Indias demographic dividend

NEW DELHI: State-owned CIL on Friday said its board has approved payment of second interim dividend of Rs 5 per share for 2020-21. Coal India Ltd (CIL) has fixed March 16 as 'Record Date' for the purpose of payment of second interim dividend on equity shares for 2020-21, the PSU said in a filing to BSE. "The board of Directors in its meeting held on Friday, the 5th March' 2021 approved payment of 2nd Interim Dividend for financial year 2020-21 @ Rs 5 per share of the face value of Rs 10 per equity share," the filing said. The date of payment of interim dividend is on and from March 24, it said. CIL accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal production. It is eyeing one billion tonne of coal output by 2023-24. … [Read more...] about Coal India board approves interim dividend of Rs 5 per share

The local labour force is streaming out of the region looking for jobs in peninsular India, creating a vacuum that makes it easier for the Bangladeshis to fill in, says R N Ravi. C ontrary to the state government’s lore -- that the unregulated influx of Bangladeshis in Assam is a thing of the past -- a recent field research by the writer shows that it is a live and kicking phenomenon. More and more Bangladeshis are filling the expanding labour and low-end services sectors in Assam and its neighbouring states in the northeast. Mutation of once visceral existential fears over the unregulated migration of Bangladeshi nationals into an inexorable fatalism has been one of the striking characteristics of contemporary socio-political landscape of Assam. The issue that has seismic implications for national security, the future of Assam and its neighbours and which had once erupted into the historic Assam agitation (between 1979 and 1985) seems to be mourning at the margin today. … [Read more...] about We are in denial, but Bangladeshis are still flooding India’s northeast

ENGLAND'S TOUR OF INDIA, 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Pant scored his maiden Test hundred at home. © BCCI Shot-making isn't new to Rishabh Pant but the risks have paid far greater dividends in recent times for the 23-year-old. Fresh off scores of 97 in Sydney and a match-winning 89 not out in Brisbane, Pant has carried that form to India and now has his first Test hundred on home soil, also his third overall in the format. "I like to play according to the situation. I just see the ball and react to it; that's the USP of my cricket. That's what I think," Pant told the host broadcasters after his 101 on Day 2 of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. "I like to play my cricket and make my team win. If the crowd is getting entertained, I am happy to do that." Pant came at a time when India were in danger of conceding a first-innings lead to England. Coming in to bat after Virat Kohli was out on nought, … [Read more...] about I just see the ball and react, that’s my USP: Rishabh Pant

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Bharti Airtel has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum for ₹18,699 crore in the spectrum auctions which concluded on Tuesday. “Bharti Airtel... has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum across Sub GHz, mid band and 2300 MHz bands for a total consideration of ₹18,699 crore in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom... This gives Airtel the most formidable spectrum holdings in the country,” the company said in a statement. It added that all of the spectrum will enable the company to deliver 5G services in future. Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, “...Airtel now has a solid spectrum portfolio that will enable it to continue delivering the best mobile broadband experience in India. We are most excited at bringing the power of Airtel services to an additional 90 million customers in India through the power of our Pan India Sub GHz footprint.” The company added that despite the large amount of spectrum made available, the 700 MHz band … [Read more...] about Bharti Airtel acquires 355.45 MHz spectrum for ₹18,699 crore