India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 2.0 per cent (provisional) in July, 2025 as compared to the Index in July, 2024. The production of Steel, Cement, Fertilizer and Electricity recorded positive growth in July, 2025. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI measures the combined and individual performance of production of e...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to launch negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) today in Moscow. The ToR was signed by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, Shri Ajay Bhadoo, and Deputy Director, Trade Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission (EE...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) initiative achieved an important milestone today with the signing of the State Support Agreement (SSA) and Shareholder Agreement (SHA) between the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT), Government of Haryana and Haryana Airports Development Corporation (HADC). Under this partnership, the National Industrial Corridor Development Corpor...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Coal is set to launch the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions on 21st August 2025 in New Delhi. The event will be graced by Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, as Chief Guest, and Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, as Guest of Honour. This event will mark another significant step towards enhancing transparency, competition, and self-reliance in ...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Claims & Objections received from Political Parties1 w.r.t. Draft Roll Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2158292 ) Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: During the Union Budget 2025 the Government launched the Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat, which included an outlay of rs 20,000 crore for research and development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Currently, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is developing following Small Modular Reactors: * Bharat Small Modular Reactors (BSMR-200) for repurposing of retiring thermal power plants & captive power plants for en...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Tata Memorial Hospital under the Department of Atomic Energy is providing comprehensive evidence-based cancer treatment. The TMC has established 11 hospitals in 7 States of India which are located at Mumbai, Varanasi, Vizag, Sangrur, Mullanpur, Guwahati and Bhubaneshwar. Out of 11 hospitals, 8 are functional and 3 are under construction. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) being a premier cancer centre in the country, provi...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Management of nuclear waste that will be generated from the planned expansion to 100 GW by 2047 is in line with current waste management practice. Nuclear wastes arising from nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities are safely disposed/managed under the provisions of "The Atomic Energy Act. 1962", subsequent amendments and the Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive Wastes) Rules 1987. As a waste management p...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: During the Budget 2025 announcement the government had launched a Nuclear Energy Mission with an outlay of rs 20,000 crore for research and development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Currently, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) a constituent unit of DAE, is developing following Small Modular Reactors: * Bharat Small Modular Reactors (BSMR-200) for repurposing of retiring thermal power plants & captive power plan...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Re-assessment of safety is undertaken following any major incident relevant to nuclear safety anywhere in the world to examine the need for any further strengthening of the safety features. Subsequent to the earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on Richter Scale in Japan (great east Japan earthquake) followed by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in the year 2011, such re-assessments were carried out independently by AERB fo...