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ONGC charts out ₹83,000-cr investment on 25 projects

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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)will invest close to ₹83,000 crore on 25 major projects. ONGC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Shashi Shanker said, “Fifteen of these projects that are currently under execution will directly contribute to oil and gas production. The cumulative oil and gas gain from these projects is expected to be over 180 million tonnes of oil equivalents (MMtoe) in their life-cycle.” He was addressing company employees at the 73rd Independence Day. ONGC envisages a gas output of over 32 billion cubic metres (BCM) by financial year…

Kashmir on edge: Most tourists cancel travel plans, airlines cap flight ticket prices

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Loknath DasAirlines, cancel, cap, Edge, Flight, Kashmir, Most, On, plans, Ticket, Tourists, travel

The turmoil in Kashmir has not only cut short the travel plans of pilgrims and tourists currently visiting the state, but also thrown a spanner into upcoming travel plans for the long Independence Day weekend. According to Tourism Kashmir Director Nissar Wani, about 20,000-22,000 tourists were in Kashmir on Friday when the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration issued an advisory asking Amarnath Yatris to cut short their pilgrimage and all tourists to leave Kashmir Valley at the earliest, citing terror threats. As per reports, only a little over 1600 tourists…

China moves up date for lifting some restrictions on foreign investment to 2020

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 Loknath DasChina, Date, for, Foreign, investment, Lifting, Moves, On, restrictions, Some, to, Up

BEIJING – China lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector Saturday as the world’s second-largest economy fights slowing growth at home and a damaging trade war with the United States. China will remove shareholding limits on foreign ownership of securities, insurance and fund management firms in 2020, one year earlier than originally planned, the Financial Stability and Development Committee said in a statement posted by the central bank. Foreign investors will also be encouraged to set up wealth management firms, currency brokerages and pension management companies, the statement…

Paytm Education Brings Focus On Learning And Exams With Fee Payments, Financial Services

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Loknath Dasand, Brings, Education, exams, fee, Financial, Focus, Learning, On, Payments, Paytm, With

Paytm has announced its entry into the Indian education market, with Paytm Education. The platform, which will compete in the lucrative $101.1 Bn education market, is said to offer a full bouquet of services across payments (in-app and educational centres), commerce (coaching, scholarships, test preparation, admission forms etc.), financial support (student insurance, educational loans, EMIs, smart cards) and academic services. Paytm Education is looking to tap all areas in partnership with educational institutions, both private and government. It’s going after private entrance tests as well as public university tests, and government jobs,…

Budget 2019: New education policy to focus on research

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Rs 400 crore allocated for setting-up world-class education institutes The Centre on Friday allocated Rs 400 crore for setting up world-class education institutes and announced ‘Study in India’ programme that will aim at attracting foreign students to the country. Presenting the first Budget of the NDA government in its second term, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education policy to transform India’s higher education system to one of the best in the world. The policy proposes major changes in both school and…

Global business leader Indra Nooyi calls on Australia to fill the MCG on International Women’s Day 2020

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Globally-recognised business leader and International Cricket Council Director Indra Nooyi has put out a rallying cry for Australia and the world to celebrate equality and empowerment at next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Australia 2020. Mrs. Nooyi, twice named on TIME’s global list of ‘100 Most Influential People’ and visiting Australia this week for speaking engagements, was taken on tours of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground, which will host the semi finals and final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup respectively, to be played across…