Industry Sectors

A government-appointed committee has recommended high speed multi modal connectivity, business services and utility infrastructure in re-designing Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

The Government promotes ecosystem for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through various programmes and schemes, Rajya Sabha was told on 12 Dec 2018

Ministry of Food Processing Industries and the World Bank have jointly called two tenders for consulting services bids for which will be submitted by 21 Dec 2018.

Indian Ports Association (IPA) has launched ‘PCS 1x’, a cloud based new generation technology with user-friendly interface which seamlessly integrates eight new stakeholders besides the 19 existing stakeholders from the maritime trade on a single platform.

Leading classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has won ‘Classification Society of the Year’ award at the Samudra Manthan Awards ceremony.

India needs to train its police personnel in information technology (IT) and digital technologies to keep up with the ever-increasing cyber threats.

IndiGo has become India’s first domestic airline to have 200 aircraft in its fleet as of Dec 2018, doubling from 100 from Dec 2015.

A Singapore AI start-up, Perlin, has joined National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) in the first ever global AI hackathon to further expand the idea of ‘Artificial Intelligence, AI for All’ which is articulated in the National AI Strategy.

The Ministry of Shipping has approved the development of a Rs.156 crore freight village in Varanasi adjoining the Inland Waterways Terminal on River Ganga.

The Real Estate Industry is relieved that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its repo rates unchanged at 6.5% as widely expected given the tight credit flow across all sectors of the economy.