Newdelhi:10/3/23:A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership under the framework of India – US Commercial Dialogue was signed between the two countries following the Commercial Dialogue 2023 held in New Delhi Delhi today. On the invitation of Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, the US Secretary of Commerce, Ms Gina Raimondo ...

Newdelhi:6/3/23:The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has recently published new guidelines aimed at enhancing safety in the transportation of dangerous goods. The guidelines, known as ‘IS 18149:2023 – Transportation of Dangerous Goods — Guidelines’, have been formulated under the Transport Services Sectional Committee, SSD 01, of BIS, and are expected to set a new ...

Bhubaneswar:4/3/23: A State level Workshop on Bamboo Craft under OBDA was inaugurated at Odisha State Guest House today on the topic “Potential Areas of Development in Bamboo as a Craft in Terms of Design, Sustainability and Product”. Nearly 100 artisans, master crafts persons of Bamboo Craft from five districts of Odisha namely Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur and Bargarh along with ...

Newdelhi:3/3/23:Under the guidance of Sh. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has taken significant steps towards enhancing the quality and safety of products in India. Sh. Piyush Goyal chaired a review meeting of BIS activities which was attended by Secretary, DoCA, ...

Newdelhi:2/3/23:Ms. Maria Shaw-Barragan, Global Director, European Investment Bank (EIB), met Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Directors (CMD), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), at IREDA’s corporate office today. Commenting on the potential collaboration, Shri Das said, “IREDA is committed to supporting the growth of Renewable Energy in India through financing, and we will be happy to be ...

Newdelhi:1/3/23:The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2023 is ₹1,49,577 crore of which CGST is ₹27,662 crore, SGST is ₹34,915 crore, IGST is ₹75,069 crore (including ₹35,689 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹11,931 crore (including ₹792 crore collected on import of goods) The government has settled ₹34,770 crore to CGST and ₹29,054 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. ...

Newdelhi:1/3/23:The Union Cabinet has accorded approval to sign a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for acquisition of three Cadet Training Ships, at an overall cost of Rs 3,108.09 crore, under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} category. The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from 2026. These ships will cater to the training of officer cadets, ...

Bhubaneswar:27/2/23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd in Mumbai on Monday. The Chief Minister and Ambani discussed about the strengths of Odisha as an investment destination and the future investment plans of Reliance Industries Limited in the State, as per an official statement. The Chief Minister arrived in Mumbai on a ...

Hyderabad:27/2/23:Coconut Development Board, (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India) in association with International Coconut Community (ICC), is organizing the two-day International Conference on Trade and Marketing of Coconut Products, in Hyderabad. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Vijayalakshmi Nadendla Chief Executive Officer, CDB in the presence of Dr. Jelfina C. Alouw, Executive Director, ICC; Dr. Reghunandan Rao, ...

Newdelhi23/2/23::Government of India approved Reservation norms for mandatory use of jute in packaging of rice, wheat and sugar for the Jute Year 2022-23. The Mandatory norms provide for full reservation for packaging of foodgrains and 20% reservation for packaging of sugar in jute bags, which will be a big boost for West Bengal. The Jute industry occupies an important place ...