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Both sides signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to herald the cooperation.
India and Japan have been increasing cooperation in many areas.
NEW DELHI: India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the steel industry at the joint secretary level and will see both sides discussing a number of issues in the sector including international trade. India, which is the second-largest producer of steel, still lags behind countries Japan and China in terms of per capita consumption. The dialogue mechanism will see New Delhi-Tokyo cooperating to increase this.
Both sides on Tuesday (December 22) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to herald the cooperation. It was signed by the Secretary of India s Steel Ministry Pradip Kumar Tripathi and Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Tanaka Shigehiro representing Japan s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
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Ranchi: Th residents of Bokaro township have demanded that the power tariff be reduced by 30%. The demand was made before the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) which on Friday conducted a virtual public hearing here of the tariff petition filed by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), which supplies power to Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) and its township areas after purchasing it from Damodar Valley Corporation. The township residents even said that the discom’s proposal for a tariff hike should be rejected.
Speaking of the annual revenue requirements of the SAIL unit BSL Bokaro township general manager (electrical) Sanjay Kumar said they have proposed a modest tariff hike of 25% in order to meet the obligations of purchasing power and to bridge the increasing revenue gaps. He added that plans are underway to upgrade the existing power infrastructure, including laying of underground cables and installation of smart meters at the consumers’ premises
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