India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed combination involving acquisition of SML Isuzu Limited by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. The proposed combination relates to acquisition of SML Isuzu Limited (Target) by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (Acquirer). The Acquirer is the flagship company of the Mahindra group, which is a leading Indian federation of companies with diversified interests across va...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of at least 99.44% of the equity and preference shareholding (on a fully diluted basis) of Ecom Express Limited by Delhivery Limited. The Proposed Combination comprises acquisition of at least 99.44% of the equity and preference shareholding (on a fully diluted basis) of Ecom Express Limited (Ecom) by Delhivery Limited (Delhivery). Delhivery is a public...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD) Government of India, Smt. Savitri Thakur today visited the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) at Sethi Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, as part of an outreach and field inspection programme. The Minister was accompanied by a national media delgation, senior officials of the Ministry, local administration, and ICDS stakeholders. The MoS reviewed the services being delivered at ...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Addressing a gathering in New Delhi today, the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri. Jual Oramreiterated his government's commitment for the overall development of tribal community in the nation. He said that the vision of a developed India will remain incomplete until the tribal communities of the country are empowered, self-reliant, and respected. Participating in the Bharat NirmanConclave 2025 organized by private...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS in the Prime Minister Office, Deptt. of Space and Atomic Energy chaired a high-level review meeting of all science and technology institutes operating in the Northeast, along with key departments of the Nagaland government, in Wokha district today. During the meeting, Dr. Singh emphasized the recent break...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In the dense layers of ancient coal beds in northeast India, scientists have unearthed a leafy secret that rewrites the story of South Asia's biodiversity. The research was sparked by the discovery of fossil leaves that some scientists found to be familiar in the Makum Coalfield of Assam - a region long known for its fossil wealth. A team of researchers from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Luckno...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Researchers have developed a novel one-step colloidal synthesis method for nanoparticles with a unique shell structure with nano-cup morphology that is partly covered with polyethylene glycol (PEG) that can help with photothermal therapy (PTT) to treat cancer. Conventional fabrication techniques of these so-called semi shells (SS) with nano-cup morphology are multi-step, labour-intensive, or require harsh etching agen...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: An incident of collapse of slope protection works at Cherkkala in Kasaragod district was reported on Chengala - Neeleshwaram Section of NH-66 in Kerala on 16th June 2025. The incident was caused due to improper design, inadequate slope protection works and poor drainage system. Concessionaire and its Promoter, M/s Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd., has been debarred from participating in future bids due to the...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today inaugurated the country's largest automobile Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Manesar, Haryana. The Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant is a key infrastructure development that significantly enhances the logistics efficiency of autom...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) disbursed margin money subsidy of Rs 300 crore to 11,480 Service Sector beneficiaries across the country under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) through virtual mode on 17 June 2025. This disbursement was done against loan sanction of Rs. 906 crore. The event was held at Rajghat office in New Delhi, from where Shri Manoj Kumar Chairman, KVIC alon...