India
Godrej Properties in association with LabourNet has launched a program at the Anandam project in Nagpur to impart vocational training to improve the skill sets of the construction labourers. This vocational training aims at improving their skill sets and helps them to learn the tricks of the trade in a more systematic and technical way. Gayathri [...] Continue Reading »
According to Toonz Retail India’s Managing Director and CEO Sharad Venkta, the company – which is a one-stop shop for children aged up to 12 years – has efforts underway to set up 200 stores in the country over the next five-year period. At least 10 of the 200 stores which Toonz retail plans to [...] Continue Reading »
In Kolkata on Friday July 18, the West Bengal IT Minister, Amit Mitra offered Nasscom a 10,000 square feet of “ready” space to set up its first incubator in the region. Mitra stated that this space has been allotted in the IT township of Sector V in Salt Lake. The space will be provided by [...] Continue Reading »
After operating the Airport Express Metro Line for a long time since the past one year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation last day has made a decision to reduce the level of passenger fares for up to 40 percent. The new rate of passenger fare will be levied from the 24th of July. As stated [...] Continue Reading »
The country’s urbanisation is being kept in mind by the Southern states of India and the Union Territories. The urban population of India has increased by around 27.80 percent from the total population in 2001 to around 31.10 percent in the year 2011. The information was provided by Urban Development Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu during [...] Continue Reading »
During the course of their meeting in Brazil on Tuesday, the leaders of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – gave their approval to the formation of the BRICS Bank. It was back in 2011-12 that India – during its chairmanship of the BRICS grouping – had floated the idea of [...] Continue Reading »
There are new terms coined in the financial world like Abenomics and Modinomics. ‘Abenomics’ is widely used for economic policies and reform measures initiated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while ‘Modinomics‘ refers to that of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi had recently said that partnership with Japan was of high priority for his [...] Continue Reading »
The NaMo government is planning to give the gift of infrastructure on the independence day of India this year. Stalled highways projects worth Rs 1, 80,000 crore will be rolled out in a month’s span after sorting out hurdles like delays in land acquisition and green nods. Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari mentioned [...] Continue Reading »
Complaining to the Centre for not completing the several process of environment clearance to the Adani Group’s Mundra Ports and the Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the apex court gave the last chance to the MoEF to for completing the necessary and stated that the secretary and the director was personally responsible for all [...] Continue Reading »
A Central public sector undertaking – Hindustan Lifecare (HLL Lifecare) – has joined forces with Tata Memorial Centre to build a modern women and children cancer hospital at Parel in Mumbai. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) marking the partnership has been signed by HLL Lifecare and Tata Memorial Centre; with the project management consultancy having [...] Continue Reading »
