Bhubaneswar10/8/23:Paradip Port in Odisha achieved a major milestone by clocking record cargo throughput of 50.16 MMT on August 8, by exhibiting 6.5% growth over the corresponding period of previous fiscal, official sources said. An official release said this feat has been achieved by the port in 129 days in the current fiscal compared to 140 days during the previous year. ...

Newdelhi:8/8/23:The 5th meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Trade Sub-Commission (JTSC) was held in New Delhi today. The meeting was co-chaired by the Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Rajesh Agrawal from the Indian side and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ms. Phan Thi Thang from the Vietnam side. This meeting was held after a gap ...

Newdelhi:8/8/23:All Major Ports in the country are connected by rail and by 4 Lane Road or National Highway. As per the information received from State Governments, out of the 66 Ports other than Major Ports (Non-Major Ports) handling cargo, 13 are connected by rail while 24 are connected by 4 Lane Road / National Highway. The details of ports in ...

Bhubaneswar 7/8/23:: Ahead of the Independence celebrations, the Skill Development and Technical Education Department launched an exhibition-cum-sale centre by the ITI students at the premises of Kharavela Bhawan here on Monday. The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Asit Tripathy, Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council and Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of Skill Development and Technical Education Department. Attending ...

Newdelhi:7/8/23:In order to prepare for the future of India’s Coal Sector, the Ministry of Coal has been proactively promoting large scale diversification among CPSEs. In line with this, NLCIL is all set to establish two thermal power plants. One plant is being set up in Ghatampur near Kanpur, will generate 3 x 660 MW power at a cost of Rs. ...

Newdelhi:5/8/23:Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 35 prestigious institutions across the country for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment. The institutions included some prominent NITs, Government and Private Engineering colleges from different states across the country. The MoU will pave the way for the partner institutions to participate in ...

Newdelhi:3/8/23:The Ministry of Coal has transferred Rs. 704 crores upfront amount received from auction of coal mines to six coal bearing States – Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. This financial transfer marks a substantial initiative to empower and support developmental growth of these states. The allotted amount of Rs 704 crores represents the first instalment of ...

Newdelhi:2/8/23:The Ministry of Coal had launched the auction of coal mines for commercial mining under 7th round and second attempt of 6th round on March 29, 2023. After evaluation of bids, forward e-auctions for six mines were commenced from 01.08.2023. On the second day, three coal mines were put up for auction of which one mine was CMSP coal mine and two ...

Bhubaneswar:1/8/23:Odisha has achieved significant growth in generating e-way bills in the month of July, 2023. Total 3,50, 839 no of outgoing e-way bills and 4,69, 856 nos of incoming e-way bills generated in this month with a growth of 18% and 12% respectively

Newdelhi:1/8/2 3:The Indian tyre industry has been witnessing a rise in the demand for production of tyres for export and domestic sales. The increasing ownership of vehicles aids the tyre industry. There is also a surge in demand for tyres for trucks and buses owing to the rising mobility and industrialization. Research and Development (R&D) and the launch of advanced ...