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India’s trade deficit with China drops by almost half to USD 12.6 Bn between April - Aug of 2020-21 from USD 22.6 Bn in same period last year.
Massive Impact of restrictions on Chinese imports and GOI's Atma Nirbhar Bharat Push.
Local Production ramped up.
business-standard.com/article/econom…

Despite Covid lockdown, Uttar Pradesh has received investments of ₹6,700 Crore in 6 months.
These investments where work for setting up units has begun will employ 1.35 lakh people.
More Investments of ₹85K Crores in pipeline as Yogi Govt transforms UP.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

German footwear giant begins production in UP after leaving China.
2 units of Von Welix operational in Agra, direct employment already provided to 2,000+ people.
More units to come up, employ >10,000.
Production Target — 5 Million pairs annually. hindustantimes.com/business-news/…

Japan is providing aid to 2 Jap Cos moving manufacturing from China to India as part of India Japan Australia efforts to develop Supply Chain Resilience Initiative.
Toyota-Tsusho will be setting up a rare earth metal facility & Sumida of automotive parts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india…

Work and track laying going on in the Final Tunnel on Imphal-Jiribam railway line.
The 111 km Imphal-Tupul-Jiribam Rail line has 45 tunnels, measuring 62 km & 139 bridges !
The Project Cost is ₹12500 Crs.
It'll take Railways to Manipur.
There was no Railway in Manipur till now.

Infopower — a Sahasra Group JV with Taiwanese MiTac Holdings, is setting up plants in UP & Rajasthan to make ICs & hard drives under PLI Scheme.
Noida Plant to produce 25,000 Motherboards per month.
Bhiwadi Plant to make 40 Mn Integrated Circuits annually.
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sahasra-t…

The UP Govt will launch a special campaign aimed at providing jobs to 50 lakh youth by March 2021.
The campaign – Mission Rojgar– will be launched by CM Yogi after Diwali.
5 Million Jobs in 4 months — never done in India till now.
Skeptic yet hopeful !
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Unemployed youth will apply in Govt Depts, Councils, Corporations & pvt sector.
Investments worth Billions of USD have been finalized in UP (Go through this thread).
Besides, Yogi Govt has facilitated loans worth ₹18,000 Cr to 6 lac new MSMEs (Avg ₹3Lac per MSME) since April 1.

Work Intensified For Kashi Vishwanath Dham Project.
Main Complex, Atithi Griha (Guest House), Yatri Suvidha Kendra 1&2, Mumuksh Bhavan etc will be ready by Feb 2021.
Project Cost — 339 Crores.
PM @narendramodi envisaged it.
BEFORE AFTER

Other buildings — Vedic Kendra, City Gallery, Multi Purpose Hall, Jalpan Kendra(Food Court), Handicraft Emporium & Security Chamber buildings will be ready by May 21.
Project will be ready by Aug 21.
65,000 Cubic Feet of Pink Stones Have Been Brought to Varanasi for the Project.

India asserts sovereignty in Indian Ocean Region.
The Modi Govt will launch an ambitious ₹4,000 Cr Deep Ocean Mission in 3-4 months to explore minerals, energy and marine diversity of unexplored underwater world in India's vast EEZ and Continental Shelf.
deccanherald.com/national/india…

The Modi Govt is bringing in investments worth ₹2 Lac Cr to set up 5,000 CBG Plants by 2023-24 with 15 Mn Tonnes Biogas production target.

It will reduce Gas Import Bill by ₹1 Lac Cr, generate huge employment, raise farmers' income & help in waste mgmt.
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-g…

Samsung is investing ₹5,000 crore in a smartphone display manufacturing facility in Noida.
The export-oriented unit will be ready by Feb 2021 and attain commercial production by April 2021.
India will be the third country manufacturing Samsung displays.
business-standard.com/article/compan…

iPhone maker Wistron is investing ₹2,847 Cr at its facility in Narasapura, 70 km from Bengaluru.
Besides ₹1,947 Cr for iPhones, Wistron is investing ₹900 Cr for IoT & Biotech Devices manufacturing.
18,000 direct jobs & 100K+ indirect jobs to be created.
m.economictimes.com/industry/cons-…

356 KM long under construction Jammu—Baramulla Railway line.
Katra—Qazigund stretch of 103 Km will have 62 bridges & 35 tunnels, including Chenab Bridge — world's highest railway bridge at 359 m from ground, 35 m higher than Effiel Tower!
Completion — Dec 2021
Cost — ₹27,759 Cr.

Indian Railways to get leaner, speedier, more efficient and save > ₹8,000 Cr annually.
600 trains with low patronage are proposed to be knocked off the system, while 400 will be merged/upgraded.
Besides this, around 10,000 halts are being done away with.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Yogi Govt brings yet another investment as Hiranandani Group firm Yotta Infra lays foundation of ₹7,000 Cr data centre park in Greater Noida.
The 20 Acre Park will consist of 6 data centre buildings with 30,000 racks capacity, requiring 200MW of Power.
financialexpress.com/industry/yotta…

Tata Chemicals Ltd acquires land, will soon begin its manufacturing facility for Lithium-ion cells in Dholera region of Gujarat under the PLI Scheme.
The Modi Govt had last month announced ₹18,000 Cr PLI subsidies for ACC batteries manufacturing in India.
livemint.com/industry/manuf…

The power corridors in New Delhi will bid adieu to British Era Lutyens' Architecture.
PM @narendramodi will do Bhumipujan for new Parliament Complex in 5 days on 10th of December.
It will be built in 64,500 Sq m — 17,000 Sq m larger than present building.
livemint.com/news/india/par…

Pravaig Extinction MK1 Electric Vehicle was unveiled on Dec 4.
The Bengaluru based start up has launched first Indian all electric Premium Sedan, being called Indian Tesla.
0 to 100 Kmph in 5.4 Sec. 
504 km Range once charged.
0 to 80% charging in 30 mins.
carwale.com/news/pravaig-e…

