(PTI) The government is planning to sell 15 per cent stake in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) through an offer for sale, which could fetch about Rs 4,000 crore to the exchequer. The government is looking to appoint up to three merchant bankers for managing the offer for sale (OFS) and has invited bids for the same by February 21. It holds 89.97 per cent stake in state-owned defence firm HAL, which was listed on the stock exchanges in March 2018.”The government intends to divest 15 per cent paid-up equity capital of HAL out of its shareholding of 89.97 per cent through OFS method…
Author: Amit Bhanot
(Hindustan) भाजपा दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए आज अपना घोषणापत्र जारी करेगी। बता दें कि अबतक किसी भी पार्टी ने अपना घोषणापत्र जारी नहीं किया है। हालांकि आम आदमी पार्टी ने ‘केजरीवाल गारंटी कार्ड’ जारी किया है। दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनावों में जीत हासिल करने के लिए भाजपा ने घोषणापत्र बनाने के लिए अनोखी रणनीति अपनाई है। इसके लिए भाजपा ने ‘मेरी दिल्ली, मेरा सुझाव’ नाम से अभियान चलाया। घोषणापत्र तैयार करने के लिए भाजपा ने पूरी दिल्ली में 49 बसें चलाई और घोषणापत्र के लिए लोगों के सुझाव लिए। इस अभियान को केंद्रीय मंत्री स्मृति ईरानी, दिल्ली भाजपा अध्यक्ष मनोज तिवारी,…
(PTI) JD(U) on Wednesday expelled its vice president Prashant Kishor and general secretary Pavan Varma from the party, saying their conduct in recent past has made it clear that they don’t want to abide by the party’s discipline. Both leaders have been critical of the party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Population Register (NPR) A JD (U) statement, issued by party’s chief general secretary K C Tyagi, said that these two were “acting against party’s decisions as well as its functioning” which amounted to breach of…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government has brought the Citizenship Amendment Act to correct “historical injustice” and to fulfil the BJP’s “old promise” to religious minorities living in neighbouring countries. Speaking at the Annual Prime Minister’s National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally 2020, Modi said the problem in Jammu and Kashmir persisted since Independence and some families and political parties kept issues in the region “alive”, as a result of which terrorism thrived there He said the present government has been trying to solve decades old problems plaguing the countrySlamming Pakistan, the prime minister said the neighbouring country…
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh gave away awards and prizes related to the Republic Day 2020 at Rashtriya Rangshala Camp, Delhi Cantt. today. Assam was adjudged the best tableau among the 16 states/union territories tableaux that participated in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath on January 26, 2020. The tableau of Assam was based on the theme ‘Land of Unique Craftsmanship and Culture’. Tableaux of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh were named joint second best. The tableau of Odisha displayed the famous Rukuna Ratha Yatra of Lord Lingaraja worshipped as both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu in a sixth century built…
Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental Waste to Energy Plant, having capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway. Member Rolling Stock, Shri Rajesh Agarwal inaugurated this plant on 22nd January 2020 along with GM, East Coast Railway. This Waste to Energy Plant has been constructed in three months. This Waste to Energy Plant, a patented technology called POLYCRACK, is first-of-its-kind in Indian Railways and fourth in India. It is world’s first patented heterogeneous catalytic process which converts multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water. Polycrack Plant can…
In an effort to raise awareness and support for ADAPT, HPCL employees participated as buddies for Special children at the 17th edition of Mumbai Marathon. Around 35 employees led by Director HR, Sh. Pushp Kumar Joshi and Director Marketing, Sh. Rakesh Misri participated in the event under the category ‘Champions with Disability’ by helping the Special Children from ADAPT finish the race. In addition to the above around 200 employees participated in various race categories viz. 42 kms, 21 Kms, 10 Kms and 5 Kms to support the cause of ADAPT. HPCL has been associated with ADAPT under its CSR…
(OP) The Centre has agreed to restart the project for the upgradation of infrastructure at the Angul Aluminum Park in Odisha, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan .Pradhan thanked Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for acceding to his request to restart the project.“With renewed focus on ironing out bottlenecks to ensure expeditious completion of the project, the Angul Aluminium Park project, a JV between NALCO and Idco is expected to be completed by July 2020,” Pradhan tweeted. He said the project, being built with a cost of Rs 99.60 crore, including a central grant of Rs 33.44 crore, once completed, will enhance…
(LiveMint) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Wednesday launched a scheme to support the voluntary efforts of its own employees. The focus areas include education, health, women empowerment, nutrition for the girl child, etc. SAIL Employees Rendering Volunteerism & Initiatives for Community Engagement or SERVICE will contribute towards improving the triple bottom line (TBL) of the company by contributing to social welfare. TBL is an accounting framework with three parts; social, environmental (ecological) and financial. The online portal of the initiative will provide a platform for SAIL employees to register themselves, choose their interest areas, propose corporate social responsibility…
(ET) The state transport department is set to launch 30 electric buses (e-buses) on major routes in the state capital by December end. Patna Smart City Limited has approved the project of running e-buses by the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation on its 13th meeting held with different stakeholders on Tuesday. A sum of around Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned to BSRTC under the Smart City Mission Fund. The buses will be procured on the basis of a tripartite agreement which will be signed by the Central government, PSCL and the state government. The Central government will provide funds under the FAME…