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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Reliance Industries Investment In North East India: Reliance Industries Announces ₹75,000 Crore Investment in North-Eastern India for Biogas, Telecom, and Healthcare, ET Manufacturing
Advt Advt Advt Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd will invest ₹75,000 crore in North Eastern states in setting up 350 biogas plants, expanding its telecom services, retail footprint, and clean energy projects, chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Friday. Speaking at the Rising NorthEast Investors Summit here, Reliance Industries Ltd chairman and managing director said his group will invest in factories for high-quality FMCG products in the region and setting up a 150-bed cancer hospital in Manipur "Reliance has invested around ₹30,000 crore in the region in the past 40 years. In the next five years, we will more than double our investments, with our target at ₹75,000 crore," he will create over 2.5 million direct and indirect employment opportunities as the conglomerate aspires to touch the lives of most of the 45 million population in the said he is making six commitments to the Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and group's telecom unit Jio has already covered 90 per cent of the population with over 5 million 5G subscribers. "We will double this number this year," he said. "Jio's priority will be to bring the revolutionary power of Artificial Intelligence to all schools, hospitals, enterprises and homes."When talent meets technology and competence meets connectivity, our North-East will surge ahead, he said Reliance Retail will vastly increase its procurement of staples, fruits, and vegetables to boost the income of farmers."We will also invest in factories for high-quality FMCG products in the region and promote the region's fabulous artisan economy," he clean energy, Reliance will look to "greatly" enhance generation of solar power in the region, he said without giving line with the vision of converting waste to wealth, Reliance will convert the region's vast 'wasteland into wealth-land', by setting up 350 integrated compressed biogas plants which will turn organic waste into gas which could be used as CNG for transportation as well as fuel in industries and cooking in kitchens, he said Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the group, will bring the best of cancer care to the North-East."To begin with, we have established a 150-bed comprehensive cancer hospital in Manipur. We are collaborating with Mizoram University on the care of breast cancer using genomic data. In Guwahati, we have built an Advanced Molecular Diagnostics and Research Lab. It will be among the largest Genome Sequencing Capacities in India," he said. "We will help transform the North-East into a healthcare hub and a research powerhouse".Stating that the North-East is a treasure-house of world-class talent in multiple sports, he said Reliance Foundation will work with all eight states to set up Olympic Training Centres, which will prepare our youth to be tomorrow's medal-winners in Olympics."For Reliance, it is a matter of privilege to fulfil the dreams of a region that has the fastest rate of economic growth with the youngest population in India," he Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, "You have achieved something unbelievable and unimaginable. You have brought the North-East from the periphery to the centre of India's developmental map, from the margins to the mainstream of the India Story!""Under your guidance, we in industry will work with all the Chief Ministers to make the North-East an inspiring model to demonstrate to the rest of the world... how we can make progress, how development can take care of Dharti Maa, how Laxmi Mata can reach every home, and how Bharat Mata indeed embraces all her children with her boundless love."
