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What is Green Ammonia?
The Government of India is recently inviting bids for Green Ammonia Projects to reduce the import dependence of the country. As per the Union power and new and renewable energy Ministry, the bids for Green Ammonia projects will be conducted by SECI (Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd). Why Green Ammonia Projects? To produce fertilisers, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ammonia • Fertilizer • Green Ammonia • imports • India imports
India bans import of refrigerators, Air Conditioners completely
India recently banned the import of refrigerants and air-conditioners completely tightening norms on “non-essential” imports. This has been done to reduce imports from China and tighten local manufacturing. This says that an importer cannot fill in the refrigerant outside India. Thus, he will have to create assembly units using the local work force. This will ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Topics: Air conditioning • Chinese Imports • Directorate General of Foreign Trade • imports • Refrigerants • Television
GSFC launches indigenous varieties of Calcium Nitrate and Boronated Calcium Nitrates
On October 9, 2020, the Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals India Limited (GSFC) launched the indigenous variety of boronated calcium nitrate and Calcium nitrate. The Chemicals are being manufactured in the country for the first time. All these years these Chemicals were imported from other countries Calcium nitrate The calcium nitrate is used as water ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chinese Imports • Fertilizer • GFSC • imports • macro nutrients • micro nutrients
India to set up Coal Exchange
India is to set up Coal Exchange trading platform soon. According to the proposal to set up the India Coal Exchange platform, the entire coal mined in the country is to be traded on a common platform called “Coal Exchange”. Why is Coal Exchange important? It is important to set up the trading platform as ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Coal • Coal Auction • Coal Exchange • Coal Sector • imports • nirmala sitaraman
GoI: 10 Sectors identified to cut imports
On June 3, 2020, the Department of Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade identified 10 sectors where in the imports are to be cut. This includes textiles, jewelry, mobile, gems, pharmaceuticals, garments, electronics, machinery, etc. Highlights The GoI has recently changed the set targets in order to become self-reliant in footwear, furniture and air conditioner. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Air Conditioners • ASEAN • Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • Free trade agreement • Import substitution Industrialisation • imports • india-asean