All emerging economic and military powers require secure trade routes. Take, for example, the Suez Canal, a vital gateway for global trade. It attracts about 12-15 per cent of global trade and about 30 per cent of global container traffic, with more than $1 trillion in goods transiting annually. The blockage of the Suez Canal...
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Govt has no plans to privatise railway sector: Ministry of Railways
Railways need technology to progress under Aatmanirbhar Bharat
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China Powers Spiralling Steel Prices
Domestic steel prices have witnessedan unprecedented rise from the second half of FY2021.The economic support measures unveiled by various countries will keep the demand for steel high. The near absence from the world export market and a higher import by China are among the major factors keeping steel prices at elevated levels. Continued higher demand...
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World’s largest democracy commences work on a new parliament building
India, the world’s largest democracy, will usher in the diamond jubilee celebrations of Independence from British colonial rule with a new Sansad Bhawan or Parliament House in 2022.
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Secondary steel sector to play key role in achieving NSP targets
Minister of State for Steel, Faggan Singh Kulaste has said that the secondary steel sector will play an important role in achieving the 300 million tonne (MT) target of steel capacity by 2030-31, as laid out in the National Steel Policy-2017.
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Govt trying to accelerate EV uptake: Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the Central Government was aiming at creating core global competencies in India by facilitating the seamless integration of the local automotive industry with the world. In this direction, it was attempting to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in the country.
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Ministry of Shipping is now Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Ministry of Shipping will now be known as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. This was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the roll-on-roll-off terminal at Hazira on Sunday.
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Government Issues Liberalised Guidelines for BPO & ITES Sectors
With an eye on qualitatively improving the ease of doing business of the IT industry, particularly the business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT-enabled services (ITES) segments, the Central Government has drastically simplified the other service provider (OSP) guidelines of the Department of Telecom.
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Union Cabinet Approves India-Japan MoC in ICT
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan on bilateral cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs), the Ministry of Communication said in a release on Thursday.