuPay card are Bhutan, Singapore and the United [...]
Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (PTI) After a stellar performance in the 2021-22 fiscal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that the industry sector of Odisha is set for a 14.5 per cent growth in the current financial year.Patnaik pointed out that “spectacular growth” of 10.1 per cent in the industry sector in 2021-22 was “way [...]
Colombo, Apr 2 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry on Saturday rejected social media speculation that Indian Armed troops had arrived in the island nation to help maintain law and order, amidst growing public protests on rising prices and scarcity of essential commodities. Secretary, Defense Ministry, Kamal Gunaratne told news personnel that local troops were [...]
Jammu, Apr 2 (PTI) Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is lagging behind in the startup initiatives, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the country is poised to lead the world's startup ecosystem. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office said greater integration and synergy among industry, government departments, academia and independent institutions [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Power Ministry on Saturday clarified that allocation of power from central generating plants is done by the Union government to states on their request and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has no jurisdiction over those. "Power from the Central Generating Stations (CGS) is allotted by the Central Government [...]
Kathmandu, Apr 2 (PTI) Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday inaugurated the Himalayan Hydro Expo-2022, a three-day event aimed to boost the viability and capacity of the hydroelectric sector in the country. "Although what Nepal has achieved in generating hydroelectricity in the past 100 years is not satisfactory, the role (being) played by Nepal's [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) IT major Infosys is shifting its services from Russia to its other global delivery centres, according to sources. The move comes amid mounting pressure on UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has been fielding some tough questions lately over the Russian presence of Infosys, a company in which his wife, Akshata [...]
Dharamsala, Apr 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and former chief minister Shanta Kumar has written a letter to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur asking him to take action to reclaim Joginder Nagar power house from Punjab immediately. In the letter, he mentioned that the British government had taken the land from the princely state of [...]
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Led by demand in the technology sector, job postings in India have exceeded the pre-Covid levels since September 2021 and witnessed a 30.8 per cent growth by the end of March 2022 from February 2020, according to a report. The report by global job site Indeed is based on job postings [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Tata Motors along with its dealer partners delivered 712 electric vehicles on Saturday to individual customers in Maharashtra and Goa. The Mumbai-based auto major delivered 564 Nexon EVs and 148 Tigor EVs to customers. "Today's occasion of delivering 712 electric vehicles (EVs) in a single day to customers across Maharashtra [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Registration of housing properties in the Mumbai municipal region fell by 11 per cent year-on-year to 15,717 units during March on higher base, according to Knight Frank India. The registration of homes stood at 17,728 units in March 2021 because of lower stamp duty rates. However, the registration of homes [...]
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The economic cooperation and trade agreement signed between India and Australia would provide a number of new opportunities for domestic chefs and yoga instructors in the years to come, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) was inked by [...]
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Classic Legends on Saturday said it has delivered 500 Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa -- the Marathi New Year. The deliveries happened simultaneously across the company's 19 dealership touchpoints across Maharashtra, it said in a statement. Classic Legends brought back the Jawa brand of motorcycles [...]
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) The India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) will boost the bilateral gems and jewellery trade between the nations to USD 1.5 billion and exports to the continent country are likely to double in the next three years, the GJEPC said on Saturday. "The India-Australia trade agreement is expected to unlock additional [...]
Ashgabat, Apr 2 (PTI) India and Turkmenistan signed four agreements, including in financial intelligence and disaster management, as President Ram Nath Kovind met his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov here on Saturday and agreed to expand bilateral trade and energy cooperation to further strengthen the multifaceted partnership. This is the first-ever visit of the President of [...]
Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI) Commercial electric vehicle maker EKA on Saturday unveiled its first e-bus E9. The e-bus was unveiled by the Minister of Tourism and Environment in the Maharashtra Government Aaditya Thackeray along with Sudhir Mehta, Chairman of the EKA and Pinnacle Industries Limited at the Pune Alternate Fuel Conclave (AFC) on Saturday. EKA [...]
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Despite COVID-19 challenges, Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd has recorded the highest-ever turnover of Rs 1,750 crore for the 2021-22 fiscal, registering a 53 per cent growth over the previous year, a company statement said on Saturday.It has also declared an interim dividend of Rs 4.95 per equity [...]
Aurangabad Apr 2 (PTI) Packaging material producer Cosmo Films will set up a CPP film production line in Aurangabad at an investment of Rs 140 crore, a statement said on Saturday. The company will invest Rs 140 crore funded through internal accruals and debts, the company said. The new production line with annual rate capacity [...]
