The VO Chidambaranar port in Tuticorin has achieved an all-time record cargo traffic of 32.41 million tonnes during 2014-15, an increase of 13.17 per cent over last year.
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Now, no need for registration of SRUs
In order to boost ease of doing business in the ship repair sector, the Ministry of Shipping has eased the procedure and has dropped the requirement of registration of Ship Repair Units (SRUs) with Directorate General (Shipping).
Captive RE is the most viable option for energy security
Regional Manufacturing Support Organisation (RMSO), Holcim - South Asia Region.
Dealing with changing fuel market dynamics, while keeping the production cost to minimum is a challenge.
Chhattisgarh govt gives sops to steel sector
Chhattisgarh government reduced the entry tax on iron ore, pig iron and steel scrap purchased from outside the state to 0.5 per cent from 1 percent in the budget for 2013-14. The state government also reduced the value-added tax on TMT steel bars from 5 to 3 per cent, while the entry tax on iron ore
WB govt seeks national policy on iron ore
In order to ensure even distribution of raw materials for steel industry across states in the country, the West Bengal government demanded a national policy on iron-ore, on the lines of the coal policy from the centre. Call for such a policy comes while the steel industry, particularly the secondary players, in the state, face prob
Assocham for reforming duty structure in steel sector
Government received a request from industry body Assocham to remove the inverted duty structure prevailing in the steel sector. Assocham said the present duty structure between finished steel and Iron ore denies an opportunity to steel sector for value addition and it called for exemption iron ore i

