Bhubaneswar:8/3/24:In a major boost to the industrial growth in Odisha, the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) under the chairmanship of CM Naveen Patnaik has approved 7 investment proposals worth ₹80,125 Cr. These projects will create over 24,552 new jobs in different districts. The HLCA has approved projects in Green Energy & Equipment, Steel, Chemical, Green Hydrogen & Green Ammonia, and Pharmaceutical. ...

New Delhi:8/3/2 4:  The coal sector has demonstrated highest growth of 10.2 % (provisional) among the eight core industries for January 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries. The index of coal industry has reached 218.9 points during Jan’24 as compared to 198.6 points during the same ...

Bhubaneswar:7/3/24: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Directorate and the Commerce & Transport Department of Odisha signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the ‘Junior Rakshak’ initiative. The MoU was signed by Sri Lal Mohan Sethi, Addl Commissioner Transport / (Road Safety), and Sri Sagar K Mohanty, Director, NCC, Odisha.  This strategic alliance of Junior Rakshak is poised to ...

Newdelhi:7/3/24:Under the directions and guidance of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami, an MoU was signed on Tuesday, 5th March, between CSIR Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun and UCOST under the aegis of the “Adarsh Champawat” mission. On this occasion, Dr Harendra Singh Bisht, Director of the Indian Institute of Petroleum, and Professor Durgesh Pant, Director General of UCOST, ...

Newdelhi:5/3/24:Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfield Limited’s Gevra mine is set to become the largest coal mine in Asia. The mine has been granted environmental clearance to expand production capacity to 70 million tons per annum from the current 52.5 million tons. The development has been made possible with the rigorous efforts of the Ministry of Coal by coordinating ...

Newdelhi:4/2/24:International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar, one of the divisions of National Automotive Board (NAB)- under Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Govt. of India has awarded its first PLI – Automotive Certificate to M/s. Ola Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd. under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme of MHI for Automobiles and Auto Components. The certificate was handed over by ...

Newdelhi:4/3/24:Ministry of Defence has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BEML Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) for indigenous development of Advanced Fuelling and Control System for Engines for heavy duty applications. The MoU was inked with Chairman & Managing Director, BEML Limited Shri Shantanu Roy; CMD, MIDHANI Dr SK Jha; and CMD, ...

Dhamra, 01.3.2024: Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL)- a fully owned subsidiary of APSEZ proudly announces a historic milestone of achieving the highest-ever monthly cargo handling of 4.22 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) in February 2024(surpassing previous best 3.96 MMT in Nov-23). DPCL also achieved the highest-ever Dry cargo volume of 3.78 MMT (surpassing the previous best of 3.57 MMT in Nov-23). ...

Bhubaneswar:1/3/24:Giving further impetus to industrial growth in Odisha, CM Naveen Patnaik broke ground and inaugurated a total of 32 industrial projects across 14 districts. Worth ₹6992.94 Cr, these MakeInOdisha projects spanning over various sectors from green energy to textiles and more are poised to create employment for 24,508 people. CM inaugurated Mash Biofuels’ Ethanol Plant at Subarnapur worth ₹299.05 Cr, ...

Newdelhi:1/3/2 4:Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected for February 2024 is ₹1,68,337 crore, marking a robust 12.5% increase compared to that in the same month in 2023. This growth was driven by a 13.9% rise in GST from domestic transactions and 8.5% increase in GST from import of goods. GST revenue net of refunds for February 2024 is ₹1.51 lakh crore which ...