Public sector defence electronics major Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on June 8 announced the ‘Make in India’ programme and indigenisation as major thrust areas. “We are positively contributing to Make in India and our turnover from indigenous technology is 86 percent. We are…
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Cabinet okays IPR policy to ‘push creativity, innovation, entrepreneurs’
The Cabinet has approved the national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy with a view to promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. The aim is to create awareness about economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on…
Plasticulture can help saving water up to 50-70% | FICCI Report
NEW DELHI, 13 May 2016: Right usage of water is becoming increasingly important given the fact that India currently supports nearly 17.84% of the world population, with 2.4% land and 4% of water resources. At the same time, monsoons are also becoming erratic. The resultant is alarming fall in gro…
Solar power only solution to fight against pollution: Dr. Bhure lal
Chairman, Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for Delhi-NCR & Member, Supreme Court Monitoring Committee, Dr.Bhure Lal on Friday asked India Inc. to invigorate and intensify its R&D efforts for generating sufficient solar energy for India’s mass consumption and enab…
Healthkart chooses nutrition & fitness over drug sales
From a company selling Over-The-Counter (OTC) medicines, Sequoia Capital-backed Healthkart has morphed into one that is totally focused on nutrition and fitness products. “We are re-orienting ourselves into a vertical player in fitness and nutrition. Initially we started with OTC drugs but …
HAL to rope in more vendors from MSME sector for its indigenisation projects
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is selecting more vendors for some of its indigenisation programmes in the aerospace sector. “Currently, the company is working with over 2,000 vendors in the MSME segment,” said A Selvaraj, Head, Indigenisation Cell of HAL. “This is required as we have to hast…
Indian Navy aspires to achieve 90% self-reliance in warships | Vice Chief of Naval Staff
International Seminar on ‘Make in India’ Paradigm – Roadmap for a Future Ready Naval Force on April 18-19, 2016 in New Delhi will discuss modernization and development agendas of Indian Navy Warships in a navy bear testimony to the industrial capabilities of a country. The Indian Navy’s mantra is…
Icertis raises Rs 100 crore in series-b funding
ERP solutions firm Icertis has raised Rs 100 cr in Series B Funding led by Ignition Partners. Existing investors Greycroft Partners and Fidelity Growth Partners India also participated in this round. Following this, John Connors, managing partner at Ingition Partners will join the Icertis board o…
Dr Reddy’s to invest in startups
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) will be investing in startups besides partnering with external entities for research and innovation. “You cannot expect people to focus on increasing market share, growth, and driving the business while also disrupting the world. So for the disrupt part, …
Hi-Tech Pipes became 13th company to get listed on NSE’s SMEs platform
Pipe maker Hi-Tech Pipes became the 13th company to get listed on NSE’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) platform ‘Emerge’. According to the stock exchange, Hi-Tech Pipes’ public issue was subscribed 2.64 times, making it the highest ever subscribed issue to get listed …