Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 306 km long Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on Thursday through video conference. He also flagged off the double-stack long haul container train on this route.

Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL), an integrated third-party logistics (3PL) service provider, announced the launch of its cargo last-mile delivery service under the brand name ‘EDel’.

The first flight operations from Belgaum in Karnataka to Surat in Gujarat to Kishangarh in Rajasthan were flagged-off today under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of the Central Government.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) voted unanimously to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. At the same time, the marginal standing facility and bank rate also remained unchanged at 4.25 per cent, while the reverse repo rate too remained unchanged at 3.35 per cent.

The country’s first automated delivery-based gas trading platform, India Gas Exchange (IGX) has announced securing the necessary authorisation to operate as a gas exchange as per the provisions of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Gas Exchange) Regulations, 2020, for a period of 25 years.

In the months to come, India can undoubtedly pick a few lessons from China and with appropriate improvisations lead the way to making policy changes that bring in a radical change in the ease of doing business as well as supplying its domestic needs and international demands. By DR. POORNIMA ADVANI

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.

The Netherlands-based Royal DSM, a global science-based company with interests in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has launched the all-purpose Endurance backsheet D15, for the protection of a wide range of solar modules at a reasonable performance-cost ratio.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to introduce the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme in ten key sectors.