Petronet LNG (PLL) announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LTL Holdings of Sri Lanka, for supply of LNG to LTL's dual fuelled power plants in Kerawalapitiya, Colombo.
Both parties, through this MoU, have agreed for development of LNG supply chain from PLLs LNG terminal, Kochi to LTLs power plant in Kerawalapitiya, Colombo.
The proposed supply of LNG from PLL's Kochi LNG Terminal would be through LNG ISO tank containers involving multi-modal transport system.
The initial term of LNG supply would be 5 years, which is extendable subject to mutual agreement.
Amul is the world’s strongest food brand in Brand Finance’s Global Food & Drinks Report 2024 owing to the company's impressive Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 91 out of 100 owing to which it got an AAA+ rating.
The company's brand value saw an 11 per cent increase from 2023, reaching $3.3 billion in the latest ranking attributed to higher scores in familiarity, consideration and recommendation metrics.
Amul shares its AAA+ brand strength rating with Hershey’s which experienced a slight 0.5 per cent dip in brand value to $3.9 billion, placing it second.
In the broader market, Nestlé remains the most valuable food brand globally, valued at $20.8 billion. Lay’s rose to the second position with a valuation of $12 billion and in the non-alcoholic beverage sector, Coca-Cola remains the leader followed by Pepsi in second place.
The government launched a portal where construction workers can register themselves to avail benefits of various schemes.
The portal, named Building and other Construction Workers (BoCW) Management Information System (MIS)
The portal will function as the centralised data management system for compilation and analysis of the data obtained from BoCW welfare boards of the states.
The Labour secretary asked the states/UTs to register on the portal and update their details, including fund utilisation, on boarding of data on registration of the workers under various central and state schemes.
With a view to promote and bring philately into the mainstream of the education system, Department of Posts has launched a philately scholarship scheme Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana for the promotion of aptitude and research in stamps as a hobby for generating interest regarding philately amongst students.
This scholarship will be provided at all India level and each Postal circle will provide maximum 40 scholarships to 10 students of class 6, 7, 8, and 9 each. The amount of scholarship will be ₹ 6000/- per annum at the rate of ₹ 500/- per month, which will be payable on quarterly basis
While making selection for the scholarship, it should be kept in mind that the candidate must have secured at least 60 percent marks or equivalent grade/grade points in the last final examination. There will be a relaxation of 5% for SC/ST candidates.
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India and Public Service Department, Prime Minister’s Department, Government of Malaysia signed MoU on ‘Co-operation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms’ for a period of five (05) years w.e.f. 20th August, 2024
The Memorandum of Understanding aims that the two countries endeavour to take necessary steps to encourage and promote co-operation in the areas like Providing Citizen Centric Services through digital platform; Government Process Simplification and Re-engineering for effective delivery of public services through digital platform.
Shikhar Dhawan, one of India's finest white-ball openers, has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Dhawan rose to prominence in the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where he scored three centuries and scored 505 runs. A late bloomer, Dhawan made his India debut in 2010 during an ODI against Australia where he fell for a two-ball duck.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented four BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) Cubes to the Ukrainian government during his visit to the war-torn country where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy under the shadow of the raging war with Russia.
Each BHISHM Cube consists of medicines and equipment for the first line of care for all kinds of injuries and medical situations. "It also includes surgical equipment for a basic operation room that can manage 10-15 basic surgeries per day.
The Cube can handle about 200 cases of diverse nature in emergencies such as trauma, bleeding, burns, fractures, etc.
It can also generate power and oxygen in limited amounts. A team of experts from India has been deployed to provide initial training to the Ukrainian side to operate the cube.
On the occasion of India’s National Space Day, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education in collaboration with NCERT released an e-magazine ‘Sapno ki Udaan’ to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar South Pole.
During the virtual launch of the e-magazine ‘Sapno Ki Udaan’, the Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan in his message, hailed the launching of the e-magazine and said this will fulfil the recommendations of the #NEP2020 of making education accessible, and equitable, making the students ready for the global challenges of the 21st Century.
BharatPe has partnered with OTO Capital, a digital commerce and lending platform, to enable two-wheeler loans. Additionally, the company has partnered with Volt Money to facilitate loans against Mutual Funds to its merchant partners. In the next phase, the company plans to expand this to a multi-product and multi-lender offering
BharatPe’s merchants can now avail two-wheeler loans of up to Rs. 2.5 lacs, at competitive interest rates, for their next two-wheeler purchase from OTO Capital. The loan application process is 100% digital and merchants have the option to choose the repayment period between 12- 48 months.
Mumbai and New Delhi have recorded an annual increase in their real estate prices at 13% and 10.6% respectively, while Bengaluru has witnessed a modest 3.7% rise. Globally, Manila has topped the Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index with an increase of 26%.
The Prime Global Cities Index is a valuation-based index tracking the movement of prime residential prices across 44 cities worldwide. The index tracks nominal prices in local currency.