Navy, CII to hold two-day seminar
New Delhi: The Navy in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) will hold a two-day seminar starting on July 16 titled Innovation and “Indigenisation- Sailing towards Self-Reliance.” The main thrust of the seminar will be ‘Make in India’ and captains of Indian Defence industry will take part along with senior officials of the Navy and Defence Ministry, officials said on Tuesday. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate the conclave which will have four sessions.
Alaknanda divider: SC stays NGT order
New Delhi: The SC on Tuesday stayed the NGT order directing construction of median verge in the Centre of the busy Alaknanda road in Greater Kailash Part II by observing that the order was beyond the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. Three schools including Don Bosco and several RWAs situated on the road had challenged the order of NGT passed on May 1.
Rajdhani passengers to get arrival sms alert
New Delhi: Passengers of Mumbai Rajdhani will get SMS alerts before arrival of their destinations during night hours with the railways launching the service on Wednesday. August Kranti Rajdhani Express between Mumbai and Delhi will have SMS alert facility from Wednesday. The service will be available during the period from 11 PM to 6 AM.
‘Raise taxes on tobacco products to curb demand’
New Delhi: Even as India made progress in increasing taxes on cigarettes between 2012-14, it has little effect as the “modest hikes” were compensated by relatively higher income growth, a WHO report on Tuesday said, urging nations across the globe to raise taxes on tobacco products to reduce its consumption.
AITEM holds Telecom Vision Board Meeting
New Delhi: Keeping in view the market dynamics, fast changing technologies, applications and regulatory environment in the Telecom Sector, Amity Institute of Telecom Engineering Management (AITEM) on Tuesday organised ‘Amity Telecom Vision Board Meeting’ at Amity University which was attended by Corporate leaders and CEOs. Stressing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiative of Digital India, Ashok K Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Group, mentioned that with the government’s favorable regulation policies rapid growth is expected in the future for Indian telecom sector.