Friday, 8 July 2016

D K Hota takes over as BEML's CMD


D K Hota has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) with effect from July 1. Hota was earlier Director (Human Resources) of BEML.

Prior to this, he had served in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for 30 years -- his last designation being Head, Natural Gas Division. Bharat Earth Movers Limited now known as BEML , is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, with headquarters in Bengaluru. It manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving, transport and mining.


India jumps 19 places in WB logistics index


India has jumped 19 places in the latest World Bank ranking in the global logistics performance index. The World Bank, in its latest once-in-two-year Logistics Performance Index (LPI), said India is now ranked 35th as against the 54th spot it occupied in the previous 2014 report.

While Germany tops the 2016 rankings, India is ahead of comparatively advanced economies like Portugal and New Zealand. “In the latest ranking India has gone past countries like New Zealand, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Latvia and Indonesia who were ahead of it in the index,” the report said. Jim Yong Kim, president of World Bank who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.


Meghalaya’s First Fully Solar-Powered College Gets State Recognition


In a first for the state of Meghalaya, Loyola College in Williamnagar in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills has set a benchmark for itself by becoming a fully solar-powered institution in the state.

In February last, a 15-MV solar power project was installed at the academic block of Loyola College, Williamnagar. The institution conceptualized the need for the project, as the power supply at the institute was irregular and fluctuations in power supply and lightening had caused extensive damage to the electronic goods