Press Trust of India (PTI), headquartered in New Delhi, is India’s largest news agency. It was registered in 1947 and started operations in 1949. PTI has more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers, who generate more than 2,000 stories and 200 photographs every day. Subscribers to PTI’s feed include the mainstream media, research groups, specialised presses, companies, government organisations and NGOs.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on February 14, 2019, said it has attached properties worth Rs 904 crores, in connection with the DSK Group money laundering case. Deepak Kulkarni, the chairman and managing director of … READ FULL STORY
An NGO has secured permission from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) and the railway authorities, to carry out the restoration work of the 166-year-old Byculla station in Mumbai, a railway official said, on … READ FULL STORY
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and German environment agency UBA, on February 13, 2019, exchanged a joint declaration for the implementation of India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), at the Third Indo-German Environment … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal environment minister Suvendu Adhikary, on February 13, 2019, said that saving wetlands was the top-most priority of the state government. He said 12,500 hectares of wetlands was protected in recent times by … READ FULL STORY
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, in its 324th report on ‘Status of Forests in India’, tabled in the Rajya Sabha on February 12, 2019, said no action plan … READ FULL STORY
A foot-overbridge (FOB) connecting the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Metro station of the Delhi Metro’s Pink Line and Dhaula Kuan Metro station of the Airport Express Line, was opened on February 9, 2019, for … READ FULL STORY
An acceptance letter, paving the way for Noida and Greater Noida to participate in the Global Sustainable Cities 2025 Initiative, was formally handed over to UN Global Sustainability Index Institute (UNGSII) chief Roland Schatz, … READ FULL STORY
Presenting the fourth budget of the AIADMK government in the assembly, on February 8, 2019, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam said no new taxes were proposed for the 2019-20 fiscal and assured that the … READ FULL STORY
The University of Strathclyde has announced that it has signed agreements at the Bengal Global Business Summit with the University of Calcutta; the Department of Environment, West Bengal government; and Bengal Chamber of Commerce … READ FULL STORY
Reliance Industries’ CMD Mukesh Ambani, on February 7, 2019, announced Rs 10,000 crores more of investment in West Bengal, in expansion of his firm’s telecom network, as also a new e-commerce venture. Ambani, who … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra government has initiated a plan to clean, restore and beautify the iconic Gateway of India in south Mumbai. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, on February 7, 2019, chaired a meeting in Mumbai on … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on February 7, 2019, cut the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent, on expectation of inflation staying within its target range, in a … READ FULL STORY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to allow companies faced with insolvency proceedings, to tap funds through external commercial borrowings, to repay their debts. As per the existing guidelines, the proceeds of … READ FULL STORY