When Yogi Govt came to power in 2017, UP had 2 expressways built by 2 Govts over 9 yrs.
By 2022, Yogi Govt will have completed 3 long expressways begun by it — Purvanchal, Bundelkhand & GKP Link Expressways.
Ganga Expressway will be under construction too.
swarajyamag.com/infrastructure…

Indian Pharma industry is expected to export medicines & other pharma goods worth over $25 Billion in 2020-21, up from $20.5 Bn in 2019-20 — 20%+ growth in exports.
Modi Govt is bringing in investments of over ₹50,000 Cr in Pharma Sector under PLI Scheme.
thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indian…

Hindalco to set up a new ₹730 Cr (100Mn USD) Aluminium Extrusion plant in Silvassa.
The fully automated plant will cater to needs of construction, auto, electrical, consumer & industrial goods sectors.
Investment of ₹7,000 Cr planned over next few years.
thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hind…

India’s exports in terms of volumes grew 24% July-Oct, while imports reduced 28% from previous year.
Exports are so high that it led to container shortage due to paucity of importing containers, esp Chinese ones (good news!).
Hope we overcome this soon !
bloombergquint.com/business/conta…

UAE Entities will invest USD 7 Billion in India’s food sector over next 2-3 years in India UAE Food Corridor Project, benefiting 2 Mn+ Indian farmers, creating 200,000 jobs & securing UAE's food security needs.
8 Food Processing Units to come in MP alone.
gulfnews.com/business/inves…

PM Modi will lay foundation stone for world's largest 30,000 MW renewable energy park at Kutch tomorrow, entailing an investment of >₹1 Lac Cr.
There will be a 49,600 Ha Hybrid Park with wind & solar power plants;and a 23,000 Ha exclusive wind power zone.
news18.com/news/buzz/guja…

Foxconn will construct industrial houses for 19,500 employees on 30 acres at SIPCOT Industrial Park near Chennai.
Foxconn is investing up to 1Bn USD at the 150 Acres iPhone manufacturing facility at SIPCOT SEZ, Sriperumbudur to manufacture iPhones in India.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai…

Yogi Govt will be setting up India's First Mega Leather Park in Kanpur, bringing in investments of ₹5,850 Cr and setting up 150 tanneries to manufacture leather bags, jackets, shoes and export them.
The Park will employ 2 lakh people and has got GOI's nod.businessworld.in/article/Mega-l…

In 2019-20, India imported 11 Mn Tonnes of Urea for USD 2.89 Billion — 3 MT+ (1Bn) from China.
Modi Govt is investing ₹22,000 Cr to begin 4 Plants in Gorakhpur (pics below), Barauni, Sindri & Ramagundam in 2021 to make India self reliant in urea.
PM mentioned it in speech today.

15 global and Indian Cos will be investing ₹22,500 Cr or USD 3 Bn to manufacture 10 GW of solar wafers and 20GW each of solar cells & modules in India under Modi Govt's PLI Scheme.
This will greatly reduce India's dependence on solar equipment from China.
livemint.com/news/india/15-…

The Modi Govt begins production at West Bengal's first petroleum reserve at Ashoknagar — 47 km from Kolkata.
This oilfield was discovered in 2018 and the Modi Govt via ONGC has already invested ₹3,381 Cr into the project.
The Crude Oil is of high quality.
livemint.com/news/india/dha…

Karnataka Govt clears investment proposals worth ₹26,659 Cr.
— Manufacturing units for electric vehicles & Li ion batteries in Hubli/Dharwad.
— EV & Li cell units in Chikkaballapur too.
— Solar parks in Davengere.
— 13K+ Direct jobs, Lacs of Indirect Jobs.moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

Noida Airport Region gets ₹7617 Cr investments amid Covid, will create 1.9 Lac jobs.
Yogi Govt aims to develop Jewar into toys & apparels mfg hub to stop Chinese toys imports worth Billions of USD.
Investments of ₹30KCr expected (details in this thread).
livemint.com/news/india/noi…

The Yogi Govt is going to develop a 1200 Acre Greenfield City in Ayodhya based on Vedic City Planning & Architecture.
Tender floated to select a consultant for the same.
TOI reports it will be developed as a Holy City for Hindus as Vatican is for Catholics.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/a…

Partners of Apple Inc — BYD, Luxshare, Quanta & AT&S will be investing Bns of USD to make iPads, AirPods, MacBooks(Laptops) & Printed Circuit Boards in India under PLI Scheme.

Foxconn, Pegatron & Wistron are already investing Bns to make iPhones in India.
m.economictimes.com/industry/cons-…

PM Modi had laid foundation stone for ₹30,274 Cr 82 KM Delhi—GZB—Meerut RRTS in March 2019.
India's first Rapid Rail Corridor.
Max Speed : 180 KM/hr
Delhi to Meerut in 55 Mins.
Deadline: Sahibabad-Duhai by Feb 2023, Total Project by 2024-25.
Drone's view of amazing pace of work.

Salcomp acquires 4th factory in Chennai, will invest ₹1300 Cr and employ 12,000 for components making under PLI.
Besides Apple's Components, Salcomp will make in India adapters & chargers for other smartphones/laptops.
No more "Made in China" adapters now.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india…

The Modi Govt via IOCL is investing 255 Mn USD (₹1950 Cr) to set up large mfg units of Butyl Acrylate & Acrylic Acid at Vadodara.
Italian Co awarded tender for the same.
India imported 2 chemicals worth Billions of USD over last 5 years from China & Saudi.energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-g…

ISRO will build a new chip unit/fab for making 65 nanometre chips at SCL, Chandigarh to cater to chipset needs of Pvt Sector for mfg in defence & space sectors.
Under Modi Govt, ISRO Budget has risen by 350% from ₹4000 Cr (2013-14) to ₹13479 Cr (2020-21).m.economictimes.com/news/science/i…

The Yogi Govt achieves its ₹20,000 Cr Investment &3 Lac Job Creation Target in IT Sector in 3 yrs.
A state of the art 40 Acre IT Park will be set up in Lucknow.
IT Parks will be set up in all 18 divisions of UP to attract investments all around the state.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

PM Modi had laid foundation stone of Delhi Meerut Expressway.
Out of 4 Sections, sections 1 & 3 have been inaugurated.
Section 2 will be ready in few months.
Section 4 (Dasna-Meerut new alignment) being constructed at a cost of ₹1078Cr is almost ready.
Drone's view of Section 4.

