News from past week…
Green Energy – State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) have signed a MoU for purchase and sale of Hydrogen at their refineries.
Industry Boost – The Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme, which allows for the import of capital goods at zero Customs duty for export production, is being further rationalized under the new foreign trade policy and is expected to boost domestic manufacturing.
Space Race – The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully conducted the landing demonstration of its under development Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) using Chinook helicopter.
Bridging the Gap – A drive by the School and Mass Education dept in collaboration with Aide et Action is helping children of migrant families escape the drudgery at kilns and get back to schools.
Farm Energy – Researchers with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) plan to develop an eco-friendly technology to upcycle paddy waste to manufacture raw materials for industrial applications, aimed at providing an additional source of income to farmer.
Interesting Data Point
India’s share in global exports jumped from 0.5 per cent in 1990 to 1.7 per cent in 2018 to 2.1 per cent in 2022: Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad
A beautiful long Read on the Indian Web
Remembering the Forgotten: As a versatile poet, Hasrat Mohani penned many remarkable pieces of poetry, including many of which he devoted to Lord Krishna. He was a great freedom fighter whose name, however, remains marginalized in the Indian national movement and absent from popular Indian consciousness. Read this beautiful weekender by Sanobar Haider on Outlook Magazine.