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Tata Power Pacts with Tata Motors to Make Maharshtra EV Ready

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Tata Power Pacts with Tata Motors to Make Maharshtra EV Ready

Electric Utility Company Tata Power Ltd. has partnered with Tata Motors Ltd. to make Maharashtra electric vehicle ready, a move that will focus on establishing charging stations in the state for public use. The company has signed a MoU with the state to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy (2018) in accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, as informed in the Tata Motors official statement. The event witnessed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating the new EV charging stations to mark the week-long World Environment Day celebration. Meanwhile, CEO & MD, Tata Power, Praveen Sinha said, We are happy to present Maharashtra with various electric vehicle charging stations that cover the wide expanse of the city. As a part of the pact, nine locatio...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Launched Job Portal For Job Seekers

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today launched a web portal Mahaswayam that will cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill development and employment. Earlier, the state government ran three different portals- Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) portal for Skill Development, Maharojgar for employment and Mahaswayamrojgar for entrepreneurship. These three have now been merged into Mahaswayam, making it easier for all beneficiaries as well as the state to keep a track of the demand and supply of workforce. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar, who was also present at the launch said, "It was important to get all the three sectors on one platform to en...

Foxconn $5 Billion Investment is Not Going Anywhere, Says Devendra Fadnavis

As per the news that Taiwan-based tech giant Foxconn may shy away from its proposed USD 5 billion investment in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the company is "not going anywhere" and hoped issues raised by it will be resolved soon. "Foxconn had issues pertaining to the Central government. The company wants its manufacturing costs here to match those in China," he said while speaking to reporters at his residence 'Varsha' here. The world's largest electronics contract manufacturer plans to set up manufacturing units in India, which boasts of the world's second-largest base of mobile phone users, to mitigate rising labour costs in China and also lower manufacturing cost of iPhones. Fadnavis said the company, which counts Apple, Xiaomi, Blackberry and Amazon...