India Accelerator plans to select 100 startups for seed funding in 2021
New Delhi: Start-up nurturing platform India Accelerator plans to expand its start-up portfolio by over three-folds in 2021 with investment in around 100 such ventures. The company invests Rs 25 lakh in select startups every year then mentors them and connects them with other investors as they mature, India Accelerator founder Ashish Bhatia told PTI. […]
FICCI urges govt to ramp up testing, open vaccination for 18-45 years age group
New Delhi: Industry body FICCI has urged the government to ramp up COVID testing across the states and open up the vaccination for the age group 18-45 years, while assuring it of the complete support of the industry in fighting the pandemic. “We are currently testing about 11 lakh samples a day, while we had […]
India Inc in China concerned over China’s COVID-19 travel restrictions
Beijing: The CEOs of a host of Indian businesses and industries in China have expressed concern over the continuing COVID-19 related visa and travel restrictions being pursued by Beijing which they say are hampering their activities. They expressed their concern during their interaction with the Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Misri. Misri, who is on […]
Gas producers continue to bleed as govt-dictated prices remain low, says Icra
New Delhi: Natural gas production remains a loss-making proposition for most fields for the Indian upstream producers as government-dictated gas price remains at its lowest level, rating agency Icra has said. The domestic gas price notified at USD 1.79 per million British thermal unit for the six months beginning April 1 remains the lowest since […]
India asks state refiners to review oil import contracts with Saudi
New Delhi: Amid tensions with Saudi Arabia over oil production cuts, India has asked its state refiners to review contracts they enter into for buying crude oil from the Middle East nation and negotiate more favourable terms, a top official said. Keen to break producers cartel dictating pricing and contractual terms, the government has told […]
Pakistan’s textile industry upset as govt rejects cotton import proposal from India
Karachi: Pakistan’s struggling textile industry has voiced its disappointment after the Imran Khan government rejected a proposal to import cotton from India, the world’s biggest producer, saying it is the need of the hour to avoid a massive export decline, a media report said on Friday. The federal Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Khan on […]
India pitches for easing cuts in crude oil production
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly pitched for easing cuts in crude oil production saying high oil prices are hurting the consumption-led recovery of several countries including it. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi also said that crude supply should be market determined rather than artificially managed. At the same time, he […]
Advisor Baseer Khan visits Zainakot, Shalteng Industrial Estates
Reviews status of Infrastructure, functioning of units
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Zainakot and Shalteng Industrial Estates where he reviewed the status of infrastructure and the facilities available to the unit holders. Advisor had round of both the Industrial Estates (IE) and interacted with the Unit holders. The unit holders ventilated their issues and pointed out certain […]
50,000 people directly participated in 100 protests in 45 days: G A Mir
Jammu: Expressing gratitude to the people and party workers for the ‘tremendous response’ to the 45 days agitational programme against ‘tax terrorism of BJP Govt’, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee President G.A. Mir has said that Congress party would soon launch another phase of the agitational programme to expose the failures of the BJP led Centre […]
Harvesting of Seedless Cucumber, Tomato begins at Krishi Bhawan Jammu
JAMMU: Director Agriculture Production & Farmer Welfare Jammu, K. K. Sharma today inspected the first picking of Seedless Cucumber (Jointer) and Tomato (NS 4266) being grown under protected cultivation at Krishi Bhawan Talab Tillo Jammu. These crops are raised here under Naturally Ventilated Polygreen House (NVPGH) structure using advanced vegetable cultivation practices for demonstration and […]
