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A Agrochemicals - The rising trend for the chemical sector Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar The Indian economy has transformed substantially, from being a ship-to-mouth economy since its independence to become one of the largest economies in the world. Agriculture continues to be a dominant element in the Indian economy. Along with major economic reforms, Government programs, such as the Green Revolution have played a critical role in transforming the country’s agriculture sector and paved the way towards economic growth of the country. Agrochemicals specifically have played an important role in preventing crop losses to pests and improving overall productivity. Proper and scientific usage of agrochemicals may lead to approximately 20–30% improvement in productivity. Currently, the usage of agrochemicals in the Indian agriculture sector is amongst the lowest in the world. India is one of the leading producers in the world. Be it food grains, horticulture crops, oilseed production...

Healthcare Global Enterprise Ltd. -  India's Leading Oncology Focused Network Background Established in 1989, Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), is present primarily in the oncology field with the largest cancer care network (with 22 cancer care centers as of December 2021) and three multi-specialty hospitals. It is promoted by Dr. B.S. Ajai Kumar, practicing radiation and medical oncologist with over 30 years of experience. Originally established with a single cancer care center, the Bangalore Institute of Oncology (BIO), at Bangalore by Dr. B.S. Ajai Kumar and four other oncologists, the company has rapidly expanded its presence to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Nasik, Ranchi, Rajkot, Cuttack, Hubli, Mumbai, Nagpur, Vizag, and Vijayawada, among others. The company is now present across the oncology value chain, offering services from prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment to rehabilitation, supportive care, and palliative care. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement enter...

Hospital sector - The upcoming gem of the Healthcare Sector Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing emerging economies over the last two decades, receiving large FDI inflows, which have grown from USD 2.5 Billion in 2000-01 to USD 50 Billion in 2020-21. The healthcare sector, in particular, has received heightened interest from investors over the last few years. In the hospital segment, the expansion of private players to Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations, beyond metropolitan cities, offers an attractive investment opportunity. According to Invest India’s Investment Grid, there are nearly 600 investment opportunities worth USD 32 Billion (INR 2.3 Lakh Crore) in the country’s hospital/medical infrastructure sub-sector. Indian Government initiatives towards development of hospital sector With respect to pharmaceuticals, India can boost domestic manufacturing, supported by recent Government schemes with performance-linked incentives, as part of the Aatm...

The evolution is here -  A way towards a sustainable environment Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar What is Green Chemistry? Green chemistry is an emerging focus among manufacturing industries that minimizes pollution at a molecular level. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Companies are actively designing novel concepts to reduce the emission of hazardous substances and actively switching their production process to green chemistry. The tremendous shift towards Green Chemistry Green chemistry is an emerging focus among manufacturing industries that minimizes pollution at a molecular level. The idea is that companies can adopt new scientific processes to minimize the toll their products take on the environment. Companies are actively designing novel concepts to reduce the emission of hazardous substances. The changes can be as large as changing the entire chemistry or even as small ...

Indian speciality chemical companies are all set with huge CAPEX to cater to the demand Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar The Indian chemical industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Currently, it ranks 3rd in Asia and is the 6th largest market in the world with respect to output, after the US, China, Germany, Japan and South Korea. The industry's growth is mainly driven by consumption growth and export opportunity. Demand for speciality chemicals is owing to their performance-enhancing applications instead of composition. Businesses operating in this sector require deep knowledge and the ability to bring about consistent innovations. The speciality chemicals industry is a mature sector with proven benefits accruing to a wide range of end-use customers. It comprises about 17% of the global chemicals market and is expected to grow at an average of 5.3% between 2019 and 2024, picking up the pace on the back of emerging usage applications in a variety of industria...

Rapid Increase in Ethanol Production Capacity Twitter Handle: @shuchi_nahar Two Different types of processes  to produce Ethanol To produce 684 crore liters of ethanol by the sugar industry by 2025-26, sugarcane equivalent to 60 LMT of surplus sugar would be diverted to ethanol. In the current sugar season, 2020-21 more than 20 LMT of sugar is estimated to be diverted. To produce 666 crore liters of ethanol/ alcohol from food grains by 2025-26, about 165 LMT of food grains would be utilized. At present damaged food grain availability is around 40 lakh tons in the country. In 2020-21 approximately 20 lakh ton maize is surplus FCI Rice is also sufficient in stock (266 LMT) and it will continue to remain robust as procurement of paddy/rice at MSP continues at expected levels. The country is producing sufficient food grains and sugar to meet the requirement for ethanol. Molasses-based distilleries have also been offered interest subvention to convert them to dual feed, to convert b...