Four lakh gold items are hallmarked every day. Now, the hallmarking facility is available in 361 districts across the country. The Bureau of Indian Standards began its fourth phase of mandatory hallmarkingunder the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Amendment Order, Over 400 million gold jewellery items have been hallmarked wi...

MissionFocus on India’s self-reliance Launched in 2021 with a financial outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, the SemiconIndia program is structured to promote the domestic semiconductor industrythrough incentives and strategic partnerships.  India’s Semiconductor marketwill be approximately $38 billion in 2023. The industry is estimated to grow$109 billi...

Assam’s Semiconductor Plant: A Game-Changer for India’s SemiconductorEcosystem India’s ambitious strides in the semiconductor industry are best exemplified by thedevelopment of a semiconductor unit in Morigaon, Assam, spearheaded by TataSemiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd (TSAT). The project, set to become oneof the country’s premier manufa...

Climate Finance Developed nations’ neglect India expresses dissatisfaction with developed countries’ unwillingness toengage in the Climate Finance and Mitigation Work Programme at COP29 inBaku. India expressed dissatisfaction over the insistence of developed countries toexpand the scope of MWP from what was agreed in the past. India aligned ...

India’s energy landscape is rapidly evolving, boasting 651.8 million metrictons of recoverable crude oil reserves and 1,138.6 billion cubic meters ofrecoverable natural gas reserves within its sedimentary basins. Energy today has become the spinal cord for economic growth and development,said Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natura...