The Indian government rejects BYD’s USD 1 billion manufacturing plant proposal in India due to security concerns, reported a media house. The Chinese automaker had intended to produce electric vehicles (EVs) and electric batteries in India in collaboration with an Indian EV company, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure. Security concerns regarding Chinese investments in India were […]
Union Minister for Textiles Piyush on Wednesday discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of USD 250 billion in textiles production and USD 100 billion in exports by 2030. While interacting with the officers and staff during the Chintan Shivir organised by the Ministry of Textiles, Goyal emphasised on a holistic approach towards making the […]
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Global Food Regulators Summit 2023 to be held in the national capital on Thursday will focus on the crucial aspect of food safety, which deserves as much attention as food security. The Union Health Minister, on Monday, was briefing the media on the Global Food Regulators Summit, […]
In an effort to control the increasing retail prices, the Consumer Affairs Department has directed the procurement of tomatoes directly from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra for distribution in high-demand areas, an official release said. As per the official statement, the Department of Consumer Affairs has instructed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and […]
Tata Technologies has come forward to set up three Common Engineering Facilities Centres (CEFCs) in the state by investing Rs 2,000 crore, Karnataka minister MB Patil said on Wednesday. Representatives of the leadership team of the company met Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil at Vidhana Sabha on Wednesday and submitted the proposal […]
The import of potatoes to India from Bhutan will continue without any import license for another year, Bhutan Live reported citing the notification by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. A similar exemption has also been made for areca nut export. Earlier, the Indian government had given import exemption for potatoes from Bhutan for […]
Amid a sharp spurt in tomato prices across the country, the Central government has directed its agencies – NAFED and NCCF — to immediately procure the staple vegetable from mandis in key growing states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. The rise in tomato prices is reported across the country, and not just limited to […]
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to take stringent actions against those pharmaceutical manufacturing companies that make spurious drugs. “It is important for MSME pharma companies to be alert to the quality of drugs and expeditiously move towards Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) through self-regulation,” the minister said […]
The Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Textiles, has joined Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an official release from the ministry said. The Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd is engaged in the promotion and retail marketing of authentic Indian handloom and handicraft products […]
The Indian economy has carried the momentum from the past year into the current fiscal year and there has been no evidence by far that suggests a slowdown in the current financial year 2023-24, said the Department of Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance in its monthly review report. According to the provisional estimates released […]
