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Topic: steel

India to unveil green steel taxonomy, first country to take initiative in this direction

The event will be attended by key figures including Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries, along with representatives from various ministries, steel industry stakeholders, think tanks, academia, and foreign missions.

Govt approves projects for use of hydrogen in steel products

Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government has approved three pilot projects.

Piyush Goyal sets steel production target to 500 million tonnes

The minister urged the industry leaders to focus on economies of scale through decarbonisation to get green steel.

Water stress inevitable, what steel & coal sectors can do to avoid looming crisis

11 of 15 major river basins in India to experience water stress by 2025. India’s major power grids depend on 14 major river basins, all of which are under ‘high water stress’.

International conference on steel (ICONS-2024) explores innovative solutions

The conference agenda is focused on capital goods, which are expected to play a pivotal role in the growth of the steel industry in India.

Monitoring steel imports after Chinese shipments surge to five-year high, says govt official

During April-July, China was the second-biggest steel exporter to India, after South Korea, selling 0.6 million metric tons, up 62% from the same period a year earlier.

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India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.