IFB sets up refrigator manufacturing facility in Pune

#MakeinIndia
https://youtu.be/lrnM24LRkP0?si=rXHAcmsiRefefpor

Steps such as curbs on inbound shipments of certain goods, production-linked incentive scheme and mandatory quality norms are helping the country reduce imports of non-essential products such as TV, tyres, wallpaper and AC gas compressors.

✅Import restrictions imposed on tyres helped cut the inbound shipments by 74 per cent to USD 74 million in 2022-23 from USD 276 million in 2019-20.

✅Imports of wallpapers reduced by 77 per cent to USD 10 million during April-August this year from USD 44 million in the same month last year due to the launch of paper import monitoring system (PIMS).

✅Similarly, implementing quality control order (QCO) for footwear has helped in reducing the imports by 54 per cent to USD 75 million during July-August this year from USD 163 million in the same period last year.

✅Imports of AC gas compressors declined by 10 per cent to USD 177 million during April-August 2023 as against USD 197 million in the corresponding period last year.

✅TV imports declined to USD 10 million during April-July this fiscal as against USD one billion in 2018-19.

#MakeInIndia #Policy
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#Meme of the day 🇮🇳🏏🇿🇦

Israel's construction sector says it has asked the government to allow companies to hire up to 100,000 workers from India to replace 90,000 Palestinians who lost their work permits since the start of the war. #Jobs #ForeignAffairs

https://www.voanews.com/a/israeli-construction-sector-moves-to-replace-palestinian-employees-with-indian-workers/7338259.html

Small airplanes to be manufactured in Amreli, Gujarat by Aero Freyr Incorporation, Ground breaking for the plant performed. #aviation

India, as a first responder, sent an emergency aid package worth of NRS 160 million, comprising medical equipment, relief materials and more, for people affected by earthquake in Western Nepal. 🇳🇵 #ForeignAffairs

IDF has announced a 4 hours Truce for the Citizens of Northern Gaza Strip to shifts to Southern Gaza

#War

Mundra becomes India's first Port to handle 16.1 million tonnes of cargo in a month

🔹Mundra has become India's largest Port
🔹102 MMT of cargo handled so far this year

#Infrastructure

Angelo Mathews becomes the first cricketer in history to be out on 'timed out'.

He said their's some problem with his helmet but Bangladesh Skipper refused to take back the Appeal.

Truely Pathetic Sportsman Spirt from Bangladesh

#Sports #Cricket

Another Earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR and North India.
Rictor scale shows it's a 5.6 Earthquake. Epicenter is Nepal so this is probably a Aftershock

#Environment

South Africa withdraws diplomats from Tel Aviv

#InternationalNews

NMDC will soon extract gold from mines in Western Australia. In line with the push, the company undertook a groundbreaking ceremony for the operations at the Paddington Gold Mine. 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇺

#Economy #ForeignAffairs
https://t.co/y7PZKIyV1M

French aerospace major Airbus announced that it has inked component manufacturing contracts with four Indian suppliers. 🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷

The local firms with which Aerospace has tied up are Mahindra Aerospace, Aequs, Dynamatic and Gardner.

#MakeinIndia #aviation #ForeignAffairs
https://t.co/8sOPH6QTIN

🇮🇳☎️🇮🇷 Iran PM Raisi,PM Modi hold talks;Discussed situation in West Asia, reviewed Bilaterals ties,Chabahar Port #ForeignAffairs

India must "use all its capacities" to end Israel's warcrimes on Gaza, Iran President tells PM Modi, connects it to the Freedom struggle of India.

Bangladesh launches local card "Takapay", to reduce dependency on Visa and MasterCard #IndianSubcontinent #NWO

Pakistan Air Force lost 14 aircraft and 35 personnel in the Mianwali base attack, claims senior Pakistani analyst Ayesha Siddiqa who is quoting sources in Pak military. #IndianSubcontinent