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Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
NTPC, Bihar govt join hands for plantation drive
Patna: NTPC Eastern Region-I headquarters observed the World Environment Day with a series of environmental initiatives and a special ceremony at their Patna facility on Thursday. The organisation also announced plans for a major plantation initiative in partnership with the Bihar govt for the current fiscal year. Regional executive director Sudip Nag led the celebrations, administering a pledge to employees and emphasising the organisation's commitment to sustainability. "World Environment Day is not merely symbolic but a powerful reminder that we are all stewards of this planet," Nag stated. The celebration included a plantation drive within the township complex. NTPC's commitment to environmental conservation is reflected in their annual nationwide plantation of over 100,000 saplings. The event was attended by senior officials, including GM (OS) Mathew E Kavoor and RHOHR Anil Kumar Chawla.
Mint
22-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
360 ONE Asset launches ₹500 crore early-stage fund to back startups
Mumbai: 360 ONE Asset, a wholly owned subsidiary of 360 ONE WAM, has launched an early-stage fund with a corpus of ₹500 crore to back seed and Series A startups across key sectors, a top executive said. With cheque sizes ranging from ₹10–25 crore, the fund will aim for meaningful ownership in about 25 companies, focusing on areas such as domestic consumption, frontier technology, financial services infrastructure, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-led services. Read this | GrowX reaps a bonanza from space-tech firm Pixxel 'The stage that we will come at will be the first institutional round in a company that is beginning to see strong and early signs of a product market fit. With this fund, we aim to bridge the funding gap between the very early stages and the growth stage options that are available in the market," Abhishek Nag, strategy head of early-stage VC at 360 ONE Asset, told Mint in an interview. While older venture capital funds have become larger and are targeting relatively later stages, the early-stage end of the spectrum now has a robust pool of micro venture capital firms, solo general partners (GPs), and angel investors issuing pre-seed cheques. 'Our focus is the stage in the middle where we hope to build a high conviction, concentrated portfolio of companies that have a reasonable product market fit with good fundamentals in place," Nag said, adding that the fund will also offer co-investment opportunities for strategic partners alongside leading rounds. On sectoral focus, Nag said there are multiple strong tailwinds in consumption. 'With the rise of GenZ and mass affluent and per capita income increasing, discretionary spends are also on the rise. There is scope for multiple global consumer brands that can come from India." Read this | VC fundraising wave gains as dealmaking rebounds, but caution prevails 'We are also spending a lot of time understanding defence, space, semiconductor and precision manufacturing industries. There is also a lot to do in building strong global supply chains," Nag said. Other sectors such as financial services remain underpenetrated, while GenAI-led services are expected to disrupt traditional services companies, he added. The fund has already made four investments across sectors such as gaming, consumer, SaaS, and space-tech, though it did not disclose specific names. 360 ONE Asset, which manages more than $3 billion in assets across its venture capital and private equity platform, has launched several other funds in recent months, including a ₹4,000 crore secondaries fund, a pre-IPO fund, a healthcare-focused private equity fund, and sector-specific funds targeting financial services and technology. It also expects to launch a consumer-focused fund soon. Also read | Mint Explainer: How can collapse impact AI investments in India? 'We have launched these funds as we believe there is a lot of depth in the kind of opportunities we are seeing today. There is immense scope for good returns as exit strategies evolve for new-age companies. We also have the ability to offer expertise, and another way to think about the depth in the market is to have the right size of funds chasing those companies," Nag said, adding that the firm can support startups from the idea stage all the way to IPO.
