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Govt names 1993-batch IAS officer Poundrik as heavy industries secretary

NEW DELHI, Oct. 30 -- The appointments committee of the cabinet on Friday named 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sandeep Poundrik as secretary of the ministry of heavy industries... Read More


Mint explainer: why India wants to make its own shipping containers

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Union Cabinet on 28 October approved a Rs.10,000-crore scheme to boost domestic container manufacturing, with an aim to raise India's annual capacity from 70,000 twenty-foot ... Read More


MSMEs feel squeeze as polymer, freight costs rise

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- New Delhi: A sharp rise in polymer prices, a key input for plastics used in products ranging from kitchen containers and water pipes to car parts and electronics, along with high... Read More


LOHUM ropes in 2010 Nobel laureate to lead materials science research

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- New Delhi: Critical minerals processing firm LOHUM Cleantech Pvt. Ltd has roped in 2010 Nobel prize winner for physics Konstantin Novoselov to lead its research initiative in adv... Read More


Union cabinet clears Rs.29,267 crore for container, sports goods manufacturing

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Union cabinet has approved Rs.29,267 crore in new schemes to expand domestic manufacturing of shipping containers and sports goods, and strengthen rural local governments, as... Read More


Mint explainer: what the new Mediation Council of India means for dispute resolution

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Mediation Council of India (MCI), a government body established under a 2023 law to regulate mediation, began functioning from its new offices at the Indian Law Institute in ... Read More


Fortum scraps charging network business sale deal to JBM Group promoters

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Finnish state-run energy utility Fortum Oyj has scrapped the plan to sell Glida, its electric-vehicle charging network business in India, to the promoters of the Gurugram-headqua... Read More


Large businesses must help MSMEs upgrade, build competitiveness, says MSME secretary Khera

NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 -- India's vast base of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need larger companies to do more than buy from them: they must help smaller suppliers upgrade technology, develop... Read More


Electric ambulances: Why government subsidies haven't sparked demand

NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 -- More than three months after the government issued operational guidelines for electric ambulance subsidies, not a single zero-emission ambulance has been registered under the Rs.... Read More


Mint explainer: how will the Rs.10,000 crore SME Growth Fund (SGF) help Indian MSMEs?

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Union Cabinet on 6 October approved a Rs.10,000 crore SME Growth Fund (SGF) to support India's small business sector through equity investments. The fund aims to help firms ex... Read More