Month: June 2017

ONGC felicitates its victorious Everest Expedition Team

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The ONGC management including CMD D.K. Sarraf; Director (HR) D.D. Misra; Director (Offshore) T.K. Sengupta; Director (Exploration) A.K. Dwivedi; Director (Finance) A.K. Srinivasan; ED Chief Security D.C. Srivastava welcomed the victorious Everest Expedition Team by presenting them plaque and a plant in New Delhi.   CMD D.K. Sarraf, while speaking about the importance of this mission to ONGC and its employees, remarked that this mission proves that adventure is part of ONGC’s DNA and that dreams do come true with perseverance and hard work. He further added, “We all learn…

Krishnapatnam Port goes paperless

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Krishnapatnam Port is all set to go paperless by implementing “e-Xpressway” for its container operations.   A first-of-its-kind cloud based electronic platform, e-Xpressway has been developed by Gateway Media to speed up container terminal operations by digitizing the end-to-end documentation processes related to containers. It provides a first-of-its-kind service by digitizing the end-to-end documentation processes involving all the stakeholders of the maritime trade – Vessel operators, container operators, Terminal, CHA, Freight Forwarder, CFS, Transporter, Empty yards, etc, for export and import containers moving by both road or by rail.  …

Smart city project worth Rs 15,000 crore to develop Delhi’s Ghitorni

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The Centre plans to develop 240 acres of land at Ghitorni district in south Delhi with smart city features worth over Rs 15,000 crore.   A proposal in this regard is at an advance stage of consideration at the Ministry of Urban Development (UD), sources said.   The 240 acres of land belonging to Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which functions under the UD ministry, has been lying vacant at Ghitorni since 1971.   Sources say that the project, estimated to cost over Rs 15,000 crore, is proposed to be…

Droom to screen Sachin: A Billion Dreams for underprivileged children

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Furthering its commitment towards being a thoughtful ‘people’s’ organization,  Droom has decided to celebrate Father’s Day by sprinkling love into the lives of young deprived children. As a part of the initiative, Droom is organizing the special screening of Sachin: A Billion Dreams at PVR Naraina.   Sachin Tendulkar is an inspiration for cricket lovers as well as fence sitters across three generations. Cricket is akin to religion in India and Sachin being the God, nothing inspires the kids of this generation more than the way little master does. With this thought…

Govt of India and ADB Sign $275 Million Loan for Upgrading Urban Services in MP

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $275 million loan for improving urban services in 64 small towns in the state of Madhya Pradesh.   The signatories to the loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Urban Service Improvement Project included Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Multilateral Institutions, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, who signed on behalf of the Government of India, and L. B. Sondjaja, Deputy Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, who signed for ADB. The project agreement was signed by…

PM celebrates International Yoga Day at Lucknow

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On the occasion of International Day of Yoga – 2017, the Prime Minister participated in a mass Yoga demonstration event in Lucknow.   Thousands of people gathered for the event at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan despite continuous rain in the city. Addressing the enthusiastic and vociferous gathering, the Prime Minister conveyed his greetings from Lucknow to all those joining the Yoga Day celebrations across India.   He said that today, Yoga has become a part of many people’s lives. “Yoga’s popularity is high even outside India; and Yoga has connected…

Centre launches App for Yoga Day experience

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The government has launched a mobile application via which people can share their experience about participating in yoga and related activities. Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the application, ‘Celebrating Yoga’.   The mobile application will help in capturing big events to be organised at public places, and schools and offices across the country on International Yoga Day on June 21. The application can be used even after International Yoga Day.    The application is connected to Google Map, where shared information can be seen users, a statement…

Snapdeal Ties Up with The National Book Trust

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Snapdeal Sunshine, a CSR initiative run by Snapdeal has announced the launch of ‘HarHaathEkKitaab’ campaign, in partnership with The National Book Trust (NBT). The campaign is a nationwide online books donation drive especially targeting underprivileged children and aims at inculcating a reading habit among them. Snapdeal’s partnership with the NBT is the first time the latter has come on-board an e-commerce platform.   As a part of the campaign, Snapdeal will encourage its customers to buy and donate books published by the National Book Trust India. People can choose to…

32 families to get electricity connectivity

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Jindal Steel & Power Barbil unit has installed an HT and LT power line, equipped with a 25KVA S/S (11/0.4 KV) transformer, to electrify Gate Sahi in Deojhar GP of Keonjhar District.   The Electrification work has been inaugurated by G Suresha, EVP & Unit Head JSPL-Barbil in presence of Mangal Munda, Sarpanch, Deojhar GP & other dignitaries.   The Electrification work will benefit about 200 people of the village, dominated by Tribal Families. “We are happy to mention that now our children will get enough time for their studies…

Wonder Cement launches new facility at Nimbahera

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Wonder Cement has added one more facility for the resident of Nimbahera by contributing for the construction of ‘Wonder Cement Town Hall’.   A cheque of Rs. 2.39 crore was handed over by Sh. S. M. Joshi (President – Works) and Sh. Nitin Jain (AVP – Commercial) to Sh. Shrichand Kriplani (Hon’ble Minister, UDH & LSG and Chairman, RUDSICO) and Dr. Manjit Singh (Principal Secretary, LSG VC & CEO, RUDSICO) in a programme organized by Nagar Palika – Nimbahera.   This is a much needed facility for the residents of…