Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal inspected Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIC), a retail outlet under Central Cottage Industries Corporation, a PSU under the Ministry of Textiles. He suggested to find out the possibility of Public Private Partnership (PPP) to expand its business. He emphasised on promotion of Indian craft on global scale by providing it…
India’s premier hydropower company NHPC Limited (erstwhile National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) has registered 12% jump in its half yearly standalone profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 2483 crore. While its PAT for the corresponding previous half year was Rs 2217 crore. The share of NHPC in the consolidated PAT for the current half year is…
Despite increased interest rates and basic property cost, the top 7 cities saw homes worth INR 1,55,833 crore sold in the first half of FY23, rising by 119% on yearly basis. The overall value of units sold in the corresponding period of FY22 was approx. INR 71,295 crore. Between April and September 2022, approx. 1,73,155…
Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organised a Mango Festival at Al Jazira group supermarket in Bahrain. The show had on display 34 varieties of mangoes sourced from eastern states such as Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. In the current Financial Year, the exports of agricultural as well as processed food…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Rs 8000 crore worth projects in Tharad in Banaskantha in Gujarat. He mentioned that these projects will help in irrigation facilities to more than six districts of Gujarat including Patan, Mehsana and Banaskatha. The PM also unveiled several projects including Sujlam Suflam Canal strengthening work, apart from…
Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) hold an emergency meeting to address the deteriorating air quality in National Capital Region. Under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP),Sub-Committee for invoking actions and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) participated in this meeting. While comprehensively reviewing the overall air quality parameters during the meeting, the commission noted due to unfavourable…
A Centre of Entrepreneurship-Kalpataru (COE-Kalpataru) on Industry 4.0 was created by the consortium of of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Government of Andhra Pradesh; Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) at RINL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL expressed confidence that COE at RINL will be…
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has become the first Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) that has achieved a major milestone of procurement value of Rs 10,000 Crore. It has achieved this distinction through the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM). SAIL has played an active role in creating different functionalities with aim to enhance the reach of GeM…
Showcasing its commitment towards using Shredded Plastic in Road Construction Border Road Organization (BRO) has taken the cleanliness drive, “Special Campaign 2.0” on next level. BRO has already carried out trials to use this new technology that uses shredded plastic in bituminous road construction. BRO has already carried out trials of this technology in India…
The establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) that’s meant for providing credit guarantees to loans provided bythe Scheduled Commercial Banks as well as Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) registered at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has been notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal…