Modi Govt via CIL is setting up a ₹6,000 Cr Coal to Methanol Plant at Dankuni in WB to reduce oil imports. This will create thousands of jobs locally. Tender issued in Sept.
CIL will also invest ₹5650 Cr to set up 3000MW of 14 Solar Projects across India.financialexpress.com/industry/cil-l…

PM Modi will inaugurate ₹3918 Cr Rewari - Madar (306 KM) Section of WDFC on Jan 7.
Not a Km track of DFC track was laid till 2014 despite 2006 approval.
The Modi Govt will complete 3360 km of EDFC & WDFC by 2022, transforming logistics landscape in India.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-to-fl…

The Modi Govt has floated PSU KABIL that's investing 500 Mn USD + to acquire strategic Li deposits in S America to cut Chinese imports.
Deal inked with Argentine firm in Aug 2020.
Indian Industry is investing Bns to make Li cells for Phones, laptops & EVs.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Tata begins setting up unit at Hosur in TN, is investing ₹5,000 Cr to make Apple Components in India, creating 18000 jobs.
After Foxconn, Pegatron too will invest ₹1200Cr to set up iPhone mfg plant in Chennai under Modi Govt's PLI Scheme, employing 14000.telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pegatron-…

The Modi Govt had begun the strategic ₹16,200 Cr Rishikesh - Karnaprayag Railway Line in 2018.
The 125 km route will have 16 bridges & will be 85% inside tunnels.
India's longest tunnel (15.1km) will be built too.
L&T is lowest bidder for another section.
livemint.com/companies/news…

India will see at least 28 large hyperscale data centres coming up over next 3 years for which capital investments worth USD 9.5 Bn are in pipeline.
Besides, US based firm Blackstone & Canadian Brookfield have both hit 20 Bn USD investment mark into India.
livemint.com/companies/news…

Karnataka CM @BSYBJP begins work for India's 1st toy making cluster at Koppal; completion by Dec 2021.
₹4,000 Cr ($545Mn) Investment to set up 100 mfg units.
Six Cos Investing ₹1500Cr for high end remote controlled toys' units.
1.3 Lac Jobs to be created.thenewsminute.com/article/india-…

The Modi Cabinet approves India's MoC with Japan to provide employment opportunities to lakhs of skilled Indian workers in workforce strapped Japan in 14 critical sectors.
Under the MoC, Japan will grant Indian skilled workers a new status of residence too.business-standard.com/article/econom…

The Modi Govt expedites the 800KM Varanasi—Delhi Bullet Train Project.
After submission of DPR in Oct, Aerial LiDar Survey begins.
Land acquisition in UP will be smooth. The 1.7 Lakh Cr Project connecting 10 cities will be carried out at a never seen pace.livemint.com/news/india/del…

In a big development, Tesla registers its Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru.
Tesla will be investing Bns of USD into India, in talks with GOI & 5 State Govts to set up mfg and R&D units for EVs.
The Modi Govt had announced ₹57000 Cr PLI for automobile sector.moneycontrol.com/news/automobil…

PepsiCo — Lay's Parent Co — is investing ₹814Cr to set up a Potato Chips Plant in Mathura, benefiting lacs of farmers & creating jobs.
The Yogi Govt has allotted 35 Acres for it.
While people had talked abt "Aalu se Sona", Yogi Govt is doing Aalu se Rupya.indiaretailing.com/2020/12/22/foo…

The Yogi Govt will be setting up 5 New Industrial Parks in Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Barabanki & Chitrakoot districts along Agra-Lucknow, Purvanchal and Bundelkhand Expressways.
An endeavour to develop whole of UP and bring more investments beyond Noida !
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Manikaran Power Ltd will be investing ₹1,000 Cr to set up India's 1st Lithium refinery in Gujarat.
Li Ore imported from Aus will be processed into Battery Grade Li.
3 Lithium Battery Mfg Plants by TDS (a JV), Tata Grp & Adani Grp are coming up in Gujarat.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

Under Sagarmala Project, the Modi Govt is developing SEZ at Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT), Navi Mumbai with big capital investments for infra upgrades.
The SEZ plans to attract an investment of ₹4,000 Cr+ and generate 72,600 direct jobs & 1.5 lac jobs in total.
m.economictimes.com/industry/trans…

The Modi Cabinet today approved ₹5282 Cr Investment for 850 MW Ratle Hydel Project on Chenab in Kishtwar, J&K.
India's share of water under the Indus Treaty was allowed to go to Pakistan for decades.
GOI is building 3.8 GW of Hydel Projects to correct it.
livemint.com/news/india/cab…

As part of UP Defence Corridor, Yogi Govt allots 78 Hectares for ₹1500 Cr Defence Park in Aligarh.
Small arms & drone units planned in Aligarh.
The UP Defence Corridor is being set up in 6 districts by the Modi Govt & Yogi Govt and will create 3 lac jobs.
uniindia.com/~/defence-corr…

To push PM Modi's Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, the Gujarat Govt launches 8 New Industrial Estates to push manufacturing of medical devices, auto ancillary, ceramics, toys & engg products.
The Estates will provide ₹1223 Cr Capital Investment and 20,000 new jobs.
thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/…

Aurobindo, Kinvan & K'taka Antibiotics qualify for Modi Govt's PLI in bulk drugs & API segment.
Aurobindo Pharma will invest ₹3039 Cr to set up 3 Plants for producing Erythromycin TIOC, Penicillin G & 7-ACA.
Kinvan investing 447Cr for Clavulanic Acid Unit.businesstoday.in/sectors/pharma…

