Manufacturing

India-designed Unit 1 of Kaiga nuclear power plant has won appreciation from the World Nuclear Association (WNA) for its continuous operation over three years.

Defence Ministry has awarded a Rs.2,435.15 crore contract for design, construction and supply of four Survey Vessels for Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata.

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe have outlined the shared vision for the future of India-Japan relations following the India-Japan Annual Summit held during his visit 28-29 Oct 2018.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is working with WhatsApp to educate and train small-medium business owners (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on how the WhatsApp Business app can help them connect with their customers and grow their businesses.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has received orders worth Rs.14,338 crore during the first half of the current year, boosting order-book to Rs.48,995 crore as of 1 Oct 2018.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the Mid Life Upgrade of 17 Dornier Aircraft of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an approximate cost of Rs.950 crore.

The Shipping Ministry is awaiting Revenue Department’s response on allowing domesticated containers to carry export-import cargo for exim routes.

The Meghalaya government is keen on establishing a food processing hub in the state, said its Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

Vietnam is looking for transfer of technology from India to strengthen its food processing and crop protection base, said Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The demand for Indian Construction Equipment (ICE) grew by a hefty 24% in FY 2017-18, up from 13% in FY 2015-16, reflecting a healthy increase in infrastructure expenditure.