Manufacturing

Projects include 16,000-km pipelines Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has invited the Japanese industry to invest in India and get into technology transfer partnerships in order to tap the opportunities arising out of growing steel demand. Hosting the Japanese delegation at...

Nurse training for tribal students Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has laid the foundation stone for ‘Ore Benficiation Plant’ at the iron ore premises of Bhilai Steel Plant at Rajhara on 21 Feb 2020. It will augment the quality of iron...

Align with world standards Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has told the industry to adopt international quality standards and scale up production to remain globally competitive. International quality standards must be adopted both for domestic industry and replacing imports,...

Essential to make basic weapons in India Self-reliance in the small arms sector is fundamentally necessary for the nation in the long run, said Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to The Chairman Chiefs of Staff...

Group for best advise Cabinet has approved constitution of a 12-Member Technology Group which is mandated to render timely policy advice on latest technologies. It will be mapping of technology and technology products, commercialise of dual use technologies developed in...

Idea mooted: Pit-head thermal plant Thermal coal import will stop from Financial Year 2023-24 while a pithead thermal plant idea has been mooted at local mines, said Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi. He spoke at the “Chintan Shivir”,...

IT-ITeS services drive growth The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) continue to take the lead in expanding the exports for the country, achieving US$100 billion worth of exports in FY 2019-20. The SEZs showed resilience in the midst of volatile global...

Develop eco-system for startups Apart from having strategic implication, there is immense economic and social implications of enhanced steel usage across Railways and defence sectors, Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has told the industry. Emphasising the Ministry of Steel’s role as...

Govt focus on small city economies The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined importance of strengthening manufacturing sector and increase exports backed by several initiatives taken by his Government. He has also emphasized that the government’s focus on economic growth...

To usher in the next level of growth for the automobile sector, the US$57 billion industry has to be a technology leader and not a follower.