Musk now 2nd richest in world, surpasses Gates
San Francisco: Tesla chief Elon Musk has surpassed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday put the Tesla chief executive -- with a $127.9 billion fortune -- above Gates -- at $127.7 billion -- for the first time.The 49-year-old entrepreneur has added more than $100 billion to his net worth since January 2020, making him one of the fastest-growing among the world’s 500 richest people. The jump in Musk’s fortune came as the shares of the electric car-maker Tesla soared and its market cap neared $500 billion on Monday.The wealth gap between Musk and Gate is not huge, and it is possible they could switch places again.
GM reviews progress of the on-going metro projects
Kolkata: Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Metro Railway today (on 23.11.2020) reviewed the progress of works of the different on-going Metro projects in the city with the senior officials of Metro Railway and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). During this meeting, he instructed all concerned officials to ensure the good progress of work of all these projects. He emphasized on speedy completion of these projects. Shri Joshi also advised all to strictly maintain social distancing norms and other protocols at Metro premises in order to stop the spread of Covid-19.
CLW produces 200th Electric locomotive
Chittaranjan: CLW has once again achieved remarkable outturn by producing 200 locos in159 working days, despite of COVID-19 restrictions. Total 200 locos produced till 23rd Nov 2020 of FY 2020-21. First 150 locos were produced in 129 working days and the last 50 locos have been produced in only 30 working days. The 200th loco (WAP-7, no:-30816) of FY 2020-21 was despatched on 23th NOV. evening. Rising from COVID-19, CLW continues to elevate ‘Make in India’. With focus on diligence & efficiency, CLW produced 200 locos for the current financial year in just 159 working days, as against 162 days day last financial year 2019-20.