by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 9:55 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) Coal India-arm North Eastern Coalfields on Saturday resumed its mining operations at Tikak colliery in Assam, a statement said on Saturday. Mining operations at NEC were halted owing to non-availability of land for overburden dump and certain clearances. "Coal mining operations at North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a unit of world’s [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 9:24 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) A Rs 75,800-crore budget for 2022-23 for Delhi with a five-year plan to create 20 lakh jobs through initiatives like a new electronic city and promotion of night economy to boost business and trade activities was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday. The education sector, where the [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 9:15 pm | News
New Delhi/ Mumbai, Mar 26 (PTI) After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations. Battered by the pandemic, the airline industry is slowly coming back to normalcy and the resumption of normal overseas flights is [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 9:06 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) A little over 97 per cent of the total budgetary allocation of Rs 3,340 crore for the power sector for the 2022-23 fiscal has been earmarked for the free electricity scheme by the Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal. According to the budget proposals of the Delhi government presented by [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:58 pm | Corporate Action, News
Kolkata, Mar 26 (PTI) City-based steel maker Shakambhari Group on Saturday said it inaugurated a steel plant of Vikash Metal & Power Ltd that had closed down in 2013, in West Bengal's Purulia district.The group's subsidiary SPS Steels Rolling Mills had completed the process of acquisition and taken over control of Vikash Metal & Power [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:53 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) NDTV on Saturday said it will contest a showcause notice issued by the Income Tax Department seeking an explanation regarding bonds issued by an erstwhile subsidiary of the company for the assessment year 2008-09. It has been given time till March 29, 2022, for responding to the notice, said NDTV in [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:46 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) New-age technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used for early resolution of matters, including insolvency cases, National Company Law Tribunal President Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar said. While addressing a national-level colloquium of NCLT, Justice Sudhakar suggested that AI can be used in case of resolution, especially in the admission [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:39 pm | Economy, News
Mumbai, Mar 26 (PTI) India can double its economy in about 7-8 years if it grows at 8 per cent, which is feasible as the country has sustained a growth rate of 8.5 per cent earlier for a long time, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. "If things remain normal, and we are [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:34 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Modi government on Saturday extended the scheme to provide 5 kg of foodgrains free of cost to the poor by six months till September 30 at a cost of Rs 80,000 crore, as it looks to continue providing support to vulnerable amid a rebound in the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:11 pm | Economy, News
Jammu, Mar 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has recorded an eight-fold increase in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage since 2015-16, an official said on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir government, in a bid to reduce post-harvest losses by increasing the shelf life of various agriculture and horticulture products besides addressing the issue of distress sale of [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 8:02 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) Several traders' associations in the national capital on Saturday cast doubt on Delhi's government plans of promoting the night-time economy, saying the law and order situation in the city is "poor" and it is not safe to open businesses and shops beyond a particular time.Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 7:42 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The GST and the VAT will be the biggest contributors to the Delhi government's tax revenue which is estimated at Rs 47,700 crore for 2022-23, according to the budget presented in the Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday. The budget for 2022-23 has pegged the total receipts [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 7:25 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Centre has extended the free foodgrain programme 'PMGKAY' for six months till September this year to provide relief to poor, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. A decision in this regard was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Food Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 7:14 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government will provide a financial support of Rs 4,374 crore to the local bodies, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said in his budget speech on Saturday. The budget size for the next financial year is 9.86 per cent higher than that of the previous year's Rs 69,000 crore, [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 7:11 pm | News, News Alert
Govt extends free foodgrain scheme PMGKAY by six months till September, says Food Minister Piyush Goyal. PTI MJH MR MR
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 6:59 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government on Saturday unveiled its five-year plan to create 20 lakh new employment opportunities, identifying retail, food and beverages, logistic and supply chain, travel and tourism, entertainment, construction, real estate and green energy sectors as job creators.It has been estimated that Rs 4,500 crore will be required for [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 6:18 pm | Corporate Action, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) Manappuram Finance on Saturday said its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 7,800 crore in the next financial year. "The board of directors at its meeting held on today has considered and approved fund raising programme of the company for FY 2022-23, which includes issuance of [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 6:10 pm | Economy, News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government on Saturday said the work has begun on upgrading 15 existing hospitals in the city while four new facilities are also being planned to bolster the healthcare infrastructure in the capital that has gone through multiple waves of the coronavirus pandemic.Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 5:54 pm | News
New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) • Antara launched the 5th of the 35 Care Homes (4th facility in NCR) since the first launch in 2020 • Plans to invest over Rs. 300 Crore in the next 3-4 years across Care Homes, Care at Home, MedCare services & Residences for Seniors • Adds 10 beds to [...]
by PTI News | Mar 26, 2022 | 5:25 pm | News
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Delhi government Saturday said it will create one lakh "green" jobs in the next five years by starting "Smart Urban Farming" campaign, adding 25,000 e-autos and installing rooftop solar plants of a cumulative 2,500-megawatt capacity.Green jobs are jobs that have a direct, positive impact on the environment traditionally involving [...]