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Government bans usage of polychlorinated biphenyls in India
Polychlorinated biphenyls, widely used in electrical equipment in the past, have already been banned in many countries because of environmental concerns
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Chemistry is key to achieve the sustainable development goals: Neil Hawkins
In this interview, Neil Hawkins, CSO, The Dow Chemical Company, says that India is a critical country for ensuring that the world travels on the sustainability path
 "Chemistry is key to achieve the sustainable development goals: Neil Hawkins")
BEML ventures into dredging business
The company signs an MoU with Dredging Corporation of India for indigenous design, development and manufacture of spares for dredgers
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Yash Papers plans biodegradable tableware plant
The plant, to be located at Faizabad (UP), will have an installed production capacity of 3,300 MTPA
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Phoenix Lamps to merge with Suprajit Engineering
The combined entity will be one of the leading auto component companies with diversified product range
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Reliance to shutdown distillation unit of Jamnagar SEZ refinery for 3 weeks
The company will shutdown the unit in May this year for routine maintenance & inspection activities
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Maritime India Summit attracts Rs 82,905 cr investment
A total of 141 MoUs and business agreements were signed by various players in maritime sector including major ports, state maritime boards and PSUs, says the Ministry of Shipping
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Railways withdraws 10% port congestion surcharge
The withdrawal is expected to give respite to the industry in bringing down logistics costs and thereby attract increasing volumes of traffic to the rail mode
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The BIS Bill 2015: Paving the way for a safer India
The Government has called the Bill revolutionary, an enabler that gives fillip to its initiative to move towards the 'Zero defect & Zero effect' (ZED) regime
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Micromax opens second manufacturing plant in Hyderabad
Built by Bhagwati Products Ltd, the manufacturing arm of Micromax, The plant will have a capacity to produce 1 million devices per month
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Austria's FACC extends supply pact with Tata for Rolls-Royce engine components
The agreement renews Tata Advanced Material's existing contract to provide cutting-edge engine components for Rolls-Royce
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Blue Star to enter into water purifier business
The company will initially offer residential water purifiers and will gradually enhance its range to cover commercial water purification systems as well
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Packaged commodities to display products' information more prominently
All the packaged commodities will have to display six mandatory information more prominently atleast in the 40 percent area of the packet, as per the amended rules, which come into force from July 201
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Greybull Capital to buy Tata Steel's Long Products Europe business
The sale covers several UK-based assets including the Scunthorpe steelworks, two mills in Teesside, a mill in northern France, etc
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CMI begins commercial production at cables plant in Baddi
This facility, built with a total capex of Rs 150 crore, is a part of the recently acquired General Cable Energy Private Limited, which is in the process of being merged with CMI Ltd
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L&T Hydrocarbon bags two orders worth $ 370 mn from Oman's PDO
As per the new orders, LTHE will be responsible for EPC of Saih Nihaydah Depletion Compression Phase 2 (SNDC2) and Kauther Depletion Compression Phase 2 (KDC2) projects
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Toshiba to set up plant for railway systems equipment in Hyderabad
The plant, which is expected to start production in April 2017, will serve the growing markets in India, Middle East and Africa
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Electronics companies aim to use Indian base to tap local & overseas customers
The Indian electronics and hardware industry is expected to grow to reach $ 112-130 billion by 2018 from current level of $ 75 billion, says an Assocham-EY study
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Bodal Chemicals receives environmental clearance for expansion of dyes facility
The company is expanding its dyes & intermediates manufacturing capacity from 2,200 metric tonne per month (MTPM) to 6,000 (MTPM) in Vadodara
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Escorts appoints Ravi Menon as CEO of agri machinery business
Menon takes over from S Sridhar who would now head its construction equipment business
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