Six food processing projects were recently inaugurated in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Haryana, as the Ministry of Food Processing Industries celebrated Food Processing Week from 6 September to 12 September, under which the ministry organised various programmes as a part of the government’s ’Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

The public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd is looking to more than double capacity to 50 million tonnes by 2030. The company has started working on a land bank study for the next phase of expansion, it said in its annual report for 2020-2021. Taking advantage of booming steel prices, SAIL has also pared debt significantly.

With the world’s top steel producer China imposing export tariffs on ferrochrome and pig iron from August 1, besides removing export tax rebates for 23 steel products, experts are upbeat about demand for India’s steel exports for the current financial year. The sector has seen export growth of 9.2 per cent during April-July on an year-on-year basis.

Robotics and automation firm Addverb plans to expand its robot manufacturing unit in India to boost its output by around 10 times in the next financial year.

Jindal Steel and Power’s Australian mining company Wollongong Coal has restarted operation of its Russell Vale mine, which had been shut for more than six years. It aims to do at least 1.2 million tonnes per year extraction in Russell Vale, as it has the approval for 3.7 million tonnes extraction, which is valid for up to five years.

Amazon India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat Industries and Mines Department to help drive e-commerce exports from the state.

The Nepal Electricity Authority and Power Grid Corporation of India have signed an agreement to develop the 400KV Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross-Border Transmission Line on the Indian side through joint investment.

India has approved 45 solar parks with a cumulative capacity of 37 GW under the solar park scheme. India’s solar and wind generation recorded an all-time high of 43.1GW at July-end. India has also crossed the 100 GW milestone of installed renewable energy capacity.

The Andhra Pradesh government is in talks with New Development Bank for Rs. 6,400 crore financial assistance to construct new roads and highways in the state.