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MANSA elects Executive Committee for 2020-22 Hiren Ved elected President for the year 2020-21 Capt. Ram Iyer elected President for the year 2021-22 MUMBAI: Maritime Association of Nationwide Shipping Agencies (MANSA) has elected a New Executive Committee for the term 2020-22 with Mr Hiren Ved to preside over the committee for 2020-21 and Capt. Ram Iyer for 2021-22. The current Executive committee presided by Capt. Amit Wason will hand over the Mr Hiren Ved charge to the new team at the virtual annual general meeting to be held on September 30. “We will promote a unified voice of the ship-agents in particular and maritime fraternity in general with the
Capt. Ram Iyer
Mr. R. Subramanyam Swamy
Mr. Vijayendra Parvateneni
policy makers and regulators for seamless functioning of the trade,” said Hiren Ved, President – Designate for the year 2020-21. Cont’d. Back Pg.
Self-reliance in select sectors can lead to import substitution of USD 186 bn, says a Research Paper MUMBAI: Promoting self-reliance in sectors such as electronics, defence equipment, phar maceuticals, among others, can lead to import substitution of over USD 186 billion for the countr y, says a study by Export and Import Bank of India. Other sectors identified for import substitution and enhancing domestic p r o d u c t i o n i n c l u d e m a c h i n e r y, c h e m i c a l s a n d
allied sectors, and select agricultural products, according to the study titled 'Self-Reliant India: Approach and Strategic Sectors to Focus'. The study has also included sectors such as auto components, and iron and steel where, though there is overall trade surplus for the country, but in some sub-categories, there is trade deficit, particularly with China. Cont’d. Pg. 11