UDHAMPUR: As many as 20 Handloom weavers of Udhampur are benefiting from an advance skill up-gradation programme organised by Handloom Development Department under SMARTH scheme. The Forty Five Day long skill up gradation training programme commenced on November 30, 2021 here at Latti. The course has been organized by Handloom Development Department Udhampur in collaboration […]
Colombo: Sri Lanka has decided to procure a fleet of 750 jeeps and 500 buses from India under the credit line it received from New Delhi, the island nation’s government announced here on Tuesday. The decision to purchase the 750 jeeps from Indian auto manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra was taken during a Cabinet meeting held […]
New Delhi: Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh on Monday dedicated Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to the nation. This is expected to facilitate achieving the government’s ambitious target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity by 2030. The AGC is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) through National Load […]
New Delhi: Bosch Limited, a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology in India has partnered with Amp Energy India, one of India’s first truly balanced renewable IPP for its solar energy requirements. he solar project capacity is 30 MW and […]
Kashmir’s apple industry suffers as import of Iranian apples continues, despite poor quality, threat of new fungal disease Shopian: Import of huge quantity of Iranian apple has had a devastating effect on the Kashmir apple industry. Rates have plunged by 40 percent since mid-November, traders based in Kashmir say. The rates of Kashmiri apple started […]
Says investment from GCC crucial for growth of UT DUBAI: The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has witnessed tremendous transformation after the LG administration took over the reign, stated Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Principal Secretary, Industry and Commerce, J&K, while speaking at inaugural ceremony of J&K week at the India Pavilion in EXPO […]
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing sector activities moderated in December but output remained in the growth territory, amid slower rise in sales and new orders, even as business sentiment was dampened by concerns surrounding supply-chain disruptions, COVID-19 and inflationary pressures, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index […]
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial losses and closed with slim gains in the first trading session of 2022 on Monday, tracking positive domestic equities. Forex traders said growing concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus and its impact on economic recovery as well as firm crude oil prices weighed on the rupee. At the […]
New Delhi: In order to ensure mineral security of the nation and to attain self-reliance in the area of critical & strategic minerals, the Ministry of Mines has created a Joint Venture company namely Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) with participating interest of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) and Mineral Exploration […]
Mumbai: The Indian equity market kicked off 2022 on a bullish note on Monday, with the benchmark BSE Sensex surging over 900 points to reclaim the 59,000-level. Starting off the session confidently, the BSE gauge further strengthened its gains as the trade progressed and went to hit the day’s high of 59,266.39. It finally ended […]