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Reliance Industries Investment In North East India: Reliance Industries Announces ₹75,000 Crore Investment in North-Eastern India for Biogas, Telecom, and Healthcare, ET Infra
Advt Advt Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd will invest ₹75,000 crore in North Eastern states in setting up 350 biogas plants, expanding its telecom services, retail footprint, and clean energy projects, chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Friday. Speaking at the Rising NorthEast Investors Summit here, Reliance Industries Ltd chairman and managing director said his group will invest in factories for high-quality FMCG products in the region and setting up a 150-bed cancer hospital in Manipur "Reliance has invested around ₹30,000 crore in the region in the past 40 years. In the next five years, we will more than double our investments, with our target at ₹75,000 crore," he will create over 2.5 million direct and indirect employment opportunities as the conglomerate aspires to touch the lives of most of the 45 million population in the said he is making six commitments to the Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and group's telecom unit Jio has already covered 90 per cent of the population with over 5 million 5G subscribers. "We will double this number this year," he said. "Jio's priority will be to bring the revolutionary power of Artificial Intelligence to all schools, hospitals, enterprises and homes."When talent meets technology and competence meets connectivity, our North-East will surge ahead, he said Reliance Retail will vastly increase its procurement of staples, fruits, and vegetables to boost the income of farmers."We will also invest in factories for high-quality FMCG products in the region and promote the region's fabulous artisan economy," he clean energy, Reliance will look to "greatly" enhance generation of solar power in the region, he said without giving line with the vision of converting waste to wealth, Reliance will convert the region's vast 'wasteland into wealth-land', by setting up 350 integrated compressed biogas plants which will turn organic waste into gas which could be used as CNG for transportation as well as fuel in industries and cooking in kitchens, he said Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the group, will bring the best of cancer care to the North-East."To begin with, we have established a 150-bed comprehensive cancer hospital in Manipur. We are collaborating with Mizoram University on the care of breast cancer using genomic data. In Guwahati, we have built an Advanced Molecular Diagnostics and Research Lab. It will be among the largest Genome Sequencing Capacities in India," he said. "We will help transform the North-East into a healthcare hub and a research powerhouse".Stating that the North-East is a treasure-house of world-class talent in multiple sports, he said Reliance Foundation will work with all eight states to set up Olympic Training Centres, which will prepare our youth to be tomorrow's medal-winners in Olympics."For Reliance, it is a matter of privilege to fulfil the dreams of a region that has the fastest rate of economic growth with the youngest population in India," he Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, "You have achieved something unbelievable and unimaginable. You have brought the North-East from the periphery to the centre of India's developmental map, from the margins to the mainstream of the India Story!""Under your guidance, we in industry will work with all the Chief Ministers to make the North-East an inspiring model to demonstrate to the rest of the world... how we can make progress, how development can take care of Dharti Maa, how Laxmi Mata can reach every home, and how Bharat Mata indeed embraces all her children with her boundless love."
Associated Press
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin thinks about her dad often in a season marked by serious crash, memorable milestone
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin was attending a celebration party at the World Cup finals when the band began playing the Paul Simon song 'You Can Call Me Al.' The tears suddenly began to form. That was her dad's favorite tune. These days, the American ski racing standout has been thinking a lot about her father, Jeff Shiffrin. He died five years ago in a home accident. Her father helped nurture her love of skiing. He offered tips and suggestions, usually taking in her races off to the side and with a camera dangling from a strap around his neck. Mikaela Shiffrin can't help wonder what he would've thought of her recently earning World Cup win No. 100. 'I just wish,' she said, 'I could ask him.' This season has been so difficult for Shiffrin, a painful season that winds down Thursday after her slalom race at the World Cup finals. The two-time Olympic champion continues to work her way back from a crash during the giant slalom in Killington, Vermont, in November. She suffered a deep puncture wound that caused severe trauma to her oblique muscles. It caused emotional trauma, too, leaving her with post-traumatic stress disorder in the GS. Next season, there's the pressure of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. and didn't medal over five individual events. Dad could've been a huge help in managing all of these emotions. Jeff Shiffrin died at age 65 on Feb. 2, 2020, in an accident at the family home in Colorado. He was an anesthesiologist who leaned on his background in clinical science to help Mikaela develop original training methods and unique workout programs. What he instilled in her was focus and to remain present in any moment. On race days, he pretty much stayed in the background, sometimes even climbing trees adjacent to a race hill to catch a glimpse of her flying through a course. Her father, with his familiar bushy mustache, was always there for suggestions, video breakdown and, of course, hugs. 