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Business meeting facility Connect@Changi at S pore Expo receives first guests
Chief executive and president of Oasis Smart Sim Olivier Leroux checking in to Connect@Changi on March 9, 2021.PHOTO: CONNECT@CHANGI
The facility seeks to allow international business meetings to resume in a new normal.PHOTO: MCI
The first-of-its-kind facility in the world is part of Singapore s efforts to position itself as a global business hub for pandemic times.PHOTO: ST FILE
PublishedMar 9, 2021, 4:46 pm SGT
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First consignment of red rice from Assam flagged off to US ANI | Updated: Mar 05, 2021 09:15 IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): In a major boost to India s rice exports potential, the first consignment of red rice was flagged off on Thursday to the United States of America (USA).
Iron-rich red rice is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. The rice variety is referred as Bao-dhaan , which is an integral part of Assamese food.
The red rice is being sourced by leading rice exporter - LT Foods. The flagging off ceremony of the export consignments was carried out by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Chairman Dr M.Angamuthu at Sonepat, Haryana.
PM Modi tells industrialists to build Brand India on vaccine goodwill Vaccines will create an India brand that will go beyond vaccines and pharmaceuticals. We have to capitalise on this goodwill. This should help all sectors. PLI scheme s success will support this, the Prime Minister said
Joe C Mathew | March 5, 2021 | Updated 13:20 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted Indian industry to make use of the goodwill the country has created through its leading role in Covid-19 vaccine supplies across the world and create global brands across sectors.
Addressing a webinar organised by NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, Modi said the government is expecting the scheme to result in production worth $520 billion across sectors in the next five years in India.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore needs to obtain energy that is secure and reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable but seeking to achieve each means trade-offs for the others, said Dr Tan See Leng, Second Minister for Trade and Industry on Thursday (Mar 4).
Dr Tan highlighted this as he laid out how Singapore will move away from natural gas and find low-carbon energy sources to help alleviate climate change.
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Schemes enhanced to help firms go global and compete
Singapore s ultimate ambition is to help local enterprises spread their wings, says minister
Firms such as Old Chang Kee will also get support to develop solutions and compete globally. For example, access to new markets will be improved with the expansion of the Global Innovation Alliance network from 15 to 25 cities over the next five years. PHOTO: OLD CHANG KEE/FACEBOOK
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