A urea plant worth Rs.6,000 crore to be set up by a US-based firm is underway near the city of Bhadrawati in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, informed Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Tens of thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists laid siege to the capital on Wednesday, nearly crippling it, to denounce rising food prices. It was the party's first show of strength since president Nitin Gadkari took charge in December.
India is in talks with South Korea, known for its maritime technology prowess, for long-term partnership to develop its rivers to drive economic growth.