Gujarat Govt signs pact with Adani Ports to set up India's largest Multi Modal Logistics Park in 1450 Acres with ₹50,000 Cr Investment at Sanand, Ahmedabad.
The park will employ 25000 people.
It'll be a part of Modi Govt's Plan to build MMLPs in 34 cities.businessinsider.in/business/news/…

The Modi Govt via NALCO will invest ₹30,000 Cr over 6 years to ramp up India's Aluminium Production in a big way.
NALCO's Smelter Plant in Angul, Odisha will be expanded & a 1.4 GW feeder captive power plant added.
Pottangi Bauxite Mines will be developed.business-standard.com/article/econom…

The good news today — IMF projects impressive 11.5% growth for India in 2021-22.
India will be the only big economy with 2 digit growth. China's will be 8%.
We'll not allow politics of vandalism & nihilism to affect Indian growth story.
India stands strong.livemint.com/news/india/imf…

The Yogi Govt has received 77 Investment Proposals worth ₹57000 Cr, including from firms based in Japan, UK, US, Germany, Singapore et al.
Nodal officers have been appointed, land being allotted.
Every MoU is being tracked,monthly progress being monitored.freepressjournal.in/india/uttar-pr…

In line with PM Modi's Atma Nirbhar Bharat, DCM Shriram will invest ₹1,070 Cr in chemical mfg in Bharuch, Gujarat to build:
—a 52,500 tonne p.a Hydrogen Peroxide Unit
—a 51,000 tpa Epichlorohydrin Unit
—a Glycerine Purification Facility.
Thousands of Jobs.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/dcm-…

Boosting Atma Nirbhar Bharat, TN Govt clears 34 Investment Proposals worth ₹52,258 Cr, creating 94K jobs.
Sun Edison investing ₹4629 Cr for making solar PV modules.
Tata Grp & Pegatron investing ₹5763 Cr & 1100 Cr under PLI for making iPhones, mob parts.business-standard.com/article/econom…

In a big move, the Yogi Govt doubles Noida's area, notifies transfer of 80 more villages(20K Ha) to NOIDA from Bulandshahr Dist.
With investments of ₹1.5 Lac Cr lined up (scroll up) & upcoming Jewar Airport, Noida will be commercial capital of North India.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-n…

The Modi Govt will set up 7 Mega Textile Parks of each over 1000 Acres in next 3 years to double textile industry size to $300 Bn, raise exports & create Mns of jobs.
Textiles make for 12% of India's exports, employ 4.5 Cr workers, incl 35 Lakh in handloom.m.economictimes.com/news/economy/i…

The Modi Govt will invest ₹2.17 Lakh Cr to build 3 New Dedicated Freight Corridors besides EDFC&WDFC that'll be completed by 2022.
DFCs will be leased(not sold) to highest bidder to provide best of services to the industry. National assets are being built.moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

India’s Exports grew by 5.4% YoY in Jan to USD 27.24 Bn. It was 2nd straight month of growth.
Imports also grew by 2.07%, suggesting revival of consumption.
Engg Goods' Exports grew at 18.7%, Pharma at 16.4%.
Growing India is their problem.
#IndiaTogether business-standard.com/article/econom…

The Yogi Govt is inking 17 Pacts for further investments worth ₹5,000 Cr into UP Defence Corridor from SMPP Grp, Kalyani Strategic Systems, Saru Defence, HAL & BEML et al.
The UP Defence Corridor will see investments of over ₹1 Lac Cr & create 3 lac jobs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/upeida-t…

In 2017, PM Modi & PM Shinzo Abe had laid foundation stone of India's 1st Li battery mfg facility by Suzuki, Toshiba & Denso JV in Hansalpur, Gujarat.
The plant is ready, will begin work in April.
The JV is investing ₹5,000 Cr to make 30Mn Li cells a year.livemint.com/companies/news…

Japan's Fujifilm is investing ₹1450 Cr to set up 100 AI enabled health screening centres across India with focus on diagnosing major cancers & lifestyle disorders.
Modi Govt's Ayushman Bharat is bringing world class cancer diagnostics to smaller cities.
moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

The Modi Govt will spend ₹15,000 Cr to equip 111 cities with 20,000 clean fuel buses and further ₹3000 Cr to enhance green mobility in Indian cities.
It's part of 2021-22 Budget Proposals and will begin a new era in clean urban public transport in India.
swarajyamag.com/infrastructure…

Karnataka Govt is coming up with state's biggest township of 2,000 Acres at Jigani, 30 km from Bengaluru to take care of congestion in B'lore.
Land has been acquired, 30,000 Plots to be on offer in the township.
Project to begin in March, deadline 2 years.
newindianexpress.com/states/karnata…

Trident Group proposes to set up an agro composite mill complex in MP, to invest ₹6,500 Cr over next 2-3 years. The investment will create 15,000 jobs and benefit lakhs of sugarcane and cotton farmers.
Trident is already running a spinning mill in Budhni.
freepressjournal.in/bhopal/madhya-…

The GOI & Japanese Govt are setting up North East's 1st Japanese Industrial Township in Kamrup, Assam where Japanese firms will be setting up mfg units, creating thousands of jobs.
2000 Bighas Acquired.
EAM taking a Japanese Delegation to Assam on 14 Feb.
thehansindia.com/news/national/…

The Modi Govt expedites ₹5,521 Cr Bairabi—Sarang Railway Project to connect Aizawl with Railways Network by 2023.
GOI has also expedited ₹12,500 Cr Imphal Jiribam Line to connect Imphal (scroll up this thread).
Railways Revolution in North East underway.
livemint.com/news/india/ind…

In 2019-20, India imported medical devices worth ₹41,142 Cr.
Now under Modi Govt's PLI Scheme, 9 Firms will set up mfg units to make CT, MRI, USG, SPECT Machines, Dialyzers, Stents, Pacemakers, Aortic Heart Valves in India.
Production to begin in a year.
swarajyamag.com/insta/siemensw…

The MP Govt is setting up a 4500 Acre Special Investment Region in Ratlam near 8 Lane Delhi Mumbai Expressway, eyes investments worth ₹18,000 Cr by 2000+ firms in logistics, agro & pharma sectors.
Ratlam already has an industrial belt with mid level firms.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/mp…

