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Walmart's Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an antitrust investigation ordered against the company in India, a court filing seen by Reuters showed, following a similar petition by its rival Amazon.com Inc.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in January ordered a probe into alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices by the two e-commerce giants, but a state court put the investigation on hold last week following a challenge by Amazon.Flipkart's legal filing was aimed at signalling the company is aggrieved by the CCI's probe order, a person familiar with the matter said.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Airtel, on Thursday said that adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue is an unprecedented crisis for the telecom industry. Mr Mittal's comments came after he met telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to give an overall view of the industry."Committed to complying with the Supreme Court order on adjusted gross revenue (AGR), and Bharti Airtel will make the balance payment expeditiously," Mr Mittal told reporters.Mr Mittal also said that the telecom industry is heavily taxed and suggested cut in taxes and levies for the sector.

French airports operator ADP, which operates Paris airports Roissy and Orly, has bought a 49 per cent stake in GMR Airports for 1.34 billion euros ($1.45 billion), ADP said on Thursday. GMR Airports has a portfolio of seven airports in three countries: India, the Philippines and Greece. ADP said the Delhi and Hyderabad airports in India and the Mactan-Cebu airport in the Philippines together handled a total of 102 million passengers in 2019.The four other airports, which had 22 million passengers in 2019, are either under development (Goa and Heraklion) or were recently won by GMR after a bidding process…

 Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), an Indian state-owned telecommunications company for the installation of public charging stations to boost e-mobility adoption across India. Under the partnership, EESL will set up public charging stations in 1000 BSNL sites in a phased manner on a pan India basis. EESL will make the entire upfront investment on the services pertaining to the MoU, along with the operation and maintenance of the charging infrastructure by using qualified personnel.…

 The CEO of the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, will be presented with “The Gulf Intelligence International Energy Diplomacy Person of the Year Award 2019,” in London on February 27th. Previous recipients of the prestigious accolade, which takes place during the Energy Institute’s International Petroleum (IP) Week, have included the Ministers of Energy & Industry of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.  The International Energy Diplomacy Person of the Year Award celebrates the successful legacy of an individual with an outstanding record of achievement in the Advancement of collaboration and cooperation to ensure the global energy industry delivers on its commitment to the great energy transition and balanced markets. “Mr Al Ramahi’s vision to spearhead the strategic development of…