Referring to the Rs 30 billion water supply project, the prime minister said it would reduce the water problems of the state and would be especially providing huge relief to the women of the state.

The Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday flagged-off the first trial container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram Port of Bangladesh, in a virtual ceremony.

Air India, Alliance Air, Indian Air Force (IAF) and private airliners have operated 443 flights under the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s (MoCA) ‘Lifeline Udan’ programme. Out of the total, 265 flights were operated by Air India and Alliance Air. Cargo transported till date was around 821.07 tonnes, covering over 434,531 km.

According to Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, India could leverage significant reduction in inflation to lower the cost of capital for infrastructure projects over the next five years.

Prof NK Goyal, Chairman Emeritus, Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) believes that more than anything else, Indian industry needs to be provided with proper market access in order to make the country a manufacturing hub for telecom equipment.

Rajan S Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), talks about how the scope for further consolidation is going to continue to stress the industry for some time, the October airwaves sale, and the controversy around Reliance Jio´s entry.

At the moment, we estimate the market to be around 130 million square metres. And we expect this to potentially double within the next five to six years. So maybe we are talking about 200 million square metres. This is also the reason why we have moved into India as we see good potential in this market segment. We are aware that there are some challenges involved.

Ashwani Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of Dena Bank said the bank decided to strengthen its footprint in the eastern part of the country especially in West Bengal and Bihar.

Ashwani Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the state-run Dena Bank said the bank decided to set its footprint in the eastern part of the country especially in West Bengal and Bihar. The state-run bank, which is predominantly present in the western part of the country, is turning to east as the region appears less crowded and shows opportunity