The government has received an undisclosed number of financial bids for the sale of its stake in ailing helicopter operator Pawan Hans, moving the divestment process to the last stage. “The financial bids for Pawan Hans divestment have been received by the transaction adviser. The process now moves to a concluding stage,” Dipam secretary Tuhin […]
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Naveen Patnaik inaugurates longest bridge over Mahanadi in Cuttack
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated the state’s longest bridge over Mahanadi river at Gopinathpur in Cuttack district. The 3.4-km-long bridge, connecting Singhanath Pitha and Baideswar in Cuttack district, will reduce the distance by 45 km, benefitting around five lakh people, officials said. The bridge, constructed in T-shape, is built at a cost […]
Adani wins Ganga Expressway project worth Rs 17,000 crore
Adani Enterprises Ltd on Monday said it had received the letter of award from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority to implement three major stretches of the greenfield Ganga Expressway. The company said the project cost was over Rs 17,000 crore and that this was India’s largest-ever expressway project awarded to a private company […]
Seven killed in suspected Italy gas explosion, two still missing
Rescuers have pulled four more bodies out of the rubble of houses destroyed by a suspected gas explosion in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa, bringing the total death toll to seven, the fire brigade said on Monday. Two people are still missing following Saturday’s blast, which demolished four houses and badly damaged another three. Sniffer […]
Vedanta drops retro tax suits
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s mining group Vedanta on Monday said it has withdrawn cases in the Delhi high court as well as before an international arbitration tribunal to settle a Rs 20,495 crore retrospective tax dispute with the government. After slapping a Rs 10,247- crore tax demand on UK’s Cairn Energy Plc for alleged capital gains […]
Petroleum dealers’ massive awareness drive
Jharkhand Petroleum Dealers Association launch state-wide awareness drive at different petrol pumps across the state, today. They began their drive Green View petrol pump of Dhanbad. They are aiming to demanding reduction of VAT by the state government on petrol prices, through this initiative. The protestors led by Ashok Singh, President of Jharkhand Petroleum Dealers […]
BPCL teams up with BARC to scale up alkaline electrolyser technology
Privatisation bound BPCL has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale up alkaline electrolyser technology for green hydrogen production as part of the country’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At present, electrolyser plants are imported. India, the world’s third biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is aiming to reach net zero emissions by 2070 […]
Ultraviolette Automotive raises $15 million from TVS and Zoho
Ultraviolette Automotive, a Bangalore-based electric vehicle start-up, has raised $15 million in Series C funding from TVS Motor Company and Zoho Corporation. TVS Motor Company, which has been an early backer of Ultraviolette, led the investment in this round. The start-up, which is setting-up its manufacturing and assembling facility at Electronics City in Bangalore, will […]
Solar lights and torches to tackle tusker menace
Dhanbad forest department is adopting a multi-pronged strategy to avoid human elephant conflict in villages lying along the migratory route of tuskers. The district forest department is having solar lights installed in such villages as street lights and also distributing torches to villagers in a bid to keep the elephants away. They are also checking […]
Covid testing woes at Kolkata airport addressed to slash waiting time
Bringing down the rate of the rapid PCR test, collecting samples before immigration clearance and ensuring passengers pre-book their tests: the city airport has taken several measures to reduce the waiting time for Covid screening for international passengers. Since December 1, all passengers from countries enlisted as ‘at risk’ for prevalence of the Omicron variant […]
Jharkhand News Digest: Repair work begins for Dhanbad’s Gaya Bridge
Dhanbad: Repair work has begun for Gaya Pul, one of the most crucial railway underpasses near the Dhanbad Railway Station. It connects Dhanbad town with other suburban areas. It faces perennial jams. Lying beneath the Dhanbad Gaya Railway line, the underpass faces traffic jams due potholes and water logging due to slowing down of vehicles […]
Chinese army builds highways and roads in eastern Ladakh
The Chinese army is building highways and roads along with additional settlements for its troops inside India-claimed lines in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said on Monday. The development has deepened apprehensions among military veterans and security experts that China may be planning to hold on to the territory it has occupied and […]