A PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, HIL (India) Limited has signed a MoU with Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals to achieve its target revenue of Rs 451 crore for FY 2020-21. SP Mohanty, CMD, HIL (India) Limited and Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals signed the agreement in the…
In a major boost to the morale of employees in the BPO industry in terms of offering the convenience of working from home in the current period of the pandemic, the telecom department has removed several requirements that earlier prevented IT companies from adopting work from anywhere. Moreover, the requirements such as obligations of frequent…
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has (MoHUA)launched the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge initiative with the aim to make cities conducive and supportive for young children and their families. A framework of data maturity assessment to assess the data ecosystem of the cities was also introduced by the ministry. It also launched a training program…
Bengaluru-based the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias and Grantecan, S.A, Spain signed an MoU for developing scientific and technical collaborations in astronomy. Under this MoU, a series of activities would be carried out for new technologies, new scientific results, and increased training and scientific interaction for joint scientific projects….
The Union Cabinet Committee has approved Rs 1810.56 crore investment for Luhri Stage-I hydro electric project on Satluj river in Shimla and Kullu of Himachal Pradesh. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited is implementing this project which will generate 758.20 million units of electricity on yearly basis. As per the estimates, the construction of this project…
The union government has released Rs. 2,200 crore to 15 states for the measures required for the improvement of air quality in their cities. It’s the first installment of the amount released for this purpose and the amount is based on the recommended estimates of the 15th Finance Commission. According to a tweet by Finance…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) with key targets for 2020-21. The MoU was signed by Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and MD, IREDA, and Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, MNRE amid the presence of the officials from IREDA…
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution has come out with a pilot scheme with a budget outlay of Rs 1746 crore for the supply of fortified rice in 15 states with a special focus on 112 aspirational districts identified by it. Out of these five states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh,…
The government of India has transferred the second tranche of Rs 6000 crore to sixteen states and three union territories as GST compensation. The first tranche of Rs 6000 crore was already released earlier. Hence, the Government has facilitated loans of Rs 12000 crore in total through a special window to states and union territories….
HIL (India) Ltd, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has achieved 65% growth in the first two-quarters of FY2020-20 as compared to the same period last financial year. It has registered significant growth due to the massive quantity of DDT and various other agrochemicals shipped to Iran, Latin Amerca, and…
