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The central government has emphasised capital expenditure in the economy but it still has not addressed the issues surrounding public-private partnerships in the country, which needs to be urgently looked into, said Vinayak Chatterjee, founder and managing trustee, The Infravision Foundation. " I am not particularly optimistic (about the sucess of the PPP model in India) because I have not seen any, shall I say, strenuous or concerted attempt to address the ills of PPP, to address the issues that made PPP fall," Chatterjee said. He added that while the Centre’s move to increase capital expenditure on infrastructure in 2023-24 is an encouraging move to drive India’s economy and will push the country’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to be around 7.5-8 percent of GDP in the next financial year, “Just a year after recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, if India's GFCF touches 7.5-8 percent in FY24, this is an encouraging sign for the country’s economy,” Chatterjee said. … [Read more...] about Govt spend will boost infra but concerns around public private partnership not addressed: Vinayak Chatterjee.

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Oracle Red Bull Racing made two major announcements in New York City on Thursday and Friday, a sign of Formula 1’s growth in the United States. Red Bull, which is run by team principal Christian Horner, will welcome Ford into the organization in 2026. The blue oval will partner with Red Bull on the engine side of the racecar, teaming with Red Bull Powertrains, ahead of Formula 1's new engine package. "Ford is returning to the pinnacle of the sport, bringing Ford's long tradition of innovation, sustainability and electrification to one of the world's most visible stages,” Ford executive chair Bill Ford said. The highly anticipated partnership will mark Ford’s return to Formula 1 after it sold its Jaguar team to Red Bull in 2004. It’s also symbolic as General Motors GM attempts to join Ford as a second American manufacturer to enter Formula 1. GM is partnering with Andretti Global , led by Michael Andretti, to be … [Read more...] about Oracle Red Bull Racing Announces Major Partnerships With Ford, Rokt

The Union Budget will boost the order pipeline for the infrastructure sector, but the pace of implementation and execution of the big-bang capital expenditure plan announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will be key to success, said R Shankar Raman, chief financial officer of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T). Some ongoing issues in the infrastructure sector, like dispute resolution and pace of ordering, need to be addressed to help the industry accelerate growth, Raman told Moneycontrol’s Rachita Prasad. Raman also spoke about the opportunities and risks and how L&T is preparing for 2022-23. Pushing project execution, managing people and closing the divestment of its non-core assets is on the top of the agenda for the engineering giant. Edited excerpts: The Union Budget made a big commitment to capex . What is your key takeaway for the infrastructure sector? The Rs 7.5 lakh crore is generous. The good part of the allocation is … [Read more...] about Interview | Budget plan implementation, faster dispute mechanism key to infrastructure growth: L&T CFO

Representative Image In her budget speech on Tuesday morning, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated the importance of the PM Gatishakti Mission, which Prime Minister Modi announced on Independence Day last year. This masterplan will oversee all major infrastructure projects across different line ministries. The plan will be used to develop 100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals in the next three years, as Sitharaman said the logistics efficiency is one of the seven engines of the masterplan. The development of multimodal logistics parks, roads, cargo terminals etc. under the Gati Shakti framework is likely to improve pan-India connectivity and reduce the logistics costs. The highway network will be expanded by 25,000 km and Rs 20,000 crore will be mobilised in innovative ways of financing to complement Budgetary resources, the minister said. "The data exchange among all mode operators will be brought on a unified logistics interface platform designed for application … [Read more...] about Budget 2022: FM focuses on speeding up cargo movement, improving logistics network

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Yura Lazebnikov, an investor, entrepreneur and expert in technology industries, IT and esports. The Managing Partner of TECHIIA Holding. Interactions between a startup and a corporation can speed up the development of both. I've found it can also harm a startup. I want to remind young teams to consider the perspective of corporations. You need to choose the right way to interact to boost your product and avoid worst-case scenarios. For the purposes of this article, a startup is a tech company with an innovative product, at least a few customers and revenue. It offers a fundamentally new solution to a problem. Often, startups have ten to twenty mobile and flexible employees. A person with a laptop working from coffee shops may well be the founder of such a company. Sometimes a startup is also a group of students who write code for some application in their spare time. I am not discussing this case here. Until … [Read more...] about How Tech Startups And Corporations Can Avail Each Other

