Invoking the legacy of Singur, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said industrial revival and fresh investment are crucial to restoring employment opportunities in West Bengal.
Under the MoU finalised in the presence of Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Tata Motors will commence trial runs of 40 trucks with green hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2 ICE) over the next two years.
At the close, the Sensex ended 27 points, or 0.03%, lower at 82,248.61, while the Nifty 50 was up by 14 points, or 0.06%, to settle at 25,496.55.
Inaugurating the Tata Motors Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) manufacturing facility at Panapakkam in Ranipet district, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday also flagged off the first unit rolled out from the factory.
The impact of the total exceptional cost due to the cyber incident at JLR was to the tune of Rs 800 crore, while Rs 400 crore was due to the new labour code implementation and another Rs 400 crore was due to stamp duty charges.
At a time, when his dream project of Tata Motors small car factory in Singur started winding up due to land agitation, silently another and more specifically even bigger industry started taking shape.
The demise of the former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya came as a great shock to the people of the state.
India's homegrown automotive company Tata Motors launched its new vehicle Tata Curvv EV in the SUV segment on Wednesday with prices ranging from Rs 17.49 lakh to Rs 21.99 lakh (ex-showroom).
The company had reported a net profit of Rs 3,203 crore in the April-June quarter last year.
A flag-off ceremony was held at the facility here in the presence of UP Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra and senior delegates from the country's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer.
