Amendment of India & Switzerland aviation agreement approved by Cabinet
The amendments in the Air Services Agreement between India and Switzerland will bring it in tune with the developments in the civil aviation sector.
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India & Brazil MoU on bioenergy, biofuel cooperation approved by Cabinet
The MoU between India & Brazil provides a framework to cooperate and promote investment in biofuel, bioelectricity and biogas supply-chains, including feedstock, industrial conversion, distribution and end use sectors.
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CDRI & Indian pharma giant Cipla partner to develop new drugs, medicines for global markets
CDRI has signed an agreement for collaboration to jointly develop new drugs for treating various medical conditions and repurposing of drugs for India and global markets with pharma giant Cipla Ltd.
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India & Saudi Arabia MoU for cooperation in renewable energy approved by Cabinet
The MoU aims at setting up a framework for cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia in the field of renewable energy.
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CBIC addresses BSE members on Sabka Vishwas Scheme; Dispute resolution open till Dec 31
The Symposium was held to explain to participants the SVLDRS Scheme 2019 along with the eligibility, benefits, and procedural aspects of the Scheme.
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Multi-brand service outlets the next trend for car owners, Indian auto sector: Mahindra study
For those who own cars of different brands and have to scramble around to various service stations to have their vehicles serviced, multi-brand outlets (MBOs) may be the answer to their one-stop requirement.
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Govt e-Marketplace outreach, feedback & portal awareness program 'GeM Samvaad' begins
Through this outreach program, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) expects to make the actual users aware of new features and functionalities of the portal, and collect feedback, which is the first step towards GeM’s ‘Voice of Customer’ initiative.
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Govt to launch AYUSH Export Promotion, Research Councils: Ministry Secretary
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha: Govt will soon launch AYUSH Export Promotion Council of India and AYUSH Export Research Council, which will facilitate the exporting community and undertake promotional measures to increase exports.
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Mahindra top mgmt succession plans: Pawan Goenka to be CEO & MD, Anand to step back
Pawan Goenka will be re-designated as Managing Director and CEO with effect from 1 April 2020.
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MoS Finance Thakur meets reps of Gates Fndn, CRY, WHO & more; Talks health, edu & rural sector
Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur, held the 10th and final Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with the leading representatives from health, education and rural development sectors
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TN Govt, Dept of Fisheries, NABARD ink agreement under Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF)
The Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund provides concessional finance to eligible entities, cooperatives, individuals, and entrepreneurs for development of identified fisheries infrastructure.
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Sitharaman meets reps of WHO, UNICEF, FICCI, JAAGAR, WASH & more; Talks water & sanitation
Discussions were held on challenges faced in providing quality of water, sanitation, solid waste management and drainage in India. Experts also talked about removing disparities in accessing sanitation and quality of water.
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Modern Train Control System to be installed on Indian Railways, 4 pilot routes sanctioned
To reduce travel time from existing 18 hours to 12 hours on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah high density routes, Modern Train Control system shall be implemented on these two routes separately.
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Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urges industry to develop & export new, indigenous tech
Referring to the importance of MSMEs, Dharmendra Pradhan stated that while economy of scale has its own benefits, large industries alone cannot cater to the huge population in terms of jobs creation.
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India will be net exporter of steel, setting up 5,000 plants for bio-energy: Minister Pradhan at FICCI
Petroleum & Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan: We believe in the principle of Minimum Government, Maximum Governance. Improving Ease of Doing Business is one of our key priorities.
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Piyush Goyal meets EPC, FIEO members; Talks exports & foreign trade policy
37 EPCs, FIEO and 3 Commodity Boards of the Dept of Commerce attended the meeting to discuss with the Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal every issue that the Councils face while exporting merchandise and services.
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Dialogue between govt & industry necessary for India growth story: Piyush Goyal at FICCI AGM
Piyush Goyal at 92nd FICCI AGM: It may be the smallest of issues or huge road blocks but Indian industry must help the Government to navigate through all of these in order to take forward the India growth story.
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Indian Railways to invest $700 bn in 12 Years for $5 trillion economy: Piyush Goyal at ASSOCHAM
Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal congratulated ASSOCHAM on its centenary year and appreciated the work it has done for a century for Indian industry and business.
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Record 3,000 railway coaches produced in 215 days by Integral Coach Factory
Till the year 2014, the same amount of time was taken for the production of only 1,000 coaches.
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Hyderabad-Delhi Telangana Express now vinyl wrapped with Singareni Coal colours
Indian Railways has formalized a policy on advertisement through mobile assets, based on the fact that the mass transport service provider enjoys the highest number of captive eyeballs.
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