Focus on trade infra, MSMEs competitiveness to help India double share in global trade: CII
New Delhi: Deeper integration into global value chains, enhanced digital trade infrastructure and a focus on building the competitiveness of MSMEs will help India more than double its share in global trade from the present 2 per cent, CII said on Wednesday. Chairman of the CII national committee on EXIM Sanjay Budhia said that the […]
India has to brace up in future to deal with non-tariff, potential duty measures: Official
New Delhi: India will have to prepare itself in future to deal with potential non-tariff and unilateral duty-related barriers like the EU carbon tax, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said that countries like the US and the European Union (EU) are trying to boost […]
Inox Wind bags 60 MW equipment supply order from Serentica Renewables
New Delhi: Inox Wind (IWL) on Wednesday said it has secured a 60 MW equipment supply order from Serentica Renewables. This order is for the supply of 3 MW class wind turbines. This order is to be delivered within H1 CY25 and it will be installed at the hybrid renewable energy project site being developed by […]
Indian REITs Association appoints Alok Aggarwal as Chairman
New Delhi: The Indian REITs Association (IRA) has appointed Alok Aggarwal, MD and CEO of Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, as its new Chairman. Established in 2023, the IRA is a non-profit trade organisation that supports the growth and development of India’s Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector. Its founding members include Brookfield India Real […]
Kalpataru Projects International raises Rs 1,000 cr via QIP
New Delhi: Kalpataru Projects International (KPIL) on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 1,000 crore through the issuance of equity shares on a QIP basis. This marks KPIL’s first equity raise in over a decade, the company said in a statement. The KPIL, a diversified Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company with over four decades […]
CM Omar Abdullah expresses grief over Kathua fire tragedy, assures best treatment for injured
NEW DELHI: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of six lives in a devastating fire incident in Kathua district. In his condolence message, the Chief Minister described the incident as deeply painful, particularly as it claimed the lives of six people and injuring another four. “It is heartbreaking […]
NSA Doval in China for Special Representatives dialogue, meets Vice President Han Zheng
Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Wednesday met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, who said China and India should gradually resume institutional dialogue as well as exchanges and cooperation in fields such as economy, trade and culture to bring bilateral relations back onto the track of stable development. Doval, who is heading the Indian delegation, […]
B’desh HC reduces ULFA leader’s death sentence, acquits ex-minister in attempted weapon smuggling case
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of ULFA leader Paresh Baruah to life imprisonment and acquitted a former junior minister and five others in a 2004 case of attempted smuggling of weapons to the separatist outfit in northeast India. Baruah, who is believed to be living in China, was sentenced […]
8 schoolgirls injured after jumping out of window, mistaking sounds of road roller for quake in Pak
Lahore: Eight schoolgirls were seriously injured after jumping from a first-floor classroom in panic, mistaking the vibrations and sounds of a road roller for an earthquake in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Rescue 1122 said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Jahanian, Khanewal district, approximately 350 kilometres from Lahore. According to Rescue 1122, the students, […]
Pak seminaries would remain independent of official influence: Clerics
Islamabad: Pakistani clerics made it clear to the government that their seminaries would remain independent of official influence by not becoming part of government department, a departure from the stance adopted by them in 2019. In 2019, traditional madrassas boards had agreed to cede some control to the federal education ministry. The Ittehad Tanzeemat-i-Madaris Pakistan, […]
