Thursday 30 March 2023

News Analysed, Opinions Expressed

Economy | Industry

Goa chasing 50 K jobs & 25,000 Cr investment in 5 years

The Goa Government has pinned hopes on the defence sector to generate large-scale employment for local youth and aims to create 50,000 jobs in the next five years. READ

India should grab share in ocean-based industry: Harsh

Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan today said the country should move fast to "grab" a legitimate share in the emerging ocean-based industries even as he underscored "indispensability" of ocean and its resources in ... READ

Need amendments for 'Make in India' success: Industry

The captains of home care, personal care and chemical industry feel that government’s ‘Make In India’ initiative will propel industrial growth, but to make it more impactful, certain industry specific amendments are needed at the ... READ

Roadmap for Goa as logistic hub in offing

The Goa government today decided to constitute a special group to prepare a roadmap for developing the coastal state into a logistics hub. READ

Handicraft Corp to buy CIL coal

State-run Goa Handicraft and Rural Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC)has signed an MoU with Coal India to buy coal from its subsidiary South Eastern Coal Field Ltd in Chhattisgarh. READ

Investment policy neglects present mess: AITUC

The draft industrial-cum-investment policy of the Goa government does not take into consideration the existing industrial mess in the state, the All India Trade Union Congress has charged. READ

Incentives for industry in less developed talukas

In a bid to attract more investors to Goa, the state government is planning relaxing rules for investments and providing a slew of incentives to companies intending to set up their plants in lesser developed ... READ

Goa villa next after Kingfisher House?

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya may end up losing his luxury Kingfisher Villa in Goa next, if the mood of lenders for his once-trendy but now grounded airline is any indication. READ

Industry policy draft on 14 Aug

Goa's draft industrial policy will be unveiled on August 14 and then thrown open to public scrutiny before it is finalised. READ

Madras HC approves Sesa-Sterlite merger

The proposed merger between Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries , aimed at creating a mega natural resources firm from India, has moved a step closer towards realisation with the nod from the Madras High ... READ