Month: January 2023

Maruti Suzuki India to open 2nd Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing in Haryana

Maruti Suzuki India to open 2nd Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing in Haryana Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the government of Haryana to set up 2ndJapan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), in Haryana, at Kansala,…

East takes centre stage

Four years ago, nearly 70,000 Indian otakus — people with “intense interest” in anime and manga — signed a petition to bring the famous Japanese film Dragon Ball Super Broly to Indian theatres. Their success wasn’t a fleeting triumph —…

Chandigarh’s Growth Agenda: Amit Shah inaugurates nine projects, lays foundation for three more

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, December 22, inaugurated several development projects and laid the foundation stone of few more in Chandigarh. Joining him on the occasion were several dignitaries including the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh Banwarilal…

Khelo India: Govt adds 341 facilities, over 1,000 sports centres to bolster youth potential

To strengthen the grassroots sports infrastructure across the country, the Sports Ministry has sanctioned 341 sports infrastructure projects under the flagship Khelo India Scheme and National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur…

India’s economic growth to boost demand of corporates: Fitch Ratings

Leading credit rating firm Fitch Ratings expects that India’s resilient economic growth will boost demand of the corporates. In its latest research report on ‘India Corporates: Sector Trends 2024’, Fitch said that this is a sequel to the robust performance…

Paramount in talks to sell BET network to management group

Paramount Global is in talks to sell its Black Entertainment Television network to a management-led investor group, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The potential buyers include BET chief executive officer Scott Mills and Chinh Chu, a former…

Course correction or last roll of the dice? The many battles of Nitish Kumar

Call it the Mallikarjun Kharge effect or the fallout of a reported telephonic conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi or a tactful ploy to foil any future bids by other Opposition factions ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the…

ISRO to launch of XPoSat mission on January 1, 2024, to study polarisation along with NASA

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to start the New Year with the launch of its first polarimetry mission, XPoSat, on January 1, according to insiders. This will be India’s third space-based observatory, following the recent launch…