Month: November 2021

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves proposed combination involving (a) acquisition of stake by Veolia Environnement S.A (Veolia) in SUEZ (S.A), and (b) acquisition of stake in New Suez by Meridiam, Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, La Caisse des dépôts et consignations and CNP Assurances. Veolia – Veolia is incorporated in France. Veolia operates through three business […]

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of Niti Aayog on Monday announced a collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organization of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to drive synergies between AIM’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and Vigyan Prasar’s unique interactivity platform, Engage With Science (EWS). Engage with Science as part […]

In its journey towards localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and instituting robust SDG progress monitoring systems at the national, State/UT, and local levels, NITI Aayog has achieved yet another milestone with the launch of the inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard (2021-22) today. The index and dashboard are a result of the NITI Aayog-GIZ […]

To promote cooperation between India and Germany on various areas of mutual interest,NITI Aayog and Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) signed Statement of Intent (SoI) on November 23, 2021. The Indian delegation was led by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog, Government of India and the German delegation was led by […]

In a bid to promote entrepreneurship amongst the tribal community and encourage successful entrepreneurs, a grand event was organized by National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India to honour tribal entrepreneurs on 22nd November, 2021 at Visakhapatnam in association with TRICOR-Andhra Pradesh. The event was a […]

Indian researchers studying an unnamed glacier in one of the less explored region in the upper Kali Ganga valley, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India, have reported that the glacier had abruptly changed its main course. It is for the first time that such change in course has been reported from a Himalayan glacier, and the researchers […]

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways  Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that National automobile Scrappage policy is mutual win-win policy for all the stakeholders. Inaugurating the  the Vehicle Scrapping and Recycling Facility set upby Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI)at Noida today he said the policy aims at creating an ecosystem for phasing […]

Indian Railways is showcasing its Transformational journey at India International Trade Fair. Indian Railways is also among the 1500 exhibitors at the Trade Fair. In an interesting way to narrate it’s transformational journey, the national transporter has put up an exhibition at Hall no.11 with ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ as the theme, showcasing Vande Bharat Express model, […]