Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday laid the foundation stone for a steel project of JSW Group to be set up at an estimated investment of Rs 65,000 crore.

The proposed project would have an annual steel manufacturing capacity of 13.2 million tonne (MT) with a captive power plant and captive jetties with cargo-handling capacity, JSW Steel said in a BSE filing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.

He also dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects related to urban transport, health, rail and tourism sector worth over Rs 9,770 crore.

Ola Electric has announced that they will be dropping the prices of their electric scooters for February. The prices have been lowered by up to Rs 25,000 on the S1 Pro, S1 Air and S1X+. They are now priced at Rs 130,000, RS 105,000, and Rs 85,000. All prices are ex-showroom.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Ola Electric's chairman and managing director Bhavish Aggarwal said that this special discount is in effect starting today, February 16, and will exist till the end of this month.

Shares of Alpex Solar were locked in the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 362.70 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday a day after BofA Securities bought over 200,000 shares of the company via open market on its listing.

With today’s gain, the stock price of Alpex Solar has zoomed 215 per cent against its issue price of Rs 115 per share. Around 115,000 shares changed hands and there were pending buy orders for 1.04 million shares on the NSE.

Tata Group is considering a potential spinoff of its battery business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Indian conglomerate expands its foray in the country’s renewable-energy and electric-vehicle sectors.

Tata is in the early stage of discussions about eventually breaking out Agratas Energy Storage Solutions Pvt as an independent unit, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Such a structure would allow the battery business to raise funds and go public in Mumbai at a later stage, the people said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday, said that his country is quite close to creating a cancer vaccine, and it could be available to patients soon.

Speaking at a forum on future technologies in Moscow, he said, "...We have come very close to the creation of so-called cancer vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs of a new generation."

The Delhi Metro saw the highest number of passengers ever, at 7.109 million, on February 13, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. It surpassed the record of 7.103 million passenger journeys set on September 4, 2023.

In a post on social media platform X, DMRC said, "Delhi Metro broke its highest Passenger journey record set in September 2023 by registering an unmatched 7.109 million passenger ridership on Tuesday (February 13, 2024), the highest ever daily passenger ridership."

The Centre on Wednesday said it was willing to set up a committee to discuss the demands of farm unions, offering to include as many as six of their representatives in it, a change in stance from the three members it had suggested earlier.

It urged farm unions to approach the discussion constructively and not inconvenience common people.

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, on Wednesday, informed the exchanges that post passing a resolution for a reverse merger between the holding company Utkarsh Core Invest (UCL) and the bank, the UCL board has suggested initiating steps towards the same, subject to approvals from the concerned authorities.

This is to inform that Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited (“USFBL” or “the Bank”) has received a communication from UCL dated February 14, 2024.

Supriya Sule, Lok Sabha member of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), stated on Wednesday that their faction has no plans to merge with any other political party. Speaking to reporters after a meeting at Sharad Pawar's residence, Sule clarified that the Sharad Pawar-led NCP will continue to participate in elections as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

"Our faction will not merge with any political party. We will contest the upcoming polls as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)," Sule stated.

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