Новости за 21.02.2023

Chaired by K M Birla, the 8-member panel will select best in corporate India across 7 categories

He termed the documentary as politics at play by people who don't have courage to come into the political field

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said income was the main criteria for identifying eligible beneficiaries under the state government's ambitious Parivar Pehchan Patra initiative for availing benefits of various welfare schemes. Khattar said all genuine beneficiaries having self-declared annual income of up to Rs 1.80 lakh would get the benefits of welfare schemes. He was replying to a question raised by Congress MLA Kuldeep Vats during the Question Hour in the Assembly. The chief... Читать дальше...

The perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan and Pakistanis should not feel offended when India talks about the 2008 carnage, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has said. In a viral video from the seventh Faiz Festival organised here in memory of celebrated Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the writer was seen making these comments in response to a member in the audience who told Akhtar to take with him a message of peace and tell Indians that Pakistan is "a positive, friendly and loving country". Читать дальше...

SC ruled that the classification of land as 'Pushtaini' and 'Gair-Pushtaini' for the purpose of compensation for land acquired by the Greater Noida authority would be "bad in law"

The first G20 meeting under the culture track will begin from Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho, and the delegates will engage in a range of activities, besides visiting its iconic temples and the Panna Tiger Reserve. Khajuraho is home to an exquisite group of temples -- part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting will begin from tomorrow at Khajuraho. The meeting is scheduled to be organised from February 22-25. Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER... Читать дальше...

The implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) is internationalising the education system in India for global good, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. The minister made the remarks at the International Education Fair of Jammu and Kashmir, organised by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in New Delhi. "With the implementation of NEP, education in India is being internationalised for the global good. I encourage all our universities to join efforts... Читать дальше...

Researchers announced the development of Data, Network, and AI technologies to forecast the degrees of damage and ageing of bridges for preventative maintenance

Business tycoon and chairman of JSW Group Sajjan Jindal on Tuesday said that it is be the private sector, not the public sector, that will take India ahead because "ultimately what matters is accountability and profitability". While pointing out that India is on the path of becoming a USD 10-trillion economy in the next ten years, the country needs to adopt a "modern thought process" which is not driven by socialism or a notion that only the public sector can deliver. He made the remarks at the Indian... Читать дальше...

Assam Governor-designate Gulab Chand Kataria and his wife Anita Kataria were accorded a warm welcome by several cabinet ministers of the state on his arrival here. Seventy-eight-year-old Kataria will be sworn in as the 31st governor of the state on Wednesday at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra. State ministers Chandra Mohan Patowary, Atul Bora, Ranjit Das, U G Brahma, Bimal Bora, along with Chief Secretary Pawan Kumar Barthakur, Guwahati Commissioner of Police Diganta Barah and BJP state president Bhabesh Kalita greeted Kataria at the airport. Читать дальше...

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday presented in the assembly the budget for 2023-24 with an expenditure proposal of Rs 35,022 crore out of the consolidated fund of the state. The budget proposals focus on education, health, sports and agriculture, said Singh who also holds the finance portfolio. For the year 2023-24, I am proposing a total expenditure of Rs 35,022 crore out of the Consolidated Fund of the State. The total Revenue Expenditure is estimated at Rs 20,292 crore while the Capital outlay is estimated at Rs 10,013 crore... Читать дальше...

Truck operators at two Adani group-owned cement plants at Bilaspur and Solan districts returned to work after 68 days of strike following an agreement over the freight rates. Truckers were on strike after the closure of two cement plants in Bilaspur and Solan by Adani group-owned ACC and Ambuja Cements. The deadlock between the cement company management and truck operators ended on Monday after both the management of the Adani cement plants (Barmana in Bilaspur and Darlaghat in Solan) and the representatives... Читать дальше...

The aggregator policy being finalised by the Delhi government proposes to allow only electric two-wheelers to ply as bike taxis, officials said on Tuesday. The aggregator policy for two-, three- and four-wheelers is in its final stages and will be rolled out soon, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Monday. A senior official said, "The aggregator policy, which is being finalised, plans to bring in norms to regularise these vehicles. The policy will make it mandatory for aggregators to on-board... Читать дальше...

The NHRC has issued notices to all states and Union territories asking them to reply within six weeks on the extent to which they can ensure dignity of the dead by formulating a policy at their end or by way of administrative orders and their strict implementation, officials said on Tuesday. The report from them also must specify steps that are taken or proposed to be taken regarding the issuance of directives to the private hospitals for "not withholding the dead bodies for non-payment of medical bills by the family members of the deceased"... Читать дальше...

The World Health Organisation will be setting up mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine hub in Telangana, Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao said on Tuesday here. mRNA is becoming a promising technology to address a growing number of infectious diseases. Speaking to reporters on various steps being taken by the state government to promote the life sciences sector, Rama Rao said Telangana has a target of making the industry worth USD 100 billion from USD 50 billion in 2021 and the workforce... Читать дальше...

Internet players' industry body IAMAI on Tuesday requested the Delhi government to engage with all stakeholders in the taxi segment before taking any coercive action in view of the ban on bike taxis. The transport department has cautioned bike taxis against plying on the roads of Delhi, warning that it was a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, that would make aggregators liable for a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The use of two-wheelers having a private registration mark for commercial purposes is in violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Читать дальше...

Startup FreshToHome, which sells fish meat and poultry products, has raised USD 104 million from Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and other investors to expand business including opening up of 100 physical retail stores. Launched in 2015, FreshToHome operates in more than 160 cities in India and the UAE and offers more than 2,000 certified fresh and chemical-free products. "We have raised USD 104 million fund in Series D round," FreshToHome CEO & co-founder Shan Kadavil told PTI. He did not disclose... Читать дальше...

The key focus areas will be green energy, electronics and information technology, bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals, automobiles and electric vehicles, besides innovation and start-ups

Adani Transmission will announce debt refinancing plans in a few weeks, executives said on Tuesday in an investor call, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter

Anandan also reiterated that if one has decided to do fraud then even the Big four audit firms can also not do much

The NSE Nifty slipped 17.90 points or 0.1 per cent to end at 17,826.70 with 30 of its scrips ending in the red

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that his government will start 'Goa Ki Baat' on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'

Such rights are against the fundamental principles of corporate governance and shareholder democracy, according to the regulator

The WPL 2023 will begin with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium

This move by NSE is aimed at converging with underlying market timings the exchange said in a circular