New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Economic think tank ICRIER has suggested the government to include targeted measures in the forthcoming foreign trade policy to boost women's participation in global commerce and involve them as key stakeholders in consultations for free trade agreements.A policy brief Women and Trade: Towards an Enabling Ecosystem in India -- brought [...]
• Rajahmundry asset adds 2,000-HP land drilling rig with world's highest capacity • It can operate in high-pressure & high-temperature conditions and can drill up to a depth of 6,000 metres BHIMAVARAM, Andhra Pradesh, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has expedited the delivery of rigs and the handing over [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said oil companies will determine the fuel prices, even as he said there will be no shortage of crude oil in the country.Puri, however, said the government will take decisions in the best interest [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Sri Chaitanya group's edtech start-up Infinity Learn has acquired concept-based multilingual content platform Don't Memorise for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2014, Don't Memorise focuses on the K-10 segment -- specifically for grades 6 to 10 -- developing content in English, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali mainly for maths and science. [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, will build nine more storage tanks to stock additional 10 million tonnes of crude oil at Adani group-operated Mundra port in Gujarat. "Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed an agreement with IOC towards augmentation of IOC's crude oil [...]
Transformed from Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake is set to be the city’s New Haven of well-being Mumbai, Maharashtra – March 8th, 2022 - Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands, continues to propel its footprint in India with the opening of The [...]
New Delhi, March 8 (PTI) The Bombay High Court has allowed Future Enterprises to sell its stake in insurance joint venture Future Generali to Italian partner Generali, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.A local city court in Mumbai, following objections raised by some bold holders of Future companies, had last month put [...]
Mumbai, Mar 8 (PTI) Nearly six years after the launch of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a new service which will enable over 40 crore feature phone users to access the popular digital transactions platform, was launched by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a RBI promoted body [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) While the total number of female workers in India is 149.8 million, the labour market participation by them is abysmal, a TeamLease Services study said on Tuesday.According to the TeamLease Services' latest report No Woman Left Behind -- a comprehensive analysis highlighting the current state of women participation in the [...]
LUCKNOW, India, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To create awareness about gender equality among young minds, Shri Ram Global School came forward to celebrate the International Women's day aligning with this year's global theme 'Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow'. While celebrating the accomplishments of women in different fields, and recognising their contribution and [...]
Focusing on contravening gender stereotypes & bringing forward psychological safety NEW DELHI, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IPM India Wholesale Trading Private Ltd (IPM India), a country affiliate of Philip Morris International, Inc. (PMI) sees diversity as one of its greatest strength and inclusion as one of its greatest business enablers. Since women make up [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) With a majority (80 per cent) of consumer spending influenced by women, there is a need to change the way products are marketed in favour of men and it needs to be inclusive, according to women leaders from different fields. The need to close the gap between perception and metrics [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) The Agriculture Ministry is ready with a new central scheme to promote natural farming in the country with an estimated outlay of Rs 2,500 crore, a senior government official said on Tuesday.The proposed new scheme on natural farming will soon be placed before the Cabinet for approval, the official added.The [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Guar seed prices on Tuesday declined by Rs 116 to Rs 5,814 per 10 quintals in the futures trade. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, guar seed contracts for March delivery was trading at Rs 5,814, down by Rs 116 or 1.96 per cent per 10 quintals with an [...]
The storytelling platform, now a year-long initiative, adds enablement to these powerful stories of unstoppable women Bengaluru, Karnataka, India – Business Wire India This International Women’s Day, Levi’s® unveils Season 7 of their iconic, Levi’s® #IShapeMyWorld campaign, which has since evolved into a year-long digital initiative. This season the campaign goes beyond talking about inspiring [...]
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Guar gum prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 266 to Rs 10,432 per five quintals in the futures market as traders offloaded their holdings in line with weak trend at spot market. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, guar gum for March delivery fell by Rs 266 or 2.69 [...]
Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, on Tuesday announced the expansion of women empowerment platform `Her Circle' into multilingual space, with the launch of its Hindi app. `Her Circle' was launched by Nita Ambani a year ago and has already become India’s fastest growing digital platform for women with a reach of 42 million, Reliance [...]
