Manufacturing

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...

Nil BCD on Ferro-Nickel and Molybdenum ores, says Minister An addition investment of Rs.29,500 crores with capacity creation of around 25 million tonnes (MT) for specialty steel is anticipated under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Minister for Steel and...

Rajya Sabha updated on coal-lignite gasification The Government has approved Rs.8,500 crore incentive scheme to provide Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to promote Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects for both public and private sector undertakings, Minister of Coal and Mines G....

Plant health that is vital for improving productivity of farmers, says Mukherjee The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a US$98 million loan to improve horticulture crop farmers’ access to certified disease-free planting materials, which will boost their crops’ yield,...

MoU signed to integrate green technologies into steelmaking processes Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and John Cockerill Group of Belgium aim to leverage their combined strengths to drive innovation and green steel technologies. SAIL has signed a Memorandum of...