Month: September 2021

As Telangana is emerging as an economic hub in the country and the growing passenger traffic to Hyderabad from various countries, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has promised complete support for the expansion and development of Hyderabad International Airport. He has also promised to help to set up six more airports as requested by the State government.   The Union Minister, who was in Hyderabad to participate in various development programmes, called on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday. The Chief Minister hosted a lunch in honour of him.  …

IT firm Wipro is allowing its employees who are in the leadership roles to return to office from today. At present, employees will come to the office twice a week.      In a tweet, Chairman of Wipro, Rishad Premji wrote, “After 18 long months, our leaders @Wipro are coming back to the office starting tomorrow (twice a week). All fully vaccinated, all ready to go – safely and socially distanced! We will watch this closely.”    Premji also shared a video on the COVID-19-related safety protocols, including temperature checks…

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon states to promote the setting up of manufacturing plants for solar PV cells and modules to accelerate their production in India.   Observing that India still relies heavily on imported components such as solar cells and modules, he stressed the importance of ‘Atma Nirbharta’ in solar energy through active participation of the states. He also called for encouraging small players in the industry in this regard.   Noting that India’s potential for growth in the renewable energy sector over the…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, on 14 September, 2021 at around 12 noon, which will be followed by his address on the occasion. Prime Minister will also visit the exhibition models of Aligarh node of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.   About Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University The University is being established by the State Government in the memory and honour of the great freedom fighter,…

Under Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) initiative, a Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) has been installed by Paradeep Port near the PICT Terminal at a cost of Rs 30 crore for the purpose of reducing physical examination and dwell time of containers at the Port. After successful Trial Run of the MXCS, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has issued license on 27th August, 2021 to Paradeep Customs for its regular operation.  The Scanner can scan up to 25 containers per hour, enabling the Trade to directly move out…