Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment

Provisional Index of Core Industries for the month of September 2026 (Base Year 2022-23) Key highlights of ICI for the month of September 2026 The Index of Core Industries (ICI) grew by 7.9 per cent in September 2026 (Provisional) on a year-on-year basis, compared with September 2025, higher than the growth rate of 5.9 per cent recorded in August 2026 (Final). Iron Ore, Electricity, Coal, Refinery Products, Cement, and ...

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), a premier S&T organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIT BHU, organised a Tech Conclave on “AI for Health & Assistive Technologies” at IIT BHU, Varanasi. The programme brought together government representatives, academic experts, healthcare professionals and startups to explore how artificial intelligence ...

Odisha is aggressively rewriting its economic destiny. The transformation from a traditional resource economy into a sophisticated technological powerhouse represents a paradigm shift that will redefine India’s electronics landscape for generations. Odisha is rapidly positioning itself as the premier semiconductor hub of eastern India, transitioning from a historical “mine economy” to a high-tech “mind economy”. Long celebrated for its rich ...

Solar pump sets operate with lower cost as source of energy is sunlight; which is entirely free. Farmers can go for multiple cycle of crops or for long duration horticultural plants to get more productivity and profit. Hence, the combination of solar power and farming is not only replacing the conventional farming rather it complements each other. The Kisan Urja ...

  The 217th meeting of the Unit Approval Committee (UAC) has approved the proposal of M/s SiCSem Private Limited to establish a semiconductor manufacturing unit at IDCO Infovalley-II, Arisol Mouza, Jatni Tahasil, Khordha district, Odisha, under the jurisdiction of Falta Special Economic Zone (FSEZ). The approval marks another significant addition to Odisha’s growing semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and underscores the role of ...

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has crossed a significant milestone in the implementation of India’s Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework, with cumulative ABS disbursements exceeding ₹200 crore. As part of this continuing effort, the NBA has sanctioned ₹8.23 crore in ABS proceeds to 27 State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and 5 Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs), arising from the access and ...

Addressing the 66th Annual Session of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) in New Delhi,  Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today called upon the auto component industry to transform local businesses into global businesses, expand manufacturing footprints across developed countries, strengthen supply-chain resilience and move up the value chain as India seeks to deepen its integration ...

Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Textiles Committee (TC), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, have joined hands to promote recycled and upcycled products made from pre- and post-consumer textile waste, scrap and second-hand clothes through public procurement, creating new market opportunities for enterprises in the circular textile economy. The partnership was formalised through a ...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today said that the India–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) opens huge opportunities for farmers, fishermen, MSMEs, small industries, innovators, startups, women entrepreneurs, manufacturers and service providers in India and Europe. Addressing the India–Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India–EU FTA in Mumbai, in the presence of Prime Minister of the ...

There is a need for integrated approach to face the climate risk, rather than adopting an isolated approach. The uncertainty of extreme weather and environmental crisis become more frequent in recent years which need to be addressed through empowering farmer community to anticipate, adapt and recover for sustaining livelihood and food security. “Holistic approach towards smart farming” speaks about gathering ...