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Construction starts on food processing park. Badal at the foundation stone laying of maize processing park. Food Processing Industry Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has laid the foundation stone for First Maize-based Mega Food Park in Kapurthala, Punjab on 7 July,...

India-Israel signed 12 MoUs worth US$4.3bn. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu at the 1st Israel-India CEOs Forum at Tel Aviv on 6 July 2017. The business communities of India and Israel will...

India-Israel signs 7 MoUs during PM visit. Modi addressing the press meet with Netanyahu, in Jerusalem on 5 July 2017. India and Israel have agreed to establish a "Strategic Partnership in Water and Agriculture” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...

IEZ to leverage on Bangladesh industrial sector. The first meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group (JWG) on the establishment of Indian Economic Zones (IEZs) in Bangladesh was held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, May 10, 2016. The Ministry...

Cashless economy will face increasing cyberthreats.   India needs to urgently build capacity to fight cybercrime, which is an increasing threat as the country goes for cashless economy, says industry body ASSOCHAM. “What we urgently need is serious effort in...

Report says 13,363 MW stalled. Several hydropower projects of about 13,363 megawatt (MW) capacity are stranded at various stages of development, resulting in significant time and cost overruns estimated to be worth Rs52,697 crore as of December 2016, noted a...

Emphsis on clean and green steel, and zero waste. Goods and Services Tax (GST), which came into effect 1 July 2017, is expected to bring down the time and cost of transportation and logistics by 40-45 per cent, said Steel...

Minister sees gold era for textile industry. Minister Irani (in saree) at the MoU signing ceremony. Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani said the current age is a golden era for development of textile industry, and affirmed the government’s commitment to promote...

Saudis recognize India’s lighting success. Saudi Aramco plant. The Kingdom signs up Indian efficiency programme. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is to help implement energy efficiency programmes and scale-up demand side measures in Saudi Arabia under a Memorandum of Understanding...

India-Dutch synergy for business opportunities. Modi meeting Rutte, at Amsterdam, on 27 June 2017. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Rutte have expressed the hope for an early resumption of negotiations leading to the conclusion of the Broad-based Trade and...