Arrive at least 20 minutes ahead of departure: Just like airports, railways plans to seal stations

The security plan - with high end technology - has already been put in motion at Allahabad, in anticipation of the Kumbh Mela which begins this month and at Hoobly railway station... Read more »

Andhra Bank to deploy over 1,600 business correspondents to boost financial inclusion programme

At present, Andhra Bank uses separate Financial Inclusion Gateway solution procured from a third-party vendor for all financial inclusion transactions. Read more »

Doctors counter government statement that they work for 40 hrs a week

Choubey's claim has drawn the ire of doctors, especially the resident doctors, who claimed that they put in more than double the hours, contrary to what Parliament has been informed. Read more »

Daikin India aims 100 billion yen turnover in 2 years on growing sales, exports

The company, which has two functional units in Neemrana, Rajasthan, is in the final stages to select for its third manufacturing facility, which would be in the southern India and cater the... Read more »

Schindler wants to make India its manufacturing and R&D hub

Schindler, which is present in the country since the past 20 years, also plans to invest significantly in digitisation and data analytics. Read more »

Defaulting builders’ cases should go to RERA regulators before NCLT: Realtors’ body

The association also recommended that any dispute regarding new projects should only be heard by state regulators set up under the Real Estate (Regulations and Development) Act, called RERA, and not consumer... Read more »

Government to launch delayed second round of oil block auction on Monday

India had in July 2017 allowed companies to carve out blocks of their choice with a view to bringing about 2.8 million sq km of unexplored area in the country under exploration. Read more »

5,950 MW hydro projects stalled, policy for revival on the cards

According to the Central Electricity Authority estimates, the annual loss of energy generation from these stalled hydro projects is about 18,761 Million Units. Read more »

Fast-track hiring to overcome manpower shortage due to retirements: Parliamentary panel to PSBs

In PSBs, 95 per cent of GM level employees, 75 per cent of Deputy GM level employees, and 58 per cent of Additional GM level employees will retire in 2019-20. Read more »

India gears up for Rs 150 crore microbe project to uncover links to diseases

The Rs 150 crore Human Microbiome Project aims to better understand trillions of microbes in our body. Read more »