(FE) The second edition of the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) is expected to be a star studded event with participation expected from top government ministers, regulators, standards bodies and companies across the globe, for which the government has assured all possible assistance. To make the event a success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to open the inaugural session on October 25. A top government official said that during the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit on August 30-31 in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Modi invited member countries to participate in IMC. “He has expressed interest in attending the event,”…
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(TNIE) An undeclared go-slow protest launched by the contract labourers at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) bottling plant has led to a sharp decline in the delivery of LPG cylinders from the Udayamperoor plant. According to IOC plant authorities, the delivery of LPG cylinders has been reduced to one third of the plant capacity due to the protest, which started four days ago. “The strike has been launched in the name of a trivial issue and it is totally uncalled for. Though the district collector called a meeting to sort out the issue, no consensus was reached,” said an IOC…
(DD News) After arriving at Kathmandu Pradhan will call on Acting Prime Minister of Nepal, Ishwor Pokharel. Later he will have bilateral talks with the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Matrika Prasad Yadav. In the afternoon, Pradhan will meet Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokhrael. Petroleum Minister will also pay a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari. In the evening he will offer prayers at famous Pashupatinath temple. On Saturday, Pradhan will visit Janakpur and worship at historic Janaki temple. He will also visit identified site for proposed Skill Development Center in Dhanushadham. Before returning to New Delhi, Pradhan is…
(AU) तेल की कीमतों में इजाफा लगातार जारी है। शुक्रवार को एक बार फिर पेट्रोल-डीजल की कीमतों में बढ़ोतरी हुई है। दिल्ली में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में 22 पैसे का इजाफा हुआ है, जबकि डीजल के दाम 18 पैसे बढ़े हैं। अब दिल्ली में पेट्रोल की कीमत 83.22 पैसे प्रति लीटर हो गई है, जबकि डीजल के दाम 74.42 रुपये प्रति लीटर हो गए हैं। वहीं, मुंबई में भी पेट्रोल और डीजल के दामों में क्रमश: 22 पैसे और 19 पैसे की बढ़ोतरी हुई है। अब मुंबई में पेट्रोल की कीमत 90.57 रुपये प्रति लीटर हो गई है, जबकि डीजल के…
(LiveMint) India’s foreign minister Sushma Swaraj is to have a series of multilateral meetings on Thursday with her counterparts from Brazil and South Africa as well as other BRICS nations and those from South Asia at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The most-watched of these will be Swaraj’s meeting with her counterparts from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) which will include her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. This comes after India called off talks with Pakistan after agreeing to a meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi. In recent years, Saarc countries have increasingly complained that the reason the…
(PTI) Tata Power on Thursday said it has inked MoU with state-run oil marketing company Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) for setting up commercial-scale electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at latter’s retail outlets and other locations across the country. Tata Power and HPCL, through this memorandum of understanding (MoU), have agreed to collaborate in planning, development and operation of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (e-cars, e-rickshaws, e-bikes, e-bikes, e-buses, etc), at suitable locations across India. Both the entities also intend to additionally explore areas of opportunities & collaboration in related fields like renewable energy, a company statement said. “We are delighted to…
(HT) Even as petrol and diesel prices are scaling new highs every day, minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday said reducing taxes on these items will not have any lasting impact due to the continuing volatility in crude prices. Petrol prices have crossed Rs 90 a litre in many states while diesel is selling at over Rs 80 a litre, due to high VAT rates that states charge on these items. While Maharashtra has the highest VAT on oil products in the country to the tune of over 39 %, making almost 53 per cent of the…
(PTI) To give a push to the skilling ecosystem, the government has proposed establishing the National Council for Vocational Education & Training, along with skills universities that will offer degrees like master and bachelor of skills. The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry has placed the guidelines on setting up skills universities in India in the public domain and sought comments within 15 days. According to the draft norms, the universities will have specialised skill training labs, studios and centres of excellence developed in collaboration with industry.
(PTI) The Reserve Bank of India Thursday allowed banks to dip further into statutory cash reserves in a bid to ease a liquidity squeeze afflicting the nation’s money markets. RBI in a statement said banks could ‘carve out’ up to 15 per cent of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13 per cent now. This resulted from a rise in the facility to avail funds for LCR to 13 per cent from 11 per cent, effective October 1, RBI said in a statement. The move by the central bank follows concerns…
(PTI) In a veiled attack on the Congress and its chief Rahul Gandhi, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday said those responsible for the bad condition of the economy are now questionning Prime Minister Narendra Modi over creation of jobs. Pradhan, who also holds the charge of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ministry, said the “family that ruled the country for four generations” is responsible for the “shaky” economy. The family that ruled the country for four generations and is responsible for the shaky economy is now questioning the Prime Minister over jobs,” he said. Pradhan was addressing an employment fair organised by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) here in Madhya Pradesh. Gandhi had said the Prime Minister did…