India will be self-reliant in fertiliser production by 2023 as new units are being set up with an investment of Rs. 40,000 crore to reduce imports, a Union minister has said. The government is promoting nano fertilisers as these are 25-30 per cent cheaper and give 18-35 per cent higher yield.

A proposal for the inclusion in the Odisha Economic orridor (OEC) in the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme has been approved by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust, the apex body of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, which has proposed to develop five industrial corridors in India

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has said that 11 industrial corridors are being developed in the country, comprising 30 projects that would come up in four phases by 2024-25. Five of these projects have already been approved, and state governments have been urged to transfer land to the project SPVs.

The West Bengal government has announced incentives for setting up 100 private industrial parks for the MSME sector. Fourteen industrial parks for various sectors have already come up in the state in the past six years on 1,300 acres of land, and the new ones will be in addition to these.

The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has launched a drive to clean up and repair roads, drains and lights at the industrial sites in Surajpur. Under the drive, a 13 km drain, which was last cleaned in 2005, would be cleaned up and 1,000-odd street lights would be converted to LED.

Solar energy could help augment the rural healthcare infrastructure in India and has a potential to substitute the traditional grid-based systems in rural areas, according to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. FICCI made this suggestion at the first World Solar Technology Summit organised by the International Solar Alliance.

The Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tech Mahindra Foundation, Biocon Academy and Schneider Electric to provide skills to youth in the upcoming 30 skill development colleges across the state.

The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Samarth Scheme for capacity building in the sector, a placement-oriented programme targeting skill development of 10 lakh youth in the entire value chain of textiles excluding spinning and weaving in the organized sector. States have entered into memorandums with the ministry in this regard.

In a ‘heritage tourism policy’ unveiled recently, the Gujarat government has allowed opening up of heritage hotels, museums, banquet halls and restaurants inside historic palaces, forts and buildings. This policy, applicable to historic structures that existed before January 1, 1950, will allow international and domestic tourists to see and experience these.