New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy and Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday jointly held a meeting to discuss and review the use of steel obtained from the recycling of ships.

The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), and the Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA), to examine the existing regulatory framework and explore avenues for usage of secondary steel obtained from ship recycling.

The discussions were held focusing on expanding the application of recycled ship steel to additional sectors, with a view to enhancin...