SEZ Current Affairs, GK & News
Home Ministry issues Guidelines for Lock Down 2.0
On April 15, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs launched revised guidelines for lock down 2.0. The second lock down, also called the smart lock down aims to consolidate the gains achieved by the first lock down. It is to be extended till May 3, 2020 Highlights Under the smart lock down the public transport ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Coal Sector • Education • extension of lock down • lock down • Oil and Gas • sanitizer • SEZ • smart lock down
SEZs manufacturing essentials like pharmaceuticals, hospital equipment are operational
Around 280 SEZ (Special Economic Zones) that are involved in manufacturing essential goods such as pharmaceuticals, drugs and hospital equipment are operational amidst Lock Down. These economic zones contribute 18% of the exports of the country. Highlights While addressing the ministers video conference of G20, the Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that India has not ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • exports • lock down • Pharmaceuticals • Pharmaceuticals Sector • Piyush Goyal • SEZ • SEZ Act 2005
Special Economic Zones in India
The status of Special Economic Zones in the country was recently discussed in the Lok Sabha. The Minister of Commerce and Industry gave a written reply about SEZs. About SEZ Special Economic Zones are areas which offer tax and other incentives to businesses to promote economic activity. The SEZ model was introduced to replace its ..
Topics: Baba Kalyani Committee • SEZ • SEZ Act
First SEZ in Tripura to focus on agro-based food processing
The Government of India approved the first SEZ (Special Economic Zone) at Sabroom, Tripura in October 2019. Recently, it was announced that the SEZ will primarily focus on agro-based food processing. Union Government is expected to invest around Rs 1550 crore in the project. Highlights The SEZ is to be developed by the Tripura Industrial ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Chittagong Port • export promotion • Food Processing Industry • Income Tax Act • North East Development • SEZ • Tripura • Tripura Government
Belgium opens honorary consulate in GIFT City
Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Belgium already has two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. The consulate was inaugurated by Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pieter De Crem. Hari Sankaran, Vice-Chairman and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Gift City • Gujarat • India-Belgium • National • Places in News • SEZ