PM Modi fixes Rs 9 lakh crore target for textile exports by 2030

IANS | February 16, 2025 7:26 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday fixed a target of Rs 9 lakh crore for the country’s annual textiles and apparel exports by 2030 which represents a three-fold jump from Rs 3 lakh crore at present as he highlighted the huge job creation that was taking place in the sector which employs “crores of workers."

India a solar superpower under PM Modi's leadership: UN's Simon Stiell

IANS | February 15, 2025 2:55 PM

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) As India strives to reach the ambitious target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030 set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has already become a “solar superpower”, according to Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

DPIIT Secretary reviews massive infra projects in Gujarat, Rajasthan

IANS | February 15, 2025 1:44 PM

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Amardeep Bhatia, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting to review key issues affecting mega infrastructure projects in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan.