June 1-15, 2021 - Vol 1, Issue 23
INDIA NEWS
MAKE IN INDIA
Partnerships of hope: Building resilience with support from UNICEF states in terms of FDI inflows, attracting FDI worth $40.7 billion between 2000 and 2019.
It is home to the Pavagada Solar Park which has an installed capacity of 2000 MW, the largest in the country of which 1400 MW is operational. The total installed power capacity in the state stands at 28,400 MW. KERALA By Strategic Investment Research Unit
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s India battles with the second wave of COVID-19, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is supporting India's Covid-19 response. The second wave is larger and is spreading more rapidly than the first and is affecting people across all age groups including children and infants. The new wave has posed a significant impact on the lives of children in India in terms of access to essential health, social, protection, and education services, which are now constrained. The pandemic numbers have now started to plummet though it is still far from over, therefore, India continues to work with support agencies and take preventive action to contain it. The call for greater action has been continuously supported by UNICEF at the forefront. UNICEF is working with its partner agencies in India to: Increase access to life-saving oxygen by procuring and installing oxygen generation plants in hospitals to treat severe and critical COVID-19 cases; Provide rapid, accurate testing machines in some of the most affected districts; Support communities and essential workers to weather this storm and prevent further disruption to outreach programmes and services for children. UNICEF has also been sending face shields and surgical masks, to keep frontline workers safe as they work rigorously given the surge in cases. The agency supplied COVID-19 testing machines, which form a crucial part of the response to the pandemic. Moreover, it has supported the procurement and installation of 25 oxygen plants for hospitals in the northeast and Maharashtra. At the central level, UNICEF and its partners continue to support the Government of India in the acceleration of its national vaccine rollout to equitably reach all population groups currently eligible. It is working on the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine communication strategy across the country, intensifying
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community engagement and social mobilization. UNICEF along with its partner agencies have procured special refrigerators as part of cold chain strengthening and COVID-19 vaccine introduction in India since vials of the vaccine have to be packed at cold temperatures to ensure they remain effective when administered. Alongside providing support to the healthcare system in India, UNICEF is also supporting the Government of India in ensuring critical services for the most vulnerable children continue functioning. Since the incidence of the pandemic in India, UNICEF has played a key role in stopping the spread of COVID-19, including by sharing information with more than 660 million people on how to stay safe from the coronavirus. It has been continuously working to counter misinformation and promote COVID-19 appropriate behaviours, including wearing masks, physical distancing, and hand-washing. Moreover, it continues to create new media content weekly in a multitude of regional languages for broadcast on digital channels and media, especially at the state level. Opportunities in India KARNATAKA Knowledge, research and innovation hub of Asia, with over 400 high-end R&D centres, Karnataka is a leader in India’s technology sector, both in terms of investments and exports. It is also a popular investment destination for auto, electronics, food processing, heavy machinery and textiles industries. Karnataka is well connected to all major markets with two international airport, 3,61,041 km of the road network and 6083 km of the rail network. The state has a coastline of 300 km with 12 minor ports and one major port in Mangaluru. The Bengaluru Mumbai Economic Corridor and Chennai - Bengaluru Industrial Corridor, pass through the state. Karnataka stands fourth in merchandise exports in the national export basket. Exports from the state stood at around $17.4 billion in 2018-19, which is 5.3% of India’s total exports. The state stands third among Indian
Kerala is a highly advanced society and scores high on human development indicators with the highest literacy rate, highest life expectancy, lowest population growth and the highest ratio of females to males in India. Kerala is one of the most scenic and popular tourist destinations in India. It is also famous for its special ayurvedic therapies and its backwaters. Kerala also leads other states in Industrial development and per capita income. Kerala is a major exporter of coir, spices, marine products, cashew, coffee and pickles. Two-thirds of the state's export income comes from food processing industry. With a coastline of nearly 590 km, Kerala has a major port at Kochi (with a cruise terminal) and 16 smaller ports along the coast. The state is very close to global maritime trade route passing through the Indian Ocean region with Kochi International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICT) at Vallarpadam, which is India's first ICT. Kerala is the first state in India to have four international airports, namely in Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur. LADAKH Ladakh is amongst the highest intensity of solar radiation locations in India. With more than 320 clear sunny days in a year, and average daily global solar radiation as high as 2022 kWh/m2/annum, Ladakh is a favorable hotspot for solar power generation in India. Ladakh, the northern-most union territory of India, shares its international border with China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It lies in the Greater-Himalayan ranges with salt and freshwater lakes, sand dunes and camels. Indus, Zanskar, and Shyok are the major rivers that flow through the UT. It is well-connected with a domestic airport in Leh. LAKSHADWEEP With lagoon area of about 4,200 Sq. Kms, territorial waters of 20,000 Sq. Km, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 4,00,000 Sq. Kms and coastal line of about 132 Kms, Lakshadweep Islands, India’s only coral islands chain, have a high scope for the fisheries sector.