'This season I've been definitely thinking about him a lot,' Mikaela Shiffrin said in an interview with The Associated Press. 'A lot of it has been more emotional and I think more sad than it's been in a while, actually. I'm sure that's tied to some of the other experiences I've had this year.' She's not quite sure what he would've thought of her winning her 100th World Cup race during a slalom in Sestriere, Italy, on Feb. 23. 'One of the worst things for me is when people say he would have been proud,' Shiffrin said. 'I'm like, 'Well, we don't know that. Maybe he would have told me to move on from ski racing now. Go find something else to do.' 'But I imagine he would have been sort of like the awkward, giggly dad proud. If anyone asked him, he might have brushed it off and been like, 'We're just trying to ski well.'' She's got her mom and brother for support. Her fiance, Norwegian standout Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, too. She leans on them — and will lean on them as the Olympics approach. Because the Beijing Games will be mentioned often to Shiffrin. Everything just felt different, including the venue and the lack of fans because of the pandemic to create any sort of buzz. This version of the Winter Games takes place at a well-known venue in Cortina, on a well-known hill where Shiffrin won a World Cup super-G race in 2019 and a world championship Alpine combined gold medal in 2021. 'In many ways, Cortina is going to be — it might actually feel like my first Olympics in a place where Alpine skiing doesn't feel like an afterthought,' said Shiffrin, who won the slalom at the 2014 Sochi Games and the GS gold four years later in Pyeongchang. She figures to have company in the spotlight, too, with Lindsey Vonn back on the scene. The 40-year-old Vonn recently completed her comeback season after a partial knee replacement with a second-place showing at the World Cup finals in the super-G. 'Watching her ski that way (Sunday) with really challenging conditions ... was really impressive,' the 30-year-old Shiffrin said. 'I thought her skiing was really powerful.' On Thursday, no matter how she finishes, Shiffrin will be relinquishing her overall slalom title after winning the discipline's crystal globe the past two seasons. She currently is sixth in the season-long slalom standings (she missed four slalom races after her crash), with a chance to finish second or third. Zrinka Ljutic Croatia leads with three other racers within striking distance for the crown. 'There's still a level of focus and intensity that I really want to bring to the slalom,' Shiffrin said. 'I also want to ski my best. For whatever is in front of me, I want to be able to handle it with my best game, my best turns.' That's a mindset her dad helped instill. Lately, little things have been reminding her of him. Like that Simon song. 'That song (coming on at the celebration), it was a gift for me,' Shiffrin said. 'I was just like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm going to start bawling.' Certain music makes me think of him. Certain clothing makes me think of him. Those memories come back in flashes and at very unexpected times.'
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bell and Richardson seal hat-trick of sprint titles
Lauren Bell and Matthew Richardson completed a hat-trick of sprint medals on the final day of the British Track Cycling Championships in Bell won the women's individual sprint to go with her team sprint and keirin victories, while England's Richardson won the men's keirin to complete the men's sprinting said: "Nationals are always such a great event - there's always sold-out crowds. It's nice to have my family in the crowd to cheer me on, it's great."I knew I had good legs coming in. I've got the speed and I've started to develop the tactics now. I tried to take each race as it came, and this is the result."Richardson was making his debut at the event having switched allegiance to Great Britain after collecting two silver medals and a bronze for Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympics."I set this as one of my goals," he said. "I knew I was capable of it, but doing it and saying it are two completely different things, so I'm just really relieved and happy that I can go out there and achieve my goals."Katie Archibald, competing at the championships for the first time in six years, stormed to a dominant victory in the women's points two-time Olympic champion took maximum points from five of the eight sprints and gained a lap on the field to finish on 47 points, 37 clear of Danielle Watkinson and Cat Ferguson, who took silver and bronze respectively."I'm very happy about a plan well executed. The fact I've been away for so long has made me very motivated for the nationals," said Archibald."I'm the person that people want to beat, but it's still nice to be surrounded by that mentality and take a buoy from being a part of that."Elsewhere, Noah Hobbs won the men's scratch race ahead of defending champion Sam Fisher and William the Para-cycling events, Samuel Davies, Rebecca Newark and Jacob Smith took gold in the mixed C team sprint, while Sophie Unwin, Jenny Holl, James Ball and Steffan Lloyd claimed victory in the mixed B team sprint final.