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Nick Lynch - CEO @ Collidescope.io . In recent years, the rise of social media and the proliferation of content creation platforms have given birth to a new generation of influencers and creators. These individuals and communities have amassed large followings on platforms such as Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, and they have leveraged this reach and engagement to become powerful drivers of marketing, commerce and culture. The result is a booming "creator economy" that is transforming the way businesses and brands connect with consumers and vice versa. Influencer marketing has also become a popular and effective way for nonprofits to reach and engage with their target audience. By partnering with influencers who align with their mission and values, nonprofits can tap into the influencer's large and engaged following to promote their cause and drive action. However, as the influencer marketing industry continues to … [Read more...] about Maximizing Impact: How To Use Influencer Marketing To Drive Action And Achieve Your Goals

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Three African youth-led Agritech businesses— Kenya’s DigiCow, Botswana’s Brastorne Enterprises and Nigeria’s ThriveAgric— will receive mentorship and $1.5 million in grants to help them to aggressively expand solutions to long-standing challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent. As winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge — an initiative launched by international development organization Heifer International— they will be able to scale up innovations that hold the potential to disrupt agriculture on the continent and reposition the sector as a rewarding career path for the youth. This is according to Adesuwa Ifedi, senior vice president of Africa Programs at Heifer International , who says that the agritech accelerator sought innovations that were “poised to provide the positive disruption” that farmers urgently need. And there couldn’t be a better time. Climate change induced prolonged drought … [Read more...] about Three Youth-Led African Agritech Businesses Receive Investment To Help Scale Up African Agriculture

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This past year, our country faced remarkable challenges - continued attacks on our democracy, the unraveling of women’s reproductive rights, and the lingering effects of the pandemic that left millions facing economic uncertainty. These challenges had to be met with action - to empower individuals to organize in their own communities, push back against old systems, and shift the cultural conversation. And that’s exactly what Civic Nation did. I’m excited to share our 2022 Impact Report , a snapshot of the work our initiatives accomplished this past year, and a preview of the exciting projects we have coming in 2023. Through a series of case studies, the report dives deep into how we protected democracy, responded to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, promoted vaccine equity with Made to Save, and forged innovative corporate partnerships with companies like Snapchat and Lime. While I hope you’ll take … [Read more...] about Civic Nation: Delivering Impact In 2022

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It has been suggested that Jordi Alba and two other defenders could leave FC Barcelona this year ahead of the 2023/2024 season. In the recent January transfer window, former La Masia player Hector Bellerin ended an unflattering loan spell by agreeing to join Sporting Lisbon. Outclassed in Barca's last Champions League group home match against Bayern Munich in late October and given hell by Sadio Mane, the former Arsenal man clearly didn't feature in Xavi's first team plans and managed to muster less than 500 minutes across seven appearances. In the next few months, however, Jordi Alba could join him departing Camp Nou according to Spanish sports magazine Don Balon as relayed by El Nacional . Alba still has a contract until 2024, but his high salary in times when Barca are reportedly being made to shave €200mn ($218mn) off the wage bill to meet La Liga and Financial Fair Play limits, plus the emergence of … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Could Sell Jordi Alba And Two More Catalan Defenders In 2023

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Langdon Hall Country House , Hotel & Spa, located in Cambridge, Ontario, is a renowned luxury property that provides world-class amenities and spa treatments to its guests. With 60 luxurious guest rooms, this Relais & Chateaux property is dedicated to sustainability and reducing its waste footprint. This is why the hotel has recently announced its partnership with The Keep Refillery to launch the first hotel refillery in the province. This partnership will help Langdon Hall reduce its waste and become a leader in the hospitality industry. The Keep Refillery will help Langdon Hall transition to a circular refilling program for all its in-room amenities. This will prevent over 2,000 plastic bottles from ending up in landfills and waterways and will significantly reduce the hotel's waste footprint. The refilling stations will be set up for housekeeping staff to refill in-room essentials, such as shampoo, conditioner, … [Read more...] about Canada’s Langdon Hall Launches First Hotel Refillery