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‘Specialty Steel’ included under the PLI Scheme

The Union Minister for Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, said in a written reply in Parliament that the Government has given its approval for inclusion of ‘Specialty Steel’ under...

February 11, 2021

Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) scheme to be Launched

The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced during the Union Budget 2021 presentation that the Government has proposed a “Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) scheme”. Highlights The scheme will...

February 2, 2021

Project to indigenize Li-ion battery technology for EVs

The IIT Hyderabad incubated start up Pure EV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). Under the agreement, the start up and...

December 17, 2020

Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana launched to boost employment

On November 12, 2020, Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fourth economic stimulus package. During the announcement, the Finance Minister introduced the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana”....

November 12, 2020

Union Cabinet approves PLI scheme for 10 sectors

On November 11, 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved Production Linked Incentive Scheme for ten sectors. The schemes are worth of Rs 1.46 lakh...

November 11, 2020

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme

The Government of India recently announced that it is to expand the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme to more than ten sectors. This includes food processing, leather, textiles,...

November 8, 2020

GoI approves 10 PLI projects of Rs 10.5 trillion in electronics manufacturing sector

On October 6, 2020, the Government of India approved 16 proposals under two flagship schemes (Make in India and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan) in the electronics manufacturing sector....

October 7, 2020

GoI to launch Rs 25,000 crore plan to cut Chinese Imports

The Government of India is to launch a production linked incentive scheme in order to reduce dependence on Chinese import of chemicals. The scheme will have an outlay...

September 18, 2020

Three Bulk Drug Parks and Four Medical Devices Park to be established in India

On July 13, 2020, the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers finalised guidelines to select three bulk drug parks and four medical devices parks. Highlights The parks are...

July 14, 2020

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