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The sea around Lakshadweep is rich in fishery resources and the main resource in the islands is Tuna. The estimated marine fishery potential resource in the sea around Lakshadweep is about 100,000 tons of tuna and tuna like fishes and about an equal quantity of shark. The islands have a high presence of food products, beverage manufacturing, furniture and wood-based products manufacturing micro, small and medium enterprise units. Lakshadweep Islands are the first Union Territory to become 100% organic. Abundant production of coconuts also provides investment opportunities in coconut-based products such as coconut oil, coir yarn, etc. Small-scale service industries such as engineering workshops, Information Technology enabled services (ITeS), and autoservicing, which do not pollute the lagoons, are best suited on the islands. Concurrently, the islands have a very small but significant presence of local handicrafts. Lakshadweep Islands, lying in the Arabian Sea, are a group of 36 islands. The islands are well connected with 10 minor ports and an airport in Agatti. The
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varied flora, fauna and coral reefs along the islands, attracts domestic and international tourists. The islands also offer a great destination for water sports. Ministry of Shipping has identified 10 locations in the UT to be developed in phase-I of its Lighthouse Tourism initiative. MADHYA PRADESH Located in central India, Madhya Pradesh, the only diamondproducing state in India, is popularly known as the 'heart of India' and is a beneficiary of mega infrastructure projects, with both North-South and East-West corridor crossing the State. Madhya Pradesh offers excellent support infrastructure for industrial growth. The state has Photo Courtesy: IANS
a robust rail network with 550 trains crossing daily, National Highway network of 5,000+ kms, 5 commerical airports operating 100+ flights and 6 inland container depots.
Indore has been rated the firstt and Bhopal has been rated second cleanest city in the Cleanliness Survey 2018 by Government of India. Madhya Pradesh has a strong base of mineral resources and accounts for 14% of India's total cement production. The state has an oil refinery at Bina with an annual capacity of 6 MMT. The installed power capacity of the state is over 23,400 MW; 35% of which is contributed by renewable energy sources. The state is a leading producer of a variety of horticulture crops and offers lucrative opportunities for food processing industries. The state also offers opportunities in textile manufacturing, automobiles, food processing, soya processing, engineering and agriculture equipment manufacturing, among others. MAHARASHTRA Mumbai, the state's capital is known as the financial capital of India and houses the headquarters of major corporate and financial institutions. Maharashtra is the automobile manufacturing hub of the country. Maharashtra lies on the western coast of India. It is the third largest state in India, occupying approximately 9.4% of the country's total geographical area. The state is well connected to all the major markets with 4 international and 7 domestic airports, over 309,000 km of road network and 6,210 km of rail network. The state’s coastline of 720 km and presence of 55 ports facilitate about 22% of the total cargo transport in India. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, the largest container port in the country, is connected to 34 Container Freight Stations and 46 Inland Container Depots. The state has a total installed power capacity of over 43,000 MW. Maharashtra has a good presence of industrial clusters, especially automobile, IT & ITeS, chemicals, textiles and food processing clusters and offers lucrative investment opportunities in these sectors. Maharashtra has ranked number one in Export Preparedness Index in 2020. Moreover, the state has attracted over $10.8 billion of Foreign Direct Investments during Oct 2019 - Sept 2020. Source: Invest India, Government of India
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