Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Government proposes to widen the participation of private players in space domain, by allowing them to undertake end-to-end space activities. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya ...
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BIS issues All India First License for Bullet Resistant Jackets and Protective Clothing for Industrial Workers exposed to heat
Bureau of Indian Standards felicitated All India First license as per IS 17051:2018 and IS 15748:2022 to two companies at an event recently. IS 17051:2018 prescribes the minimum performance requirements of bullet resistant jackets for protection against small arms and ammunition. This standard specifies the performance requirements for 6 threat level and can sustain the threat from 7.62 X 39 ...
Read More »Operational Post Offices in The Country
The Postal Circle-wise details (including all States and Union Territories) of the number of post offices operational in the country are enclosed as Annexure-I. The Postal Circle-wise details (including all States and Union Territories) of the number of post offices closed down during the last five-years in the country are enclosed as Annexure-II. The total number of employees working in ...
Read More »TRAI issues Telecom Tariff (69th Amendment) Order 2022
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued Telecom Tariff (69th amendment) order 2022 on “Tariff for SMS and Cell Broadcast alerts disseminated through Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) platform during disasters/non-disasters”. Department of Telecom (DoT) has requested TRAI to provide tariff for SMS and Cell Broadcast alerts/messages to be disseminated by TSPs through CAP platform during disasters/non-disasters. DOT allows ...
Read More »Export of total number of automobiles increased from 41,34,047 in 2020-21 to 56,17,246 in 2021-22, registering a positive growth of 35.9%
Export of total number of automobiles increased from 41,34,047 in 2020-21 to 56,17,246 in 2021-22, registering a positive growth of 35.9%. Out of this, export of Passenger vehicles including cars increased from 4,04,397 in 2020-21 to 5,77,875 in 2021-22, registering a positive growth of 42.9%, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in ...
Read More »Sustained Government efforts result in increasing the number of recognized Startups from 452 in 2016 to 84,012 in 2022
Sustained Government efforts in this direction have resulted in increasing the number of recognized Startups from 452 in 2016 to 84,012 in 2022 (as on 30th November 2022), Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash said in reply to a parliamentary question today. The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and ...
Read More »Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recognizes 59,787 entities as startups in the last 5 years
In the last five years (years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021) 59,787 entities were recognised as startups by the DPIIT, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash said in reply to a parliament question. Under Startup India Initiative, entities are recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as ...
Read More »Centre’s reforms result in consistent increase of FDI inflow; FDI grows from US $ 45.15 billion in 2014-2015 to US$ 84.84 billion in 2021-22
The reforms taken by Government have resulted in increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the country. FDI inflows in India stood at US $ 45.15 billion in 2014-2015 and have continuously increased since then, and India registered its highest ever annual FDI inflow of US$ 84.84 billion (provisional figures) in the financial year 2021-22, Minister of State for Commerce ...
Read More »Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme gets extended to Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Articles of Iron & Steel from 15.12.2022
Taking a major step to boost exports, Centre today further expanded the scope of RoDTEP Scheme (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) by including the exports made from the Chemical sector, Pharmaceuticals sector and exports of articles of iron & steel under chapters 28, 29, 30 and 73 of ITC(HS) schedule of items. The expanded list of items will be applicable ...
Read More »Efficient Coal Transportation Measures
Rationalization of coal linkages is a policy initiative of Ministry of Coal in order to reduce the distance in transportation of coal from the coal mines to the consumer. Coal linkage rationalization in power sector has resulted in decrease in transportation cost from the mines to the power plants leading to more efficient coal base power generation. The exercise helps ...
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