Nexgen Energia will begin 1000 Compressed Biogas Units in India, 300 in UP.
Investments will exceed ₹5,000 Cr, create jobs, raise farmers' income & lead to efficient waste mgmt.
The Modi Govt aims to set up 5000 CBG Units & reduce gas imports by ₹1Lac Cr.businessworld.in/article/Nexgen…

Right now, India invests only 0.6% of GDP towards research & innovation while South Korea and China spend 4% & 2%.
The Modi Govt has allocated ₹50,000 Cr in Budget to set up National Research Foundation for funding quality research in Science & Tech et al.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education…

The Modi Govt today approved PLI Scheme worth ₹12K Cr with a target to make Telecom Equipment worth 2.4 Lac Cr to make India self sufficient and an export hub in the sector besides creating thousands of jobs.
India won't need Huawei/ZTE as it rolls out 5G.livemint.com/news/india/gov…

The Modi Govt is building India's longest River Bridge (19 KM) on Brahmaputra from Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya, reducing 250km distance to 19km.
PM Modi today began work on ₹4997 Cr Project.
PM also began work on ₹700 Cr Majuli—Jorhat Bridge.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-…

The Yogi Govt allots 48K Sq M plot to IKEA in Noida for ₹850 Cr.
IKEA will invest ₹5500 Cr in Noida for its largest mall in India.
The venture will employ >2000 directly & 45K-50K indirectly in 5 yrs as IKEA will take services of local artisans & workers.moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

Inox supplied 60% of medical oxygen during Covid times.
Inox Group will invest ₹2,000 Cr to build 8 new Industrial & Medical Gases Mfg Units in eight states to increase production by 50% from 3300 Tonnes Per Day to 4800 tpd, creating thousands of jobs too.m.economictimes.com/industry/indl-…

Hyundai will invest ₹3,200 Cr in India to launch new cars, including EVs.
Hyundai will invest ₹1000 Cr alone in making & launching an affordable India made electric car.
The Modi Govt has already announced PLIs worth ₹ 57K Cr for automobile mfg in India.m.economictimes.com/industry/auto/…

The Yogi Govt goes for massive Infra Push in 2021-22 UP Budget, allocates ₹1107 Cr, ₹1492 Cr & 860 Cr for Purvanchal, Bundelkhand & Gorakhpur Link Expressways, will complete all 3 in 21-22.
₹7200 Cr for Ganga Expressway.
₹1326 Cr for Delhi Meerut RRTS.
dnaindia.com/business/repor…

US based Triton is in talks with UP & Gujarat Govts to set up Electric Vehicle Mfg Facility in India with an investment of $650Mn to 1Bn USD.
It'll create thousands of jobs & help thousands of MSMEs.
Tesla & Hyundai too are investing big in EV mfg in India.businessline.global/triton-evs-man…

Reliance Jio will invest ₹7,000 Cr to build a Hyperscale Data Centre in UP, consisting of 6 buildings with 30,000 racks capacity and needing 200MW of power. It will generate thousands of jobs in IT sector.
The Yogi Govt has allotted 20 Acres for the same.
livemint.com/industry/telec…

Gujarat Govt clears Investments worth ₹6,000 Cr.
—ReNew Power to invest 4,000 Cr to set up a 2-4GW solar modules & Li cells mfg plant in Dholera in 100Acres.
—Diaper maker Avgol to invest 1K Cr for Plant at Halol.
—630Cr by Furniture Maker Merino at Halol.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad…

Ola begins construction of world's largest ₹2400 Cr Mega E-Scooter Factory spread over 500 Acres at Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
The Factory will begin production in months and employ 10,000 people.
Ola will launch a range of E scooters for India & European Markets.cnbctv18.com/auto/ola-comme…

UP becomes 2nd largest contributor to India's GDP.
In 4 years, Yogi Govt has brought investments worth USD 55 Bn+ into UP
(Scroll up the thread).
Exports from UP surged 32% in 2 yrs.
Given its size, UP should have been #1 in GSDP long back.
The Race Begins.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/u…

The Modi Govt via IOCL will be building a GW Scale Aluminium (not Lithium) based EV Battery Mfg Plant with an Israeli Firm.
Battery to have 400km running capacity.
The GOI via IOCL is also investing ₹1200 Cr to set up Ethanol Plants in Telangana & Andhra.
thehindubusinessline.com/news/ioc-to-se…

The Yogi Govt eyes investments worth ₹40,000 Cr in electronics mfg, is setting up a 700 Acre Electronics City in Yamuna Authority's Sector 7.
3 Clusters of 200 Acres will be set up for firms from Taiwan, Japan & South Korea.
Targeted Job Creation in Lakhs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/e…

PM Modi will inaugurate India Maritime Summit tomorrow.
The Modi Govt will approve investment proposals worth ₹10,000 Cr in the summit, creating over 55,000 Jobs.
400 Projects worth ₹2 Lac Cr will be offered to Pvt Investors in the Port & Shipping Sector.businesstoday.in/current/econom…

The Karnataka Govt & the GOI have together set up India's 1st Machine Tool Park in Tumkuru.
The 530 Acres Park will bring in investments worth Billions of USD, creating thousands of jobs.
Out of 158 Plots on offer, 22 have already been taken by large firms.deccanherald.com/business/busin…

Karnataka Govt unveils new Engg R&D Policy with 20% subsidy for new ER&D Centres on EVs, semiconductors, aerospace, IT etc.
At $31Bn, India accounts for 30% of global ER&D outsourcing.
K'tata so far has 400 ER&D Centres.
New Policy aims to create 50K Jobs.moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

