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Govt working on coverage for regional airlines, helicopter operators to enhance final mile connectivity: Scindia

Govt working on coverage for regional airlines, helicopter operators to enhance final mile connectivity: Scindia

On February 28, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, the government is working on a policy for regional airways and helicopter operators so as to boost last-mile connectivity. The minister further said the emphasis has to be on smaller town airports as nicely as regional connectivity in India. “That poses its own set of issues, economies of scale, leasing fees and pricing, and these are the matters we are exploring today,” he stated at an event equipped by way of enterprise physique ASSOCHAM. “We are going to come out with a coverage for regional airways and for helicopters to make them…
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PM deputes four Union ministers to coordinate evacuations from Ukraine

PM deputes four Union ministers to coordinate evacuations from Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today deputed four Union ministers to go to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in the war-torn nation. The four ministers who will leave soon as special envoys of the PM are Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia,  Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd.)V K Singh. The PM held a high-level meeting to discuss the progress made so far in bringing the Indians back from Ukraine under ”Operation Ganga” and how the process could be intensified. The meeting was attended, among others, by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush…
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An open-ended hybrid scheme invest in debt instruments

An open-ended hybrid scheme invest in debt instruments

Jointly managed by Mr. Vikrant Mehta and Mr. Pradeep Gokhale, ITI Mutual Fund has announced the launch of ‘ITI Conservative Hybrid Fund’ and the NFO opened on February 21, 2022 and closes on March 07, 2022. The Fund will invest into an array of high quality Debt Instruments and also into leading Nifty50 Index stocks. The Fund seeks to generate regular income through investments in debt & money market instruments along with capital appreciation through limited exposure to equity and equity related instruments. This is the 16th fund being launched by the ITI AMC in its 2+ years of journey.…
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U.N. Security Council votes to talk about Ukraine at General Assembly, India abstains

U.N. Security Council votes to talk about Ukraine at General Assembly, India abstains

India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to name for a rare distinctive emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, even as New Delhi welcomed Moscow and Kyiv’s selection to keep talks at the Belarus border. The resolution was once adopted with 11 votes in favour, paving the way for the General Assembly to meet on the crisis as quickly as Monday night (India time) or Tuesday morning. India, China and the UAE abstained, while Russia voted in opposition to the resolution. This will be only the 11th…
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Ranjivjit Singh— Chief Growth Officer of Hero MotoCorp

Ranjivjit Singh— Chief Growth Officer of Hero MotoCorp

The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters Hero MotoCorp has created a new position, titled Chief Growth Officer, integrating the Marketing, Sales and After-Sales functions. Ranjivjit Singh – who has been heading Marketing - is being elevated to this newly constituted role of Chief Growth Officer, with immediate effect.Ranjivjit joined Hero MotoCorp in July 2021 and has contributed immensely towards enhancing the brand salience and customer affinity of Brand Hero. Naveen Chauhan, who has been heading the SAS function since April 1, 2020, has decided to move on and pursue opportunities outside of the Company. He will stay on…
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PM Modi on a Post Budget Seminar

PM Modi on a Post Budget Seminar

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said at a Post Budget seminar that it is imperative to prepare the ‘demographic dividend’ of the country as per the demands of the changing job roles. The discussion was a part of a series of seminars inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He addressed the first session themed — Digital University: Making World Class Higher Education Accessible for All. The panellists shared their views on the recent announcements made by our finance minister in the Budget 2022 including deliberations on DESH stack e-portal that aims to empower citizens to skill, reskill…
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Tata Motors launched special Kaziranga edition of its SUV

Tata Motors launched special Kaziranga edition of its SUV

India’s leading automotive brand Tata Motors has introduced the ‘Untamed Kaziranga Edition of SUVs’, inspired by India’s rich geographical and biological diversity while also paying homage to India’s great national parks. This will include India’s first and safest sub compact SUV – the Punch, India’s first GNCAP 5star rated car – the Nexon, the company’s premium SUV with the Land Rover DNA – the Harrier and its flagship 7 seater SUV – the Safari. It comes with a series of interesting additions to enhance the overall design of the cars. All models come with a Grassland Beige Exterior Body Color…
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Collaboration of Hero MotoCorp and BPCL

Collaboration of Hero MotoCorp and BPCL

The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters Hero MotoCorp and a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have collaborated to set up charging infrastructure for two-wheeled electric vehicles (EVs) across the country. The two mega entities will first establish a substantial charging infrastructure at the existing nationwide energy station network and subsequently may broaden the collaboration to develop more synergies within the EV ecosystem and adjacent business verticals, thereby enabling prospects throughout the customer life cycle. First the charging stations will be setup across nine cities starting with Delhi and Bengaluru. The entire…
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Next episode of ‘OMG! YehMera India’ coming soon

Next episode of ‘OMG! YehMera India’ coming soon

Meet tea farmer Tenzing Bodosa who is making a difference with the world’s first elephant-friendly tea garden in Assam on the next episode of ‘OMG! YehMera India’ 28th February at 8 PM, only on HistoryTV18. The eighth season of the trendsetting original factual entertainment series continued with enthralling, inspirational stories of extraordinary Indians and their incredible talents.Bodosa has tried to encourage a more symbiotic human-elephant relationship at his three-hectare tea garden in Udalguri, Assam. Not only did he shun dangerous practices like electric fences and drainage ditches used by others to discourage the movement of elephants through tea gardens, but…
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Fresh Snowfall, Landslides Prompt Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Fresh Snowfall, Landslides Prompt Closure Of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

Fresh snowfall and multiple landslides at different places on Saturday February 26 led to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 270 km, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country. It has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and hailstones at multiple places and snow accumulated around the NAVYUG tunnel.  The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir Valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country. Kashmir bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway. The Banihal-Qazigund sector of the highway experienced…
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