The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval tothe Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and France in the field of Renewable Energy on 10th March, 2018 in New Delhi. Both sides aim to identify research/ demonstration/ pilot project between National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), India and Commissariat aI’EnergieAtomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), France in the mutually identified areas. Based on mutual agreement, both parties would work for implementation & deployment of pilot project in ISA member countries. Collaboration may occur through several means, including joint research projects, joint R&D,…
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(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated H D Kumaraswamy on taking oath as the Karnataka chief minister and extended his best wishes on his new assignment. “I congratulate Shri @hd_kumaraswamy Ji and @DrParameshwara ji on taking oath as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. My best wishes for their tenure ahead,” he tweeted. Kumaraswamy was sworn-in as the Karnataka chief minister at the head of a JD(S)-Congress coalition government. The show of strength by a galaxy of national leaders and regional satraps at the ceremony is being seen as a strong signal to the BJP about the possibility of…
(Hindustan) वैश्विक बाजार में पीली धातु में रही तेजी और स्थानीय जेवराती मांग में सुधार से दिल्ली सरार्फा बाजार में बुधवार को सोना 120 रुपये की तेजी के साथ 32,000 रुपये प्रति 10 ग्राम के स्तर पर पहुंच गया। इस दौरान सिक्का निमार्ताओं के उठाव में आई तेजी और औद्योगिक ग्राहकी निकलने से चांदी भी 300 रुपये महंगी होकर 41,400 रुपये प्रति किलोग्राम पर पहुंच गई। स्थानीय बाजार में सोना 99.9 फीसदी और 99.5 फीसदी का दाम 120 रुपये की तेजी के साथ क्रमशः 32,000 रुपये 31,850 रुपये प्रति 10 ग्राम के स्तर पर पहुंच गया। हालांकि, गिन्नी में कोई…
NITI Aayog and ABB India signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) today to support the Indian government realize its ambitious vision of ‘Make in India’ through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence. The agreement was signed in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog and Dr Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO, ABB by Ms Anna Roy, Adviser (Industry), NITI Aayog and Shri Sanjeev Sharma, MD, ABB India. NITI Aayog will work with ABB across various sectors of the economy, such as the power and water utilities, industries like food as well as the heavy…
(PTI) JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy was today sworn-in as Karnataka chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by a galaxy of top leaders and regional satraps in a rare public show of unity perceived as a possible harbinger of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year. They smiled broadly, shook hands warmly, and even embraced each other at the bonhomie-filled event to herald the advent of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state amid doubts about its longevity. Kumaraswamy, the third son of JD(S) supremo and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, was administered…
(LiveMint) Petronet LNG Ltd, the nation’s biggest importer of liquefied natural gas, on Monday reported its highest quarterly net profit in three-months ending 31 March on processing higher volumes of gas.Petronet posted a net profit of Rs522.76 crore in January-March, 11% higher than Rs470.71 crore in the same quarter a year ago, company CEO and managing director Prabhat Singh told reporters in New Delhi. The record quarterly profit “is due to higher volumes processed and better efficiencies in operations,” he said. The company processed 18% higher imported gas at 213 trillion British thermal unit (TBtus) in the fourth quarter of…
(Hindustan) कर्नाटक के भावी मुख्यमंत्री और जेडीएस नेता एचडी कुमारस्वामी 23 मई की शाम साढ़े चार बजे प्रदेश सचिवालय में कर्नाटक के मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ लेंगे। एक सरकारी विज्ञप्ति में कहा गया कि राज्यपाल वजुभाई वाला, कुमारस्वामी को पद और गोपनीयता की शपथ दिलाएंगे। कुमारस्वामी के शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने भी अपने मौजूद रहने की पुष्टि कर दी है। लेकिन कुमारस्वामी के शपथ ग्रहण में एक ऐसा नजारा देखने को मिलेगा जो पहले शायद कभी नहीं देखा होगा। शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में कई गैर भाजपा शासित राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री और क्षेत्रीय दलों के प्रमुख भी…
(PTI) Intense heat wave conditions swept across Punjab and Haryana today with Hisar recording a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius in the region. The maximum temperatures in most parts of Punjab and Haryana settled between one to four notches above normal, an official of the MeT department here said. Narnaul settled at a high of 43.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal while Karnal, Bhiwani and Patiala braved a high of identical 42 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.Among other places in the region, Chandigarh had a high of 41.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal followed by 41.6 degrees…
(LiveMint) Rating agency Icra Ltd expects gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2017-18 at 7.4% on account of good rabi crop harvest and improved corporate earnings, up from 7.2% in the third quarter. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is scheduled to come out with GDP estimate for the March 2018 quarter and provisional annual estimates for the year 2017-18 on 31 May. “The domestic GDP growth rate is expected to improve to 7.4% in Q4 FY2018 from 7.2% in Q3 FY2018, exceeding the implicit forecast of 7.1% embedded in the CSO’s Second Advance Estimate of…
(Hindustan) प्रवर्तन निदेशालय (ईडी) ने पंजाब नेशनल बैंक (पीएनबी) से जुड़ी दो अरब डॉलर की धोखाधड़ी की धनशोधन जांच के सिलसिले में नीरव मोदी के खिलाफ ताजा कार्रवाई करते हुए उसकी 170 करोड़ रुपये की कीमत की संपत्ति कुर्क कर ली है। अधिकारियों ने सोमवार को बताया कि ईडी ने धनशोधन रोकथाम अधिनियम (पीएमएलए) के तहत एक अस्थायी आदेश जारी करते हुए फरार हीरा कारोबारी नीरव मोदी, उसके सहयोगियों और कारोबार से जुड़ी कंपनियों के कई बैंक खाते, अचल संपत्ति एवं शेयरों में निवेश कुर्क कर लिए। एजेंसी ने पिछले हफ्ते नीरव मोदी के मामा एवं आभूषण कारोबारी मेहुल चोकसी…