HP Gas has been recognised as Asia’s Most Trusted Brand 2019. International Brand Consulting Corporation, USA conducted a consumer survey in more than 20 countries of Asia & based on the brand research report recognised HP Gas as Asia’s Most Trusted Brand of 2019. The trophy and Certificate was received by Mr. Dilip Kumar Ray, GM BD&TU during award function held at Hotel Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok, Thailand on 11th December, 2019. Thai Police Major General Commander, Zenith Samransamruadkit & Deputy Commander Colonel Monchai Sriprasert, handed over the trophy while certificate was handed over by Mr. Hemant Kaushik, President, Asia’s Most…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(PTI) India is all set to cross the 100-GW renewable energy capacity mark in 2020 and can make rapid strides towards the ambitious 175-GW clean energy target by 2022, provided the government keeps a close eye on key issues and deals with those well in time. The government however needs to promote storage to ensure 24×7 clean energy supply as coal-fired thermal power still remains the base load in the country. Presently, the issues hampering growth of renewables in India are lack of interest of financial institution to fund renewable energy projects, safeguard duty on imported solar panels, ambiguity over goods…
(LiveMint) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in two orders passed on Friday evening found credit ratings agencies or CRAs lapsing and lacking in conduct when they rated the Non Convertible Debentures or NCDs of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS). In a rare instance the regulator levied a penalty of ₹25 lakh each on three rating agencies ICRA ltd, India Ratings & Research and Care Ratings Ltd for not exercising due-diligence and lapsing on their duties to investors by not taking timely rating actions. Spokesperson of the two rating agencies did not immediately revert to request for comments from…
(PTI) H G Infra Engineering Ltd on Thursday said it has bagged a highway project worth Rs 522 crore in Haryana from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). H G Infra has been declared L-1 (lowest) bidder by NHAI for construction of proposed Rewari bypass (NH-11) as feeder route in Rewari district in the state of Haryana…on hybrid annuity mode amounting to Rs 522.02 crore, the company said in a filing to the BSE.
(FE) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to meet the heads of the public sector banks on December 28 to discuss the credit flow to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the status of IBC cases, banking sources told. The government wants to review the progress following various steps taken by it in recent past. In September, Sitharaman asked banks not to declare stressed MSME loans as NPAs till March 2020. This meeting is taking place at a time when banks have been referring unresolved stressed companies to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Lenders are reeling under pressure to…
(PTI) State-run ONGC has received environment clearance (EC) for carrying out onshore exploration, development and production of oil and gas in 100 locations in non-forest area of Assam, that would entail an investment of Rs 3,500 crore, according to official documents. The Union Environment Ministry has given green clearance to ONGC, the country’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, after taking into account the recommendations of a green panel. “The EC is however subject to obtaining prior permission from the wildlife angle, including clearance from the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife,” the ministry said in a letter to ONGC. The company…
(ET) With overhang of disputes choking investments in the oil and gas sector, the government has constituted an expert committee for time-bound resolution of exploration and production disputes without having to resort to tardy judicial process. The ‘Committee of External Eminent Persons/Experts’ for dispute resolution will comprise former oil secretary G C Chaturvedi, Oil India Ltd former head Bikash C Bora and Hindalco Industries Ltd Managing Director Satish Pai, according to an official notification. The panel will have a tenure of three years and the resolution will be attempted to be arrived at within 3 months. India’s oil and gas sector…
(AU) धानमंत्री किसान सम्मान निधि योजना के तहत बड़ी संख्या में आधार कार्ड में गड़बड़ी का खुलासा हुआ है। शासन की समीक्षा में सामने आया है कि सूबे के 57,90,664 किसानों के आधार कार्ड योजनांतर्गत गलत फीड हुए हैं।गौतमबुद्धनगर के लिए राहत वाली बात यह है कि आधार करेक्शन के मामले में जिला पूरे प्रदेश में दूसरे स्थान पर है। पहले नंबर पर गाजियाबाद और तीसरे पर हापुड़ है। प्रधानमंत्री किसान सम्मान निधि योजना के अंतर्गत प्रत्येक चार माह में 2000 रुपये (सालाना 6 हजार रुपये) किसानों को मिलते हैं। केंद्र सरकार ने योजना का लाभ लेने के लिए आवेदन…
(AU) राजधानी दिल्ली में आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव को लेकर हलचल तेज हो गई है। इसे लेकर आज चुनाव आयोग की अहम बैठक चल रही है। बैठक में चुनाव आयुक्त समेत तमाम उच्चाधिकारी मौजूद हैं। उम्मीद जताई जा रही है कि जनवरी के पहले या दूसरे हफ्ते में चुनाव की तारीखों का एलान किया जाएगा।
(PTI) Government think-tank Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Wednesday made a case for only two slabs under the goods and service tax regime as against the multiple slabs currently, and said rates should be revised annually if required. The goods and services tax (GST), which replaced almost all the indirect taxes, came into force from July 1, 2017, and the rates on goods and services have been revised several times since then. Currently, there are four GST rate slabs — 5 per cent, 12, per cent, 18 per cent and 28 per cent. Several items fall in exempt category or…