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Kolkata gets one of Eastern India’s largest lube blending plants of Indian Oil Corporation

Indian Oil Corporation has established one of Eastern India’s largest lube blending plant in Kolkata port area with an investment of Rs 142 crore. The project sprawling over more than 13.5 acres, generated a total of 72000 man days, and it’s considered as a step towards making India self-reliant in its requirement of lubricants. Union…

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Asian Development Bank to help strengthen power distribution network in UP with $300 million loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to disseminate $300 million loan to Uttar Pradesh Power Distribution Network Rehabilitation project to upgrade rural power distribution network. An agreement for this has been signed between Government of India and ADB and the signatories to the first tranche of the loan were the Country Director of ADB’s…

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Defence Acquisition Council to procure indigenous weapons and equipment for armed forces

Giving a boost to Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Make In India initiatives the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved proposals for procurement of defence equipments from domestic industry. In a meeting presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, DAC gave its nod to capital acquisition proposals of several equipment, platforms, weapons as well as systems…

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Mega highway projects worth Rs 11000 crore coming up in Karnataka, Gadkari to inaugurate

Karnataka is set to receive a booster dose of road infra revamp with the inauguration of Rs 11000 crore highway projects spanning over 1200 kilometers. Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister will lay foundation of over 33 such projects tomorrow in Karnataka.  B.S. Yediyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka, is expected to preside…

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India is all set to become ‘toll free’ within the next few years

The Road Transport, Highways, and MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Government has already finalised a GPS-based toll collection system to ascertain seamless movement of vehicles and that such a system will ensure that the country becomes toll-free in the next two years. He informed this while addressing the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week Programme…

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Tribes India expands its product range, launches 20 new immunity products

Tribes India has announced the addition of twenty more immunity products in its Forest Fresh and Organic products portfolio. The new products introduced by Tribes India are available across 125 outlets as well as its mobile vans and online platforms including E-marketplace of Tribes India, “tribesindia.com” and e-tailers. The new products launched included products manufactured…

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Piyush Goyal invites foreign investors to expand their portfolio in India

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Railways, Food and Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal while addressing the inaugural session in CII’s Partnership Summit 2020 on virtual mode said, the country is systematically opening up new sectors of the economy for global investors and encouraging strategic relationships and strengthening its future economic plans. He welcomed…

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PM Modi reiterates commitment towards farmers’ welfare while launching development projects in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a series of development projects including a hybrid renewable energy park, a desalination plant, and an automated milk processing plant in Gujarat. Speaking on the occasion, he lauded the farmers in Kutch for exporting fruits abroad while suggesting that with changing times, one needs to embrace global best practices. He…

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MoHUA begins Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi recipients

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched an initiative of socio-economic profiling of the beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme to extend the benefits of various central schemes and in the first phase of this programme, 125 cities have been selected. The profiles hence prepared will help in identifying the potential eligibility…

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