Eight Years On, President Reopens Tata Housing Probe
A whistleblower’s complaint over a Tata Group housing project in Haryana, pending since 2016, has been reopened after the President […]
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JSW, Tata, Birla’s entry into B2B e-commerce augurs poorly for Infra.Market, OfBusiness
JSW, Tata, Birla’s entry into B2B e-commerce augurs poorly for Infra.Market, OfBusiness. For almost a decade, B2B e-commerce has been the domain of startups like Infra.Market and OfBusiness. Now, conglomerates like Tata, JSW, and Aditya Birla Group have launched their own marketplaces. The big manufacturers launching their own shop fronts are turning rivals for Infra.Market and OfBusiness.
The other ‘coal scam’
Fresh evidence surfaces in the decade-long probe into “over-invoicing” of coal imports totalling over Rs. 35,000 crore by corporates including Adani. This scam’s main victim was the public at large rather than the government’s coffers. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had found evidence that over 40 companies were over-charging for coal that was imported and sold to thermal power plants across the country.
Gujarat Revokes Power Tariff Hike: Adani, Essar to Gain
It is claimed that a recent decision by the Gujarat government, to revoke a 2018 government resolution allowing increases in electricity tariffs by private power companies in the Adani, Tata and Essar groups, would “safeguard” consumer interests. On the contrary, the decision may benefit the private companies at the expense of electricity consumers.