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Mumbai : Reliance Jio is committed to contribute and use Open Source technologies to better its consumer experience, the company’s Director and Board Member Akash Ambani said here on Friday. “Open Source is very important for Jio – being both ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Festival 2018 announces visual arts programme
Abu Dhabi : Abu Dhabi Festival 2018 will present a diverse visual arts programme throughout February and March, with over 100 artworks by more than 70 artists, including 20 Emirati artists. Titled “From Barcelona to Abu Dhabi: Works from the ...
Read More »India to become $5 tn economy in next 8-9 years: Suresh Prabhu
New Delhi : India is expected to become a $5 trillion economy in the next eight-nine years with the manufacturing sector alone contributing 20 per cent towards that, Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday. “We are preparing a ...
Read More »Extreme weather most prominent risk, says World Economic Forum
New Delhi : Extreme weather events have been seen as the single most prominent risk to the global economy by business leaders and policymakers, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday. Its annual Global Risks Report says that in 2017, ...
Read More »Bengal nets over Rs 2.19 lakh cr of investment proposals
Kolkata : The two-day “Bengal Global Business Summit 2018” organised by the state government has received new investment proposals worth Rs 2,19,925 crore, which is less than last year by about Rs 15,000 crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here ...
Read More »Jio to cover 100% Bengal population by December 2018: Ambani
Kolkata : Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said the Jio network will cover 100 per cent of West Bengal’s population by December 2018 and also committed over Rs 5,000 crore of investments in the state for non-Jio businesses ...
Read More »Fourth edition of Bengal Global Business summit to begin on Tuesday
Kolkata : In the shadow of slower economic growth in the country after the implementation of new indirect tax regime and a renewed anti-land acquisition protest at Bhangar in the state, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is to inaugurate ...
Read More »High-level Polish delegation to participate in Bengal business summit
Kolkata : A high-level Polish delegation will participate in the upcoming Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) and representatives of Silesia, an economically robust region of the east European country, and West Bengal will sign an MoU on bilateral cooperation, an ...
Read More »India, Kerala tourism pavilions inaugurated at Dutch tourism event
The Hague : Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands Venu Rajamony and Mayor of Utrecht Jan van Zanen jointly inaugurated the ‘Incredible India and Kerala Tourism stalls at the Vakantiebeurs (Holiday Fair), the largest tourism event in the Netherlands. The Mayor ...
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