The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has finalised the master plan for Surat airport with two parallel runways and submitted it to the Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) for its incorporation in its development plan 2035. AAI had signed an agreement with the state government in 2003 to develop and expand the Surat airport in next two years. But since the additional land required was not provided by the state government, the project was on hold. Now, the state government has decided to provide an additional 630.49 hectares land to…
Day: February 24, 2017
New BHEL solar cell, module production lines opened
Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete has inaugurated BHEL’s state-of-the-art 200 MW solar module and 85 MW solar cell lines in Bengaluru. “BHEL’s state-of-the-art 200 MW solar photovoltaic module manufacturing line and upgraded 85 MW solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing line were inaugurated by Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Anant Geete, at the company’s manufacturing plants in Bengaluru today,” BHEL said in a statement. With the commencement of commercial operation of these lines, the annual manufacturing capacity of state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has been enhanced to 105…
REC Extends Rs 14.2 Crore CSR Support to IIM Trichy
REC Limited has extended a financial assistance of Rs. 14.2 crore under its CSR initiatives to Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli for installation of 2 MW solar panels (SPV) at various locations of IIM Trichy campus in Tamil Nadu. The Memorandum of Agreement was executed between REC and IIM Trichy on 16th Jan, 2017 in New Delhi. Shri C.P. Bhatia, General Manager (CSR), REC and Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri, Director, IIM Trichy signed the MoA in the presence of Dr. P.V. Ramesh, CMD, REC and other senior officials of REC and…
NLC Organises Seminar on Best Practices in Financial Management
As part of its Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, to share the best practices for achieving further excellence in the industry, NLC has organized a National Seminar on “Best practices in Financial Management” at Neyveli on 20th and 21st January 2017 at Learning & Development Centre, Neyveli. Shri Susheel Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, inaugurated the seminar by lighting the traditional lamp in the presence of Shri S. Jayaraman, former Member, CERC & former CMD, NLC India Limited, Dr S.K Acharya CMD, NLCIL & Functional Directors of NLCIL at Learning &…
NRDC Inks MoA with CSIR-CLRI Chennai
National Research Development Corporation, an Enterprise of Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (NRDC) & CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai has entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for marketing the inventions/innovations, patents, formulations, know-how/processes developed by these institutes and also collection of Premia and Royalties arising from these activities. Dr. H. Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, on behalf of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) and Dr. B. Chandrasekaran, Director, CSIR-CLRI, Chennai has signed the MOA. Senior officials from both the…
Prime Minister lays foundation of Indian Institute of Skills
In line with his vision of making India the Skill Capital of the World by empowering its youth to be more employable and self-sustainable, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the country’s first Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) in Kanpur. The IIS was conceptualised by Modi during his visit to Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education. The institute is being opened by the Skill Development Ministry in partnership with the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore. The Ministry has decided to have six such institutes. The event is…
BJP: A Cut above the Rest in UP
Just ahead of the elections in Uttar Pradesh, SPO India does an in-depth analysis of the key constituencies in India’s largest state. Amethi Assembly Election Though Amethi is the pocket borough of the Nehru- Gandhi family, the seat went in favour of the Samajwadi Party in the last assembly elections in 2012. Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, a minister in the Akhilesh Government, of SP is the sitting MLA of Amethi which he won in 2012 by defeating his nearest rival and then sitting Congress MLA Amita Singh by a comfortable margin…
Role of CSR in bringing about a reversal in degradation of the environment
With increasing industrialization, environmental issues are getting a center stage. Ecological degradation has its own consequences such as loss of vital lifesaving resources like water and food. Besides, loss of productive soil, increasing pollution, depleting terrestrial and marine resources can pose serious challenges for India’s one billion plus population. Climate change has further added new dimension to these challenges. We can endlessly debate the consequences of climate change as it seems to be a new ’environmental mantra’ or advocacy focus. However, no one is immune to its consequences. Subtle change…
10 Horrible Blogging Mistakes Bloggers Make & How To Fix Them
There are millions of blogs out there and more than 2 million blog posts are being written every day. However, only few of them have the privilege of coming to the forefront of conscious attention. It is because make money blogging is easier said than done. There are some blogging mistakes to avoid if those, especially ones new to blogging, want to be successful bloggers. How to start a blog and make money has become a rage among people. Multiple sites are being created every second. However not all of…
Fighting Poverty with a Seamless Mid-Day Meal Program
Shri Madhu Pandit Dasa founded Akshaya Patra in the year 2000. The school feeding programme started with serving meals to 1,500 children in 5 Government schools of Bengaluru. Presently, this programme reaches out to over 1.65 million school children in 27 locations across eleven states in India. Created as a not-for-profit, the Bangalore based Akshaya Patra Foundation strives to fight issues of hunger and malnutrition for school going children in India. What started as a pilot project in five schools in Bangalore, feeding 1,500 has now exponentially evolved and developed…