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Agrochemicals export likely to touch Rs 80,000 cr in 4 yrs: ACFI-EY report

Given its role in agricultural productivity and export potential, agrochemical industry will play vital role in India becoming global manufacturing hub ultimately resulting in $5 trn economy by 2025

Four agreements signed between Indian, UAE entities in energy sector

India and the United Arab Emirates have inked four different pacts in energy sector consisting of LNG trade, petroleum supplies, nuclear plants operation and maintenance and production concession pact

Expect India to be among our top 3 global markets in 5 yrs: Amway India MD

Amway has globally started looking at overall landscape and lens of business in a very different way. Instead of setting financial goals only, it is moving to transformation of lives, Chopra said

NITI Aayog invites EoI for undertaking research on India Innovation Index

The index is envisaged to encourage states/UTs to examine and improve their innovation environment and performance, which could further lead to improvement in India's overall innovation performance

Delhi govt bans production, sale, use of firecrackers till January 1

An action plan will be prepared in collaboration with Delhi Police, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the Revenue Department to strictly implement the ban, Gopal Rai added

Sebi modifies foreign venture investors' registration, eligibility criteria

At present, the processing of applications for granting registration to FVCIs and related due diligence is carried out by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)

Ikea looking for next phase of investments in India, plans smaller stores

Ikea will open small-format stores with a retail area of 30,000 to 70,000 square feet, in the adjacent markets of its existing and coming large-format stores besides growing its online presence

Daewoo forays into home appliances segment to expand share in Indian market

Building on its initial success with handpicked products, brand is now venturing into smart kitchen and home appliances segment, aiming to capture a larger share of the growing Indian market, it said

Byju's may not have to pay Glas Trust; verified claim is only Rs 20 cr: CEO

Glas Trust has filed an appeal against Byju's claiming dues of $ 1.35 billion, or Rs 11,432.98 crore, arising out of the raising of $ 1.2 billion by the edtech firm as Term Loan B

UP CM Adityanath virtually lays foundation stone for Ikea store in Noida

Adityanath said that UP has now become the preferred investment destination in India, it has embarked on a new era of growth

New safety regulations for machinery, equipment to affect MSMEs: GTRI

It said that while large corporations may have the resources to meet new safety standards, MSMEs face unique challenges in complying with the Ministry of Heavy Industry's (MHI) order

Manipur students stage protest over drone, missile attacks, demand action

The students, chanted slogans such as "Long Live Manipur," "Resign all incompetent MLAs," and "Give Unified Command to State Government," expressing their frustration with the authorities

Indo-US joint military exercise begins in Raj, focus on counter-terror ops

The 20th edition of the Indo-US joint military war exercise will continue till September 22, Defence spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said in a statement

SC rejects PIL asking to halt export of arms, military equipments to Israel

PIL was filed by Ashok Kumar and others through lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking to cancel licences and not to grant new ones to Indian firms exporting arms, military equipments to Israel

Tax on helicopter services for religious travel down at 5%: Uttarakhand FM

The 54th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is currently underway

JSW Infrastructure approves Rs 2,359 cr capex for capacity expansion

According to the statement, the expansion will increase the overall capacity of Jaigarh Port to 70 MTPA from the current 55 MTPA and Dharamtar Port to 55 MTPA from 34 MTPA at present

Honda Power Pack Energy, Bhago Mobility partner for green fleet services

Bhago Mobility's electric cargo vehicles powered by Honda e:Swap's technology offer quick battery swaps resulting in higher levels of reliability and lower downtime for EV fleets, the company said

Azure Power to prepay green bonds worth $310 mn maturing in December

Sustainable energy solutions provider Azure Power on Monday said it has issued a notice to prepay green bonds worth USD 310 million maturing in December 2024.

Aviation minister pitches for sustainable practices, regional connectivity

Speaking at the conference organised by industry body Ficci, Naidu also said efforts are on to ensure that 1 per cent of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) is blended with jet fuel

Defence ministry, HAL sign Rs 26,000 cr pact for Su-30MKI jets' engines

For Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Defence Ministry signed a contract with HAL for 240 AL-31FP aero engines for Su-30MKI aircraft at a cost of over Rs 26,000 crore, an official readout said