Relief scheme coverage extended to egypt, jordan to support exporters amid west asia disruptions
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has expanded the coverage of the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme by adding Egypt and Jordan to the list of eligible destinations, in response to ongoing geopolitical disruptions in West Asia affecting maritime logistics. The move comes amid continued volatility across the Gulf and adjoining […]
Maharashtra ties up with nldsl to digitise logistics ecosystem using ulip
NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL) and the Maharashtra government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to digitise the state’s logistics ecosystem by leveraging the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), according to a Ministry of Commerce and Industry statement in a statement on Friday, 17 April. The MoU was signed on Thursday, 16 April, […]
Indian army designates 2026 as year of ‘networking and data centricity’
The biannual Army Commanders’ Conference, which commenced on 13 April 2026, concluded in New Delhi on 16 April 2026, bringing together the apex leadership of the Indian Army to deliberate on key operational and strategic issues. The conference was chaired by the Chief of the Army Staff and attended by senior military leadership, along with […]
L&T dispatches seventh 700 MWe steam generator for NPCIL ahead of schedule
The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has dispatched the seventh 700 MWe steam generator for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), marking a significant milestone in India’s fast-track nuclear power programme, according to a company statement on Thursday, 15 April. The steam generators have been manufactured at L&T’s facilities at […]
India adds record 64,895 MW power generation capacity in FY26, over 52,000 MW from renewables
India has achieved its highest-ever annual addition in power generation capacity, with 64,895 MW commissioned in a single year in the finacial year 2025-26, according to a statement issued by the office of Power Minister Manohar Lal. The addition surpasses the previous record of 34,054 MW achieved in FY 2024-25, marking a significant jump in […]
India’s aviation regulator launches probe as SpiceJet, Akasa Air planes suffer damage after coming into contact at Delhi’s IGI Airport
The Indian aviation regulator has set up a probe into a ground incident involving SpiceJet and Akasa Air aircraft at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, where the two planes came into contact during taxiing. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday, 16 April, the incident occurred near bay No. […]
Govt set up high-level inter-ministerial panel to lead india’s national ai governance strategy
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial body that will serve as India’s central institutional mechanism for AI governance policy development and coordination. The constitution of the AIGEG gives formal effect to institutional recommendations made in India’s AI Governance Guidelines and the […]
Delhi air quality deteriorates to ‘poor’, CAQM invokes stage-I GRAP measures
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked Stage-I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region with immediate effect after Delhi’s daily average Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 226, placing it in the ‘Poor’ category, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change […]
Navi mumbai airport may get third runway as CIDCO appoints consultant for feasibility study
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has begun the process for a techno-commercial feasibility study to examine the possibility of adding a third runway at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), as part of efforts to address long-term aviation demand in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. CIDCO has appointed a Joint Venture (JV) of RITES […]
Government notifies special economic zone for Tata’s ₹91,000 crore chip fab in Gujarat’s Dholera
The government has notified a Special Economic Zone to be set up by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited at Dholera, Gujarat, marking a significant step in the country’s push to build a domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday, 16 April, the Special Economic […]