United Nations office of Drug and crime – GMCp Conducted their 07th women in Maritime Law enforcement forum at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Deputy Commandant Nidhi Gupta from the Indian Coast Guard represented India at the forum and was also one of the speaker at the forum. She spoke about role of women in maritime law enforcement agency like Indian coast guard. Discussions were held to identify challenges faced by the women working in the maritime domain. Representatives from Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan , USA , Thailand, Vietnam , Bangladesh , Srilanka etc. took part in the forum. Change…
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(ET) OPEC cut its forecast for 2022 global oil demand growth for a fifth time since April and also trimmed next year’s figure, citing mounting economic challenges including high inflation and rising interest rates. Oil demand in 2022 will increase by 2.55 million barrels per day (bpd), or 2.6%, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in a monthly report, down 100,000 bpd from the previous forecast. “The world economy has entered a period of significant uncertainty and rising challenges in the fourth quarter of 2022,” OPEC said in the report. “Downside risks include high inflation, monetary tightening by…
(ET) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the poor and underprivileged remained deprived of benefits of government schemes before 2017 and the previous governments in the state divided the society to salvage “lost political ground” and increase their vote bank. The BJP has been in power in Uttar Pradesh since 2017. Adityanath took oath as the chief minister for the second consecutive term after the party won the Assembly polls held earlier this year. “Their (previous governments) neglect reveals their real concern for the needy,” Adityanath said at the ‘Griha Pravesh’ ceremony under the CM Awas Scheme where…
(ET) RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will meet the heads of public sector banks on November 16 to discuss the issue of sustainability of credit growth in India. The issue of slower deposit growth amid burgeoning credit offtake could be taken up, according to a note shared with bankers, Credit growth in India has touched record highs driven mainly by pent up demand. The RBI has been raising interest rates to check the price rise in the economy. As against a credit growth of 18%, deposits have grown only 9.5%. The sale of dollars by the RBI to stabilise the rupee exchange…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cautioned the G-20 leaders that today’s fertiliser shortage could become tomorrow’s food crisis as he strongly pitched for maintaining a “stable” supply chain for both manure and food grains. In his address at the G-20 summit here, Modi also highlighted how India ensured food security for its 1.3 billion citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic while supplying food grains to many countries. “The current shortage of fertilizers in terms of food security is also a huge crisis. Today’s fertilizer shortage is tomorrow’s food crisis, for which the world will not have a solution,” Modi…
Shani Gochar 2023: Saturn in Aquarius After 30 Years, Will Be Lucky For These Three Zodiac Signs Astrologers Acharya Harish Chandra https://varta.astrosage.com/astrologer/harish-1?lang=en Shani Gochar 2023: If once Saturn is heavy on a person Kundali, his life is filled with sorrows. Saturn’s crooked eye falls on him, he has to face many ups and downs. Saturn completes its zodiac in 30 years. Since Saturn is considered to be a cruel planet, Therefore, the natives have to be very careful from its point of view. Shani Dev is going to enter Aquarius on January 17, 2023. Well known Astrologers Acharya Harish Chandra…
To improve catering services on trains, Ministry of Railways has decided to give IRCTC flexibility to customize the menu so as to include the items of regional cuisines/preferences, seasonal delicacies, requirement during festivals, food items as per the preferences of different group of passengers such as diabetic food, baby food, health food options including millet based local products, etc. Accordingly, Competent Authority has accorded approval of the following: For prepaid trains in which catering charges are included in the passenger fare, the menu shall be decided by IRCTC within the tariff already notified. In addition, sale of a-la-carte meals and…
In its 359th meeting held on 14th November, 2022, ONGC Board approved the results for Second Quarter (Q2) of FY 2022-23 (FY’23). Major Highlights: Gross Revenue ₹ 38,321 crore in Q2 Net profit ₹ 12,826 crore in Q2 Interim Dividend of ₹ 6.75 per share Six discoveries notified so far in FY’ 23 Details are as under: Financial Performance(Standalone) Q2 H1 FY’22 FY’23 FY’22 % Var FY’23 FY’22 % Var Gross Revenue(₹ Crore) 38,321 24,353 57.4 80,642 47,375 70.2 1,10,345 Net Profit (₹ Crore) 12,826 18,348 (30.1) 28,032 22,682 23.6 40,306 Crude Oil Price-Nominated Realization (US$/bbl) 95.49…
In a grand ceremony titled “Unbottled – Towards a Greener Future”, Mr S M Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil, launched a special “sustainable & green” uniform exclusively designed for nearly 3 lakh IndianOil Fuel Station Attendants and Indane LPG Gas delivery personnel. The dress materials for these uniforms have been extracted from recycled polyester derived from the processing of used & discarded PET bottles. This initiative would support recycling about 405 tonnes of PET bottles, equivalent to offsetting over 20 million bottles yearly. Renowned actor and environmental activist Ms Bhumi Pendekar also graced the launch event. Speaking on the occasion, Mr…
(PTI) Power sector engineers and employees will hold a rally here this month to oppose Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has said. The Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 seeks to create competition in the power distribution sector by providing consumers with options to choose between multiple service providers in an a by providing consumers with options to choose between multiple service providers in an area. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022, and was referred for scrutiny to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on the same day. The bill is expected to…