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BHEL making India self-reliant in energy, infra: Heavy industries minister

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BHEL making India self-reliant in energy, infra: Heavy industries minister

The minister noted that the building, equipped with a 30-kW solar power system, reflects BHEL's commitment to move further towards green energy State-owned engineering firm BHEL is not only making India self-reliant in energy and infrastructure sectors but also contributing significantly to defence and space segments, said Union Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. The minister inaugurated the newly-constructed BHEL Sadan in Noida on the occasion of BHEL Day on Monday, the company said in a statement. Addressing on the occasion he cited the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for achieving the target of 'net zero' carbon emissions by 2070 and said that this 18-storey, eco-friendly green building constructed as per the latest technology and standards is a...

Number of govt-recognised startups crosses 1 lakh mark: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: The number of government-recognized startups has increased to over 1 lakh at present from 450 in 2016, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.Addressing entrepreneurs here, he expressed confidence that by 2047, India's economy would experience exponential growth.Goyal underlined the government's commitment to improving the ease of doing business in India, making it easier to start and run businesses. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; ...

Hopeful of finalising certain FTAs in next few months: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said he is hopeful of India finalising certain free trade agreements (FTAs) in the next few months, which would help promote exports. India is in the final stages of concluding FTA negotiations with the UK. The country is also negotiating similar pacts with Canada and European Union (EU). "We can leverage the free trade agreements with the UAE and Australia and we are hopeful that in the next few months, we will finalise many more free trade agreements to help you grow your business with zero duty on finished leather products and footwear available for you to exploit bigger and better markets," Goyal said while addressing footwear industry representatives here. The minister also asked the industry to focus...