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Unused UDAN routes will be up for re-bidding: Jyotiraditya Scindia

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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN, are being put up for bidding again. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Discontinued routes under the government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN, are being put up for bidding again, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said…

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Explained | Mapping India’s chip design ecosystem

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The story so far: As part of the second phase of the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme for the domestic semiconductor industry, the Indian government, according to media reports, is considering a proposal to pick an equity stake in domestic chip design-making companies. The modalities and the timing of the policy are yet to be worked…

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Focus on infrastructure, investment, innovation, inclusiveness to make India developed nation by 2047: Finance Minister

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 29 said the focus of the government is on four Is — infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusiveness — to make India a developed nation by 2047. She said India has necessary wherewithal to meet the goal set by Prime…

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Data | Why India’s rice export ban impacts Asian and African nations the most

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Rice kept for sale at a retail outlet in Kochi, Kerala. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah  In the last couple of days, many panic-stricken Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have thronged grocery stores and supermarkets in the United States to hoard bags of rice. Videos of people jostling to buy sona masuri rice (a lightweight and aromatic…

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Nestle investing ₹4,200 crore by 2025, to set up its 10th factory in Odisha

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FMCG major Nestle India has “strong commitments” for local manufacturing with plans to invest ₹4,200 crore by 2025, including in its 10th plant in the country at Odisha, its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Friday. Nestle India, the maker of popular Maggi noodles, KitKat chocolate and Nescafe, is investing to create capacity…

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Our made-in-India chip will be ready in 2.5 years: Vedanta chairman on semiconductor plan

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Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta Resources Ltd, addresses the audience during the ‘SemiconIndia 2023’, India’s annual semiconductor conference, in Gandhinagar, India, July 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal on July 28 said that first phase of its semiconductor project will involve $5 billion investment of the overall $20-billion outlay, and…

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Unsafe landings increase as IndiGo seeks to trim soaring fuel costs using ‘unsanctioned methods’

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An IndiGo Airlines cabin baggage security check tag is pictured on a passenger’s luggage at Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters IndiGo’s attempts to save about six kg of fuel per flight, by recommending soft landings using only three of an aircraft’s wing flaps, may be leading to an increase in…

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