Manufacturing

Bids for 15,000 Rkm track side work invited  Three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have been approved for supply of Kavach System, an indigenously developed technology-intensive Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has told the Rajya Sabha on...

Logistics vital for competitive manufacturing, says Ministry The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$350 million policy-based loan (PBL) under the second subprogram of Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics Ecosystem (SMILE) program to support the government in undertaking wide-ranging...

27 mines attracts 50 bidders, says Ministry India continues to import coking coal and high-grade thermal coal, as these are required by the heavy industries and are not adequately available from domestic sources. Despite possessing the fifth-largest coal reserves globally,...

Goal to support wide range of LEO satellite infrastructure projects, says ministry Silizium Circuits, with support from the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF), is set to develop advanced semiconductor solutions for LEO satellite components, under an agreement signed with the...

India committed to build strong-modern Navy ‘Steel Cutting’ ceremony of the first ship of Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV), was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on 16 Dec 24 under a contract signed in March 2023 for six vessels...

Indigenously-designed barges built by MSME yard The indigenously-designed seventh Missile cut Ammunition (MCA) Barge, LSAM 14 (Yard 82), was launched on 12 Dec 24 at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, west coast, was launched in a ceremony presided over by Cmde AKK...

Heavyweight industry-backed UKTMP to convert TiO2 in Odisha An Indian-Kazakhstan Joint Venture is to be established for converting Titanium Slag as feed material to produce Titanium Sponge, which is required for strategic use by Defence, Aero Space and Atomic Energy...

ILT being designed as 25-ton class armoured fighting vehicle The Ministry of Defence has signed on 12 Dec a Rs.13,500 crore contract to procure 12 Su-30MKI aircraft along with associated equipment from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft would have...

Lok Sabha updated on Agriculture schemes The National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds), approved by Cabinet on 3 Oct 2024 with total outlay of Rs.10,103 crore, aims to boost domestic oilseed production and achieving self-reliance in edible oils...

171 applicants registered under Rs.10,900cr PLI scheme Rs.8,910 crore has been invested made across 213 locations to date under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) which was approved by the Cabinet on 31 March 2021 with...