The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, by the bank of the River Brahmaputra (National Waterways 2) in Dibrugarh, Assam.
The Government of India is organizing an International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) during 5th – 7th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to bring together the global scientific, policy, academic and industrial leaders to discuss recent advances and emerging technologies in the entire green hydrogen value chain.
REC Limited has extended a loan of Rs 4,785 crores to HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) for setting up a green field refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer district, Rajasthan.
SAIL has selected mjPRO (mjunction) through an open tender for the implementation of an e-tendering solution for its project buys on a digital platform providing easy access to its global vendors to quote.
To promote use of nano fertilisers across the country, leading cooperative IFFCO will procure 2,500 agri-drones and train 5,000-odd rural entrepreneurs as part of its national campaign. Drones to be used for spraying of its products nano urea and nano di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) in a phased manner.
Coal India Limited (CIL) is the recipient of the Rising Star Award in appreciation of its outstanding efforts to enhance procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal in FY 2022–23.
GeM CEO is PK Singh
The IDFC First Bank’s board of directors approved the merger of IDFC Limited and IDFC First Bank. The planned merger will combine the two organisations into a single entity, simplifying the organisational structure.
IDFC Chairman Anil Singhvi
Bank of India (BoI) has rolled out Mahila Samman Savings Certificate scheme. The scheme was announced in tge Union Budget 2023-24. The scheme offers an interest rate of 7.5 per cent per annum, compounded quarterly.
The Indian Overseas Bank's RuPay Select Debit card offers “luxury, convenience and security”, all in one card. It will offer users with gym memberships, free health check up, complimentary golf lessons, spa services, and lounge access in selected domestic and international airports.
Google is set to appoint Sreenivasa Reddy as its top government affairs executive in India with an eye on tackling legal challenges and expanding hardware assembly in the country.
Cloud computing and data storage solutions company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPI) has tied up with Indian company VVDN Technologies to start manufacturing state-of-the-art servers in India.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC will acquire a 74% stake in Genus Power & Infrastructure’s new smart metering solutions venture for $2 billion.
NATO members has extended the tenure of the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by one year, following failed efforts to settle on a consensus successor for the role. The announcement comes a week before the NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania that is sure to be dominated by the Western military alliance's reponse to the conflict in Ukraine.
NATO Headquarter: Brussels, Belgium
S&P Global Ratings said that Indian companies were in "good credit shape" due to strong growth in the country's economy and accommodative corporate balance sheets. Aggregate EBITDA in fiscal 2024 will be about 50% higher than five years back for rated corporate and infrastructure entities in India.
India and Mumbai City FC winger Lallianzuala Chhangte and forward Manisha Kalyan were named the AIFF Men's and Women's Footballer of the Year for 2022-23 season for their impressive performances throughout the season.