ArcellorMittal will invest 6.9 Bn USD (₹50K Cr) to set up a 12 Mn Tonnes p.a. Mega Steel Plant in Odisha's Kendrapara, creating lakhs of jobs.
ArcelorMittal Nippon acquired Essar Steel last year.
Since 2018, India is 2nd Largest Steel Producer after China.bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Yogi Govt aims to bring in investments worth ₹20,000 Cr in food processing sector, create 3 lakh jobs besides benefiting millions of farmers.
UP farmers will be linked with 62K food processing units.
UP Govt to set up corn, banana & potato based units.indiaupdates.in/up-farmers-to-…

Karnataka issues Renewable Energy Policy 2021-26, targets huge 20 GW of RE Projects, entailing Investments of Billions of USD.
Focus on RE (solar, wind & hybrid SW) Parks, Rooftop solar (2GW), waste to energy etc.
K'tata already leads India in solar energy.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-n…

World's largest steel maker Arcelor Mittal Group will invest ₹45K Cr to ₹65K Cr in Gujarat.
The FDI will come at multiple locations in Gujarat, including for doubling capacity of 10MTPA Hazira Steel Plant (Essar).
The Group is investing big in Odisha too.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad…

The Himachal Govt will set up a ₹1,190 Cr Bulk Drug Park at Una with an aim to bring in investments worth ₹80,000 Cr & create 15,000 Jobs.
The Drug Park Proposal has been sent to GOI for approval.
A Power Equipment Mfg Hub will also come up at Nalagarh.
outlookindia.com/website/story/…

Volkswagen will invest ₹ 8,000 Cr in India into car making to launch 4 new cars.
An EV too is on the cards (reported earlier).
The German Co already has factories in Chakan(Pune) & Aurangabad.
The Modi Govt has launched PLIs worth ₹57K Cr for Auto Sector.auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger…

The Modi Govt's ₹1.8 Lakh Cr+ worth of PLI Schemes to push manufacturing in 14 sectors will bring in capital investments worth ₹2 to 2.7 Lakh Cr over next 3 years and can generate incremental revenue worth ₹35-40 Lakh Cr over 5 years, says S&P's CRISIL.
m.economictimes.com/news/economy/f…

The Modi Govt has approved setting up of 33 API Mfg Units with a committed investment of ₹5,082 Cr under PLI Scheme.
This will create >25K jobs, make India self reliant in APIs' production, end Chinese imports and boost exports.
More API approvals on way.
financialexpress.com/industry/govt-…

US based EV maker Triton registers subsidiary in New Delhi, will set up an Electric Vehicle manufacturing unit in either UP or Gujarat (Scroll up the Thread).
Triton will invest between $650 Million to 1 Billion USD and create 21,000 jobs over next 3 years.energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/tri…

Lko - Kanpur in 50 Mins ! The Modi Govt will be building 63 Km Lucknow Kanpur Expressway at a cost of ₹4700 Cr.
Delhi Meerut E'way being built by GOI is almost complete.
Besides GOI,Yogi Govt too is building Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, GkpLink & Ganga E'ways.swarajyamag.com/news-brief/wor…

Japanese IT Services Major NTT will invest 1.5 Billion USD in India over next 3 years to build 6 new Mega Data Centre Parks — 3 in Mumbai and one each in Chennai, NCR & Bengaluru, creating thousands of jobs.
NTT has committed total CapEx of $2 Bn in India.
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/ntt-i…

Kodak TV is investing ₹500 Cr+ to set up a TV mfg facility in Hapur, UP. The unit will begin rolling out 1 million smart TVs annually by 2021 end.
Besides, Kodak & Thomson's brand licencee SPPL will invest ₹300 Cr to build an R&D centre with focus on IoT.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sppl…

The Modi Govt has invited 2nd round of proposals from electronics & e-components makers under PLI to make semiconductor devices — diodes, transistors, capacitors, PCBs etc in India.
20 Firms (Foxconn, Samsung etc) are investing ₹11K Cr under PLI 1st round.bloombergquint.com/business/meity…

In 4 years, the Yogi Govt has electrified 1.21 lakh new villages & hamlets having a population of 250 & above.
From 1.8 Crore power consumers in 2017, UP has 2.93 Crore consumers today.
It's not just a number. This is tens of millions of lives transformed.energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/in-…

Pharma major Mankind will invest ₹1100 Cr to set up a large export oriented Greenfield Pharma Plant in Vadodara, creating thousands of jobs.
Over last 2 decades, Gujarat has become India's Pharma hub and manufactures one third of India's medicines.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad…

The Modi Govt built record 12,205 Km of National Highways in financial year 2020-21 despite lockdown, improving own record of highest NH construction in 2018-19.
The speed of 34 km/day is almost 3 times the rate of NH construction at 12 km/day in 2014-15.
outlookindia.com/newsscroll/nat…

The Yogi Govt will hold Employment Fairs in all 822 blocks of Uttar Pradesh tomorrow on 24th March.
At least 100 people will be provided jobs in each block in MSMEs, medium scale & large industries as well as projects, thereby creating 82,200 jobs tomorrow.swarajyamag.com/news-brief/up-…

Samsung to apply for Modi Govt's ₹12K Cr PLI Scheme to make 4G, 5G gear & telecom equipment in India, will be setting up a mega telecom equipment factory in UP.
Cisco, Foxconn, Flex & Nokia have already applied to set up telecom equipment units under PLI.telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/samsu…

The Modi Govt will complete ₹1 Lakh Cr+ Delhi Mumbai Expressway in a year, 60% work complete.
This Expressway with a new alignment will reduce Delhi Mumbai distance to 12 hrs from present 40 hrs.
It'll have a separate e-lane with charging facility for EVs.livemint.com/news/india/del…

Karnataka Govt approved a total of 382 Projects in 2020. The Projects will bring in investments worth ₹76,000 Cr over next 2-3 years and create direct jobs for 1.77 Lakh People.
Karnataka Govt will also develop 5-6 new industrial townships over next 2 yrs.thehindu.com/news/cities/Ma…

NXP India — one of the biggest R&D centres for NXP Semiconductors has launched the 1st ‘Semiconductor Startup Incubation Programme’ with MeitY & Fabless Chip Design Incubator(FabCI), IIT-Hyd to find, facilitate & mentor semiconductor start-ups across India.economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-…

