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Indian industry coordinating with Centre, State agencies to prepare for cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’
May 17, 2021
Mitigation of power supply, monitoring, distribution of relief among priorities
The Indian industry is coordinating with various Central Ministries and Departments as well as State government agencies to prepare for the severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ that may impact the States of Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
“All Central Ministries including Railways, Power, Home Affairs, Commerce & Industry, Health and Ports, Shipping & Waterways are doing their respective duties to prepare for the cyclone. State governments, of course, will play the main role here. The Indian industry is coordinating with both the Centre and State to give suggestions and take action,” an official tracking the matter told
Posted : 2021-04-14 16:06 By Kim Rahn
Song Kyung-jin / Courtesy of Song Kyung-jinSong Kyung-jin, head of the international cooperation committee of the Innovative Economy Forum, has been participating in the sixth Raisina Dialogue, India s annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, the forum said, Wednesday.
The conference was initiated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand India s role and presence in international community and support multilateralism. Not only Modi but also many top officials of the Indian government are participating as panelists.
This year s event is being held online due to COVID-19 pandemic from Tuesday to Friday.
Song especially talked about investment, innovation and infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region in the post-coronavirus era at Wednesday s session titled The Architecture of the Future: Building a New Indo-Pacific. She focused on cooperation between Korea and India in line with the Moon Jae-in administration s New Southe
India to manufacture containers in Bhavnagar, eyes Rs 1,000 cr investment: Mansukh Mandaviya
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Last Updated: Apr 11, 2021, 11:23 AM IST
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Synopsis India requires about 3.5 lakh containers every year. .There is no container production in India and we have to depend mainly on China which is a global producer. Now we want to develop Bhavnagar in Gujarat as a container hub and we have selected 10 places there for its production on a pilot basis, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
Bhavnagar district in Gujarat houses Alang ship-breaking yard, one of the biggest recycling yards in the world.
Eyeing indigenous production of containers amid a global surge in demand, the Centre is looking to develop Bhavnagar in Gujarat as a container hub and has set up pilot projects for its manufacturing, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
India speeds up work on Chabahar, port likely to be operational by May: Report
New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) The Chabahar cargo port India has built in Iran is expected to be operational by next month, as the country has accelerated work on the project early this year, says a US Congressional report.
In 2015, India agreed to help develop Iran’s Chahbahar port and an associated railway that would enable New Delhi to trade with Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia, unimpeded by Pakistan. In May 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Iran and signed an agreement to invest USD500 million to develop the port and related infrastructure.