Due to Corona, GDA postpones many programs
Ghaziabad: Keeping in mind the threat of coronavirus, the Ghaziabad Development Authority GDA has postponed many of its programs till further orders. The GDA has also issued an internal advisory in this regard. Accordingly, in out door programs where five or five hundred more people are together, those programs have been asked to postpone immediately. Apart from this, orders have been issued to postpone these door programs where two hundred or more people gather together. In this episode, the opening ceremony of the Open Theater to be held in the City Forest on March 21 has also been postponed. This information was given on Friday by GDA Vice-President Kanchan Verma. She said that GDA is an organisation where a large number of out door-in-door programs are organized, so this advisory has been issued. She said that this decision has been taken according to the advice rules of WHO Verma said that this advisory will not have any effect on the auction process in the GDS every Saturday in the auditorium room, due to the low number of bidders during the auction process.
BSES bags diamond award
New Delhi: BSES discoms have won coveted awards at the recently concluded India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) Smart Innovation Awards. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) won the prestigious ‘diamond’ award for the ‘Most Reliable Supply of Electricity by Utility in India’. It was received by BRPL CEO Amal Sinha. On the other hand, BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) won the ‘platinum’ award for the ‘Best Smart Grid Project in India by Utility’ for its ‘Grid connected Smart Energy Storage System with Solar Rooftop Microgrid’.
ARTISANS TRAINING PROGRAMME organised
New Delhi: Bureau of Indian Standards organised a two-day Artisans Training Programme for Hallmarking in New Delhi recently. In the first phase of this programme, artisans were informed about Hallmarking scheme and the “benefits of Hallmarking registration” would be for the jewellers. The artisans were told about importance of soldering process while making the jewellery and the hazards of the Cadmium based soldering materials. Participants were educated about the alternatives available which are considered safe. The artisans actively participated in an open house discussion and informed BIS officials about their difficulties regarding Hallmarking which were resolved by BIS officials to the utmost satisfaction.
WINGS INDIA 2020 takes off at Begumpet Airport
Hyderabad: KT Rama Rao, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Government of Telangana inaugurated “Wings India 2020”, Asia’s largest civil aviation event on Friday at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad in presence of MK Rao, Minister of Civil Aviation, Puducherry, Arvind Singh, Chairman, AAI and Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Minister of Civil Aviation, GoI. The international event is jointly organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, AAI and FICCI with participation from top leaders, special invitees, Foreign Ministers for civil aviation and global CEOs, suppliers, strategic partners, organisations and the media.
OBC conducted Bankers’ Committee Meeting
New Delhi: The 98th State Level Bankers’ Committee Meeting was convened by Oriental Bank of Commerce SLBC Convener-NCT Delhi on 13.03.2020. The meeting was chaired &addressed by Sh. Mukesh Kumar Jain Managing Director & CEO Oriental Bank of Commerce, Ajay Kumar, Regional Director, RBI, Jasmine James, Dy. Secretary, DFS, Ministry of Finance, Sukesh Kumar Gupta, Convener, SLBC, NCT of Delhi & Field General Manager, Anita Patnaik, General Manager, RBI Manoj Kumar, Dy. Secretary, Govt of NCT of Delhi, V Singh, SDM-HQ, Revenue Dept. & Bhaskar Pant, General Manager NABARD.