(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने कहा कि दक्षिण पूर्व एशियाई राष्ट्र संघ (आसियान) के साथ भारत के सहयोग में विस्तार को तैयार है। भारत और आसियान के बीच जमीनी, हवाई और समुद्री संपर्क बढ़ाने से क्षेत्रीय व्यापार और आर्थिक वृद्धि को उल्लेखनीय तौर पर बढ़ाया जा सकता है। समुद्री सुरक्षा और जल आधारित अर्थव्यवस्था के क्षेत्र में भी सहयोग बढ़ाने के काफी अवसर हैं। इसके अलावा भारत व आसियान कृषि, इंजीनियरिंग, डिजिटल प्रौद्योगिकी व वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान के क्षेत्र में सहयोग का विस्तार कर सकते हैं। भारत-आसियान सम्मेलन में रविवार को अपने संबोधन में पीएम ने क्षेत्रीय संबंधों में विस्तार का ब्लूप्रिंट…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(BS) Saudi Arabia is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of Aramco’s initial public offering after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman finally decided to offer shares in the world’s largest oil producer. The kingdom cut taxes on the company for a third time, revealed incentives for investors not to sell and is considering boosting dividends further. Yet the Saudi government has already conceded the company probably isn’t worth the $2 trillion valuation Prince Mohammed has long advocated. More than three years after the IPO was first mooted, Aramco published a so-called intention to float on Sunday, the…
(ET) i: Niti Aayog, the government’s think-tank, is firming up a plan to help state governments and local bodies all over the country to buy buses worth Rs 11,000 crore in a bid to improve public transport and revive demand for commercial vehicles. “Niti Aayog has prepared a plan for introduction of about 25,000 buses for urban users. These buses would be run on diesel,” a government official told ET. These buses will be largely internal combustion engine-based ones, helping the industry shed its inventory, separate from the plan already in place to encourage a switchover to electric buses. Asimilar…
(AU) राजधानी में सोमवार सुबह आठ बजे से वाहनों के लिए सम-विषम योजना लागू हो जाएगी। इसमें सीएनजी वाहनों को भी छूट नहीं दी गई है। इस दौरान सड़कों पर निजी वाहनों की संख्या में कमी से सार्वजनिक वाहनों में यात्रियों की भीड़ रहेगी। सम-विषम योजना आज सवेरे आठ बजे से लागू हो जाएगी। बसों की कमी से निपटने के लिए किराये पर 850 बसें मंगवाई गई हैं, तो कैब और ऑटो के सफर पर अतिरिक्त किराया न लगने से भी यात्रियों को राहत मिलने की उम्मीद है। वहीं, मेट्रो यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए अतिरिक्त फेरे लगाएगी।सम-विषम के दौरान दिल्ली…
(MC) Highlighting India’s economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on November 3, said the country is among the top 10 destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world and had received $286 billion of FDI in the last five years. He was speaking at an event in Bangkok, to mark golden jubilee of the Aditya Birla Group’s presence in Thailand. PM Modi said it was the best time to be in India and that many things such as foreign direct investment, ease of doing business, ease of living and productivity are rising while tax rates, red-tapism, corruption, cronyism are on…
(TH) The NHAI has terminated the concession agreements of two Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) of highways infrastructure developer IRB Infrastructure.In a filing to the exchanges on November 2, IRB Infra, which recently got ₹4,400-crore investment from Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, said the authority has terminated concession agreements to its two SPVs — IRB PP Project Pvt Ltd and IRB PS Highway Pvt Ltd.The SPVs had bagged Hybrid Annuity Model projects for 4-laning of Puducherry-Poondiyankuppam and Poondiyankuppam-Sattanathapuram highways.
(NDTV) State Bank of India will auction non-performing assets (NPAs) worth Rs. 700 crore this month to recover its dues. There will be three auctions in the month and the total amount outstanding is Rs. 700.34 crore, according to SBI’s auction plan.Ludhiana-based Regency Aqua Electro & Hotel Resorts Pvt Ltd and Kolkata-based Lovely International Pvt Ltd will be auctioned on November 18, while on November 29, the e-auction of Sankalp Engineering & Pvt Ltd and Anjanay Rice Mill Pvt Ltd will take place, among others. On November 7, the e-auction of Bhopal-based Bhatia Global Trading Limited (BGTL), which has dues of Rs. 177 crore, will take…
(LiveMint) The government may consider two-phased disinvestment for public sector oil refiner and retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), if the initial strategic sale of the entire 53.29% government stake in the company fails to get requisite response. According to official sources, there is fear that no company, including global majors, may commit to invest close to ₹1 lakh crore required to complete the transanction at one go. Thus, the government may sell half or around 26-27% of its share first and consider complete exit from BPCL at a later stage when the valuation improves after the fund infusion by the strategic investor.…
(The Pioneer) A week-long Vigilance Awareness Week concluded at the public sector mining giant NMDC on Saturday in Hyderabad. The valedictory function at NMDC Corporate Office was chaired by Alok Kumar Mehta, Director (Commercial) and attended by Sumit Deb, Director (Personnel), Senior Officials and other employees of the NMDC and representatives of School/College and winners of competitions.The award-winning posters were exhibited during the function to spread awareness. Mehta, Director (Commercial) in his address emphasized the need for use of technology in bringing transparency and eradicating corruption. He appreciated the efforts taken up during the week on spreading awareness against corruption and…
Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW), 2019 was observed at all locations of HPCL across the country from Oct’ 28 to Nov’ 2, 2019 with theme “Integrity-A Way of Life”. Various outreach programmes were conducted across Refineries, Zonal Offices, Regional Offices, Terminals/Depots, LPG Plants, Retail Outlets, LPG Distributorships, Aviation Service Facilities etc. Activities such as lectures by eminent personalities, School & College Programs, Vendors/Contractors meets, Gram Sabhas, Street plays, Rallies, Walkathons etc. were conducted at multiple locations on pan India basis. Special emphasis was given on enrolment of citizens / stakeholders for taking Integrity e-Pledge by setting up e-Pledge Kiosks across the…