Wednesday, September 7, 2016
writingonblog uncensored: Indian exports dip by 15.5pc, fall arrested says C...
writingonblog uncensored: Indian exports dip by 15.5pc, fall arrested says C...: Chennai: Indian exports have dipped by 15.5 per cent in the year 2015-16 and the Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said...
Indian exports dip by 15.5pc, fall arrested says Commerce minister
Chennai:
Indian exports have dipped by 15.5 per cent in the year 2015-16 and the Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that although the fall has been arrested but the growth of exports will be slow and steady.
Speaking during the Second day of Regional Editors Conference organised by Press Information Bureau here on Friday, Sitharaman said that exports during the last financial year valued at $ 262.30 billion had registered a 15.5pc decline but 12 sectors recorded positive growth in value terms.
To a query on how what is the expected growth of exports this financial year, she said it is hard to speculate. However, she said that her ministry was looking into diversification of export product basket, diversification into non- traditional markets and conclusion of ongoing free trade agreement negotiations and initiating new free trade agreements for promotion of exports.
The minister said that four new projects have been set up in Tamil Nadu under ASIDE, one Project has been approved in Kerala and two Projects were approved in Karnataka and two projects in Andhra Pradesh.
Sitharaman also said that manufacturing sector grew at 9.3pc in 2015-16, much higher than the 5-6pc growth in previous three financial years and was the major contributor to the healthy 7. 6% growth of GDP in 2015-16.
writingonblog uncensored: NIOT’s ROV likely to search for missing IAF aircra...
writingonblog uncensored: NIOT’s ROV likely to search for missing IAF aircra...: Chennai: The Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) of National Institute of Ocean Technology’s research vessel ‘ Sagarnidhi’ is ...
NIOT’s ROV likely to search for missing IAF aircraft from Sept 12
Chennai:
The Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) of National Institute of Ocean Technology’s research vessel ‘ Sagarnidhi’ is likely to begin its underwater search of the 15 possible locations where the where the debris of Indian Air Force transport aircraft AN32, that went missing along with 29 crew on July 22, on September 12.
Defence sources told Express that of the 15 locations, they could zero it down further for the search operations by ROV which can go to the depth of 3,500 metre. The 15 locations were zeroed down from 150 probable locations which had variables in depth using multi-beam echo sounder and side scan sonar by both research vessels Sagarnidhi and Geological Survey of India’s vessel Samudra Ratnakar..
It is learnt that NIOT only has the ROV which can up to such depth. It is learnt that (ROV)-(ROSUB 6000), which has been designed and developed at National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in joint collaboration with Experimental Design Bureau of Oceanological Engineering ( EDBOE), Russia, has alredy been successfully tested at a maximum depth of 5256m where it sampled manganese nodules in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB).
The underwater vehicle has six degrees of freedom and operated and controlled from a surface station. It is propelled and controlled by seven thrusters, which have speed controllability and reversibility. The controls are guided by the information from feedback sensors, which collect data on the ambient environment and supply it to a host computer in control console.
The data is filtered, processed and used as an input to computer software developed in LabView which generates corresponding control signals to enable the ROV to perform the maneuvers.
Sources said that each probable location (15 of those which were selected) would take the ROVs atleast two days to study. So it is unlikely that all the 15 locations would be searched, said sources..
The camera s would scan the area and would take pictures and capture the videos of the locations, which had been scanned by both Sagarnidhi and Geological Survey of India vessel Samudra Ratnakar.
The biggest handicap for the search operation is that neither the emergency locator transmitter nor the sonar locating beacon (SLB) is functional. Meanwhile, a meeting has been called on Tuesday to work out a strategy on how to go about the search operations, sources said.
Chennai Airport tries to be on par with Dubai airport, offers customised services
Chennai:
If your child is unaccompanied or your mother is sick while flying from any part of the world to Chennai all you have to do is inform ‘ Meet and Greet Services’ in Chennai Airport and officials would make arrangements so that the near and dear ones can be picked up from the aircraft and ensure they reach home safely with utmost care.
The value added service for air passengers in both international and domestic terminals have been launched in Chennai Airport from this month by Airport Director Deepak Shastri who said the customised services would benefit the passengers immensely.
Modelled on the Marhabba services being offered at Dubai International Airport, these services would cost the passengers depending upon the packages they choose from, said Ambalika Saikia of ‘Meet and Greet Services’ project Globe Ground India, which bagged the contract.
“We will be charging a minimum Rs 500 for the service in domestic airport and Rs 750 for services in international airport. Besides providing porterage services to unaccompanied minors, elders or passengers who are unwell and physically challenged, our officials will also help in clearing airport formalities besides escorting international passengers for check-in and immigration requirements,” she said.
The agency will also be assisting in reservation and purchase of tickets. “We will also provide assistance for hiring a car, tax, hotel booking, arranging tickets, transportation from aircraft to the terminal building, she said.
Monday, September 5, 2016
writingonblog uncensored: Shipping Ministry to do away with Tariff Authority...
writingonblog uncensored: Shipping Ministry to do away with Tariff Authority...: Chennai: Shipping Ministry is planning to do away with Tariff Authority for Major Ports ( TAMP) by passing an amendment to Major Port T...
Shipping Ministry to do away with Tariff Authority for state owned ports
Chennai:
system for loading and unloading of oil tankers by Chennai Petroleum corporation Limited, he said it is up to CPCL to decide but it is important as they will be handling more tankers as India has signed a historic deal to develop the strategically important Chabahar port, close to Iran' s border with Pakistan
Shipping Ministry is planning to do away with Tariff Authority for Major Ports ( TAMP) by passing an amendment to Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 in the winter session of the Parliament, according to shipping secretary Rajive Kumar.
Speaking on the sidelines of second day of Regional Editors conference organised by Press Information Bureau here on Friday, Kumar said that the Shipping ministry wants to do away with TAMP to usher in a market driven pricing regime in the state- owned ports and put them on par with private ports..
Kumar also said that the government is planning to amend Merchant Shipping Act. The amendment will make the Merchant Shipping Act simpler, he said.
The amendment is proposed after India’s accession to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 ( Bunker Convention) of the International Maritime Organization [IMO] as well as to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to give effect to the Bunker Convention, Nairobi Convention and Salvage Convention.
The Bunker Convention ensures adequate, prompt, and effective compensation for damage caused by spills of oil, when carried as fuel in ships’ bunkers. The territorial jurisdiction for damage compensation extends to territorial sea and exclusive economic zones.
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