Auto Parts maker UNO Minda will invest ₹250 Cr to:
—Build a Greenfield 4 wheel lighting mfg unit in Gujarat,
—Double its Alloy wheel mfg capacity by 60K wheels/month at its Bawal Plant, Haryana.
With this, ₹1K Cr+ investments by Minda Grp are in pipeline.auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-comp…

The Modi Govt is coming up with PLI Scheme worth $8 Billion for EV mfg in India.
GOI expects it to attract investments worth $14Bn, create 5.8 million jobs over 5 years & make India an EV mfg hub.
Tesla & 9 more firms are already going to make EVs in India.reuters.com/article/india-…

The Modi Govt's GeM Portal recorded whopping sales of ₹50K Cr in a year, giving Govt Procurement from MSMEs a fillip.
Sellers on GeM grew from 3.45 lakh to 12.67 lakh in a year.
They include sellers of office stationery, furniture, transporters etc —MSMEs.retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/e-commerc…

Vedanta invites EOI from coastal Indian states, will set up a new ₹10,000 Cr, 5 Lakh TPA Copper Smelter Plant in a coastal state of India, employing 10K people.
Closure of Sterlite Plant, Tuticorin made India a net copper importer for 1st time in 18 years.swarajyamag.com/news-brief/exi…

In last one year, Yogi Govt expedited setting up of 17 New Oxygen Plants in UP, enhancing UP's capacity to produce 33,600 Oxygen Cylinders everyday.
65 Sanitizer Mfg Units Set up.
Besides doing well in Covid mgmt, UP extended critical support to 27 states.
uniindia.com/up-tops-in-cov…

The Modi Govt electrified 6015 Route KM of Railways in 2020-21—highest ever in a year.
71% BG Route is now electrified. Entire Route will be electrified by 2023.
Moreover by 2030, Indian Railways will draw its entire electrical load from Renewable Sources.livemint.com/news/india/ind…

The Modi Govt has given nod to 422 Ethanol Projects worth ₹41,000 Cr, aiming to create 2 lakh+ jobs, augment farmers' income & double production capacity in 3 years.
To reduce oil imports, GOI targets 8.5% Ethanol Blending in Petrol in 2021 & 20% by 2025.
m.economictimes.com/news/economy/a…

The Yogi Govt approves Greenfield Investments worth ₹1,583 Cr in hinterland districts of Barabanki, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur & Hardoi.
Britannia, JK Cem Central, Berger Paints & Gallant will set up manufacturing units in 4 districts, creating thousands of jobs.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-edi…

Microsoft will invest ₹3,000 Cr in Noida to set up a world class tech hub. This IT & IT enabled Service (ITeS) Hub will employ 3000-4000 professionals and bring in more investments.
The Yogi Govt allots 60K sq metre Plot to Microsoft in Noida for 104 Cr.
hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-n…

The Modi Govt operationalized 22 routes under UDAN in last few days.
Till date, 57 unserved airports with 347 routes made operational under UDAN.
Civil Aviation Revolution has reached millions in Tier 2&3 cities, making flying affordable for common Indians.businesstoday.in/sectors/aviati…

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts will invest ₹1200 Cr in India over next 3-4 years to add 1500 new rooms by building new resorts & expanding existing ones, creating thousands of jobs.
The Company opened 10 new resorts in 2021.
Good news for Hospitality Sector !travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitali…

Singapore Stock Exchange(SGX) will establish its Offshore Office in India at GIFT City by April end.
This will bring many Singapore based firms to GIFT City.
FDI inflow to Gujarat from Singapore was $1Bn in 2020-21 across sectors.
It's expected to multiply.m.economictimes.com/markets/stocks…

Flipkart will set up its largest fulfilment centre in Asia in Manesar.
Haryana Govt allots 140 Acres to Walmart owned Flipkart for ₹450 Crores.
The fulfilment centre will see investments worth thousands of crores, create 6000 direct & 12,000 indirect jobs.m.economictimes.com/tech/startups/…

In only the 1st quarter (Oct—Dec 2020) of Modi Govt's PLI Scheme, Mobile Makers made phones worth ₹35,000 Cr, invested ₹1300 Cr & created 22k jobs.
This is just one sector !
₹2 Lakh Cr worth of PLIs across sectors will usher in a mfg revolution in India.telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mobile-ma…

Mahindra will invest ₹3,000 Cr over 3 years to develop new EVs and put 5 Lakh EVs on road.
M&M has already opened Electric Tech Plant in Bengaluru to produce battery packs, power electronics & motors.
It has also built an EV Mfg Unit at its Chakan Complex.business-standard.com/article/automo…

The Modi Govt via NHAI aims to award ~ 5000 Km of NH Projects worth ₹2.25 Lakh Crore in 2021-22. The NHAI awarded 141 Projects (4,788 km) worth ₹1.71 Lakh Cr in 2020-21.
The NH Length was 91,287 km in April 2014.
Now, NH Length is 1,37,625 km — up by 50%.swarajyamag.com/insta/nhai-pla…

The Yogi Govt has converted 15,000 out of 1.5 Lakh Primary & Upper Primary Schools in UP to English Medium to hone English of children in Govt Schools.
The UP Govt has renovated 1.39 Lakh Schools too, adding smart classes, labs, libraries & other amenities.swarajyamag.com/insta/up-yogi-…

The MP Govt is bringing in investments worth ₹13,800 Crore in Pithampur, creating 20,000 jobs.
MP CM has inaugurated 156 MSMEs in Pithampur, of which
36 MSMEs have started functioning while other 120 industries are u/c and will start functioning very soon.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-edi…

Adani Group will invest ₹2500 Cr to set up a data centre in ~10 Acres in Sector 80 of Noida.
The Yogi Govt has alloted industrial plots to Adani Enterprises, Dixon Tech & 11 other companies. This will bring in investments of ₹3870 Cr and create 48K+ Jobs.livemint.com/companies/news…

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EG2) of the GOI has ordered early completion of 162 Oxygen Plants sanctioned under PM-Cares Fund.
The EG2 has also directed Health Ministry to identify hospitals to set up 100 more PSA Plants and import 50,000MTs of Oxygen.swarajyamag.com/insta/battling…

India's Pharma Exports rise 18.7%, touch record USD 24.44 Billion in 2020-21 despite a decline in Global Market by 1-2%.
₹5,000 Cr is being invested under Modi Govt's PLI Scheme for making APIs in India & will result in Pharma Production of ₹3 Lakh Cr+.
thehindu.com/business/Indus…

Avigna Group is in talks with MP Govt to invest ₹5,000 Cr in developing a 800 acre Food Terminal Market with ~₹30,000 Cr annual turnover.
Avigna will build a place for national & global trade with a yard, a dry port, hospitals & budget hotels for farmers.m.economictimes.com/industry/servi…

12.2 Crore already vaccinated, 80 Crore more to be vaccinated now in largest ever vaccination drive anywhere in the world.
The Modi Govt approves ₹4,500 Cr for SII & B.Biotech to ramp up vaccine production, opens up vaccination for all above 18.
swarajyamag.com/insta/modi-gov…

The Modi Govt has increased Medical Oxygen Supply by nearly 4 times from 1273 Metric Tonnes per day in Feb last week to 4739 Metric Tonnes per day on April 17.
It'll increase manifold in coming weeks. The GOI has taken multiple steps to boost oxygen supply.timesnownews.com/india/article/…

Samsung begins production from its Mobile Display Factory at Noida, set up after relocating it from China with investment of ₹4825 Cr under Modi Govt's SPECS & PLI Schemes.
Many mobile brands use Samsung Displays.
This component can now be locally sourced.m.economictimes.com/industry/cons-…

The Yogi Govt is setting up 13 new Oxygen Plants in UP in a week to augment Oxygen Supply.
81 Units in UP are producing 900 MT of Oxygen per day. The GOI is also giving 700 MT to UP per day.
GOI is continuously increasing Oxygen Supply to states.(Scroll Up)livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/…

The Modi Govt has approved 25 new mfg plants for Remdesivir. Plants will come up in less than a month and increase production to 90 lakh vials/month from 40 lakh.
GOI is air lifting 23 Mobile Oxygen plants from Germany too, adding 1200 MT of Oxygen per day.zeebiz.com/education/news…

The French Govt Owned EDF has made a final offer to the Govt of India to build world's biggest 10 GW Nuclear Power Plant, having 6 New Gen EPR Reactors in Jaitapur, Maharashtra. It'll create 30K jobs.
Protest Lobby & PIL Lawyers get a new assignment.energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/ind…

Gold Plus Glass, the only Indian owned Firm Making Float Glass (clear, tinted, reflective, architectural, frosted glass etc) will invest ₹2400 Cr to set up new float glass & solar glass (used in solar panels) Mfg Units and ramp up capacity by 7 Lakh Tonne.economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks…

4,000 Covid Care Coaches with 64,000 Beds placed at Railway Stations across India for usage by state govts for Covid Patients.
14 Crore vaccinated(fastest in world), 90 Cr+ to be vaccinated in 2021.
The Modi Govt has augmented Oxygen Supply to 7000+ MT too.m.economictimes.com/industry/trans…

India will Get 1st Batch of Sputnik 5 Vaccine on May 1.
Russia's RDIF has signed pacts with 5 Indian Firms to produce 850 Million(85 Cr) doses a year in India.
5 Crore doses/month production to start in summers only.
Sputnik's Efficacy is reportedly 91.6%.livemint.com/news/india/ind…

Pharma & Biotech Firm Syngene will invest ₹750-900 Crore in 2021-22 only to scale up R&D and mfg capabilities by expanding/building new plants, new labs and increasing scientists' headcount by 40%.
Syngene's Mangalore API Mfg facility to see expansion too.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/syng…

The Odisha Govt has approved 9 Industrial Projects involving investments of ₹ 2,570.54 Crore.
Projects are in metal and metal downstream, mfg, plastic, cement, chemical & food processing sectors and will create ~2800 direct and thousands of indirect jobs.
aninews.in/news/national/…

The Yogi Govt will float a global tender in 2 days to procure 4 Crore Vaccine Doses.
DCGI Approved Vaccines (3 now, may increase) will compete offering best price and earliest delivery.
UP Govt has already ordered 50 lakh doses each of Covaxin & Covishield.swarajyamag.com/news-brief/up-…

The GOI will spend ₹15 Lakh Crore to build roads over next 2 years.
Under National Infra Pipeline, the Modi Govt aims to invest ₹111 Lakh Cr by 2025 in 7300 Projects relating to highways, railways, ports, airports, mobility, energy, agri & rural industry.auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/indi…

India will vaccinate half its adults against Covid-19 with 1st dose by July.
The GOI, states & Pvt sector will get enough doses to vaccinate 30 Cr adults by July.
The Modi Govt has vaccinated 15.7 Cr. There are 90 Cr adults. 45 Cr will get 1st dose by July.news18.com/news/india/cov…

India's exports in April jumped 3 Fold YOY to USD 30.21 Billion.
Healthy growth in key sectors— engg, gems & jewellery and petroleum products.
Exporters expect high growth in outbound shipments despite rise in COVID cases.
Pick up in demand in rich markets.m.economictimes.com/news/economy/f…

Zydus Cadila will apply for emergency use authorization of ZyCov-D (India's 2nd Fully Indigenous Vaccine) in May only after getting interim efficacy data of Phase 3 Trials.
After DCGI Nod, it'll roll out 1 Crore doses from Month 1, raising it to 2 Cr/month.moneycontrol.com/news/business/…

Oxygen supply has jumped 300% to 9200 MTs/Day after the Modi Govt via PSUs took steps to augment oxygen production coupled with efforts from Pvt Sector.
Setting up of 500 Oxygen Plants under PM Cares by DRDO will see O2 Supply cross 17K MTs/Day in 3 months.businesstoday.in/current/econom…