Newdelhi:2/9/25:Coal production from Captive and Commercial mines during August 2025 in the financial year 2025–26 was recorded at 14.43 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 15.07 million tonnes (MT). The cumulative figures for the financial year 2025-26 up to August reflect a strong year-on-year growth, with production rising by 11.88% and dispatches increasing by 9.12% compared to the same period last year. These positive trends indicate ...

Tokyo:29/8/25:The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Government of Japan on Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The development demonstrates India’s firm commitment to Climate Action and marks yet another milestone in ...

Newdelhi:28/8/25:The Government has decided to extend the import duty exemption on raw cotton from 30th September to 31st December 2025. In a statement, the Ministry of Finance has said that this decision has been taken to augment the availability of cotton for the Indian textile sector. Earlier, the Government had temporarily exempted the import duty on cotton from 19th August ...

Newdelhi:28/8/25:As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29–30 to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the partnership between the two nations has entered a new phase of accelerated economic and strategic engagement. Over the past two years, more than 170 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) ...

Bhubaneswar:  19/8/25:National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has chalked out a three-phase strategy to boost production, efficiency, and value addition with an estimated investment of around Rs 30,000 crore. Addressing the media, NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) Bijendra Pratap Singh on Tuesday said the company is committed to strengthening its operational base and expanding capacities to meet the growing domestic and international ...

Mumbai:19/08/2025:Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo participated in the 4th Confederation of Indian Industries, East India Summit 2025 held today at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, Maharashtra. The East India Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry is a flagship initiative focused on unlocking the vast economic potential of Eastern India. The Summit highlights the exclusive state-specific ...

Newdelhi:15/8/25:India’s merchandise exports showed a strong performance in July, registering an increase of around 7.3 per cent to 37.24 billion dollars on an annual basis. According to provisional data by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, major drivers of goods export growth were engineering goods, gems and jewellery, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and organic and inorganic chemicals. Among these, electronic goods exports ...

Balangir:10/8/25: After entering international markets last year, dragon fruit from Odisha has once again reached global markets for the second year in a row— Balangir, Odisha to Dubai, UAE. Odisha’s overall Agri-horticulture export landscape is witnessing remarkable growth, with a steady rise in international demand for its produce. This surge is enabling farmer-producer companies to secure better price realization for ...

Newdelhi:7/8/25:The Ministry of Coal today organized a Stakeholders’ Consultation on Reforms in the Coal Sector at SCOPE Complex, New Delhi. The session was chaired by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines, in the presence of Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Minister of State for Coal and Mines, and Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Secretary, Ministry of Coal. Additional ...

Bhubaneswar, August 4, 2025 — Odisha’s global trade aspirations gained renewed momentum as the World Trade Centre Bhubaneswar hosted its annual World Trade Day & Members Meet 2025 today. Held under the theme “Eastern India’s Economic Engine: Odisha’s Global Trade Vision,” the gathering brought together industry frontrunners, international partners, and public stakeholders committed to shaping Odisha’s export-led growth narrative. A central highlight of the ...