7NEWS
20-05-2025
- Politics
- 7NEWS
Paint-filled extinguisher used in attack on Peter Dutton's office
A teenager used a fire extinguisher filled with paint to vandalise former federal opposition leader Peter Dutton 's office, a court has been told. Aahana Nag, 18, arrived at Brisbane Magistrates Court surrounded by supporters on Tuesday to face a wilful damage charge over the April 29 incident. Dutton's Arana Hills office in Brisbane's north was targeted in the early hours during the Liberal leader's unsuccessful federal election campaign. It was sprayed with red paint and covered in posters criticising his stance on the war in Gaza and purported closeness to US President Donald Trump about 2.30am. Nag arrived in a nearby street with three others before exiting a vehicle wearing a 'COVID-style surgical mask', the court was told. She then sprayed Dutton's office with the fire extinguisher filled with red paint, the police prosecutor said. Authorities were called and used police dogs to apprehend Nag. Surgical gloves, masks, a baseball cap and a balaclava were found in her backpack. Nag suffered scarring and bruising after being mauled by a police dog while being apprehended, the court was told. Defence lawyer Terry Fisher said his client had a highly developed social and political awareness of the oppression and injustice of people in the community. 'In relation to the actions she took on this night it was due to Peter Dutton's anti-social behaviour, particularly in relation to his comments on the genocide of Palestinian people ... and his comments on the environment,' Fisher told the court. Supporters flanked Nag when she arrived at court, covering her face. They surrounded her again when she spoke outside court after her sentencing. 'This was an act of resistance and Peter Dutton does not support us,' Nag said. Nag, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 hours of community service, to be completed within six months. No conviction was recorded. During the federal election campaign, Dutton said the vandalism of his office was 'outrageous' and that it went against the democratic process. Dutton later made history by becoming the first opposition leader to lose his seat, with Labor 's Ali France emerging victorious in the seat of Dickson. Most of the vandalism has been cleared from Dutton's now-empty office. But red paint remains on some of the walls and graffiti reading 'Facists don't represent us' written on the ground in front of his office is still legible.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Shocking new details emerge about vandalism attack that left Peter Dutton's office covered in red paint
A teenager used a fire extinguisher filled with paint to vandalise former federal opposition leader Peter Dutton 's office, a court has been told. Aahana Nag, 18, arrived at Brisbane Magistrates Court surrounded by supporters on Tuesday to face a wilful damage charge over the April 29 incident. Mr Dutton's Arana Hills office in Brisbane's north was targeted in the early hours during the Liberal leader's unsuccessful federal election campaign. It was sprayed with red paint and covered in posters criticising his stance on the war in Gaza and purported closeness to US President Donald Trump about 2.30am. Nag arrived in a nearby street with three others before exiting a vehicle wearing a "COVID-style surgical mask", the court was told. She then sprayed Mr Dutton's office with the fire extinguisher filled with red paint, the police prosecutor said. Authorities were called and used police dogs to apprehend Nag, and surgical gloves, masks, a baseball cap and balaclava were found in her backpack. Nag suffered scarring and bruising after being mauled by a police dog while being apprehended, the court was told. Defence lawyer Terry Fisher said his client had a highly developed social and political awareness of the oppression and injustice of people in the community. "In relation to the actions she took on this night it was due to Peter Dutton's anti-social behaviour, particularly in relation to his comments on the genocide of Palestinian people ... and his comments on the environment," Mr Fisher told the court. Supporters flanked Nag when she arrived at court, covering her face. They surrounded her again when she spoke outside court after her sentencing. "This was an act of resistance and Peter Dutton does not support us," Nag said. Nag, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 hours of community service, to be completed within six months. No conviction was recorded. During the federal election campaign Mr Dutton said the vandalism of his office was "outrageous" and that it went against the democratic process. Mr Dutton later made history by becoming the first opposition leader to lose his seat, with Labor's Ali France emerging victorious in the seat of Dickson. Most of the vandalism has been cleared from Mr Dutton's now-empty office. But red paint remains on some of the walls and graffiti reading "Facists dont represent us' written on the ground in front of his office is still legible.
Sydney Morning Herald
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
No conviction recorded for teen behind attack on Peter Dutton's office
A teenager used a fire extinguisher filled with paint to vandalise former federal opposition leader Peter Dutton's office, a court has been told. Aahana Nag, 18, arrived at Brisbane Magistrates Court surrounded by supporters on Tuesday to answer to a wilful damage charge over the April 29 incident. Dutton's Arana Hills office in Brisbane's north was targeted in the early hours during the Liberal leader's unsuccessful federal election campaign. About 2.30am, it was sprayed with red paint and covered in posters criticising his stance on the war in Gaza and purported closeness to US President Donald Trump. Nag arrived in a nearby street with three others before exiting a vehicle wearing a 'COVID-style surgical mask', the court was told. Loading She then sprayed Dutton's office with the fire extinguisher filled with red paint, the police prosecutor said. Authorities were called and used police dogs to apprehend Nag, and surgical gloves, masks, a baseball cap and balaclava were found in her backpack. Nag suffered scarring and bruising after being mauled by a police dog while being apprehended, the court was told.
